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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1910

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Ketch Sunk. Crew's Night on Rock

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 42

The ketch Fehcity struck a rock at Wellington Heads, New Zealand, on Sunday evening, and sank in a few minutes. The vessel had just sailed for Havelock, but,…

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Disabled Steamer Towed In

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 19 September 1910 · page 3

The steamer Guthrie yesterday picked up the steamer' Keltobranks, which had her tail shaft broken, at a spot about two miles north of Barrenjoey. The Guthrie…

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Wreck of the Carnarvon Bay

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 20 September 1910 · page 4

The ship Bay, 1932 tons, bound from Liverpool to Sydney, with a general cargo, was wrecked on a reef near King Island on Thursday. Her crew were forced…

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Lived on Raw Seals Wrecked Seamen in the Arctic. Thirteen Months Castaway. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 21 September 1910 · page 5

A tale of terrible hardship in the Ar[?]tac regions has been, told by the crew of the Dutch schooner Fantina Agatha, who have just arrived at Dundee…

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Steamer Colac Abandoned. Fremantle

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 22 September 1910 · page 3

The Adelaide Company's steamer Colac, which met with a mishap near Derby on Saturday, has been abandoned as a constructive total lose to the underwriters…

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Wreck of a Fine Ship. the Carnarvon Bay

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 September 1910 · page 43

The news of a disastrous shipwreck on King Island was received in Melbourne on Sunday, when the Adelaide S.S. Co.'s steamer Tarcoola landed the captain and part…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Thursday. Carnarvon Bay Wreck

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 23 September 1910 · page 3

The fete of the fifteen, castaways rom the wrecked ship Carnarvon Bay still remains a matter of uncertainty, although it is almost a week since the vessed went…

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Wreck of the Carnarvon Bay Missing Boat Safe. Landed Three Hours After the Wreck. Launceston

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 24 September 1910 · page 2

The steamer Wauchope arrived at Burnie from King Island to-day having on board 14 of the crew of the wrecked steamer Carnarvon Bay, which were in…

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Money From a Wreck

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 29 September 1910 · page 1

From present indications it would appear that the Pericles Salvage company which was floated with a capital of £6000 in 6000 shares, will make handsome profits…

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King Island Wreck. the Missing Castaways. Safe Arrival at Burnie. Interesting Interviews. Launceston

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 September 1910 · page 41

Shortly after 2.30 this morning the' steamer Wauchope arrived at Burnie from King Island, bringing the missing boat's crew of the wrecked barkue Carnarvon Bay…

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Cablegrams. Explosion in Newspaper Office a Fire Makes the Wreck Com­plete. Many Workmen Killed and Burned. Labor Unions Declared Responsible. Vancouver

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 3 October 1910 · page 2

A disastrous explosion of dynamite, followed by fire, occurred in the office of the Los Angeles "Times," California, at midnight on Friday, which resulted in the…

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Steamer Blown. Up

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 5 October 1910 · page 2

The steamer Cherique belonging to the Pacific Steamship Co. is reported to have been lost in the Gulf of Panama owing to an explosion of her boilers…

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Schooner Asks Its Way Across the Ocean

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 5 October 1910 · page 3

It is easy enough for a person to find his way across a continent by asking the way of the occasional passer-by, but it would hardly be…

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Cablegrams. Los Angeles Bomb Wreck Rewards Offered Total £17,600. VANCOUVER, Monday Night

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 5 October 1910 · page 2

Three hundred men are engaged in searching among the ruins of the Los Angeles "Times" office for the remains of those of the victims of the recent…

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Robbery on a Steamer

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 6 October 1910 · page 2

In connection with the robbery of bullion and bank notes amounting to £5000 from, the mailroom of the steamer City of Seattle during the voyage from Skagway…

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Steamer Quarantined at New York

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 6 October 1910 · page 2

THe steamer Santaavs from Naples has been quaumntined at New York cs there is a case of cholera on board…

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Los Angeles Bomb Wreck Police Close on The, Trail. Vancouver

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 6 October 1910 · page 3

The Los Angles police announce that they have discovered a clue to the scoundrels who caused the recent terrible dynamite at the Los Angles…

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Gales in the East. Several Steamers Wrecked. Great Loss of Life. Vancouver, September 29

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 October 1910 · page 41

Very severe weather has been experienced along the coasts of Japan, Korea, and China. The latest news records the wrecks of several large steamships…

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Survivors' Story. Wreck Disaster

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 7 October 1910 · page 8

Mothers and wives wept bitterly on the Liverpool landing stage when, on Wednesday (says "Lloyd's News" of July 17) the Pacific liner Oropesa came…

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A Steamer Missing

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 12 October 1910 · page 2

The steamer Limantour has been reported missing. It is believed that she foundered in a big hurricane which has recently been experienced off the [?]…

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