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Murray · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1910

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Famished Mariners. Rescued From Water-logged Schooner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 December 1910 · page 28

The Canadian-Pacific liner Mount Maple, bound for St. John, New Brunswick, brought to port Captain Coffell and his two sons, who were rescued from the…

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The Evolution of the Steamer. From Journey to the Dennys

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 December 1910 · page 3

The history of steamships comprises little more than a hundred years. But the rapidity and movement of its evolution render the…

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Tales of the Sea. Mutiny on a Steamer. a Strange Predicament. Vancouver, November 29

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 December 1910 · page 28

The captain of the British cargo steamer Clan Maclean, which arrived at New York yesterday, had an exciting story to relate…

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Marine Casualties. Unknown Wreck Sighted. No One on Board. Vancouver, December 1

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 December 1910 · page 43

The British, steamer Barranca, on are rival at Kingston, Jamaca, reported having sighted an unknwon wreck which had been driven ashore on Turk's Island, one…

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Wrecked by Meteorite Sensation at Hull. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 9 December 1910 · page 2

Hull had a remarkable visitation on Tuesday night. A meteorite fell in the town and did considerable damage. The roofs of five…

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Wreck of a Liner 126 Passengers Saved. Vancouver

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 14 December 1910 · page 2

The Alaska S.S. Co.'s liner Olympia (2837 tons) has met with disaster, and is ashore on Bligh Island, Alaska. The Olympia departed from Cordova on…

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Call From the Sea. Wireless Story of Wreck. Steamer Sheathed in Ice. Vancouver, December 13

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 December 1910 · page 28

A wireless call from the sea was picked up yesterday on the Alaskan coast. The message briefly announced that the Alaska Steamship Company's steamber Olympia…

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Collision at Sea. Sinking of a Steamer. London, December 8

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

The Great Central Railway Company's steamer Blackburn, which runs to the Continent from Hull, came into collision whilst crossing the North Sea with the…

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Trawlers Wrecked. Tangier, December 9

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

News has been received of a disaster off El Arah, north-west of Tangier. Two Spanish trawlers foundered in a gale, and sixteen members of their crews were…

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Wreck of a Swedish Steamer Twelve Lives Lost. Stockholm

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 20 December 1910 · page 2

A maritime disaster has occurred off the coast of Sweden. The Swedish steamer Cedric has been wrecked in the Gulf of Bothnia and twelve…

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Barque Wrecked on Rock

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 21 December 1910 · page 2

The barque Annesley, from Melbourne, which arrived at Queenstown recently, struck on the Tuskar Rock, off the Irish Coast, in a haze, and foundered in 16…

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Steamer Wrecked. Stockholm, December 19

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 December 1910 · page 6

The Swedish steamer Cedric has been wrecked in the Gulf of Bothina. Twelve of those on board were drowned, including all the officers, except the captain…

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Disastrous Blizzard. Several Ships Ashore. Vancouver, December 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 December 1910 · page 6

The east coast of the United States has been swept by a blizzard, the New England States being principally affected. On the coast of Massachusetts the…

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A Ketch in Trouble

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

The ketch Alma Doefel encountered the full force of a hard westerly blow near the Heads this morning. The vessel attempted to make its way up the harbor,…

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Through the Rapids in a Steamer

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 28 December 1910 · page 4

A notable character produced by the dangers and the peculiar navigation of the Niagara River was Joel R. Robinson, who piloted the steamer…

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