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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1910

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Wreck of a Steamer 133 Lives Lost. Only One Survivor. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 14 February 1910 · page 2

A shocking maritime disaster involving great loss of life is just reported from France. The mail steamer General Chanzy,…

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Was It the Waratah? Report by a Whaling Schooner. LONDON,unday

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 14 February 1910 · page 2

The whaling schooner Ul-Va has reported at Durban having sighted on November 23. daring a snowstorm, a large two-funnelled steamer, under sail, south of Marion Island…

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Wreck of the Steamer Lima. on South American Coast

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 15 February 1910 · page 2

The Pacific Steam Navigation Company's steamer Lima bound from Liverpool to Callao has been wrecked on Huamblin Island, near Chiloe Island, on the coast of…

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Cablegrams. Shipping Disasters Loss of the General Chanzy. Mysterious Suddenness of Wreck. Survivor's Fearful Experiences. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 15 February 1910 · page 2

Further details are to hand respecting the terrible shipping disaster off Minorca when the French mail steamer General Ghanzy sank with practically all on board…

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New Steamer Launched

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 16 February 1910 · page 2

The Levuka, a new steamer constructed for the Australasian United Steam Navigation Company, has been successfully launched on the Clyde. She is intended for the…

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Drifting Tug Wrecked

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 16 February 1910 · page 5

Messrs. J. and A. Brown's tug Port Jackson, broke down about five miles south of Catherine Hill bay, near Newcastle, on Saturday night, and drfted ashore. The crew…

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Wreck of the Lima. a Race to Rescue

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 16 February 1910 · page 2

The scene of the wreck of the Pacific Steam Navigation Company's steamer Lima on Huamblin Island off the coast of Chili, is the objective of a most exciting race…

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Cablegrams. Shipping Disasters. Wreck of the General Chanzy Survivor's Graphic Story. Fate of Women and Children. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 16 February 1910 · page 2

Marcel Rodel, the sole survivor of the wreck of the F.M.S. General Chanzy off Minorca last Wednesday, has now recovered sufficiently to relate his experiences…

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Wrecks in Persian Gulf 200 Persons Drowned. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 17 February 1910 · page 2

The St. Petersburg newspaper the "Russ" states that two local passenger steamers and a cargo boat have been wrecked in the Persian Gulf during a storm and…

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Mail Steamer Founders. Great Loss of Life. London, February 12

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 February 1910 · page 42

News of a terrible shipping disaster has been received from Minorca. The mail steamer General Chanzy, 2250 tons, belonging to the Compagnie Generale…

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Shipping Disaster. Wreck in Magellan Straits. London, February 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 February 1910 · page 42

The report which was received in London yesterday. morning that the Pacific Steam Navigation Company's steamer Lima had been wrecked in Magellan Straits, with the…

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"The Embankment." Where Human Wrecks Drift

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 February 1910 · page 5

Increasing interest is being taken in the state of the Embankment at night, and the miserable regiment of the wastrels and drift of London. All sorts of…

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Wreck of the Lima Eighty-eight Survivors Rescued London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 19 February 1910 · page 2

A message has been received, announcing the success of the steamers which left Valparise on a race to the rescue of 88 persons who were clinging to the riggings of the…

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North Coast Steamer in Difficuties. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 21 February 1910 · page 3

The north coast streamer Electors was crossing Manning bar for Sydney yesterday when she lost her rudder. The steamer proceeded south slowly under difficulties…

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Wreck of the Lima. How the Survivors Were Rescued. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 21 February 1910 · page 2

Furthed details have been received regar­ding the rescue of the 88 passengers and crew who were left clinging to the rigging of the steamer Lima (4940 tons), which…

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Steamer Aseore on Barrier Reef. Brisbane

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 22 February 1910 · page 3

A telegram from Cooktown states that the Sydney stemer Moresby is ashore on the Barrier Reef, and that the foreheld is rapidly filling. All hands are reported to…

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Tragedy of the Sea Boat From Wreck Swamped. No One Saved. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 2

The great storms experienced round the coasts of the British Isles this week were the cause of a shipping tragedy off Pembrokeshire…

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Steamer Wrecked. Disaster Off Irish Coast. London, February 20

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 42

A disastrous shipwreck occurred yesterday in Clonakilty Bay, on the South Coast of Ireland. The Italian steamer F. S. Ciampa, 3582 tons net register, was…

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The Missing Waratah. Departure of Search Steamer. London, February 22

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 28

The steamer Wakefield, which has been chartered to make a special search for the missing Lund liner Waratah, will leave Durban on her mission to-day. Prince…

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A Mystery of the Sea Lifebelts Washed Ashore. Auckland

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 28 February 1910 · page 3

A number of lifebelts and a box branded CCB over Beecroft, were washed ashort near Christchurch yesterday, and speculation is rife as to whether their appearance…

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