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Murray · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1910

274 stories in Murray's papers · page 8 of 14

Relics of an Ancient Wreck

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 7 July 1910 · page 2

The tug Federal to-day recovered two anchors belonging to the Dunbar off the South Head. The diver is also searching for silver and copper coins which were lost…

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Wrecks at the Fuji Islands

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 12 July 1910 · page 3

The steamer Manuka which arrived this morning from Vancouver, reported that three cutters were wrecked at Ovalau Island. one of the fiji Gronp, during the…

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Australian Collier Ashore

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 13 July 1910 · page 2

The coal steamer Annie Smaile, bound from Newcastle for San Francisco, is ashore at Point Royes, on the Californian coast. The crew have been landed, as it is feared…

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Desperate Indian. Attempted Escape From Steamer. Squeezes Through Porthole. London, July 11

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 July 1910 · page 45

Vinaijak Savavkar, an Indian student who was arrested in England on charges of sedition and incitement to murder, and was ordered to be extradited to Indian for…

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Nicaraguan Revolt. Success to the Rebels. Government Steamer Disabled. London, July 10

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 July 1910 · page 43

News with regard to the progress of the fighting in Nicaragua states that General Estrada, the revolutionary leader, with his big guns, disabled the Government…

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Race for Life. Burning Steamer in Peril. Panic-stricken Passengers. London, July 7

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 July 1910 · page 42

The fearful disaster to the excursion steamer General Slocum, which was burned in New York Harbor in June, 1904, with ,a loss, of 1,200 lives, was nearly repeated…

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Recent Shipwrecks the Mongolia Aground. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 19 July 1910 · page 3

It is reported that the Pacific Steam-ship Company's liner Mongolia, 13,639 tons. which was stranded at Shimidzu, Japan on Friday, is aground on a sandy bottom…

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Cablegrams. the Crippen Man Hunt Dentist and Typiste Located. on Board a Steamer at Sea. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 25 July 1910 · page 2

It is believed that Crippen, the perpetrator of the Camben road murder, is taking refuge in the Valley Republic of Andorra, in the Eastern Pyrences, which…

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"Jack" from Java goes Ashore

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 July 1910 · page 33

Apparently Abdul Bandju, of Java, does not appreciate a life on the ocean, wave, for he absconded from the German mail packet, Prinz Sigismund. He did not…

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Steamer on Fire

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 29 July 1910 · page 2

Advices have been received from Peru that the Peruvian steamer Hullago caught fire at sea and was burned to the water's edge. Three of the crew lost their lived…

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Great Loss of Life. Japanese Steamer Sinks. London, July 24

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 July 1910 · page 43

Reuter's correspondent at Tokio telegraphs the account of a disastrous shipwreck. The Japanese steamer Tetsurei Maru…

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Wireless Call for Help. Message From Blazing Steamer. Sensational Rescue. London, July 24

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 July 1910 · page 42

The value of wireless telegraphy at sea was once more demonstrated on Saturday. The steamer Momus, 6,878 tons, belonging to the Southern Pacific Company…

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Dynamite Explosion. Great Wreckage. London, July 22

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 July 1910 · page 42

A terrific explosion of dynamite has taken place at Cagliari, in Sardinia. The explosion spread to several hundreds-weight of the article stored in a magazine…

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The Agamemnon Ashore Australian Cargo Aboard. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 30 July 1910 · page 2

The Ocean Steamship Company's liner, Agamemnon, 7111 tons, bound from Australian ports to London, Liverpool, and Glasgow is reported to be ashore at…

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Vessel Ashore. Australian Cargo in Jeopardy. London, July 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 August 1910 · page 43

The steamer Agamemnon, from Australia, has gone ashore at Cloughey, County Down, Ireland. She was proceeding from London to Glasgow at the time, and has…

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Wreck of the Dunbar

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 August 1910 · page 33

Theorem remains of the Dunbar were first located by Mr. E. W. Blakeney, at one time chief officer of the pilot vessel Sea With. Mr. Blakeney was in the Sydney pilot…

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Erasure Hunt. Commons Attempt to Salve Rich Wrecks. Four Millions Sterling

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 August 1910 · page 2

[?]ter expedition search of lost [?] is hikely to be started shortly [?] limited company, the Na[?] Association. It is to…

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Wreck of the Princess May

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 8 August 1910 · page 2

The Canadian-Pacific Steamship Company's steamer Princess May struck a rock off the coast of Alaska and sank within two hours. She had 150 souls on board and…

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French Mail Steamer Helpless

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 9 August 1910 · page 3

The steamer Karoola arrived in the harbor this afternoon from Western Australis She reported having passed the French mail steamer Salazie which had…

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Medals for a Lifeboat Crew

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 10 August 1910 · page 5

The United Sates Government has forwarded to Lord Chelmsford, State Governor, gold medals for each of the 17 members of the Newcastle lifeboat crew who rescued…

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