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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911

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Wreck of the Dispatch. No Lives Lost. Cunninghame

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 30 September 1911 · page 3

The steamer Despatch, trading between Melbourne and the Gippsland Lakes, met with a disaster this morning. The Despatch, which [?] Melbourne on…

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Wreck of the Fifeshire

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 2 October 1911 · page 3

An inquiry has been held at Aden into the less of the Federal-Houlder-Shire liner Fifeshire, [?] tons, which went ashore last month on the East African coast, 20…

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Steamers Is Collision. Mail Boat and Island Steamer. Sinking of the Taviuni. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 3 October 1911 · page 2

The island steamer Taviuni was coming up the harbor about 10 o'clock this morning just as the French mail steamer Nera was being towed out from her berth at…

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Gale in the North Sea. Numerous Wrecks Reported. Great Loss of Life. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 3 October 1911 · page 2

A terrible gale, blowing at the rate of 60 miles an hour, has swept over the North Sea. There have been many wrecks, and much loss of life, the fishing smacks…

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At Sea. a Shipwreck Experience

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 4 October 1911 · page 4

After all the women and children were gone, I began to think it was time to take my own passage. Nothing, I hope, would have induced me…

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Murder in New Guinea. a Prospecting Schooner Founders. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 5 October 1911 · page 2

The steamer Cobientz arrived this morning from Papua. It reports that Captain Broetter left Raboul. in German New Guinea, about two months ago, with a…

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Steamer's Exciting Experience

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 6 October 1911 · page 2

An exciting adventure, befel the Italian steamer Molfetta while crossing from Durazzo to Bari, 65 miles north-west of Brindisi. The Molfetta had not…

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British Steamer with Contraband

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 6 October 1911 · page 2

Advices from Corfu report that two Turkish transports have been captured near Preveza. A steamer flying the British flag was in their company, and as she…

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Gale in North Sea. Large Steamers Ashore. Fourteen Men Drowned. London, October 2

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 October 1911 · page 42

A fierce gale has occurred in the North Sea, and several wrecks and considerable loss of life have been reported. At times the gale blew at the rate of 60 miles an…

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Steamer Aground at Pitt Water

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 7 October 1911 · page 5

This afternoon the Navigation Department received a message, stating that the steamer Federal had fun aground at Pitt-water It was expected that the vessel…

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The Steamer Eastern's Quarantined Passengers. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 12 October 1911 · page 2

The steamer Eastern, from Chinese port, which developed small pox on the voyage, arrived at the quarantine grounds here this morning, all her passengers for…

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Dr. Mawson's Aeroplane Wrecked

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 October 1911 · page 32

The aeroplane which was to have accompanied Dr. Mawson's expedition to the Antarctic regions is lying a broken mass at Cheltenham racecourse, near Port…

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A Coaster Wrecked. Newcastle

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 13 October 1911 · page 3

News has been received that the coaster Macleay is ashore at Broughton Island, and it is feared that the vessel will become a total wreck. The Newcastle police…

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Wreck of the Cacleay. Fifteen of THiS Crew Drowsed. Nelson Bay

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 14 October 1911 · page 5

All hope has gone of saving any of the 15 missing members of the crew of the illfated steamer Macleay, which struck a rock near Broughton Island, and foundered…

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Wreck of the Valda. Brisbane

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 16 October 1911 · page 2

A message received from Cape Bedford to-day states that the searchers for the [?]rew of the missing boat of the steamer Valda discovered the remains of three…

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Wreck of the Macleay

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 16 October 1911 · page 2

An in[?]est was held at Newcastle to-day on the bodies of three of the victims of the wreck of the Macleay. Mr. O'Conneil. the coroner recorded a verdict that…

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Wreck of the Nordstern. Berlin

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 16 October 1911 · page 2

It is reared that the steamer Nordsstern, formerly the Kaiser's yacht Meteor III., has foundered with 28 hands between Gibraltar and Kiel…

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Yongala Wreck Located

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 17 October 1911 · page 2

The steamer Yongala, which was lost on the coast some months ago, has been found. The schooner Norna, which has been searching for the wrecked vessel…

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News From America Wireless Brings Help to Wrecked Steamer. 300 Passengers Rescued. Vancouver

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 18 October 1911 · page 2

News has just been received here of the wreck of the steamer Princess Beatrice on Noble Island, off the Pacific coast. When the vessel went ashore "wireless"…

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Attempt to Wreck the Adelaide Express. M[?]

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 18 October 1911 · page 2

A full blooded New Zealander called [?] the Macri was arrested yesterday at Lub[?] and charged with attempting to wreck the Adelaide express…

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