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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911

313 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 16

Spanish Steamer in Collision

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 15 May 1911 · page 3

The Spanish steamer De Bays has been sunk in a collision off Dungeness, the headland on the south coat of Kent. Her captain, mate, and three others, were…

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News From America Steamer Collision. New York

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 15 May 1911 · page 2

The S.S. Merida of the Ward line, with two hundred passengers from Havana, was accidentally rammed by the steamer Admiral Farragut. The Merida…

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Aerial Liner Wrecked Another German Disaster. Berlin

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 18 May 1911 · page 2

Another German airship has met with disaster. Yesterday the Deutschland was leaving its shed at Dusseldorf with eight…

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Collisions at Sea. Passenger Steamer Wrecked. Now York, May 12

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 May 1911 · page 43

The steamer Merida, 6207 tons gross register, of the Ward line, has been wrecked after a collision with the American, steamer Admiral Farragut. The Merida…

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Spanish Steamer Sunk. London, May 13

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 May 1911 · page 43

The Spanish steamer Debayo was sunk yesterday by a collision off Dungeness. The captain, the mate, and three others were drowned…

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A Trip to the Solomons; or Two Months on an Island Steamer. Pepesala (Russell Islands). Paper Iv

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1911 · page 3

Dr. Quaiffe, son of the respected medico of that name, who resides at Wollahra, Sydney, came on board at Rendova, and took Mr. Meeks' vacant…

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German Airship Wrecked. Berlin

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 20 May 1911 · page 2

The second airship disaster of the week occurred in Germany on Wednesday. The Parseval II., one of the military vessels, was blown against its shed at…

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Mission Schooner Wrecked

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 23 May 1911 · page 4

Rev. Dr. Sharp, Anglican Bishop of New Guinea, who has arrived in Brisbane by the steamer Matunga, in the course of conversation, said that on the night of March…

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Mystery of the Sea Supposed Wreck and Loss of Life

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 25 May 1911 · page 3

An empty lifeboat marte[?] Gayolarg[?] has been found in the Ray of Biscay. The Gayolargo left swansea for Tampion (Mexico), and 20 hands are missing. It…

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Ferry Steamer on Fire

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 26 May 1911 · page 4

[?] ierry steamer kookooburra caught fire in "Middle Harbor this afternoon. There was a large number of passengers on board, but The utmost order prevailed…

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A Trip to the Solomons; Or, Two Months on an Island Steamer. Paper V. Baniki, or "The Hill Top."

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1911 · page 7

The phrase, "The voyage of life," is such a common one that it has lost its significance, at any rate, to the untravelled man. But its appropriateness…

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Australian Bound Vessel Ashore. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 3

The German Australian line's steamer Itzehoe, which left Hamburg for Melbourne on April 17, has gone ashore at Cape Recife, near Algoa Bay…

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Disastrous Shipwreck Sixty Lives Lost. Panama

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 3

A terrible shipping disaster has occurred off the coast of Panama. The National Steamship Company's Taboga encountered very heavy weather on…

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Wreck of the Mandalay Castaways at Perth

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 30 May 1911 · page 4

The officers and crew of the wrecked barque, Mandalay. travelling all night by train from Albany, reached Perth at noon on Saturday. They wore battered…

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Wreck of the Itzehoe

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 31 May 1911 · page 6

The Marine Underwriters' Association received a cable message this morning stating that the steamer Itzehoe, bound from Sydney, which ran ashore at Algoa Bay…

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Steamer on a Reef

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 1 June 1911 · page 2

The steamer Tofua, bound for Fiji, is ashore on a reef in Navula Passage, the entrance to Lautoka. the Fijian Government steamer Ranaeli has been sent…

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A Trip to the Solomons; Or, Two Months on an Island Steamer. Paper Vi. Gavutu and Tulagi

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1911 · page 7

We arrived at Gavutu early one morning, and I felt my heart go out to it with a bound. Indeed, throughout the trip I have felt like a young man,…

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Wreck of the Tofua

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 2 June 1911 · page 3

A message was received here to-day that the steamer Tofua, which ran on the reef at Navula Passage, the entrance to Lan toka, while on her way to Fiji, was still…

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Wreck of the Itzehoe 2200 Tons of Cargo Saved. Capetown

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 6 June 1911 · page 2

About 2200 tons has been saved of the cargo of the German-Australian liner, Itzehoc, which was wrecked at Cape Recife. near Algoa Bay, while on a journey…

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Steamer and Ferry Boat in Collision

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 3

Before daylight this morning the ferry last Lady Napier, unheeding warning shouts, crossed the bows of the steamer Innaminks. The latter struck the ferry…

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