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Murray · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1912

234 stories in Murray's papers · page 10 of 12

Failure to Locate Wreck

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 8 October 1912 · page 2

Four destroyers have been engaged in sweeping operations to endeavor to locate the sunken submarine, but without result. The operations are to be continued all…

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W.a. Government Steamer

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 9 October 1912 · page 5

The West Australian Government steamer Kwinana arrived to-day with 700 tons of chaff. It will load 1000 tons of coal and 2000 sheep on its return…

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Wrecked Submarine B2. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 10 October 1912 · page 2

The Admiralty has abandoned salvage operations at the wrecked submarine B2, and will not attempt to remove the bodies of the crew which went down with the…

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Logs by Steamer

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 2

Quite a large amount of interest has been manifested during the past week, in watching the river barges being relieved of their burdens of…

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Albanian Villages Ablaze. Inhabitants Refuge at Scutari. Montenegrins Attack Austrian Steamer. Vienna, Thursday Night

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 2

All the Albanian villages to the northward of the Bojana River, the lower part of which forms the boundary of Montenegro and Albania (Turkey), have been set…

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Exciting Bay Accident. Max Crushed Between Steamer and Wharf. Another Man Bravely Rescued. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 6

Passengers on board a North Shore ferry witnessed a sensation this morning. The steamer Karunda was just leaving MacMahon's Point when Prank Cook, of…

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General Cable News. Cargo Steamer Wrecked. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 17 October 1912 · page 2

The steamer Daghild has been wrecked off Kanin Peninsula. Archangel, Russia. The cargo is insured for £1600 in London…

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How to Avoid a Wreck

The Independent · Friday 18 October 1912 · page 4

A [?] leak in a big ship can easily be stopped if taken in time, but if [?] it will overcome the mightiest vessel, and drag her beneath the sea: there is no saving…

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Bulgaria Detains Roumanian Steamer Sofia, Thursday Night

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 19 October 1912 · page 2

Wnen the attitude of the Balkan allies became threatening, the Porte made overtures to Roumania, which, it is understood, the Roumanian Government rejected…

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How to Avoid a Wreck

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 October 1912 · page 6

A tiny leak in a big ship can easily be slopped if taken in time, but if disregarded, it will overcome the mightiest vessel, and drag her beneath the sea there is no, saving…

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Typhoon in Philippines. Four Hundred Killed.thousands of Houses Wrecked. Manila

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 21 October 1912 · page 2

A terrible typhoon raged over the Philippine Islands on Wednesday. In the island of Cebu 400 houses were wrecked and in Leyte 2000 houses were wrecked. Four…

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Fire on Steamer. Passengers in PANIr. New York, October 20

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 October 1912 · page 42

A number or merchants and miners were travelling on tho steamber Berkshire (2014 tons), bound for Philadelphia from Savannah, when it was discovered that the cargo…

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Wreck on American Coast. Washington

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 25 October 1912 · page 2

News of a wreck on the American coast has been received. The steamer Nicaragua was wrecked in the Gulf of Mexico to the south of the Texan town of Corpus…

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[?]Ketch of Opening Chapters

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 November 1912 · page 3

To present to our readers a good story, well written; this is our invariable aim, and accordingly, we have pleasure in announcing the opening…

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Ferry Steamer Collides with Gravel Punt

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 2 November 1912 · page 2

At Grafton to-day a ferry steamer collided with a gravel punt in the river. The port bulwarks and iroa stanchions of the ferry were smashed in. A storekeeper…

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A Shipwrecked Crew

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 2 November 1912 · page 4

On Friday, February 8, 1905, the s.s. "Rosalind'" reached St. John's, Newfoundland, having on board the captain, mate, and six seamen of…

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Health Wrecked by Debility. Did ?<ot Expect to Live, live Saved by Bile Beans

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 2 November 1912 · page 6

"Jfor three years I suffered terribly from debility, and became so bad that I hardly expected to live,"'" says Mrs. A. Fullarton, of Allen street, Woolloongabba, bouth Brisbane, Q. "The trouble first commen­ced -with an excess of bile, which got into the svstem. Yerv soon I became run-…

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British Steamer Captured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 4 November 1912 · page 2

A Greek torpedo boat has captured a British steamer in the Turkish service, while it was attempting to enter Salonika…

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Flying to a Wreck. Gale Prevents Rescue. Vancouver

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 4 November 1912 · page 3

There were some romantic incidents as­sociated with a wreck which occurred on Thursday. The schooner Osprey, when at­tempting to enter Marshfield. Oregon, in a…

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Cablegrams. Shocking Shipwreck. Crew All Night in the Rigging. Swept Off One by One. All Hands Perish. Norfolk (Virginia)

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 4 November 1912 · page 3

The schooner John Maxwell was wrecked and broke in two during a violent gale yesterday. Six members of the crew clung…

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