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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1912

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The Wreck of the Titanic. London

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 23 April 1912 · page 2

According to the official figures, issued by the White Star Line Shipping Company, 1,635 people perished, and 795 were saved. More than 100 of the survivors…

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Wreck of the Oceana. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 24 April 1912 · page 2

The work of recovering £1.000.000 worth of bullion from the P. and O. steamer Oceana, which foundered of Beachy Head last month, is still in progress. The divers…

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Titanic Wreck. Latest Details. LONDON

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 24 April 1912 · page 2

Further details of the Titanic disaster show that the weather was fine and calm. Three slight jars were experienced, which gave insufficient cause for anxiety. There…

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Steamer Blown in Two

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 April 1912 · page 42

The immediate cause of the steamer going down was the explosion of the boilers. The impact with the iceberg made a hole in the starboard side, through which ice…

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Steamer Could Have Saved All. If Wireless Had Been Working. New-york

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 26 April 1912 · page 3

The captain of the Californian denies the truth of the supposition that it was his vessel whereof the lights were seen five miles away from the Titanic after the…

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The Titanic Tragedy. Harrowing Tale of the Deep. Struck an Iceberg & Split Amidships 1600 Lives Lost. the Men Stand Back for the Women. a Complete Account of Wreck. Washington, April 18

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 April 1912 · page 42

The United States Senate on Wednesday passed a resolution, demanding a comprehensive investigation into the Titanic disaster…

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The Wreck of the Titanic. Colonel Astor's Faith in the Ship. Help Within Twenty Miles. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 26 April 1912 · page 2

A witness at the Titanic disaster inquiry states that the lookouts were not provided with glasses. Had they been available he believes the lookouts would…

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Selected Poetry. Wreck of the Titanic

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 April 1912 · page 5

A noble sight is that gallant ship, Steering her course o'er the trackless deep; Sailing along with her precious freight…

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Steamer Strikes Fatal Ice-field. Was Titanic's Lookout Careless?

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 27 April 1912 · page 2

The steamer Rappanhannock arrived yesterday from Halifax (Nova Scotia) with her rudder twisted and her bows dented. It appears that the vessel came into…

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Cablegrams. Lost Titanic. Urgent Appeals Ignored Steamer Continues Her Course Grave Allegations. New York

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 27 April 1912 · page 2

One of the most interesting matters in reference to the Titanic wreck is the identity of the vessel whose lights were observed by the fourth officer…

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New South Wales Sydney, Saturday. Coasting Steamer Wrecked

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 29 April 1912 · page 3

A small coasting steamer, the Bellinger, the property of Messrs. A and E. Ellis, of Sydney, was totally wrecked on the South Spit, at Nambueca Heads this morning…

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Australian Schooner in a Hurricane. San Francisco

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 29 April 1912 · page 2

A terrific hurricane at sea was reported on the arrival from Neweastle, Australia, of the schooner J. J. Hall. The hurricane swept the vessel deeks and carried the…

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Channel Steamers. Scandalous State of Affairs. Lifeboat Accommodation. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 29 April 1912 · page 2

By asking a question in the House of Commons yesterday afternoon, Mr. W. W. Ashley, Unionist M.P. for Blackpool. elicited some startling information in…

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The Dreaded Icebergs, Another Steamer's Narrow Escape. Liverpool

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 29 April 1912 · page 2

A message by wireless telegraphy has been received at Liverpool announcing that the steamer Empress of Britain, whil cross­ing the Grandbanks of Newfoundland…

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A Steamer Bolts. Ploughs Thuough Seattle Dock. Axd Slnks Smaller Vessel. Sax Francisco

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 29 April 1912 · page 2

A remarkable shipping mishap occurred at Seattle yesterday, whereby one steamer was severely damaged, another sunk, and very extensive damage was done to the…

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Cablegrams. Lost Titanic. American Senate's Inquiry. Some More Startling Evidence. All Should Have Been Saved. a Steamer Only Ten Miles Away Exchange of Courtesies at Sea. WASHINGTON

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 29 April 1912 · page 2

A sensation has been created at the Senate inquiry into the loss of the Titanic by the evidence giveu by a donkey engine man named Gill, employed on the steamer…

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Cablegrams. Lost Titanic. the American Inquiry. Rescue Steamer Blocked by Ice. Bravery of Engineers. Captain Smith's Heroism. Survivors Reach England. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 30 April 1912 · page 2

The survivors of the officers and crew of the s.s. Titanic, with the exception of those requested to remain in America for the Washington inquiry, reached England…

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Wests Pictures. "The Wreck of the Aurora."

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 1 May 1912 · page 2

West's Pictures were shown last evening at the Albury Mechanics' Institute, when an up-to-date programme was presented. The "star" picture was entitled…

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An Overdue Steamer

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 2 May 1912 · page 3

The Japanese steamer Shimyo Mara, 5660 tons, from Valpariso to Newcastle; is overdue. It is considered the vessel is probably towing the missing dredge…

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Cablegrams. Titanic Disaster. Bodies Brought to Halifax. Women in Nightclothes. Group Beside Lifeboat. Washington

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

The cable-repairing steamer Mackay-Bennett has arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, from the scene of the Titanic disaster with the bodies of 205 of the victims…

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