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Murray · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1912

234 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 12

Rioting in Hungary. Trams and Shops Wrecked. Mob Charged with Bayonets. Hundreds of Casualties. Budanest. May 24

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 42

Trouble has been threatening in Hungary for some time in connection with the movement in favor of universal suffrage, and it has now culminated in a remarkable…

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Wrecked by a Metcor. Dead Seamen's Bodies Devoured by Sharks

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 4

An appalling tale of shipwreck has reached Queenstown. The sailing ship Eclipse. £ 469 tons, was on a voyage from…

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Pool Rooms Wrecked Mysterious Dynamite Explosions. San Francisco

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 3 June 1912 · page 2

A panic was created in the Dountoun pool rooms last night owing to several successive explosions of dynamite. Several of the pool rooms were…

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The Wreck of the Titanic. a Strange Prophecy

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 June 1912 · page 4

It id a curious fact that in the Christmas Number of the "Review of Reviews" for 1893, a story appeared which bore the title of "From…

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Children's Story. a Night Ashore

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 June 1912 · page 13

It was in June, 1887, and I just completed my contract to serve twelve months on board the Perim Coaling Company's coal-hulk Ben Nevis. The company had…

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Steamer Springs a Leak Two of Crew Drowned. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 12 June 1912 · page 2

The Sydney Marine Underwriters Association this morning received a wire from Tweed Heads that the steamer Timaru was anchored close in shore to the south…

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The Wreck of Oceana. Bulkheads Gave Way. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 12 June 1912 · page 2

The inquiry into the wreck of the P. and O. Company's R.M.S. Oceana, which sank on March 6 after collision with the German ship Pisagua, was continued…

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Disabled Steamer Timaru

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 13 June 1912 · page 2

The Navigation Department has received a telegram from Tweed Heads stating that the leak in the steamer Timaru had been stopped, and the vessel was now…

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Children's Story. a Night Ashore. (Concluded from our last.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 June 1912 · page 13

I could understand them, having learnt the language from my men on the Den Nevis. The trio passed on up the Street and…

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Terrific Explosion. Melinite Factory Wrecked. Ghastly Incidents. Vienna, June 8

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 June 1912 · page 42

A terrific explosion of melinite at the Woellersdorf ammunition factory, at Wiener Neustadt wrecked portion of the works, killed about 30 men, and injured…

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Steamer Refloated

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 18 June 1912 · page 3

The steamer Friendship was refloated at the Tweed river on Sunday…

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Wreck of a Steamer

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 20 June 1912 · page 2

The steamer Ville de Cayenne has foundered off St. Lucia (the largest of Wind ward Islands in the West Indies). A portion of the crew and passengers has been…

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Titanic Wreck Awakens Consciences. Ottawa

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 24 June 1912 · page 2

As indirect result of the Titanic dis-aster has been noted here. Since the loss of the great liner an extraordinary amount of conscience money has been received by…

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Plot That Failed. Steamer Set on Fire to Secure State Papers. Vienna

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 28 June 1912 · page 2

In order to secure certain State papers which the Bulgarian general Ivan Sarafol was bringing from St. Petersburg, a band of Servian conspirators set fire to the…

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Scrap Book. the Wreck of the Titanic

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 June 1912 · page 13

Oh! noble English souls Staunch hearts so true and brave; The weak and they stood near to death; They know which first to save…

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How to Avoid a Wreck

The Independent · Friday 28 June 1912 · page 4

A tiny leak in a big ship can easily be stopped if taken in time, but if disregarded, it will overcome the mightiest vessel, and drag her beneath the sea;…

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Japanese Cruiser Wrecked. Crew All Safe. Tokio

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 29 June 1912 · page 2

The Japanest cruiser Naniwa has been wrecked on Brotonia, one of the Kurile Islands, which are situated in the North Pacific and extend from Kamchatka and…

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Airship Wrecked in a Squall. Berlin

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 1 July 1912 · page 2

A severe squall, experienced at Dusseldorf yesterday, wrecked the airship Schwaben, which was anchored near the city. The gas compartments of the vessel…

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West Australian Shipping Venture. Steamer Bought at Copenhagen. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 4 July 1912 · page 2

Sir Newton Moore, Agent-General for Western Australia, had returned from a visit to Denmark. While in Copenhagen he purchased for…

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Strike on a Steamer. New York

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 8 July 1912 · page 2

The American line steamer Philadelphia has been delayed through a strake of oilers. Efforts are being made to secure [?]ll crew…

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