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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1913

189 stories in Murray's papers · page 2 of 10

Steamer Strikes a Rock

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 2

The North Coast steamer Brundah struck a rock off Sugarloaf Point, on the voyage lo Richmond River, last night. Considerable damage was used…

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Steamer's Thrilling Expert. Once in Hurricane

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 2

The steamer Almerian had a thrilling experience in the Atlantic during a hurricane on the 11th last. A sea smashed the steering gear and swept everything…

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Steamer Broken in Halves. Lisbon

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 2

The steamer Veronese, bound for Brazil, was broken in half during a terrific storm. There is great anxiety regarding the safety of the passengers. Conflicting reports…

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Tempestuous Weather. Steamer Damaged and Returns to Port, London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 2

Owing to the severe [?] she had resolved in the gales which are raging around Great Britain at the present time, Messrs. Furness Withy and Company's liner Avala…

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Steamer on Fire. Eleven Men Missing. Aden

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 20 January 1913 · page 2

News of a shocking shipping disaster has been received here. The Russian steamer Estonia, 1725 tons, caught fire at sea and had to be…

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Mishap in the Mersey. a Steamer Sunk. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 20 January 1913 · page 2

A shipping mishap, which was not attended by loss of life, occured on Friday in the Mersey. The British steamers Anchenarden and…

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British Liner Wrecked. 16 DROWNED; 84 Rescued. Lisbon

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 20 January 1913 · page 2

The British steamer Veronesse, 7003 tons, which was wrecked on Thursday off Lexioes, near Oporto, is a total loss. The Veronesse which was bound for Brazil, had…

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After a Wreck

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 2

A portion of a boat and two of the crew of the Sola, bound for Buenos Ayres, have been recovered off the Lizard…

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Cablegrams. Disasters at Sea. Wreck of the Veronese. Tributes to Brave Men. Lisbon

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 2

Additional details are now available of the loss of the [?] which was [?]…

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A Steamer Aground

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 3

A telegram was received in Sydney this morning to the effect that the steamer Our Elsie, timber laden, was aground at Numbucca Head. The extent of the…

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Shipping Disasters. Wrecked Outside Port. Forty-three Lives Lost. Lisbon, January 18

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 42

The s.s. Veronese, which was driven, on the rocks at the outer entrance to Oporto when outwards bound to Brazil, has become a total wreck. She was a vessel of 7063…

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New South Wales. Steamer in Terrific Gale. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 6

The Adelaide Company's steamer Wollawra, from North Queensland, arrived in Sydney last night after one of the wildest passages on record. The steamer…

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Burnt Steamer Founders Knd of the Estonia. Aden

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 27 January 1913 · page 2

The Russian Asiatic Company's steamer Estonia, 4275 tons, which caught fore at sea a few days ago, and was abandoned, did not sink at the time…

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Steamer Blow Ashore

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 2

The steamer Innamincka, bound from Cairns to Melbourne, went ashore on Wentworth reef, 20 miles north of Cairns…

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Steamer Innamincka. Conflicting Reports. Passengers Taken Off Steamer. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 3 February 1913 · page 3

Conflicting reports have been received from Brisbane regarding the steamer Innamincka. One telegram received yesterday stated that the vessel had been…

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A Wife's Elopement Frustrated. Husband Finds Her on Board Steamer. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 4 February 1913 · page 2

A man who resides at Lowestoff, a seaport on the Suffolk coast, from information received concerning his wife and two children, who were missing from…

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Mail Steamer Makes Good Lost Time

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 5

The steamer Moana arrived this morning on time. The liner had been delayed at San Francisco nine hours waiting for mails which had been delayed through…

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New South Wales. This Wrecked Innamincka. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 3

The steamer Innamincka, which is ashore on a reef near Coirns, has shifted 49 feet from the position which she first took up…

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The Missing Schooner Dancing Wave. Brisbane

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 12 February 1913 · page 5

The harbormaster at Townsville reports having discovered the lower portion of some human remains wearing clasp boots, on the eastern side of Franklin Island, as…

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Turkish Ironclad Wrecked

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 13 February 1913 · page 3

The Turks have suffered a severe loss at sea. Their irouclad the Assir-i-Telik, 5000 tons, has been wrecked at Kara-burn (Black Sape), on the Asia Minor coast…

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