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Murray · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1914

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Cablegrams. Adrift in the Atlantic. 20 Men in a Lifeboat New York

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 20 May 1914 · page 2

The four survivors of the third boat of the British steamer Columbia, which was burnt at sea a fortnight ago off Cape Race, have recovered sufficiently to…

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Steamer and Ferry Boat Collide. Man Jumps Overboard Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 20 May 1914 · page 2

Exciting scenes were witnessed when a collision occurred in Sydney Harbor, this morning, between ferry steamer Kiandra and the outward bound steamer Courtfield…

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Pilot Steamer Run Down. Five Men Drowned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 May 1914 · page 43

The disastrous collision between the steamer Star of New Zealand and a pilot steamer took place in the Bristol Channel. It was impossible to launch the pilot's…

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Disasters at Sea. Steamer Turns Turtle. London, May 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 May 1914 · page 43

The steamer Turrethill (691 tons), owned by the Broomhill Collieries Company, sprang a leak of Southwold (Suffolk), and turned turtle…

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British Steamer Raided by Pirates. Slaughter by Shot and Fire Sicking Smell of Borning Bodies. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 22 May 1914 · page 2

Details of a piratical attack upon the British steamer Talon in Chinese waters a few weeks age arrived by the steamer Aldenham to-day…

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Bloodthirsty Bedouins. Wreck Survivors Shot. Rome, May 18

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 May 1914 · page 43

The Barbary coast has not lost all of its old-time terrors. When the Italian steamer Solferino, of Palermo, went ashore near Bardia, in…

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Barque Burnt on Tasmanian Coast. Chew Picked Up Steamer Blazing Vessel Scuttled. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 23 May 1914 · page 5

It is officially reported by the Postmaster at Stanley, the North-West coast of Tasmania, that the steamer Toron, yesterday afternoon, sighted the…

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Steamer on Fire. Aground with 350 Immigrants. Thursday Island, Mon

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 26 May 1914 · page 2

The steamer Walpara, from London and Brisbane, with 350 immigrants aboard, has grounded on the Hanalbal Island reef. The Walpara which has a full cargo, left…

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Explosion in a Gilgandra Hotel. Acetylene Gas Wrecks the Building. Wonderful Escapes. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 May 1914 · page 2

An explosion of acetylene gas at the Imperial hotel, Gilgandra, resulted in great damage being done to the building…

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Troubles in Mexico German Steamer Arrested by U.S. General. Vera Cruz

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 29 May 1914 · page 2

A German steamer landed army here for the Mexicans. General Funston, of the United States forces, thereupon arrested the vessel an having no manifest. It…

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Lightship Wrecked. 25 Men Missing. Halifax (Nova Scotia) May 23

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 May 1914 · page 43

The new lightship Number 19, which was built in Scotland, has been wr[?] in a coastal fog, when nearing the end of her journey…

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Ascetylene Gas Explosion Gilgandra Hotel Wrecked. Sydney

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 29 May 1914 · page 1

A terrific explosion occurred yesterday afternoon at the imperial Hotel, Gilgandra, as a result of which several persons were injured, and many had…

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German Steamer's Contraband Cargo. New York

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 30 May 1914 · page 2

It is understood that the arms and ammunition shipped by the German steamer to Vera Cruz, Mexico, were actually…

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Steamer Freighted with Coffins. the Lady Grey Brings 175 Bodies to Quebec. Remainder of Dead Imprisoned in Liner's Hull

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 1 June 1914 · page 2

The Canadian Government steamer, Lady Grey, with her ensign half-masted, has brought 175 collins to Quebee. It is believed that the remainder of the…

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Wreck of Titanic Recalled. When 1503 Lives Were Lost

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 1 June 1914 · page 3

At about half-past 10 at night on April 15, 1912, the White Star liner Tiraic, the largest vessel in the world, struck an iceberg near Cape Race, when on her maiden…

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"Dreadful Forces Drew the Steamer Down."

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 2 June 1914 · page 2

Staff Captain McIntyre, of the Salvation Army, said that there was unspeakable confusion on the decks of the Empress of Ireland. "At every lurch we had…

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Wood Carter's Sensational Accident. Man Injured Drag Wrecked

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 2 June 1914 · page 2

A sensational accident betel William Mayo, of Wyse Street, Last night, and he is now in the hospital. Mayo was driving two horses, and wood…

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Mr. Irving's Corpse Drifts Ashore. Dead Hand Clutches Piece of Wife's Night Attire

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 3 June 1914 · page 2

News has been received that the body of Mr. Laurence Irving, the well known actor-manager, had drifted ashore near the scene of the disaster. The face was…

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Cablegrams. Empress of Ireland Wreck. Inquiry Opens Next Week. Special Bill in Parliament. Captain Anderson's Statement the Speed of the Liner. Ottawa

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 3 June 1914 · page 2

The Canadian Government has fixed June 9, as the date of the opening of the inquiry into the loss of the Empress of Ireland. It has been decided that two…

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The Wrecked Empress. Lying in 130 Feet of Water Charge Against the Strostrad. LONDON, June 2

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Wednesday 3 June 1914 · page 3

From Quebec it is estimated that the claims on the Canadian-Pacific Railway Co. for loss of life and property in Empress of Ireland will…

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