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Murray · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1921

20 stories in Murray's papers

Spanish Steamer Wrecked. a Heavy Death Roll

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 3

"The Times" correspondent says the wreck of the Santa Isabel was attended by appalling scenes. Men and women struggled…

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12,000-Ton Steamer to Be Built

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 April 1921 · page 32

A deputation of Federal members waited on the Prime Minister to ask what he intended to do in regard to the position at Cockatoo Island? Mr. Hughes is…

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Latest Telegrams. Sydney. Wednesday. Sugar Steamer Wrecked

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 May 1921 · page 1

The union Company's steamer Atua, laden with sugar for Auckland, struck a reef when approaching Suva Harbor yesterday; and was beached…

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Receiver of Wrecks

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 June 1921 · page 4

All matters relating to wrecks on the coasts of the United Kingdom are under the supervision of Receivers of Wrecks, who are appointed to specified districts by…

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Steamer Sunk

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 22 June 1921 · page 2

The steamer Pride of the Murray, a vessel which traded in these parts for many years, has sunk nearly opposite the Echuca wharf. The craft had practically…

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Missing Steamer

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 June 1921 · page 2

Another night’s search for the missing steamer Canastota, which is now 11 days out on a voyage from Sydney to Wellington, brought no…

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Another Wreck Newcastle Collier Ashore

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 1 July 1921 · page 4

The barque Ron a is ashore on the rocks inside Wellington Heads. Last night tugs were unable to shift her and the crew was brought ashore…

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Wreck of the Steamer Fitzroy. Twenty-eight Believed to Be Drowned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 July 1921 · page 22

The officer in charge of the police at Taree reported as follows to the superintendent of police at Maitland:—"The steamer Fitzroy left Coff's Harbour at…

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Maritime Disasters. Steamer Sinks in Rough Weather

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 July 1921 · page 41

?News wag received in Sydney on Sunday night that the steamier Fitzvoy, 623 tans, had been lost in a gale of Capo Hawke, 123 miles north of Sydney, and…

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Wrecks Off North Coast. Our Jack Smashed to Pieces. Terrific Force of Storm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 July 1921 · page 22

The latest details of the shipping disasters off Cape Hawke on Sunday reveal no tidings of any additional survivors. No more bodies have been recovered. The…

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Latest Telegrams. Sydney. the Shipwreck Death Roll. Thursday Evening

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 July 1921 · page 2

No further survivors or bodies have been recovered from the wrecks of the Fitzroy and Our Jack. The beach is strewn with wreckage from…

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Latest Telegrams. Sydney. the North Coast Wrecks. Heavy Death Toll Feared

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 July 1921 · page 1

Later particulars of the wrecks off the North Coast show that four lives were lost as the result of the foundering of Our Jack, which sprang a leak…

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Steamer in Trouble

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 July 1921 · page 2

The auxiliary steamer Mascotte, from Rabaul, was in serious trouble early this morning. She sent up rockets, and was shepherded into…

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A Fatal Wreck. Forty-two Lives Lost. VANCOUVER

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 9 August 1921 · page 2

Forty two lives were lost when the steamer Alaska sank, after striking a rock in the fog, 30 miles north of Eureka, California…

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Cheating Davy Jones. Fortunes From Shipwrecks

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 18 August 1921 · page 4

In November 1918 the French cargo steamer Tours went ashore on the rock-bound coast of Hunts Bay, ten miles from Swansea…

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Great Airship Wrecked. R38 Palls in Flames. Forty-four Lives Lost. Structional Defect Suspected

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 September 1921 · page 29

The great British dirigible airship R38 which had been purchased by America, and had been undergoing final trials preliminary to leaving for America, was…

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Escape From Steamer

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 September 1921 · page 2

A man jumped from the gangway the steamer Maheno last night, on to the wharf, 20ft. below, to escape from detectives who were…

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The Far East. Russian Gunboat Fires on British Steamer. Japanese Intervention. TOKIO

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 11 October 1921 · page 2

The Russian gunboat Batavia, flying the Vladivostock flag, on Friday-stopped the British steamer Gladys, off Mororan, Japan, from where the…

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Trawler Finds Wreckage and Skull

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 5 November 1921 · page 2

The State trawler Goorangai brought up a quantity of wreckage and a human skull, while trawling over Marley Beach. The captain is…

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Steamer Karitane Wrecked

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 December 1921 · page 25

The Union Steamship Company's steamer Karitane ran aground in Squally Cove, Deal Island, on Saturday, and has become practically a wreck. The crow…

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