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Murray · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1923

44 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 3

Drowned From an Excursion Steamer. Evidence at the Inquest

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 2

At the inquest on the death of Leslie Matthews, at Melbourne, his mother said they were on an excursion steamer. Matthews, went to open a…

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Irish Outraces. Land Mine in Dublin. Picture Hall Wrecked. London, March 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 March 1923 · page 20

A land mine wrecked a moving picture hall in M'Donnell-street, Dublin, the explosion arousing the city. Two men laid and fired the mine soon after…

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Cliffs Wrecked by Snails

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 April 1923 · page 4

You might not believe, that be was serious if someone told you that seasnails are entirely responsible for the fact that England is an island. Yet…

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A Magnificent Lifeboat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 April 1923 · page 40

Not content with the progress already made, the Royal National Lifeboat institution, in whose hands the upkeep of lifeboats lies, are now…

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Through Many Wrecks

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 11 April 1923 · page 4

Charlie Gunn, a well-known Liverpool seaman, has been through more big wrecks than any other man arrive. He was on board the "Titanic" when…

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Black Hand at Chicago. Men Killed and Buildings Wrecked. CHICAGO

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 April 1923 · page 1

Two men were killed and three buildings wrecked in a Black Hand bomb outrage…

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Latest Telegrams. the Iron Prince Wrecked. Broken Hill Proprietary Co.'s Steamer SYDNEY, Thursday Evening

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 2

Th steamer Iron Prince, owned by the Broken Hill Proprietary Company went aground about 1 a.m. this morning off Cape Howe. All the crew,…

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Portuguese Liner Ashore. On the West Coast of South Africa. Over 200 Persons Missing. CAPETOWN

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 April 1923 · page 2

The Portuguese liner Mass[?]sedes is ashore on the West coast of South Africa Boats with passengers and crew. numbering altogether 237 are…

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Collecting Income Tax. An Outgoing Steamer Intercepted

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 May 1923 · page 3

George Eagle, a well-known boxes, was about to leave by the Niagara, for the U.S.A. to-day, when Federal Taxation officers pursued him for a…

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Wrecked Portuguese Liner. London, April 30

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 May 1923 · page 23

Little hope is entertained for the safety of the missing boat from the wrecked Portuguese liner Mossamedes, especially in view of the fact that one…

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Accident to Ferry Steamer

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 May 1923 · page 5

Three persons were seriously injured aboard the ferry steamer Kuramia when returning from the great public schools' rowing races on the…

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Serious Harbour Collision Between Horse Ferry and Passenger Steamer. The Ferry Boat Sinks and Horses on Board Drown

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 May 1923 · page 2

A serious collision took place in the harbour just after dark to-night. The North Coast steamer Burring-bar, 700 tons, was proceeding to her…

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The Missing Steamer. No Further News

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 June 1923 · page 1

No further news has been received so far of the ill-fated Trevassa, which sunk in mid-ocean. There is no sign of the crews' boats. There are 30…

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Steamer Founders in Indian Ocean. Wireless Record of Disaster

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 June 1923 · page 19

A tale of maritime tragedy was told to the wireless operator at Applecross station, West Australia, early on Monday morning in a succession of…

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Steamer Founders in Indian Ocean. Wireless Record of Disaster

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 June 1923 · page 19

A tale of maritime tragedy was told to the wireless operator at Applecross station, West Australia, early on Monday morning in a succession of…

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A Glut in Stowaways. On a Homeward Bound Steamer. SYDNEY, Tuesday Afternoon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 12 June 1923 · page 2

A message received from Fremantle yesterday from the steamer Barrabool, en route to England, stated that five stowaways were found that day…

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The Trevassa Wreck

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 June 1923 · page 2

A wireless message has been received in Melbourne stating that the vessels, which were searching for the crew of the steamer Trevassa, which was…

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Wrecks Belong to the King

The Independent · Friday 15 June 1923 · page 4

Some time ago a plumbers labo[?]er was hurt by a falling wat[?] trough, when working aboard a [?] in the Royal Albert Dock. He [?]…

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South-easter in Sydney. Gale Strikes Manly Boat. Decks Flooded and Passengers Injured Collier Ashore at Cronulla

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 June 1923 · page 3

A violent south-easterly gale struck Sydney at 5.40 this morning At 6 o'clock the wind at South Head was blowing between 60 and 70 miles an…

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The Wrecked Trevassa. Search for Crew Abandoned

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 June 1923 · page 2

A Freemantle message states that after a fruitless search over an area of 3,000 miles of the Indian Ocean, the steamer Trevean arrived at…

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