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Murray · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1923

44 stories in Murray's papers · page 2 of 3

Latest Telegrams. Island Steamer Wrecked. In Tuesday's Gale. Forty-six Lives Probably Lost

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 July 1923 · page 2

There is little doubt that the steamer Sumatra, 584 tons, belonging to the New Guinea Administration, has been lost in last week's great storm off the…

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Shipwrecked Crew. Caring for Trevessa's Men. Two Boat Parties Meet. Port Louis (Mauritius) July 2

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 July 1923 · page 28

One of the survivors from the Trevessa disaster, W. S. Alchin, the cook, has died in the hospital. He had been very ill since arrival in the second…

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A Coastal Steamer Wrecked Crew in a Perilous Predicament

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 July 1923 · page 2

A Sydney small coastal steamer, the Wallumba, 300 tons, with, a general cargo, was a total wreck late last night at Morna Point, near Port…

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Wreck of Travessa Sydney

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 1 August 1923 · page 2

London.—It is believed that the Travessa foundered owing to dead weight in her cargo of metals, which sprung the keelplates…

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Wreck Off Tasmania

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 1

The steamer Coomonderry, 145 tons, went ashore at Emu Bay, near Burnie, Tasmania, yesterday. The crew reached the shore safely, but heavy…

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Wreckage on Beach

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 15 August 1923 · page 2

A quantity of wreckage found on the beach near Camden Haven is believed to be from the lost Sumatra…

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The Trevassa's Crew. Shipwrecked Men Arrive at Graveaend LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 24 August 1923 · page 2

The Trevassa's crew have arrived at Gravesend. There were moving scenes when the relations boarded the steamer…

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Letters That Wreck Lives. How Pests of the Pen Are Tracked

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 6 September 1923 · page 4

More anonymous letters are being written to-day than ever before. This is the alarming verdict of a well-known handwriting and forgery…

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Big Shipping Disaster. on the Californian Coast. Liner and Seven U.S.A. Destroyers Go Ashore in a Fog. Passengers and Crew Rescued by Another Destroyer. Some Casualties. VANCOUVER

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 11 September 1923 · page 3

At Santa Barbara, California, during one of the densest fogs known on the Califorian coast, the liner Cuba and seven United States destroyers…

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Relief Steamer Expenses

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 19 September 1923 · page 2

The Commonwealth are charging £10,000 for expenses of the relief steamer Australmount to Japan…

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Yesterdays Windstorm. Hay an Isolated Community. a Cottage Wrecked at East Hay

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 September 1923 · page 2

The vagaries of the weather this year are most marked, and yesterday will go down in the records as one of the worst spring days known in Hay…

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Wreck of Trevessa. Leak in Forehold. London, September 15

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 September 1923 · page 20

The Board of Trade has issued the finding of the Marine Court at Mauritius, which inquired into the foundering of the steamer Trevessa. The…

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Education by Travel. 1100 Miles by Rail, River Steamer, and Motor

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 September 1923 · page 35

The Trinity Grammar School (Melbourne) tour of Tasmania last year, which was undertaken more for educational purposes than for the games…

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Storm Damage. Trunk Lines Wrecked. Destruction in Riverina

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 September 1923 · page 6

Mr. A. J. Walkon, state sectional engineer for the telephones and telegraphs construction branch, whose district embraces practically the whole of the…

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Cliffs Wrecked by Snails

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 11 October 1923 · page 4

You might not believe that he was serious if someone told you that seasnails are entirely responsible for the fact that England is an i[?] Yet…

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Passenger Steamer Sinking. Near Jamaica. New York

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 23 October 1923 · page 2

The passenger steamer, Bengail, 1975 tons, has reported herself sinking, in heavy seas, south-west of Jamaica. The passengers are taking to…

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"A Receiver of Wreck."

The Independent · Friday 2 November 1923 · page 4

A "Receiver of Wreck" is quite an important post, although not a very well-known one. It is generally held by a Customs officer or Inland…

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British Schooner Seized by Americans. Charge of Smuggling Liouc[?] New York, November 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 November 1923 · page 23

The British schooner Tomako was challenged six miles from the coast and fired upon by con stern when she attempted to escape. The schooner…

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Steamer on Fire. Twenty Persons Killed. 15 Stowaways Perish. Paris. November 24

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

Owing to an explosion aboard the steamer Otterburn, lying in the outer breakwater at Marseilles, ready for departure at daylight, more than 20…

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Steamer Beats Express Train

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 December 1923 · page 43

The steamer Narkunda arrived at Port Melbourne three hours ahead of the mails which she landed at Fremantle for express transport to…

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