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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1908

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A Romantic Ketch. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 1 December 1908 · page 4

The Ketch Wheatsbray, which figured largely in the South Sea Island romance lately, reached port this morning from a Solomon Island…

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Wrecked by a Meteor. Dead Seamen's Bodies Devoured Dy Sharks

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 1 December 1908 · page 7

An appalling tale of shipwreck has reached Queenstown. The sailing ship Eclipse 1,469 tons, was on a voyage from…

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£8,000,000 in Wrecks. Hunt for Submarine Treasure

Guyra Argus · Thursday 3 December 1908 · page 8

"At present (writes the "Daily Mail" of September 17), L8,000,O0O worth of treasure—accurately located, and made up of precious stones, gold, silver,…

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Forest Fire Muses Wreck

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 15 December 1908 · page 7

The natural beauty and richness of New foundland are hardly equalled--certainly not surpassed--by any other British Colony. Its wealthy…

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Steamer Lost with all Hands. London On 30

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 December 1908 · page 8

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A New Zealand Wreck

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 December 1908 · page 4

Gosell the sole survior of the wreck Kia Ora, on the New Zealand coast, states that the vessel struck a rock at midnight and broke her back…

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Destructive Storm. New R.C. Church Wrecked. SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 22 December 1908 · page 5

A destructive storm occurred at Harrieville, Queensland, yesterday, considerable damage being caused in the town and district. The Roman…

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Wreck of a Steamer

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 30 December 1908 · page 8

News has reached Sydney of the wreck of the Norwegian steamer Solglinet, at Crozet Group. The crew were a month on the islands before…

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Steamer and Launch

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 30 December 1908 · page 8

The mail steamer Mongolia collided with the Government launch Susan at Fremantle yesterday. The launch sunk, and a fireman was drowned…

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Steamer in Trouble

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 30 December 1908 · page 8

The steamer Frederick Davis foundered at Wilson's Headland, Richmond River. The crew of seven landed in an exhausted state, but are…

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Heroes on a Wreck. Marine Engineers at Work. Waist Deep in Water. Thrilling Incidents

Guyra Argus · Thursday 31 December 1908 · page 6

Early this morning, October 22, just outside the Humber, the cargo steamer Cramlington, West Hartlepool, bound with 3000 tons of coal and coke from…

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