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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1910

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Steamer Aground

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 18 May 1910 · page 4

The Steamer Toroa is aground on the bar at Ulyerstone, Tamaura. Her position is dangerous…

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Imprisoned in Ice. Shipwrecked Seaman's Thrilling Story

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 18 May 1910 · page 8

Robert Gibson, a Hull fisherman, was brought back to Hull recently after a terrible experiences in Iceland…

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Jack Ashore

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 20 May 1910 · page 4

One of our bluejackets was walking down the Old Kent Road, London, when he observed an old lady standing on the edge of the pavement…

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Deep Sea Treasure Hunting. a Century-old Wreck

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 20 May 1910 · page 4

The search after hidden wealth is a most engrossing subject for the man in the street. Partly because wealth is always fascinating to hear…

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Our Cables. Terrible Wreck. London

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 20 May 1910 · page 5

A steamer with 94 workmen aboard struck a rock in the River Dheiper, Russia, and sank, 47 persons being drowned…

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Story of the First Lifeboat

Guyra Argus · Thursday 26 May 1910 · page 4

The story of the invention of the selfrighting lifeboat was told says the "Westminster Gazette" by Sir John Cameron Lamb in an address before…

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Ship Ashore

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 31 May 1910 · page 7

The emigrant ship Lutunia with 1200 emigrants for New York ran ashore on the Orkney Coast daring a dense fogs. The bows were smashed…

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The Swanhilda Wreck Sixteen Lives Lost, Including an Inverell Identity

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 7 June 1910 · page 7

News have been received that the British barque Swanhilda was wrecked on States Island on May 26, one of the group of islands that form the southern extremity of South…

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Attempt to Wreck TRAlN

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 11 June 1910 · page 4

A deliberate attempt was mads to derail. a suburban train near Chiton Hill, Victoria…

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Wreck of the Lassie. Brisbane

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 14 June 1910 · page 3

Later particulars concerning the loss of the schooner Lassie in New Guinea show that the vessel appears to have been caught in a sudden…

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Ship Wrecked

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 1 July 1910 · page 4

The Sydney Marine Underwriters' Association has received a cable, stating that the Norwegian ship Irmgard, 1652 tons, with wheat from…

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Liner Ashore. Minnehaha Strikes Rocks. Wrecked Off Sicily

Guyra Argus · Thursday 14 July 1910 · page 5

In a dense fog the steamer Minnebaha, belonging to the Atlantic Transport Line, one of the companies constituting the Morgan shipping combine…

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Steamer Wrecked London

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 15 July 1910 · page 5

The German steamer Attika was totally wrecked through a volcanic eruption. The crew landed at Oban, Argyleshire…

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Mysterious Schooner Accounted For

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 22 July 1910 · page 5

The mysterious vessel manned by Chinese; seen off Caps Farquhar last month, has been now clearly accounted for Dr. Yuls Presbyterian…

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Our Wires. a Damaged Steamer. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 9 August 1910 · page 8

The damaged French steamer Salazie will take some weeks to repair. The coupling and tail shaft were carried away, which caused the…

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The Alabama Wrecked

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 20 August 1910 · page 4

The Danish exploring vessel Alabama has been wrecked on the coast of Greenland Captain Nickelson, the leader, and the crew were rescued…

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Cruiser Ashore

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 23 August 1910 · page 7

The armoured cruiser Bedford is ashore at Quelpart…

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Fire on a Steamer

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 23 August 1910 · page 7

Great heroism was displayed by the crew and fire brigade aboard the steamer "South Africa," at Adelaide. The fire would have reached the explosives in 15…

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A Steamer Afire Adelaide

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 23 August 1910 · page 5

Great excitement was experienced at Port Adelaide on Sunday evening when it was learned that the steamer South Africa, which arrived from…

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[?] STEAMER [?] LONDON

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 6 September 1910 · page 4

A [?] from the [?] that [?] point has been…

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