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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911

124 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 7

Cablegrams. The Fifeshire Wreck—Safe!

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 August 1911 · page 4

LONDON Sunday—The French mail steamer Adour picked up three of the wrecked steamer Fifeshire's boats while bound from the East to Marseilles. The first boat was…

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Steamer Wrecked. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 31 August 1911 · page 4

Particulars of the week of the steamer Knight St. George on a roof at Tongon group show that the [?] while travelling half…

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"Knight of St. George" Wrecked

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A report from Suva (Fiji) intimates that the steamer, "Knight of St. George," of the Australian mail line, has been wrecked on a reef near Tonga…

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The Fifeshire Wreck

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 September 1911 · page 8

The captain of the steamer Warwickshire, which recently signalled "All Fifeshire's safe" to Perim, states that be derived his…

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Barque Wrecked

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 September 1911 · page 4

The French barque Rochambeaf struck a reef on New Caledonia, The crew was taken off by a French warship. One sailor was drowned…

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The Fifeshire Wreck

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 September 1911 · page 4

The steamer Volturne returned to Aden without finding any trace of the Fifeshire's. missing boat…

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A Missing Steamer. London

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 18 September 1911 · page 3

The third [?] of the wrecked [?] the missing boat [?]…

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An Overdue Steamer. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 21 September 1911 · page 5

The gravest fear are now entertained for the Steamer Rosedale. It is thought the [?] has foundered…

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Husband's Choice. Amazing Incident Op a Shipwreck

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 21 September 1911 · page 8

The survivors of the liner Santa Hone which was wrecked on the Californian coast, have narrated the amazing action of a man who in a…

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A Missing Steamer

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 4

GRAVE fears are entertained as to the safety of the North Coast Company's steamer Rosedale, which has been out five days on a passage from the Nambucca River to Sydney…

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The Steamer Rosedale. —Bad Tidings

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday Night.—A steamer arrived to day, and reported having picked up more wreckage, including a bucket bearing the word "Rosedale," and also a…

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The Missing Steamer Rosedale. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 25 September 1911 · page 2

The opinion is expr[?] that the steamer Ro[?]dale sunk [?] meeting with the recent storm possibly from an explosion…

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British Naval Airship Wrecked

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 27 September 1911 · page 7

A naval dirigible, when leaving the shed at Barrow-in Furness, suddenly collapsed in the middle, and was wrecked. The officer in charge and…

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Steamer Destroyed

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 30 September 1911 · page 4

The steamer Dispatch, 238 tons, struck the Eastern pier at the Lake entrance, Cunningham, Victoria, and was soon full of water. The…

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Arrival of Shipwrecked Crew. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 2 October 1911 · page 5

The shipwrecked crew of the French barque Rochambau reached Sydney yesterday by the mall steamer Pacifique, and reported that their…

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Fifeshire Wreck

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 4 October 1911 · page 7

An inquiry at Aden into the wreck of the Fifeshire absolved the officers. The verdict was that the mishap was due to the abnormal set of the…

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A Mysterious Schooner. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 October 1911 · page 4

A mysterious Japanese schooner was recently observed in the Fill group. The vessel was supposed to have been short of provisions,…

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British Steamer Released

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 October 1911 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday Night.—The British steamer Sheffield, captured by the Italians at Preveza, has been released, after removing the Turks and war materials…

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The Manly Steamer Narrabeen

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 October 1911 · page 9

THE Manly steamer Narrabeen has been withdrawn from the passenger service, and is now at the company's works, Neutral Bay, being transformed…

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No Wreckage Found

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 October 1911 · page 9

MACKAY, Wednesday.—The Government steamer Relief returned this evening from a search in the vicinity of Nares Rock. This was made in…

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