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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1913

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Steamer Ashore

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 8 January 1913 · page 4

The steamer Worwan is ashore near Rio de Janeiro. It is feared that she will become a total loss, The cargo is insured for £150,000…

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Steamer Stranded

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 8 January 1913 · page 4

A large unknown steamer is reported to have been stranded on the Lihou reef, in the Great Barrier. The main mast and funnel are gone…

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Cables. LONDON, Sunday. Another Shipwreck

The Inverell Times · Monday 20 January 1913 · page 2

All the survivors have been taken off the Veronese, which was wrecked near Lisbon. Out of 142 passengers and a crew of 92, 191 were saved. One…

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Veronese Wreck

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 7

The British liner Veronese which was bound from Liverpool to Brazil, and which was ashore on the Portuguese coast, is still in an extremely…

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Cables. LONDON, Wednesday. Wreck of the Veronese

The Inverell Times · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 2

The latest news from the scene of the wreck of the British steamer Veronese on the coast of Portugal is that 44 persons perished. No fewer than 33…

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A Steamer Lost. SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 24 February 1913 · page 2

The steamer Maggie and lugger, is supposed to have been lost off Port Darwin, with all hands at the end of January…

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Cables. Steamer on Fire. London

The Inverell Times · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 2

Fire on board the steamer. Turakina is burning fiercely. The underwriters' interests exceed £500,000…

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Bird Chorus on a Wreck

Guyra Argus · Thursday 20 March 1913 · page 3

Several men who clambered over the rocks and entered the cabin of the battered Danish steamer, G. Koch, which was wrecked near Aberdeen, with a loss…

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Steamer Wrecked

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 22 March 1913 · page 4

The steamer Eastwell was wrecked on the Coast of Holland. A tug and three m[?] saved 74 passengers and the crew…

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Bird Chorus on a Wreck

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 24 March 1913 · page 4

Several men who clambered over the rocks and entered the cabin of the battered Danish steamer, G. Koch, which was wrecked near Aberdeen, with a loss…

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Wrecked by Snowdrift

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 16 April 1913 · page 7

A train on the Union-Pacific Railway ran into a snowdrift near Cheyenne Wells, Colorado, and was derailed. Thomas Male, the engineer,…

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Steamer Strikes Reef. SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 17 April 1913 · page 4

The steamer Silver Birch struck a reef just outside the Great Barrier during her voyage from Manila to Sydney, and was so considerably…

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Barque Wrecked

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 7 May 1913 · page 4

The barque Queen Margaret, wheat laden from Sydney to Queenstown, ivent ashore near the Lizard, and became a total wreck…

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Indigestion and Kidney Trouble. Became a Wreck, and Often Wished for Death.—complete Health Restored by Bile Beans

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 8

Mrs. M. Scaulon, of 1 Avon Place, oft Haines-strcet, North Melbourne, says:—"Four year sago I was a great victim of indigestion, which laid me…

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Cruiser Ashore

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 4

A. Portuguese cruiser is ashore near Houg Kong. A British vessel is standing by. The crew of the cruiser were rescued…

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Stranded Steamer

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 4

The stranded steamer Indrabarah [?] in a perilous position. The seas are breaking right over her. The captain asks for immediate assistance…

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Stranded Steamer

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 4

The position of the stranded steamer Indrabarah is now worse. It has been suggested that the Government should secure the services of the…

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Steamer Blown Up

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 4

The Messengane Maritime Company's steamer, Lengal, was blown up by mine off Symrna, five being killed and six injured. The remainder of…

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A Total Wreck

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 26 May 1913 · page 2

The steamer Ellerslie, which went aground at Bellinger Heads, is a total wreck…

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Ellerslie Wreck

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 28 May 1913 · page 4

The wrecked steamer Ellerslie, at Bellinger Heads, has broken her back. She will be sold at public auction…

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