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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1913

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The Wrecked Liner

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1913 · page 4

WELLINGTON, Thursday.—The big Tyser liner Indrabarah, stranded in New Zealand, is undamaged, and nut making water. Prospects of salvage are brighter…

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His Domestic Happiness Was Wrecked

Guyra Argus · Thursday 5 June 1913 · page 6

"It's just awful how criminally ignorant I've been regarding our food," said Mrs. Newlight to her husband the other day. "I can never be thankful enough that I…

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Chinese Pirates Capture a Steamer. LONDON

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 9 June 1913 · page 2

Children pirates have captured the French steamer Robert Libendy, plying between Hong Kong and [?]. One passenger was shot dead, and…

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His Domestic Happiness Was Wrecked

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 9 June 1913 · page 4

"It's just awful how criminally ignorant I've been regarding our food," said Mrs. Newlight to her husband the other day.'' I can never be thankful enough that I…

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Foundered with All Hands

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 18 June 1913 · page 4

The Sydney Marine Underwriters have received a cable from London stating that the steamer Taunui, bound from Clyde to Melbourne, had…

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Missing Steamer

Guyra Argus · Thursday 19 June 1913 · page 2

A REPORT has been received in London that the steamer Toanni, bound from the Clyde to Melbourne, had foundered, and that all hands were…

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Wreck of the Titantic

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 30 June 1913 · page 3

At London on Thursday Inst, an action was brought by Thomas Ryan against the Oceanic Steamship Co. to recover damages in…

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Oil Steamer Afire. New York

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 2 July 1913 · page 7

An explosion on the oil tank steamer Mohawk occurred in the lower New York Harbor last night, and was followed by fire. It is impossible to tell…

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Schooner's Crew of Women Captain's Husband the Only Man Not Suffragettes

Guyra Argus · Thursday 10 July 1913 · page 5

W. S. Gilbert, in his "Bab Ballads," treated the idea of a ship being manned by women from a humorous standpoint; Clark Russell, in one of his sea stories, also utilised the…

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Mystery of a Wreck. Cruiser Abandoned Five Years Ago

Guyra Argus · Thursday 10 July 1913 · page 4

The mystery of an abandoned vessel reported to have been seen at Cape Gatha Blanco, French West Africa, on May 10, and feared to be a Union-Castle liner, was…

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Wreckage Washed. Up

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 16 July 1913 · page 4

A quantity of wreckage, consisting of ships' batches covers and beams, also fruit, has been washed ashore near Nowra…

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An Abandoned Schooner

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 July 1913 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—The steamer Prinz Waldemar repotted from Solitary Island, yesterday, having passed a wreck off the coaet. There were [?] on board. This will…

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Steamer Overdue

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 30 July 1913 · page 4

The steamer Kent, a vessel over 6000 tons, is seriously overdue at The Bluff (N.Z.), from Dunedin. Her non-appearance has caused…

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Mail Steamer Late

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 30 July 1913 · page 4

The mail steamer Ophir reached Adelaide a day late. The Postmaster-General has decided to exact the full penalty…

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Wrecked on Desert Island. Six Months on Ice-clad Rock

Guyra Argus · Thursday 31 July 1913 · page 5

News reached North Shields of the safety of twenty of the crew of the sealing schooner Sea Bird, belonging to Messrs. Vivian, of that town. The vessel was wrecked…

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A Ketch Overdue. Supplies for Mawson Aboard

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 7 August 1913 · page 4

Considerable anxiety is felt for the safety of the ketch Rachael Gogen, whch is overdue at Macquarie Island from Hobart. The vessel is carrying…

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Relief Steamer Damaged

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 August 1913 · page 4

It now transpires that the schooner Rachel Cohen, with stores for the Mawson party at Maequarie Island, was badly damaged in a hurricane…

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Wreck and Loss of Life

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 20 August 1913 · page 4

An unknown vessel struck an unchartered rock on the coast of Alaska and became a total wreck. Twentyfour passengers were drowned, the…

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Steamer's Total Wreck. Vancouver

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 22 August 1913 · page 3

The steamer State or California struck an uncharted rock near Cambur Bay, Juneau, Alaska, end became a total wreck…

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Schooner Founders

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 23 August 1913 · page 4

The overdue schooner Americana, bound from the Columbia River to Sydney is believed to have foundered in a hurricane in the South Seas…

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