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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1913

59 stories in New England's papers · page 3 of 3

Steamer Wrecked

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 23 August 1913 · page 8

The steamer State of California (2266 tons, owned by the Pacific Courts S.S. Company. of San Francisco) struck an uncharted rock near…

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Steamer Ashore

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 27 August 1913 · page 4

The steamer Devon went Ashore near the lighthouse at Wellington Heads last night. The vessel is now hard and fast on rocks about one hundred yards…

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56 Years Ago. the Wreck of the "Dunbar."

Guyra Argus · Thursday 28 August 1913 · page 1

Last week was the 56th anniversary of one of the most sensational wrecks in Australian maritime history, for the Clipper ship "Dunbar" was…

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WELLINGTON. N.Z. Friday. a Total Wreck

The Inverell Times · Friday 29 August 1913 · page 2

The steamer Devon, which was washed on to the rocks last Monday, is now full of water, It is evident that most of her bottom…

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Fire on Steamer

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 30 August 1913 · page 4

Over one thousand steerage passengers, awakened by the smoke and heat, rushed on deck, shouting and lighting madly, in an endeavour to…

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Collapse of Building. Furniture Warehouse Wrecked

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 15 September 1913 · page 4

Shortly after midnight on Thursday a policement was passing Beard, Watson's furniture warehouse in George street. Sydney, when be heard…

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Airship Wrecked. Thirteen Lives Lost. Berlin, Sept. 10

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 September 1913 · page 2

NAVAL airship, "L.l." was caught in a sudden gale, and huried into the sea and wrecked 18 miles to the north of Heligoland…

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Telegrams. [Throuoh Our Sydney Representatives.] Barquentine Wrecked

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 September 1913 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The American fonrmasted barquentiue Amaranth, from Newcastle to San Francisco, has been wrecked in the islands. The crew, after being 16…

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Steamer Ashore

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 September 1913 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—The North Coast Company's sterme: Kallatina was torn adrift from the jetty at Woolgoolga during a southerly gale on Saturday night. The vessel…

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The Tyrone Wrecked

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 September 1913 · page 4

WELLINGTON, Monday.—The steamer Tyrone went ashore in New Zealand, and is a hopeless wreck. The crew, after effecting a landing, had to climb a tocky cliff, the…

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Steamer on Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 October 1913 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The British steamer "Templemore caught fire at sea white en route from Baltimore to Liverpool. She "wirelessed" the steamer Arcadia, which…

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236 Missing. British Steamer Abandoned in Mid-ocean on Fire. London, Saturday Morning

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 13 October 1913 · page 2

Brief news has just come to band of what spay prove to be a terrible tragedy of the aces. The British steamer [?]…

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Steamer Volturno to Be Destroyed

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 15 October 1913 · page 4

The warship Donegal HAS BEEN DESpatched to destroy the steamer Volturno, which was recently abandoned in mid-ocean, as it was considered the…

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Steamer Crew Strike

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 22 November 1913 · page 4

The crew of the steamer Manuka, now at Sydney, handed in their notices this morning. The cargo is now being worked by the office staff. The…

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Whale Butts a Steamer

Guyra Argus · Thursday 27 November 1913 · page 3

A collision with a whale caused such serious damage to the Danish steamer Wladmir-Reitz that the vessel was forced to put into St. Johns, Newfoundland, for repairs. The…

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Telegrams. [Through Our Sydney Representatives.] Suspected Illness on a Steamer

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 December 1913 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday. — The ship Ainsdale, bound from Santos to Newcastle, put into Port Jackson yesterday, and hoisted the yellow flag owing to suspicions of a case of…

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Directors and Wrecks. Fixing Responsibility

Guyra Argus · Thursday 4 December 1913 · page 4

After the disaster on the New Haven Railroad at North Haven, U.S., in which twenty-one persons were killed, the Coroner's inquest placed the blame upon the…

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Ancient Wreck Disclosed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 19 December 1913 · page 5

San Francisco, Monday Evening.— A submarine disturbance has agitated the waters violently along the Californian coast, and much refuse and…

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Steamer on Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 31 December 1913 · page 4

An outbreak of fire was discovered aboard the cargo steamer Knowsley Hall, lying at Woollcomooloo, early this morning. Investigation disclosed…

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