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New England · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1914

69 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 4

Wrecked on an Island Beef. Sailor's Extraordinary Career

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 6

The barque Triton, which left the Bluff on November 21 for Maiden Island, was wrecked near Rarotonga, (N.Z.), in the Cook Group on…

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Direct Steamer Service

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 6

Mr. Watt, Premier of Victoria, will bring forward a proposal t the Premier's Conference, for a direet steamer service to English ports. 11 says at…

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Steamer's Fate. the Oklahoma Lost. New York

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 10

The oil steamer Oklahoma broke in two without warning. The forepart floated long encugh to allow a boat with eight men to leave the wreck…

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Mail [?]Mer Ashore

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 14

London,[?]:— The Royal mail steamer [?] is ashore off Briar Island. T[?]tion is dangerous. Many passengers [?] aboard…

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Steamer Stranded in Storm

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 January 1914 · page 10

The Royal mail steamer Cobsquid, en route fro the West Indies to Halifax, is ashore on Briar Island. A wireless message stated that the…

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Cholera on a Steamer

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 4

WWLLINGTON, Monday.—An outbreak of cholera has occurred on board the s[?]eamer Achlibster, which has arrived at the New Zealand capital from Calcutta. One sailor…

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Overdue Steamer

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 February 1914 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday —Some anxiety is felt in Newcastle concerning the German steamer Hornfels, which is slightly overdue, from Auckland. Several attempts have been…

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Steamer Rams Ice

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 10

The terrible experiences of 78 paaseagers and crew of the British survey steamer Arcadia among the letfields of Hudson's Bay have been…

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Italian Barque Wrecked

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 21 February 1914 · page 10

When the Italian barque Castagna struck the outer bar at Capo Cod, Wellfleet (America), the crew, numbering 11, lashed themselves in the…

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Wreck of French Barque

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1914 · page 2

Sydney, Wednesday.— Information reached Sydney to-day that the overdue French [?] Mar[?] De Go[?] that has been wrecked in Cook…

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Daucourt's Disaster. Aviator Wrecked on Taurus Tragedy of Fire and Air

Guyra Argus · Thursday 19 March 1914 · page 3

The aviator Daucourt, who was wrecked in Asia Minor, on his way to Cairo, gave a graphic description of the experiences to "L'Opinion." On December 18 he sat down and…

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[?] on a Steamer

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 4

[?] Thursday. There are [?] further de[?] with the [?] [?]. The [?] [?] from [?] and…

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Steamer Founders

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 March 1914 · page 4

The steamer Heinrich, coal laden, bound from Cardiff for Marseilles, foundered. The crew, numbering 20, perished…

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French Steamer Wrecked

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 28 March 1914 · page 4

The French steamer St. 'Paul, bound from Noumea to Brisbane, was wrecked off Cape Moreton. Eighteen lives were lost, but it is beliered 11…

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Steamer Blows Up

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 28 March 1914 · page 4

It is reported from Honolulu that a steamer which was carrying explosives to one of the Hawaiian Islands bad been blown up. Between 40 and…

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Steamer Strikes Rock. Founders in Few Minutes. Eighteen Lives Lost. Sydney

The Tenterfield Courier and District Advocate · Monday 30 March 1914 · page 3

The French steamer, St. Paul, bound from Noumea to Brisbane, was wrecked off Cape Moreton. Eighteen lives were lost, but it is…

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Steamer w[?] RE [?]SRIVEFriday

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 March 1914 · page 3

THE French ste[?] St. Paul, h[?] B[?] N[?] to H[?] b[?] been w[?]ked off G[?] Me[?]. Eighteen [?] and [?] as is known…

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Steamer Wrecked

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 4

Further particulars of the mishap to the steamer Wallarah, show that an easterly gale caught the vessel and forced her on to the reef at Green…

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Wallarah Wrecked

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 22 April 1914 · page 6

The steamer Wallarah, which ran on a reef near Catherine Hill Bay, near Newcastle, last Thursday night, is now a total wreck, with her holds full of…

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Pilgrims 'Storm Ship. Light Fires on Steamer's Deck

Guyra Argus · Thursday 30 April 1914 · page 4

Remarkable scenes on a British vessel were described at Bristol when, at the Instance of the Board of Trade, Captain George Arthur, master of the steamship Nith, was charged…

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