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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1901

5 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers

Supposed Wrecks

Manilla Express · Saturday 30 March 1901 · page 7

Nothing further has been heard of the missing steamer Federal. The owners are of opinion that she could not have founded…

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Wrecked

Manilla Express · Saturday 6 April 1901 · page 2

It is now believed that the body washed ashore at Gabo is that of the second engineer of the steamer Federal. There now seems little doubt that the Federal…

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Steamer Disabled

Manilla Express · Saturday 27 April 1901 · page 7

The steamer Alala was towed into Portland, disabled, towing to the loss of a propeller…

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Wreckage Found

Manilla Express · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 2

A lot of wreckage has been foundon the beach of the southern coast, South Australia. The wreckage was marked "Glenrose, Glasgow."…

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Wreck of the Cobra. a Sad Disaster

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 September 1901 · page 3

The latest cables respecting the wreck of the torpedo-boat destroyer Cobra, show that when the disaster happened she was making a steam…

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