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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1905

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

Wrecked Submarine Raised

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 7 January 1905 · page 7

The ill-fated submarine boat, Al on being raised was towed into Portsmouth dockyard, It will be remembered that she foundered…

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Latest Cables. Russo-Japanese War. British Steamer Captured. London

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 3

The British steamer Wyefield has been captured by the Japanese a cargo of contraband for Vladivostock, and has been condemned us a prize. The vessel was insured…

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A Bicycle Saves a Shipwrecked Crew

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 6

That a bicycle should be of any use to the crew of a drifting and dismasted vessel might seem improbable enough, yet it was to a…

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Wreck of the Orizaba. Sydney, Saturday, 10.30 a.m

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 3

The latest information from Perth states that the Orient s. s. Orizaba may go to pieces at any moment. Between five and six hundred tons of dry cargo have been…

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The Wrecked Orizaba

Manilla Express · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 5

There are no further particulars concerning the wreck of the Orizaba. The mails will probably leave Freemantle to-morrow, and reach Sydney…

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The Wrecked Orizaba

Manilla Express · Wednesday 22 February 1905 · page 2

Over a thousand tons of cargo have been lightered from the steamer Orizaba. A swell is causing the vessel to bump heavily. The…

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Barque Ashore

Manilla Express · Wednesday 1 March 1905 · page 2

The well known English barque Clan, MacLeod, timber laden, is ashore at Point Nepean, Melbourne…

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Pearling Lugger Wrecked

Manilla Express · Wednesday 1 March 1905 · page 2

A pearling lugger was wrecked during a cyclone Off Ellen Island, five colored men being drowned…

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The Wreck of the Orizaba

Manilla Express · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 2

The wreck of the Orizaba was sold for £3750…

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Nothing but a Wreck. a Prompt Salvage. The case of Mr. E. COLE

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 11 March 1905 · page 5

A narrative well worth reading is one which was told by Mrs. Elizabeth Cole, of No. 78 [?] summer Hill in the company of…

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Steamer Missing

Manilla Express · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 2

The missing steamer Tilbarra has 81 souls on board, including 35 passengers. The vessel shipped a large and valuable cargo at Sydney…

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Steamer Broken Down

Manilla Express · Wednesday 3 May 1905 · page 2

The steamer Newcastle, which left last night for Newcastle with if large number of passengers, broke down shortly after passing through the…

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The Wrecking of the Nancy Ann

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 5

For the hundredth time In one-tenth as many days, Airs Russell was discanting upon the glories of a title and relating the advantages of a permanent residence…

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Wreck

Manilla Express · Saturday 17 June 1905 · page 2

The barque Emerald, from: Newcastle, was wrecked on the New Zealand coast. The crew were safely landed…

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Supposed Wreck

Manilla Express · Saturday 24 June 1905 · page 2

The Hamburg American liner Castilla is supposed to be lost in the Atlantic…

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Steamer Breaks in Two. Scene on the Mersey

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 16 September 1905 · page 6

While the Liverpool steamer Benshaw was proceeding up the Mersey on Saturday morning, June 10th, bound for Garsston with a cargo of about 3000 tons of…

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Wreck at Sea

Manilla Express · Saturday 25 November 1905 · page 8

The steamer Hilda, belonging to Southampton, has been wrecked off Cezimbra, on the Portuguese coast. She had on board, in addition to the…

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Nothing but a Wreck a Prompt Salvage. The Case of Mrs. E. COLE

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 9 December 1905 · page 5

A narrative well worth reading is one which was told by Mrs. Elizabeth Cole, of No. 78 carlton Cres[?]. Summer Hill. in the company of a…

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