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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1906

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The Aquidaban Wreck. Three Admirals Lost. The "Daily Mail" of 13th February [?]

The Moree News · Friday 4 May 1906 · page 3

The explos[?] sank the [?] an [?]ad Aqui[?] on the night of [?] 1st January in [?] off Ja[?]ng was a terribly dramatic disaster, briefly…

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Steamer Frozen Up, LONDON

Manilla Express · Wednesday 9 May 1906 · page 2

The German steamer Soerabaya, which was engaged gun-running at Vladirostock, during the war, has been found encased in ice. The crew…

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Shot on the Bridge. Steamer Fired At. Mysterious Outrage

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 May 1906 · page 4

Particulars of a remarkable outrage in the North Sea were given at Leith on 1st February by C. Llige, the first mate of the German steamer Gemma, 540 tons…

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German Steamer Seized LONDON

Manilla Express · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 4

A strong Egyptian patrol has proceeded down the eastern aide of the Suez Canal. The Turks seized the German…

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Fifty Years Under the Sea. Souvenir of the Sirius. First Atlantic Steamer

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 May 1906 · page 4

The King has been graciously pleased to accept a souvenir of the s.s. Sirius. the first steamship to cross the Atlantic. The souvenir is a circle of metal about…

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Wrecked at Manly SYDNEY

Manilla Express · Saturday 26 May 1906 · page 5

A barque has been wrecked on Manly beach. The vessel is now almost high and dry. Her position is precarious. An attempt will be made to tow her of…

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Unlucky Steamer

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 9 June 1906 · page 2

Two fires occurred on the steamer Gothic, bound from Wellington to London. The seacocks were opened, and the vessel was eventually beached, and now has a heavy…

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New Zealand's Premier. Drops Dead on a Steamer

Manilla Express · Wednesday 13 June 1906 · page 2

Mr. RICHARD JOHN SEDDON Premier of New Zealand, died on board the steamer Oswestry Grange, at sea, on Sunday evening. The " Grand Old…

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All-irish Steamer. a New Idea

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 7

The Heroic, the new twenty-knot passenger steamer of the Belfast Steamship Company, made her maiden journey across the Irish Channel on 27th April…

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A Steamer Mystery. Where Is the Man?

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 7

A mysterious and sensational incident occurred at Barry Docks, Cardiff, early on Saturday morning. Dock workers had just returned to…

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A Motor Lifeboat

Manilla Express · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 7

A feature of the French life saving exhibition at the Grand Palace in the champe Elysess is a motor lifeboat, the first ever built in France, It is provided with a…

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A Terrible Shipwreck. Frantic Emigrants Fight with Knives. Appalling Loss of Life. LONDON

Manilla Express · Wednesday 8 August 1906 · page 2

The steamer Serio, from Genoa to Buenos Ay res with 800 emigrants, sank off the Spanish coast. She struck a…

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Refrigerated Cargo. The Steamer Responsible for Damage LONDON

Manilla Express · Wednesday 15 August 1906 · page 2

The Court of King's Bench has held that the steamship company was responsible for damage to a cargo of frozen…

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Wrecked by Thunderstorm. Pacific Express Derailed. Holiday-makers Drowned

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 12 October 1906 · page 3

The tale is even yet incomplete of tho havoc and disaster wrought on land and sea by the terrific thunderstorms which swept over the…

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Storm in England Torrential Rain. Crops Damaged. Volunteer Camp Wrecked

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 12 October 1906 · page 6

London beheld last night (2nd August) one of the grandest exhibitions of atmospheric electrical disturbances witnessed for many a day. Shortly after eight o'clock the…

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Shipwrecked Crew. Extraordinary Adventures

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 30 October 1906 · page 3

The Board of Trade have issued the finding of the Court of Inquiry which investigated the circumstances attending the stranding and the total…

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War Pinnace Cut in Two. Sailor Killed by Steamer

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 6 November 1906 · page 7

A fatal accident occurred during the visit of the Medway Reserve Fleet to Margate on 12th September. The pleasure steamer Conquerer,…

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Latest Cables. London. Friday. Steamer Fired On

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 10 November 1906 · page 2

A German steamer laden with explosive ordered by the Russian Government was fired on and seized by a Russian cruiser, but was released after s reference to St…

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Steamer Wrecked. SYDNEY

Manilla Express · Wednesday 21 November 1906 · page 2

The steamer Australian, which left Sydney on the 7th instant for Japan, struck a reef 120 miles east of Port Darwin on Saturday night. She was…

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Steamer Sunk. LONDON

Manilla Express · Wednesday 21 November 1906 · page 2

The passenger steamer Dix sunk in Puget Sound, after a collision; 41 were drowned, and 88 saved…

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