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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911

338 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 7 of 17

Panic on a Steamer. Chinese Jumps Into Hold. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 11 May 1911 · page 2

When the holds of me steamer Taiyuan were opened at Geelong after being fumigated, a dense volume of sulphur smoke caused a panic among 40 Chinese…

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Latest News by Telegram. Press Telegraphic Association. Repairing a Steamer. What the Eastern Cost. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 12 May 1911 · page 2

The cost of repairing the steamer Eastern, which went ashore on the Queensland coast about three months ago, exceeded £30,000…

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Latest News by Telegram.RAM. Tress Telegra[?] Aassociation. Repairing a Steamer. What the Eastern Cost. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 12 May 1911 · page 2

The cost of repairing the steamer Eastern, which went ashore on the Queensland coast about three months ago, exceeded £30,000…

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Our Special Cablegrams. B[?] the Independent Cable Service Big Steamer. London, Sunday Evening

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 16 May 1911 · page 2

The Hamburg-American Steamship Coy. is building a liner of 50,000 tons displacment. which will be fitted with Parsons' turbine engines…

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Our Special Cablegrams. by the Independent Cable Service Big Steamer. London, Sunday Evening

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 16 May 1911 · page 2

The Hamburg-American Steamship [?] turbine engines. is building a liner of 50,000 tons [?] ment. which will be fitted with [?]…

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A Trip to the Solomons; Or, Two Months on an Island Steamer. Pepesala (Russell Islands). Paper Iv

Manilla Express · Wednesday 17 May 1911 · page 7

Dr. Quaiffe, son of the respected medico of that name, who resides at Woollahra, Sydney, came on board at Rendova, and took Mr. Meeks' vacant…

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A Trip to the Sololmons; Or, Two Months on an Island Steamer. Pepesala (Russell Islands). Paper Iv

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1911 · page 7

Dr. Quailfe, son of the respected medi[?] of that name, who resides at Woollahra, Sydney, came on board Rondova, and took Mr. Meelks vacant…

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A Trip to the Solomons; Or, Two Months on an Island Steamer. Paper V. Baniki, or "The Hill Top."

Manilla Express · Wednesday 24 May 1911 · page 7

The phrase, "The voyage of life," is such a common one that it has lost its significance, at any rate, to the untravelled man. But its appropriateness…

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Fire on Harbor Steamer. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 26 May 1911 · page 2

A fire broke out on board the harbor tourist steamer Kookaburra at Middle Harbor this afternoon. There was a large number of passengers on board, but the utmost…

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Fire on Harbor Steamer. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 26 May 1911 · page 2

A fire broke out on board the harbor tourist steamer Kookaburra at Middle Harbor this afternoon. There was a large number of passengers on board, but the utmost…

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A Trip to the Solomons; Or. Two Months on an Island Steamer. Paper V. Baniki, or "The Hill Top."

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1911 · page 7

The phrase, "The voyage of life," is such a common one that it has lost its significance, at any rate, to the untravelled man. But its appropriateness…

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Shops Wrecked. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 4

During blasting operations at a building in the course of erection in Pitt-street a concussion resulted in several shop fronts being wrecked…

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Latest News by Telegram. Press Telegraphic Association. How She Was Wrecked. The Mandalay's Story, Englishman's Gallant Act. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 4

The captain of the ill-fated barque, Mandalay, states the vessel met with fearful weather and drifted nearer and nearer to the shore. The crew made desperate…

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Latest News by Telegram. Telegraphic Association, the Yongala Disaster. More Wreckage Found. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 10

Further wreckage from the Yongala, that was lost off the Queensland coast, has been picked up. The wreckage included a bag of mails…

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Great Loss of Life Feared. Wreck in Gulf of Panama. PANAMA, Thursday Evening

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 4

The steamer Tabogo, with 100 passengers and a cargo of cattle, struck a rock off Puntamala, at the entrance to the Gulf of Panama. Only 40 are known to have…

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Latest News by Telegram. Press Telegraphic Association. How She Was Wrecked. The Mandalay's Story. Englishman's Gallant Act. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 4

The captain of the ill-fated barque, Mandalay, states the vessel met with fearful weather and drifted nearer and nearer to the shore. The crow made desperate…

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Shops Wrecked. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 4

During blasting operations at a building in the course of erection in Pitt-street a concussion resulted in several shop fronts being wrecked…

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Latest News by Telegram. [?] Telegraphic Association. the Yongala Disaster. More Wreckage Found. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 10

Further wreckage from the Yongala, that was lost off the Queensland coast, has been picked up. The wreckage included a bag of mails…

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Great Loss of Life Feared. Wreck in Gulf of Panama. PANAMA, Thursday Evening

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 4

The steamer Tabogo, with 100 passengers and a cargo of cattle, struck a rock off Puntamala, at the entrance to the Gulf of Panama. Only 40 are known to have…

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Health-Wrecking Constipation. a Great Ou[?]e by Bile Beans

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 May 1911 · page 4

Mr. [?]. Mutki[?], of Burton St., North Sydney, says:—"I was tortured by indigestion with all its accompanying evils for a long time,…

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