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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1912

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Strange Disappearance. Man Missing From Steamer. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 4

A man named W. Peak, formerly a school teacher, disappeared from his residence at Burwood last Thursday. He had been confined to bed through illness…

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Strange Disappearance. Man Missing From Steamer. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 4

A man named W. Peak, formerly a school teacher, disappeared from his resldenco at Burwood last Thursday. He had been confined to bed through illness…

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Timber Steamer's Experience. Encounters Terrific Gale. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 2

The steamer Horuelin arrived last night from Puget Sound in a fearfuny battered condition. She encountered a terrific gale. The vessel escaped only by a miracle, and…

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Timber Steamer's Experience. Encounters Terrific Gale. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 2

The steamer Horuelin arrived last night from Puget Sound in a fearfully battered condition. She encountered a terrific gale. The vessel escaped only by a miracle, and…

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Missing Steamer. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 4

The warship Pioneer has left Wellington in search of the missing steamer Himitangi…

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Missing Steamer. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 4

The warship Pioneer has left Wellington in search of the missing steamer Himitangi…

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Norwegian Barque Ashore. Crew Safe. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 16 March 1912 · page 2

The Norwegian barque, Farsand, went ashore at Cape Barrca Island, Tasmania. The crow reached shore in safety…

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British Steamer Founders. All on Board Lost. London, Monday Evening

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 20 March 1912 · page 2

The British steamer, North Briton, foundered in the Gulf of Genoa and all on board wore lost…

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British Steamer Founders. All on Board Lost. London, Monday Evening

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 20 March 1912 · page 2

The British steamer, North Briton, foundered in the Gulf of Genoa and all on board were lost…

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Loss of a Schooner. Marine Court's Finding. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 28 March 1912 · page 2

The Marine Court to-day held an inquiry into the loss of the schooner Paris, which was found bottom up on the coast lately. The court found that there was no…

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Fate of Steamer. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 28 March 1912 · page 2

The fate of the steamer Koombana is still unknown, though a rumor is in circulation that a steamer with a yellow and black funnel is ashore on the Ninety Mile…

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Fate of Steamer. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 28 March 1912 · page 2

The fate of the steamer Koombana is still unknown, though a rumor is in circulation that a steamer with n yellow and black funnel is ashore on the Ninety Milc…

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Missing Steamer, Is It Another Yongala Tragedy?

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 2

No news has yet been received regarding the whereabouts of the missing nor[?]-west liner Koombana. The Western Australian Government is combining with the…

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Missing Steamer. Is It Another Yongala Tragedy?

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 2

No news has yet been received regarding the whereabouts of the missing nor-west liner Koombana. The Western Australian Government is combining with the…

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Terrific Gas Explosion. Business Premises Wrecked. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 3 April 1912 · page 2

An explosion which was caused. It is believed, by escaping gas from defective fittings, occurred today at Leichhardt and wrecked the business premises of…

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The Wreckage Found. White Panelled Door. Perth

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 2

The Premier has received the following telegram from the Resident Magistrate as Broome:- A message has just been received from…

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The Koumbana Lost. Wreckage Washed Up. No Trace of Survivors

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 2

All doubts as to the fate of the Koombana were settled on Tuesday night by the receipt of the following message by the Deputy Postmaster-General of Western…

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The Wreckage Found. White Panelled Door. Perth

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 2

The Premier has received the following telegram from the Resident Magistrate at Broome:— A message has just been received from…

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The Koombana Lost. Wreckage Washed Up. No Trace of Survivors

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 2

All doubts as to the fate of the Koombana were settled on Tuesday night by the receipt of the following message by the Deputy Postmaster-General of Western…

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Loss of the Koombana. Further Wreckage Found

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 5 April 1912 · page 2

The discovery of further wreekage on Tuesday by the steamer Minderoo in the neighborhood of B[?]dout Island strongly but-tresses the theory based on the Gorg[?]'s…

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