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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1912

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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 wreckage on Tuesday by the steamer Minderoo in the neighborhood of B[?]dout Island strongly buttresses the theory based on the Gorgon's…

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The Koombana Wreck. Vessel Reported on Reef

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 9 April 1912 · page 3

The "West Australian" (Perth) received a telegram from Cossack on Saturday afternoon stating that the s.s. Una had arrived, and reported having found the Koombana…

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The Koombana Wreck. Vessel Reported on Reef

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 9 April 1912 · page 3

The "West Australian" (Perth) received a telegram from Cossack on Saturday afternoon stating that the [?].[?]. Una had arrived, and reported having found the Koombana…

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Fireman's Shocking Accident. Caught in Steamer's Machinery. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 13 April 1912 · page 2

Hobort Chapman, a fireman on the steamer Cavanda, was caught among the vessel's machinery to-day and shockingly injured. When withdrawn he was almost nude, his…

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Fireman's Shocking Accident. Caught in Steamer's Machinery. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 13 April 1912 · page 2

Robert Chapman, a fireman on the steamer Cavanda, was caught among the vessel's machinery to-day and shockingly injured. When withdrawn he was almost nude, his…

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LONDON, Tuesday. the Titanic Wreck. Details of the Smash. Essel Rushed on the Ice

Manilla Express · Saturday 20 April 1912 · page 4

The "New York Herald"' and other papers published a message from saint John's Newfoundland, containing news of the wreck, which, it…

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The Wrecked Titanic

Manilla Express · Saturday 20 April 1912 · page 4

The Titanic, which was wrecked after striking an iceberg, was the largest vessel afloat, and was on the first trip when she was lost. She…

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Chinese Stow Away in Lifeboat

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 23 April 1912 · page 4

Continuing her narrative, Lady Cosmo Gordon said:— "Our boat hung about until she was picked up by the Carpathia…

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Chinese Stow Away in Lifeboat

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 23 April 1912 · page 4

Continuing her narrative, Lady Cosmo Gordon said:- "Our boat hung about until she was picked up by the Carpathia…

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The Titanio Wreck

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 April 1912 · page 2

Graphic narratives of the scenes accompanying the wreck of the Titanic have been given by several of too survivors who reached New York…

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Murderous Attack. Struggling Man Pushed Off Lifeboat

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 24 April 1912 · page 2

Mr. Thomas M'Cormack, one of the survivors, has been admitted to a hospital, suffering from wounds in the head. He declares that he jumped into the ocean…

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Murderous Attack. Struggling Man Pushed Off Lifeboat

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 24 April 1912 · page 2

Mr. Thomas M'Cormack, one of the survivors, has been admitted to a hospital, suffering from wounds in the head. He declares that he jumped into the ocean…

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What Was the Steamer? Did She Know of the Disaster? Officer's Remarkable Statement. Washington, Monday Evg

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 24 April 1912 · page 2

Fourth omcer Boxall testined before the Committee of Inquiry that a steamer was sighted ahead and seemed to be meeting the Titanic. It appeared to be close enough…

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What Was the Steamer? Did She Know of the Disaster? Officer's Remarkable Statement. Washington, Monday Evg

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 24 April 1912 · page 2

Fourth officer Boxall testified before the Committee of Inquiry that a steamer was sighted ahead and seemed to be meeting the Titanic. It appeared to be close enough…

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North Coast Steamer. Wrecked at Nambucca Heads. All Hands Saved. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 27 April 1912 · page 2

The North Coast steamer Bellinger was wrecked at Nambucca Heads. The stemer was coming down Nambucca River with a cargo of timber, when she was carried on…

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North Coast Steamer. Wrecked at Nambucca Heads. All Hands Saved. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 27 April 1912 · page 2

The North Coast steamer Bellinger was wrecked at Nambucca Heads. The stemer was coming down Nambucca River with a cargo of timber, when she was carried on…

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Titanic Death Scenes. What Passing Steamer Saw. New York

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 27 April 1912 · page 2

The German mail steamer Bremen arrived here yesterday. She reports having passed the iceberg with which the Titanic collided…

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Titanic Death Scenes. What Passing Steamer Saw. New York

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 27 April 1912 · page 2

The German mail steamer Bromen arrived here yesterday. She reports having passed the iceberg with which the Titanic collided…

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Titanic's Victims Could Have Been Saved. Steamer Saw Her Lights. Ottawa, Thursday Evening

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 27 April 1912 · page 2

The statement of the doctor, passengers and crews that they could see the lights of the Titanic from the steamer Mount Temple, is supported by Professor Zurich,…

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Sinking of the Titanic. Immense Wreckage Floating. Despatches From the Sea. How the Inquiry Is Proceeding

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 27 April 1912 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Thursday Evening. Counsel for tho White Star Company urges the Senate Committee to allow the officers of the Titanic to return to…

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