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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1912

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Sinking of the Titanic. Immense Wreckage Floating. Despatches From the Sea. How the Inquiry Is Proceeding. Washington, Thursday Evening

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

Counsel for the White Star Company urges the Senate Committee to allow the officers of the Titanic to return to England immediately under a promise to…

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Robbery on Steamer. Lady's Serious Loss. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 30 April 1912 · page 2

A lady passenger by the steamer Maheno from New Zealand reported the loss or Jewellery valued at about £200 during the run across. The property was in her…

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Robbery on Steamer. Lady's Serious Loss. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 30 April 1912 · page 2

A lady passenger by the steamer Maheno from New Zealand reported the loss of jewellery valued at about £200 during the run across. The property was in her…

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ICEBERGS 300 Feet High. What a Steamer Encountered. London, Sunday Evening

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 30 April 1912 · page 2

The steamer Panaonla from New York reports having encountered many icebergs on the trip across, some 100 to 300 feet high…

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ICEBERGS 300 Feet High. What a Steamer Encountered. London, Sunday Evening

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 30 April 1912 · page 2

The steamer Panaonia from New York reports having encountered many icebergs on the trip across, some 100 to 300 feet high. BRITISH SURVIVORS ARRIVE…

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Bellinger Wrecked

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 April 1912 · page 2

The coastal steamer Bellinger, of Allen Taylor and Co.'s fleet, wan wrecked when leaving the Nambucca Heads (parallel with Armidale) for…

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A Missing Steamer. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 3 May 1912 · page 4

The steamer Shinyo Maru is several days overdue at Newcastle or Sydney from Valparaiso. It is considered in shipping circles that…

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A Missing Steamer. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 3 May 1912 · page 4

The steamer Shinyo Maru is several days overdue at Newcastle or Sydney from Valpara[?]so. It is considered In shipping circles that…

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American Steamer Sunk. a Sensational Report. Washington, Wednesday Evening

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 3 May 1912 · page 2

A sensational statement is now made concerning tho loss of the mail steamer Texas, flying the American flag, which was sunk in the Gulf of Symrna…

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American Steamer Sunk. a Sensational Report. Washington, Wednesday Evening

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 3 May 1912 · page 2

A sensational statement is now made concerning the loss of the mail steamer Texas, flying the American flag, which was sunk in the Gulf of Symrna…

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The Texas Wreck

Manilla Express · Saturday 4 May 1912 · page 4

Later reports state that the liner Texas se[?]k through striking a mine, not a rock…

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Steamer has a Bad Time. Embedded in Heavy Seas. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 7 May 1912 · page 4

The cargo stoamer Hohonfelds, from New York arrived at Melbourne yesterday. She encountered a terrifle hurricane in the vicinity of Kerguha Islands, lasting two days…

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Steamer has a Bad Time. Embedded in Heavy Seas. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 7 May 1912 · page 4

The cargo steamer Hohonfelds, from New York, arrived at Melbourne yesterday. She encountered a terrific hurricane in the vicinity of Kerguha Islands, lasting two days…

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Foundered With All Hands. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 8 May 1912 · page 2

There is now no doubt whatever in shipping circles that the dredge Manchester foundered with all hands…

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Foundered With All Hands. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 8 May 1912 · page 2

There is now no doubt whatever in shipping circles that the dredge Manchester foundered with all hands…

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All Night in the Rigging Steamer Crew in Perilous Plight. New York, Monday Evening

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 8 May 1912 · page 2

The steamer Vosburge stranded at the entrance to the Nehalem River, Oregon. Heavy seas broke over the vessel, driving the crew into the riggins, where they…

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All Night in the Rigging Steamer Crew in Perilous Plight. New York, Monday Evening

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 8 May 1912 · page 2

The steamer Vosburge stranded at the entrance to the Nehalem River, Oregon. Heavy seas broke over the vessel, driving the crew into the riggins, where they…

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The Lifeboat Peril. British Seamen in Revolt. London, Tuesday Evening

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 9 May 1912 · page 2

The situation in shipping circles is assuming a threatening aspect as the result of the demands made by the seamen and flromen on the P. and O. Company's steamers…

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The Lifeboat Peril. British Seamen in Revolt. London, Tuesday Evening

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 9 May 1912 · page 2

The situation in shipping circles is assuming a threatening aspect as the result of the demands made by the seamen and firemen on the P. and O. Company's steamers…

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22½ Knots an Hour. Discovery of Wreckage on Iceberg

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 9 May 1912 · page 2

Hitchens, the quarter-master on the Titanic, gave evidence that up to the moment the vessel struck she had a speed of 45 knots every two hours…

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