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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1913

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The Wrecked Indrababrrah Communication with the Shore. Boats Capsize. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 2

Communications between the Indraharrah and the shore was established by means of allowing a tin containing a ball of twine to float to the beach…

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The Wrecked Indrabarrah Communication with the Shore, Boats Capsize. SYDNEY,Tuesday

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 2

Communications between the Indrabarrah and the shore was established by means of allowing a tin containing a ball of twins to float to the beach…

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"Black Hand" Tactics. Attempt to Wreck Express. New York

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 15 May 1913 · page 2

Scrap iron and rocks were piled on the track in an attempt to wreck the Erie express yesterday, but a local train saw the obstruction in time to save the express…

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"Black Hand" Tactics. Attempt to Wreck Express. New York

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 15 May 1913 · page 2

Scrap iron and rocks were piled on the track in an attempt to wreck the Erie express yesterday, but a local train saw the obstruction in time to save the express…

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Schooner Ashore at Botany. Heavy Sea Running SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 16 May 1913 · page 2

The schooner, George Billings, is still ashore at Botany, apparently stuck hard and fast. A heavy sea is running, but the waves are not breaking over the…

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Schooner Ashore at Botany. Heavy Sea Running SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 16 May 1913 · page 2

The schooner, George Billings, is still ashore at Botany, apparently stuck hard and fast. A heavy sea is running, but the waves are not breaking over the…

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Aground in the Harbor. French Mail Steamer

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 16 May 1913 · page 2

The French mail steamer Ville de La C[?]tat went aground on the Sow and Pigs Sho[?]l in Sydney harbor this morning, and remained last for an hour and a half, when…

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Aground in the Harbor. French Mail Steamer

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 16 May 1913 · page 2

The French mail steamer Ville do La Ciotat went aground on the Sow and Pigs shoal in Sydney harbor this morning, and remained fast for an hour and a half, when…

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An Old Wreck. London

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 16 May 1913 · page 3

It Is reported that the vessel ashore on the French West African coat is really an old wreck…

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An Old Wreck. London

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 16 May 1913 · page 3

It is reported that the vessel ashore on the French West African coast is really an old wreck…

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Vessels Blown Ashore. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 4

The schooner Aleda broke away from her anchors in Trial Bay and was blown ashore on to the beach. The captain and crow iumped overboard and with difficulty swam…

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Vessels Blown Ashore. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 4

The schonner Aleda broke away from her anchors in Trial Hay and was blown ashore mi to the beach. Tins captain ami crow jumped overboard and with difficulty swam…

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Queensland Mails. To Be Sent by Steamer. Impossible to Cross Flood Areas. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 2

The Deputy Postmaster-General bus received advice that the Queensland mails which; had been held up at Newcastle through the flooding.of the railway at…

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Queensland Mails. To Be Sent by Steamer. Impossible to Cross Flood Areas. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 2

The Deputy Postmaster-General has received advice that the Queensland mails which had been held up at Newcastle through the flooding of the railway at…

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Was It a Sea Serpent? Seen From Board Steamer. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 21 May 1913 · page 2

While the steamer Dimboola was between Adelaide and Fremantle, an animal, or fish, fully 50 feet long, was seen pursuing, a whole, and a school of…

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Was It a Sea Serpent? Seen From Board Steamer. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 21 May 1913 · page 2

While the steamer Dimboola was between Adelaide and Fremantle, an animal, or fish, fully 50 feet long, was seen pursuing a whale, and a school of…

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Naval Captain Acquitted. Sinking Steamer in the Channel. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 2

The commandant of H.M.s. Centurian, Captain Guy Ganat, who was court-martialled on account of the sinking by the battleship of the Italian stamer Derma in the…

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Naval Captain Acquitted. Sinking Steamer in the Channel. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 2

The commandant of H.M.S. Centurian Captain Guy Gaunt, who was court-martialled on account of the sinking by the battleship of the Italian steamer Derma in the…

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Mail Steamer Blown Up. Great Loss of Life Feared. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 2

The mail steamer Senegal struck a floating mine off Smyrna and was blown up. The details are very meagre…

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Mail Steamer Blown Up. Great Loss of Life Feared. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 2

The mail steamer Senegal struck a floating mine off Smyrna and was blown up. The details are very meagre…

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