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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1914

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Timber Steamer Aground. In Sydney Harbor. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 9 May 1914 · page 2

The steamer Strathendrick which arrived at Sydney to-day with 3,000,000 feet of limber aboard, was attempting to berth at Johnson's Bay, when the [?]vigating officer…

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Timber Steamer Aground. In Sydney Harbor. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 9 May 1914 · page 2

The steamer Stra[?]hendrick which arrived at Sydney to-day with 3,000,000 feet of timber aboard, was attempting to berth at Johnson's Bay, when the navigating officer…

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River Steamer Burnt. Vessel Scuttled. MAITLAND

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 11 May 1914 · page 4

The river steamer Marie was burnt at the Paterson wharf on Wednesday morning. As there was no hope of saving the vessel, she was taken up the river, and…

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Terrible Explosion on a Steamer. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 14 May 1914 · page 2

It is reported from Norfolk that a terrible accident has occurred on board the steamer Jefferson. Full details are not available, but it is known that the…

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Terrible Explosion on a Steamer. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 14 May 1914 · page 2

It Is reported from Norfolk that a terrible accident has occurred on board the steamer Jefferson. Full details are not available, but it is known that the…

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Panic on a Steamer

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 4

An explosion on the liner jefferson maddened the negro passengers who tried to throw themselves overboard…

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Attempt to Wreck Express. Engine Strikes Obstruction. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 16 May 1914 · page 2

An attempt and made to wreck the Melbourne to Sale express near the latter place on Wednesday night. A piece of hardwood-ix feet long and six inches wide was laid…

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Attempt to Wreck Express. Engine Strikes Obstruction. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 16 May 1914 · page 2

An attempt was made to wreck the Melbourne to Sale express near the latter place on Wednesday night. A piece of hardwood six feet long and six inches wide was laid…

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Steamer Sensation. Prisoner Jumps Overboard. Eaten By Sharks. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 18 May 1914 · page 2

While the steamer Indarra, which had on board two prisoners Norman Mahony and Gerald Downey, escapees who were recently arrested in West Australia, was between…

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Steamer Sensation. Prisoner Jumps Overboard. Eaten By Sharks. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 18 May 1914 · page 2

White the steamer lndarra, which had on board two prisoners Norman Mahony and Gerald Downey, escapees who wore recently arrested in West Australia, was between…

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Man Runs Amok Sensation an Steamer. Suicide During Rain Storm. Fight With Stewards. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 19 May 1914 · page 2

A sensational affair occurred on board the steamer Themistocles, which arrived in Sydney to-day from London via ports. It appears that a man named H. Franey,…

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Man Runs Amok Sensation on Steamer. Suicide During Rain Storm. Fight With Stewards. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 19 May 1914 · page 2

A sensational affair occurred on board the steamer Themistoeles, which arrived in Sydney to-day from London via ports. It. appears that a man named H. Franey,…

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Bedouins Attack Shipwrecked Party. London

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 19 May 1914 · page 2

It is reported that the passengers and crew of the stranded steamer Solferino which went on the Tripolitan coast, landed only to be fiercely attacked by Bedouins…

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Bedouins Attack Shipwrecked Party. London

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 19 May 1914 · page 2

It is reported that the passengers and crew of the strnnded steamer Solferino which went on the Tripolitan coast, landed only to be flereely attacked by Bedouins…

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Collision in Sydney Harbor. Panic on Ferry Steamer. Big Disaster Narrowly Averted. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 20 May 1914 · page 2

A collision occurred in the Harbor this morning between the ferry steamer Kiandra and the big cargo steamer Courtfield. The Kiandra was pierced on the starboard…

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Collision in Sydney Harbor. Panic on Ferry Steamer. Big Disaster Narrowly Averted. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 20 May 1914 · page 2

A collision occurred in the Harbor this morning between the ferry steamer Kiandra and the big cargo steamer Courtfield. The Kiandra was pier[?]ed on the starboard…

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Mexican Wreck. LONDON

The North Western Courier · Friday 22 May 1914 · page 2

The steamer Atlantis, carrying a hundred workers in the oil industry back to Tampico, is ashore no pounding to pieces. War vessels rescued…

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Cablegrams. Lightship Wrecked

The North Western Courier · Monday 25 May 1914 · page 2

The lightship No. 1G has been wrecked at Nova Scotia. Six bodl[?] have been recovered, but there are [?] still missing…

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Cablegrams. Close Call for Schooner. London

The North Western Courier · Monday 1 June 1914 · page 3

The American schooner Koona, bound from Gray's Harbor to Adelaide with 700,000 feet of timber, put into Sydney yesterday in a leaky condition…

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Aviation in Australia. a Monoplane Wrecked. Sydney to Melbourne Flight. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 3 June 1914 · page 2

"Wizard" Stone, who was to have made his first flight from Melbourne to Sydney on Saturday, met with a sensational accident on Monday at Maribyrnong. Vic…

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