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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1914

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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 from Melbourne to Sydney on Saturday, met with a sensational accident on Monday at Maribyrnong. Vic…

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Fishing Fleet Wrecked. Ottawa

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 10 June 1914 · page 2

A disastrous storm on the coast of New Brunswick resulted in 40 fishing schooners being wrecked. Twenty fishermen perished…

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Fishing Fleet Wrecked. Ottawa

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 10 June 1914 · page 2

A disastrous storm on the coast of New Brunswick resulted in 40 fishing schooners being wrecked. Twenly fishermen porished…

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Whaler Goes Ashore. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 15 June 1914 · page 2

About 5 o'clock this morning a whaler went ashore near Queenseliff, Victoria, and the crew were taken off by the pilot steamer, Victoria…

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Whaler Goes Ashore. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 15 June 1914 · page 2

About 5 o'clock this morning a whaler went ashore near Queenscliff, Victoria, and the crew were taken off the pilot steamer, Victoria…

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German Steamer Ashore. New York

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 20 June 1914 · page 2

The German steamer Buelo lost her way in a thick fog [?] went ashore near Portland. The passengers and crew are reported safe…

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German Steamer Ashore. New York

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 20 June 1914 · page 2

The German steamer Buelo lost her way in a thick fog and went ashore near Portland. The passengers and crew are reported safe…

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Steamer Aground

Manilla Express · Saturday 20 June 1914 · page 6

The German steamer Buelow went ashore in a fog near Portland. The passengers and crew are reported safe…

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Steamer Sinks Off Scottish Coast. London

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 20 June 1914 · page 2

The steamer St. Nicholas became stranded on the Scottish coast and eventually snuk in deep water. The passengers and crew were saved…

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Timber Schooner Wrecked. Her Crew Lost. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 23 June 1914 · page 2

The Navigation Department has received a telegram from Kempsey stating that the schooner Aldeda had been driven ashore three miles north of Point Plomer…

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Timber Schooner Wrecked. Her Crew Lost. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 23 June 1914 · page 2

The Navigation Department has received a telegram from Kempsey stating that the schooner Aldeda had been driven ashore three miles north of Point Plomer…

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Disasters at Sea. Steamer Strikes a Breakwater. N.S.W. Coastal Wrecks. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 25 June 1914 · page 2

The steamer Kauri went ashore last night at the entrance to West Port New Zealand. The captain and crow, landed this morning. The former states a westerly set in and…

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Disasters at Sea. Steamer Strikes a Breakwater. N.S.W. Coastal Wrecks. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 25 June 1914 · page 2

The steamer Kauri went ashore last night at the entrance to West Port New Zealand. The captain and crew landed this morning. The former states a westerly set in and…

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Dwelling Wrecked. Terrible Gas Explosion. Wall Blown Five Feet Out. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 25 June 1914 · page 2

A serious gas explosion occurred in a house at Summer Hill this morning. It appears Edward Berry, an Inspector of the Water Board, went into his son's room…

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Dwelling Wrecked. Terrible Gas Explosion. WALL Blown Five Feet Out. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 25 June 1914 · page 2

A serious gas explosion occurred in a house at Summer Hill this morning. It appears Edward Berry, an inspector of the Water Board, went into his son's room…

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Our Wires Sydney, Friday, Another Wreck

Manilla Express · Saturday 27 June 1914 · page 6

Another wreck on the North Coast was discovered south of Crescent Head. It is supposed to be the ketch Alfred…

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Piece of Hamel's Aeroplane. Washed Ashore. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 29 June 1914 · page 2

A piece of wood believed to be part of the areoplane in which Hamel met his death, has been washed ashore on the coast of France…

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Piece of Hamel's Aeroplane. Washed Ashore. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 29 June 1914 · page 2

A piece of wood believed to be part of the aeroplane in which Hamel met his death, has been washed ashore on the coast of France…

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Steamer Ashore

Manilla Express · Wednesday 1 July 1914 · page 3

The steamer California is ashore at Tory Island in a precarious position. All the passengers were successfully transferred to a liner…

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Big Steamer Ashore. Prompt Response to Wireless Calls. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 1 July 1914 · page 2

The steamer California bound from New York to Glasgow went ashore at Tory Island during a fog. The passengers numbering 1016 were…

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