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Northern Rivers · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1912

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The Wreck of the Titanic

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 27 April 1912 · page 8

THERE is a general feeling of resentment in New York that Ismay, the chairman of the White Star Company should have been one of…

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Indigestion and Kidney-Trouble. Became a Wreck, Andoptkn Wished for Death— Complete Health Restored. by Bile Beans

Northern Star · Saturday 27 April 1912 · page 6

Mrs. M. Scanlon, of 1 Avon Place, off Hainos-street, North Melbourne, says— "Four years ago I was a great victim ot Indigestion, which laid me up for days and…

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Discussion in the Lords. Any State Can Inquire Into Foreign Wrecks. London

Northern Star · Saturday 27 April 1912 · page 9

Lord Stanhope, In the House of Lordn, drew attention to the Titanic living the British flag, and said the Senate Enquiry struck at the root of the position, in…

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The Steamer Bellinger. Sydney, Saturday

Northern Star · Monday 29 April 1912 · page 5

The steamer' Bellinger is a total wreck on the south spit of the Nambucca Heads No lives are reported yo have been lost…

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Seamen's Demands. Right to Inspect Lifeboat Accommodation. Increased Wages Asked For. London"

Northern Star · Monday 29 April 1912 · page 5

The Liverpool Seamen and Firemen's Union demand that the Union representatives. shall have the right to inspect lifebout accommodation…

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Remarkable Shipping Disaster. Steamer Alameda Ploughs Through a Dock. Seattle

Northern Star · Monday 29 April 1912 · page 5

A remarkable shipping disaster was that of the steamship Alameda, which ploughed, through Coleman Dock, the finest structure on the Pacific. coast, and carrying off…

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Steamer Varzin. Puts in at Alexandria in Leaking Condition. Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 29 April 1912 · page 5

It is reported, In Sydney that the German Australian steamer Verzin has put into Alexnandria in a leaking condition' She Is stated to have 22 feet of water…

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Launching of the Australia Davis Bros. and Burgess New Steamer

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 30 April 1912 · page 2

Oakland was tho scene of a happy and interested gathering on Saturday afternoon, when, some 300 or 400 people accepted the public invitation of Messrs…

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Captain of Mount Temple's Evidence. Vessel's Progress Stopped by Ice. Mysterious Lights Belonged to Tramp Steamer. Washington

Northern Star · Tuesday 30 April 1912 · page 4

Moore, Captain of the Mount temple, in the course of his examination, said that he received the Titanic's signal when they were 49 miles off…

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The Bellinger Wreck. Captain and Crew Take to Rgging. Exciting Scenes in Rescue Work, SYDNEY,Monday

Northern Star · Tuesday 30 April 1912 · page 5

Further particulars, of the wreck of the Bellinger show that the captain sought to secure the vessel to the- retaining wall, but the wire hawser carried away, and the…

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Wreck of the Bellinger

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 1 May 1912 · page 3

A wire received at the "Courier" office on Saturday stated that the steamer Bellinger was a total wreck on the south spit of the Nambucca Heads…

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Wreck of the Bellinger. Hopes of Getting the Vessel Afloat. Sydney, Tuesday

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 May 1912 · page 5

The wreck of the Bellinger, as it lies at Nambucca Heads, will be offered at auction to-morrow. The tug Thistle, which went ashore while towing the Bellinger,…

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Dangers of Icebergs. on the Atlantic Steamer Track

Northern Star · Thursday 2 May 1912 · page 7

A spectacle most alluring, in its beauty on a sunny day, but. an object of deadly menace in fog or storm, is the iceberg that is met so frequently by ships in crossing the…

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Steamer Overdue. May Have Picked Up the Dredge. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 2 May 1912 · page 5

The Shinyo Maru is several days overdue at Newcastle for Sydney from Valparaiso, It is considered in shipping circles that she may have fallen in with the missing,dredge…

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Mail Boat Wrecked Serious Loss of Life. — Fate of Crew Unknown. Smyrna. Tuesday

Northern Star · Thursday 2 May 1912 · page 5

The steamer Texas, a mail boat, owned by a local company whose steamers were transferred to the American flap at the time of the anti-Greek boycott, has been…

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Price of Silver. London, Saturday. an Australian Steamer. London

Northern Star · Monday 6 May 1912 · page 5

Lady Reid performed the christening coromony in connection with the Melbourne Company's. Imboola, which was launched. at Newcastle-on-Tyne…

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Titanic Disaster. Steamer Did Not Reduce Speed. Small Number of Male Passengers Saved. London

Northern Star · Monday 6 May 1912 · page 5

At the adjourned inquest into the wreck of the [?]nic the Seafarers' Union and the imperial Merchant Service Guild were represented…

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Fisiling Schooner Wrecked. Rescue of the Destitute Crew. SEATTLE,Saturday

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 May 1912 · page 5

A cod fishing schooner, the Joseph Russ, was wrecked on an island near Kodiak, Alaska. Thirty-five men escaped in boats to an uninhabited island. The non-arrival…

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Sinking- the Texas. Turks Refuse to Have Her Wreck Examined. Smyrna

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 May 1912 · page 8

The survivors of the Texas corroborate the statement that the steamer was sunk by the forts shells. The Turks have refused to allow the American Consul to…

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FOUNDERED. SYDNEY,Tuesday

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 May 1912 · page 5

There is now no doubt whatever in shipping circles but that the dredge Manchester has founderedwith all hands,…

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