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Northern Rivers · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1914

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Fatal Shipwreck. London

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 5

The German ship Nhera bound to Falmouth sank off Nares Point and nineteen were drowned…

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Steamer B[?]rnt. All the Crew Resc[?] Wellington

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 February 1914 · page 5

The steamer Mon, a vessel of 185 tons, took fire five miles from Wan[?]nul Heads (New Zealand) this morning, and was burnt to the water's edge. Several vessels…

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Steamer on Fire. All Hands Safe. Wellington (N.z.)

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 4 February 1914 · page 5

The steamer Moa, 185 tons gross, took fire 5 miles from Wanganui head this morning, and was burned to the waterside…

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The Deported Men. Traveling with Every Comfort. Steamer to Avoid the Usual Track. Capetown

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 February 1914 · page 4

The police opened the deported men's final letters to their families before they were delivered and apparently they do not throu any new light on the Government's…

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Wreck of a Trawler. London

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 4 February 1914 · page 5

Wreckage found on the Isle of Skye shows that the trawler Fleetwood has foundered with a crew of ten…

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Launch of the Aberdeemaustralian Triple-screw Steamer Euripides

Northern Star · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 7

The Euripides, a large, triple-screw steamer under construction by Harland and Wolff, Ltd., for Messrs. Geo. Thompson and Co., Limited's passenger and cargo service…

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Crushed to Death. Accident on a Steamer. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 3

Jas. Carns, a fireman on board the steamer Cedeuna, was working in the engine room of the steamer this morning, assisting to move a heavy iron…

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Latest Wires Sydney, Wednesday. Accident on a Steamer. Fireman Killed

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 5

James Carns, a fireman on board the steamer Cedenna, who was working in the engine room this morning assisting to move a heavy iron girder…

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Another Wreck Schooner Strikes a Reef. Fremantle

Tweed Daily · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 3

Another wreck is reported of the schooner, Grace Darling, which was lost near Fremantle on Tuesday. Her crew of five were brought into port…

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Struck a Reef. Steamer Cam[?] Sinks. Recent Purchase of the New South Wales Government. Perth

Northern Star · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 5

The steamer Cambewarra, [?] tons, [?] from Rottendam, struck a reef 114 miles from Fremantle on Tuesday night, and in the morning she went down. The…

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Wreck of the "Cambawarra." N.S.W. Government's Vessel Goes Down. Fremantle

Tweed Daily · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 3

A portion of the crew of the Canbewarra, a new vessel built recently for the N.S.W. Government, arrived in a fishing boat this morning…

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Bootless[?] Hatless. Shipwrecked Crew Arrives. Last of the Grace [?] PERTH

Northern Star · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 5

[?] coatless and hatless, five men were brought to Fremantle by the fishing boat Wanderer to-day. They were the surviving crew of the well-known trading…

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Cambewarra Wreck. Missing Crew Picked Up. Perth

Northern Star · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 7

The missing members of the crew of the wrecked stamer Camberwarra have been picked up by another vessel, in an exhausted condition…

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Steamer Collision. Large Number Missing. Lisbon

Northern Star · Monday 9 February 1914 · page 5

The Greek steamer Dimilios sank after a collision with the French liner Lutetia near Cape Rocca. Four of the Di[?]tr[?]os' crew were rescued, the remainder being missing…

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The Wrecks. Condition of the Rescued. Fremantle

Tweed Daily · Monday 9 February 1914 · page 3

Captain Schroder, of the schooner, Grace Darling, which was wrecked on Tuesday, is in Fremantle Hospital suffering from several broken ribs…

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Steamer Overdue. Wireless Cannot Trace Her. Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 February 1914 · page 5

Anxiety is felt at Neweastle concerning the German steamer Hornfeld, which is slightly overdue from Auckland. Several attempts have been made to get into touch…

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Plight of Shipwrecked Crew

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1914 · page 3

A Perth message states that the mate and several members of the crew of the N.S.W. Government steamer Cambewarra, who reached…

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Inland Water Steamer

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 3

The Seeandbee, a new side-wheel passenger steamer, recently placed in service between Cleveland and Buffalo, is the largest side-wheel steamer in…

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Heavy Weather Wrecks and Loss of Life. High Seas on the British Coast. London

Tweed Daily · Monday 16 February 1914 · page 2

Heavy weather on the British coast was responsible for a thrilling sea tragedy. Yesterday, morning, when the thick…

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Shipping Disaster. Passenger Steamer Ashore. New York

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 February 1914 · page 5

The Fable Steamship Coy.'s transatlantic liner Ro[?] with 100 passengers aboard, o[?] Marseilles, was driven ashore by a blizzard at Rockshoales, Noman's Land. Her…

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