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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1907

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Overdue Steamer Safe. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 1 January 1907 · page 2

The missing steamer Rangahura, which has long since been overdue, bound for Newcastle from Manila, has arrived safely at German New Guinea…

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Japanese Liner Wrecked. Thrilling Rescue Scenes. the Whole of the Crew Saved. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 1 January 1907 · page 3

The Japanese liner Awa Mini has been wrecked on Westcar Rock,—off Bedcar, Yorkshire. There were many thrilling scenes. The…

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Heavy Weather in Britain. Japanese Liner Wrecked. Gallant Rescue Work. London, Dec. 29

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 1 January 1907 · page 2

The heavy gale experienced off the coast of England has resulted in the Japanese liner Awa Maru being wrecked on Westscar Rock, off Redear, a…

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Lifeboat Fatality

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 2

Two of the crew of the lifeboat, Isle of Wight, were drowned through the lifeboat capsizing…

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News of a Wreck

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 2

A bottle containing an authentic account of the wreck of the liner Huronian has been discovered on the shores of Ireland…

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A Lifeboat Capsized. Chew Suffers Terribly

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 2

The Ryde lifeboat proceeded to seal on Sunday night to render assistance to a vessel in distress, but was capsized during a gale, and two of the crew…

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New South Wales. Wreck of a Barquentine. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 2

The barquentine Elverland, bound from the Thames (N.Z.) to Sydney, foundered off the Three Kings on Saturday. The crew were saved…

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A Steamer Wrecked

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 3

The Pacific Mall Company's steamer, the City of Panama, has been wrecked off Pescadors, California. Seventy passengers and 30 of the…

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Around the World. London, Sunday. a Wreck

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 2

The Pacific Co.'s mail steamer City of Panama has been wrecked on the Californian Coast. Seventy passengers and thirty of the crew are…

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Shipping Disaster. Wreck of the City of Panama. 100 Persons Missing. London, Jan. 7

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 2

The steamer City of Panama was wrecked near Pescadoro, california. Seventy of the passengers and 30 of the crew are missing…

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The Largest Steamer

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 3

The Oceanic is intended for the trade between England and America. The ironwork of her hull weighs nearly 20,000 tons, and her steel-plates would form a wall 5ft. high…

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A Ship Wrecked

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 2

The British ship Pengivern has been wrecked in the North Sea, and the crew numbering 24, drowned…

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Received at 1 A.M. Wreck in the North Sea. London, Jan. 14

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 2

The British ship Penguin has been wrecked iu the North Sea. The vessel was on her homeward voyage, when she met with a storm, und sank with…

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Contraband Steamer Wrecked

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 17 January 1907 · page 3

A Bulgarian steamer, after having lauded arms, supposed to be for the Macedonians, was wrecked near Sulina, at the month of the Danube. The crew…

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Dowie's Madness Complete Physical Wreck

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 17 January 1907 · page 1

Telegrams received from Chicago state that Dr. Dowie displayed unmistakable evidence of mental collapse on Sunday, while addressing a meeting of…

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Steamer Ablaze. Stirring Story of the Sea

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 18 January 1907 · page 6

A stirring story of the sea was told by members of the crew of the liner Haversham Grange, who arrived at Southampton from Capetown on the 19th…

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Queensland. on the Rock. a Steamer Injured. Brisbane

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 2

The extent of the damage to the steamer Airlie, which struck the rocks near Bulimba Point last night, has not yet been ascertained…

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The Altered Harbor. Big Steamers Ashore

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 22 January 1907 · page 2

The steamer Prinz Waldemar, of the Hamburg-American line, is hard ashore on Plum Point, having met this misfortune owing to the alteration of the…

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A Channel Fog. Australian Boat Ashore

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 22 January 1907 · page 2

A dense fog overhung the English Channel on Friday night and Saturday. The P. and O. Coy's, steamer Moldavia, outward bound for Australia, grounded…

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Further Disasters. the Harbour Subsides. Two Ships Ashore. London, Jan. 21

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1907 · page 2

Latest reports from Kingston give particulars of two shipping disasters arising from the chance wrought in the harbor, and the destruction of…

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