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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1907

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Jubilee of Dunbar Wreck Interesting Ceremony. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 22 August 1907 · page 4

Fifty years ago to-day the British Ship Dunbar was wrecked at Sydney Heads, and all on board were drowned with the exception of a seaman named…

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Wreck of the Kawatiri

The Worker · Thursday 29 August 1907 · page 21

The Kawatiri was wrecked on the breakwater at Macquarie Heads (Tas.), and six lives were lost. A strong westerly gale was blowing, with heavy seas and a strong…

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A Cutter Wrecked

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 13 September 1907 · page 2

A cotter was wrecked at the Suva group. The Rev. Bleazard, Wesleyan Minister, and two natives, were drowned…

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Very Latest. Sydney, Friday. Missing Steamer

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 14 September 1907 · page 2

Great anxiety is felt over the missing steamer Monowai, which is three days over due from New Zealand with 147 passengers aboard. Three search…

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Steamer Monowai Overdue. Anxiety As to Safety. Vessels Sent in Search

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 14 September 1907 · page 2

The Union company's steamer Monowai. which was expected from New Zealand on Tuesday evening, had not been sighted from the Heads up to a…

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Mail Steamer Missing. Grave Apprehension Felt. Three Day's Behind Time. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 September 1907 · page 2

The mail steamer Monowai, which left Wellington on Friday for Sydney has not made her appearance, and grave anxiety is felt regarding her. Under ordinary…

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Wreck at the Islands. Three Lives Lost. Missionary Drowned. Suva

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 14 September 1907 · page 2

News has just reached here of the loss of the inter-island cutter Tuimoala. The vessel went ashore at Katafaga Reef in the Fiji Group on…

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A Steamer Refloated

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 17 September 1907 · page 3

A cable from Sew Zealand states that the steamer Warrimoo, which wont aground on Cape Farewell last night whilst searching for the Monowai, was…

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Steamer Tomki Wrecked

The Worker · Thursday 19 September 1907 · page 15

The North Coast S.N. Co.'s Tomki has been wrecked on the Richmond River (N.S.W.) entrance. All hands were saved. While attempting to cross the bar in the…

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The Steamer Patroclus. Going to Pieces. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 19 September 1907 · page 3

Every effort is being made to gave the steamer Patroclus, which went ashore on the Isle of Portland, off Dorsetshire, a few years ago, but the water is rapidly…

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Message From the Sea Reminder of Elingamite Wreck. Auckland

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 19 September 1907 · page 3

A floating bottle was picked up at Northern Wairoa to-day containing the following message: "Elingamite wrecked; second mate mad; boat…

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Tomki Wreck Sold

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 19 September 1907 · page 2

The wreck of the steamer Tomki, which was wrecked at the Richmond River entrace on Saturday morning, was sold at auction to-day for £135,…

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A Wreck

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 27 September 1907 · page 2

The American ship John Carrier was wrecked in Bristol Bay, Alaska A revenue enter rescued 242 survivors…

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Wrecked at Sea. Crew's Terrible Sufferings. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 3 October 1907 · page 3

The crew of the American barque Prussia have reached New York, after having been wrecked on Staten Island, off Cape Horn, in June. The captain…

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The Nulli Secundus. Wrecked by a Gale. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 12 October 1907 · page 5

A sudden gale has wrecked the British military balloon Nulli Secundus, whilst it was over Chrystal Palace…

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Arctic Exploration. the Air Ship's Expedition. Ship Wrecked in Iecland London, October 11

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 12 October 1907 · page 2

A disaster has occurred in connection with the attempt of Mr. Walter Wellman to reach the North Pole by air ship…

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General Cable News. Lake Steamer Wrecked. Over Twenty People Drowned. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 15 October 1907 · page 2

The steamer Cypress has been wrecked on Lake Superior, United States. One survivor has been washed ashore lashed to a life raft…

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Abandoned at Sea. But Drifts Ashore

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 22 October 1907 · page 2

An old French cruiser, the Meurthe, which was abandoned at sea while being towed from Noumea to Sydney, did not founder as was expected, but…

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Wreck on Tasmanian Coast

The Worker · Thursday 24 October 1907 · page 9

The Sweedish ship Alfheld, 1223 tons, was wrecked on the west coast of Tasmania on October 10. A week later some of the crew were brought to Hobart by the steamer…

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General Telegrams. SYDNEY, Wednesday. Steamer's Cook Drowned

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 31 October 1907 · page 2

Archibald McGregor, aged 50, a cook employed on the steamer Tyrian, while going ashore from the vessel this morning slipped on the gangway and fell…

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