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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1910

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Wreckage on the New Zealand Coast

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 22 March 1910 · page 2

A ship's boat and a large quantity of wreckage apparently from a large vesuel has been washed ashore on the west coast of New Zealand, near Mangonui, on the track…

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Terrible Explosion. Excitement in Fitzroy. Many Buildings Wrecked. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 22 March 1910 · page 3

About 20 minutes to 3 o'clock this morning, at the intersection of Gertrude and Brunswick streets, Fitzroy, a terrific explosion occurred…

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Is It a Wreck? Ominous Signs. Auckland

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 22 March 1910 · page 3

A ship's boat and a large quantity of wreckage, apparently from a large vessel, has been washed ashore on the west coast of New Zealand, near Monganui,…

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Marine Collision. Steamer and Tug Sink Each Other. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 24 March 1910 · page 2

The steamer Manapouri and the ing Gratitude came into collision off Terrigal, 58 miles north of Sydney. The Gratitude had its stern torn clean off and [?]…

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The Aquidaban Wreck. the Admirals Lost. The "Daily Mail" of 13th February wrote:—

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 25 March 1910 · page 3

The explosion which sank the Brazilian ironclad Aquidaban on the night of 1st January in the Bay of Jacuecanga was a terribly dramatic disaster, briefly…

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Meteorological Stations Wrecked. Terror of the Populace. Appeal for Mercy. Vancouver, March 25

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 2

The lava flow has already reached the vineyards above San Leo and Rinazzo, seven miles from the crater, burying the peasants' houses. The…

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To-day's Telegrams. Sydney. Wreck of the Pericles. All Passengers and Crew Saved. Women Behaved Bravely

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 1 April 1910 · page 2

The magnificent Aberdeen liner Pericles, 1l,000 tons homeward bound from Sydney, struck a rock three miles south of Cape Lleuin, in the…

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Big Steamer Wrecked

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 2

The steamer Pericles, one of the largest vessels of the Aberdeen line, which left Sydney on March 18th, for London, via ports, with over 300…

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Latest News. Passengers Ashore. Pericles Off the Track. Fremantle

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 5

Captain Osborne, of the steamer Kyarra which passed Cape Leeuwin before the disaster, when interviewed to-day said the entry in his log at…

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Foundered. Ocean Liner Lost. Vessel Sinks Off Cape Leeuwin. Passengers and Orew Safe. Perth

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 5

The Aberdeen liner Pericles, 10,925 tons, and one of the finest vessels in the line, which left Sydney on March 18 for London via ports, struck a rock…

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Transport of Passengers. Steamer Monaro Sent to Flinders Bay

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 2

The steamer Monaro, now at Bunbury, has been ordered to Flinders Bay, four miles from Cape Leeuwin, to bring the passengers by the Pericles…

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The Pericles Wreck. SYDNEY

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 2

Arrangements are being made at Fremantle to try and salve the Pericles cargo. It is understood a tender for the work has already been put…

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S.S. Pericles Wrecked. No Lives Lost

The Worker · Thursday 7 April 1910 · page 31

The Aberdeen liner Pericles, 11,000 tons, with a full complement of passengers from various Australian ports and a cargo consisting of meat, rabbits, butter, wheat…

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Deakin Misrepresents Again. Tries to Explain Away His "Wreckage" Speech

The Worker · Thursday 7 April 1910 · page 10

Mr. Alfred Deakin, having no tangible explanation to offer as to why he is now eo fondly embracing political opponents whom he denounced during the whole, of…

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Important Special Cable News. LONDON, Tuesday. Large Passenger Steamer on Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 8 April 1910 · page 2

Nine hundred passengers were transferred from the burning steamship Cairnena, to the British ship Kanawhoa without any loss of life. The…

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Wreck of the Pericles. All Hands Saved

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1910 · page 6

The Aberdeen liner Pericles, of 11,000 tons, which left Sydney for London via Capetown on March 18th, struck a sunken uncharted…

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The Pericles Wreck. Toll of the Sea. 100 Miles of Wreckage. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1910 · page 2

The wreck of the Pericles was located by the steamer Penguin. Large quantities of wreckage and cargo are still floating in the vicinity off…

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Coastal Steamer Wrecked. Runs on Breakwater. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 14 April 1910 · page 2

The North Coast Company's new steamer Minimba, while entering the Man[?] River this morning, struck the breakwater wall heavily, and was…

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New Ship Wrecked. So Lives Lost. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 14 April 1910 · page 2

The North Coast Company's new steamer Minimbah went ashore on the Breakwater entrance of the Manning River while crossing in the this morning…

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A Wreck in the Air

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 15 April 1910 · page 2

Major Parcevals, whose aeroplane the largest constructed caught a violent wind storm was hurled into lake Planu, and wrecked. The…

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