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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1910

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Timber Steamer in Trouble. a Precarious Position. Auckland

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 28 June 1910 · page 2

The timber steamer Saundervale, 1668 tons, while entering Greymouth last night struck a rock and sustained serious damage…

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River Steamer Gutted. Four Passengers Killed and Other Burnt. London, June 27

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 28 June 1910 · page 2

A Mississippi River ferry boat was burned to the waterside. The majority of the passengers were saved by the captain putting on full steam…

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Wreck of Minimbah. No One to Blame. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 28 June 1910 · page 2

The Marine Court inquiry into the wreck of the Minimbah at Manning River entrance was concluded to-day. Judge Backhouse found that the…

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Aeroplane Traffic. Germany's Passenger Serial Believed to Be a Failure. the Deutschland Wrecked. Vancouver, June 29

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 30 June 1910 · page 2

Storms delayed the dirigible [?] land for two days, and the service is now branded as a failure. Many passengers have t[?]ets awaiting in rain…

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German Ship Wrecked. the Crew Saved. Vancouver, June 29

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 30 June 1910 · page 2

Reports from Valparaiso state that the German steamer Trinengard is ashore off Corral, and is believed to be a total wreck. The crew were…

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Liner Ashore. Minnehaha Strikes Rooks. Wrecked Off Sicily

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 15 July 1910 · page 7

In a dense fog the steamer Minnehalm, belonging to the Atlantic Transport Line, one of the companies constituting the Morgan shipping combine…

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A Total Wreck

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 15 July 1910 · page 4

The German steamer Attika has been totally lost through a volcanic eruption in mid-ocean. The crew were landed at Oban…

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Alleged "Coffin Ships." Captain of Steamer Fined. Startling Allegations. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 16 July 1910 · page 2

The captain of the steamer Duranbah was fined £100 for overloading the vessel. The mate stated that when the protested to the Captain while…

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Overloading a Steamer

The Worker · Thursday 21 July 1910 · page 19

At Sydney, last week, Captain Urquhart, of the Brunner, a steamer owned by On Chong and' Co., was charged by the Navigation Department with overloading…

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The Wreck of Toe Portugal

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 22 July 1910 · page 4

Fourteen miles from Straggle Font and weight right from Slugg. ties the fishing [?]mlet of Hacksters Hard, The place, a mere jumble of ramnackle…

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Steamer Sunk

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 26 July 1910 · page 2

Latest particulars of the sunk Japanese steamer Tethura Maura at Chintao Island, state that after striking the rock one hundred and five…

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Steamer Ablaze

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 26 July 1910 · page 2

An outbreak of fire occurred on the steamer M[?] bound from New York to New Orleans. After fighting the flames all night off Florida a…

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News From London. Sunday. Steamer Sunk

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 26 July 1910 · page 3

The Japanese steamer, Tetsuroi Maru, bound from Kobe to Dalny, is reported sunk at Chindo with 246 passengers, and that only 40 of…

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Ships Wrecked and Buildings Blown Down. Vancouver, July 27

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 28 July 1910 · page 2

Scores of fishermen are believed have lost their lives through boats being wrecked during a storm on Lake Como…

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Bill Chasemore, A. B. His Adventures Ashore When the Deserted His Ship at Port Phillip

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 17 August 1910 · page 5

There [?] was a m[?]n g[?]teel sailor[?] that Bill Chasemore The amazing [?]tility and im[?]ence of bill got him into a vast variety of…

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Shipping Collision. Spanish Steamer Sunk. Forty Lives Lost. Vancouver, August 17

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 18 August 1910 · page 2

O[?] Gibraltar, 32 passengers and seven of the crew, of the Spanish steamer Mortos, were drowned when she sank after a collision with the…

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Disastrous Wreck

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 19 August 1910 · page 4

Fifty-five persons were drowned by the wreck of the steamer Martos. The captain went down with the vessel. Sixty-five passengers and the crew were saved…

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Vessel Wrecked

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 August 1910 · page 2

A Danish Greenland exploration vessel, Alabama, has been wrecked. Captain Mikkelsen, the explorer, and the crew were all rescued…

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Express Wrecked

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 August 1910 · page 2

The Columbia Southern Florida express was wrecked near Winsboro[?] Several fatalities are reported…

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British Cruiser Foundered

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 23 August 1910 · page 2

The British cruiser Bedford went ashore at Quilpart while on a voyage from Wei Hai Wei to Nogaski, and eighteen sailors were drowned. The…

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