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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911

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Steamer Wrecked

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 2

The French steamer Norma has been wrecked off Algeria, and 15 persons are missing…

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The Norma Wreck

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 2

Wreekage, forming part of the French steamer Norma, has been discovered off Algeria. Fifteen persons, who were aboard, are missing…

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The Yarn of Jack Ashore

The Worker · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 12

EVERY now and then some Australian citizen reaches the conclusion that it is up to him to make a journey abroad, and he makes it. In the majority…

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Mosquito-proof Steamer

The Worker · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 18

The first ocean-going mosquito-proof vessel built for the African trade, the Jonathan Holt, arrived at Liverpool, and is running in the Liverpool-West African…

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A Missing Ship. Wreck of the Axim. London, Jan. 4

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 2

Wreckage picked up in the Bay of Biscay leaves no doubt as to the fate of the British steamer Axim. She left London on December 9 for West…

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Thefts From Mail Steamer

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 2

James Whalen, a Portland (U.S.A.) saloon-keeper, has been arrested on a charge of complicity in the theft of mails from the steamer Humbolt,…

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Storm in the Country. Buildings Wrecked. Crops Damaged. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 4

A very severe storm occurred at Mount Herb, near Adelong, yesterday afternoon. Several buildings were wrecked…

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Bomb Outrage. a Saloon Wrecked. Vancouver. Jan. 8

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 2

A bomb in the vicinity to-day wrecked the Saloon Marchese on Twenty Second Street, New York…

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Army Air Corps. Fall of 50 Feet, Bl-plane Wrecked. London, Jan. 9

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 2

While Captain Burke, of the Army Air Corp at Aldershot, was making an ascent the rudder of his bi-plane snapped and he fell 50 feel. He…

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Steamer Strikes Reef

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 2

Off Leidtan, Russia, a steamer hound for Russia from New York struck a submerged reef. The passengers, numbering 150, were safely…

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Steamer Rosedale Ashore. Washed by Breakers. a Terrible Night. an Ordeal for Passengers. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 2

The steamer Rosedale is ashore at Bellinger Heads. The vessel left Sydney on Monday night and arrived off the bar last night. On making the…

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The Rosedale Ashore. Grounded at Bellinger Heads. A Stormy Night. Sydney

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 4

THE steamer Rosedale is ashore at Bollinger Heads. The vessel left Sydney on Monday night and arrived off the bar last night. On making the…

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Gales in England. Scores of Wrecks. Numerous Fatalities. London, Jan. 13

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 4

A great gale has swept the coasts of the United Kingdom. There have been scores of wrecks and numerous fatalities. The steamer Selby…

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Coastal Wrecks. a Year's Record. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 2

During last year six wrecks occurred on the New South Wales coast, the vessels being valued at £178,000. Only two lives were lost…

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Wreck in Hurricane

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 2

The Lakine, with a crew of fifteen drifted hopelessly before a hurricane towards Cape Blanco in Eureka, U.S. Two desperate efforts were…

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Municipal Election Riots. Shops Wrecked. London, Jan. 20

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 4

Serious rioting has occurred at Armagh in connection with the City Municipal elections. Twelve shops were wrecked, and a man thrown through a…

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Steamer Aground. Vessel Doomed But Crew Saved. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 2

A cable from Cape Town states that the Shaw, Saville Company's steamer Aota is aground at Movilla Point. There is practicaly no hope…

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Wreck of the Aohea

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 2

The steamer Aohea, bound for New Zealand, has been wrecked off the South African cost. All hands fire safe. The datails show that the…

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Marine Disasters. Pacific Steamer Sinks. Passengers Escape. One Boat Missing. Vancouver, Jan. 27

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 4

The Pacific coast steamship Cottage City, from Seattle for Skagway, grounded at Cape Mudge, British Columbia, in a blinding show storm. The…

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Steamer Foundered

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 2

The Japanese steam trawler Bando Maru, with a crew of 77, foundered off Inbarki during a storm…

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