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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911

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Liberalism and Home Rule the Rock That Will Wreck It London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 28 November 1911 · page 2

Sir Gilbert Parker, Conservative M.P. speaking at Gravesend, said that Mr. John Redmond wanted Home Rule on the basis of Canadian…

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Steamer Berwind Moor. Rudderless and Helpless. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 December 1911 · page 4

The British steamer Berwind Moor is drifting rudderless and helpless off the coast of Nova Scotia. An attempt to tow her failed on account of…

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Wrecked Steamer. Wireless Apparatus Broken. Vancouver

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 December 1911 · page 2

The position of the Canadian-Pacific Railway Co's. steamer Tees, 679 tons, which struck a rock off the west coast of Vancouver last night, is most…

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Wardrobe Steamer Ashore

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 5 December 1911 · page 5

It has been ascertained that the [?]go of the strandedsteamer Bea[?] contained very little material for [?] Durbar. The steamer went ashore…

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News From the Capital. Sydney, Monday. Dye Works Wrecked

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 5 December 1911 · page 2

Gases in the Bradford Beck exploded and wrecked the Armitage dyeworks at Bradford. There was a stampede of 800 employees…

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An Ominous Discovery. Signs of Shipwreck. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 December 1911 · page 2

Captain Roy, of the steamer Kapunda, reports that when off Kiama yesterday he passed through a large number of floating cases, apparently…

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Flotsam Has There Been a Wreck? Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 5 December 1911 · page 2

The captain of the steamer Kapunda reports passing off Kiama yesterday a number of floating cases, apparently full. Some of them were six…

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Mary Isabel. Believed to Have Foundered. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 December 1911 · page 2

The Marine Superintendent held an inquiry to-day into the disappearance of the well-known trader Mary Isabel, now 88 days out from Whangape to…

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Floating Wreckage. Probably From Steamer Kilmallie. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 December 1911 · page 2

There is a feeling in shipping circles that the large quantity of wreckage passed by the steamer Kapunda on Monday is from the barque…

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Meaning of the Term "Wreck." a Question of Seamen's Wages

The Worker · Thursday 7 December 1911 · page 9

Some time back the White Star liner Olympic came into collision with H.M.S. Hawke, and sustained such injuries as rendered it necessary for her to return to…

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Airship Wrecked. Crew Swim Ashore. People Rush Away Fearing Gas Explosion

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 8 December 1911 · page 6

Disaster overtook the first British Naval airship at Barrow on Sunday morning (says a London paper of October 1). The vessel, which has cost £40,000, and has…

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Steamer Wrecked. Fourteen Lives Lost. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 December 1911 · page 2

The Belgian steamer Vandyck was wrecked at Lands End. Fourteen persons were drowned…

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Steamer Searched

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 12 December 1911 · page 3

The revolutionary forces in China have searched and detained the British steamer Kwangping…

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Treachery Feared. Disappearance of Wrecked Crew. Port Said

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 December 1911 · page 2

Five Europeans and 34 of the native crew of the steamer Kuala, wrecked on Socotra Island, have disappeared. It is feared they have been…

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Steamer Delhi Ashore. Duke and Duchess of Fife. Among the Passengers. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 December 1911 · page 2

News has been received that the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer, Delhi, bound for Bombay, is ashore near Cape Spartel. The Duke…

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Wreck of the Delhi. Thrilling Experiences. Hundreds Still on Board. Vessel in Critical Position. Tangier

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 December 1911 · page 2

The Delhi grounded on the sandbanks, 200 yards from the Caves of Hercules, at 1 o'clock in the morning. The Spanish brigantine Vocallor and…

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The Delhi Wreck. French Sailors Congratulated. Vessel Leaking Badly. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 December 1911 · page 4

The steamer Delhi is badly strained and is leaking badly. The French Government has forwarded to the cruiser Friant a…

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Steamer Wrecked. at Crook Haven Heads. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 December 1911 · page 2

The South Coast Co's. steamer Brooklyn was wrecked at the entrance to Crook Haven Heads last night. She ran on to a reef that projects…

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Delhi Wreck. Ignoring Wireless Message 160 Persons Still on Board. Further Casualties. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 December 1911 · page 2

The "Shipping Gazette" protests against the authorities at Gibraltar ignoring the Delhi's wireless on the ground that they did not take…

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England and Italy. British Steamer Seized. "Grave Insult to Flag." Gold Shipment Confiscated. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 December 1911 · page 2

A telegram from Alexandria states that the Italian cruiser Puglia, 2498 tons, seized the British steamer Menzaleh, 1711 tons, while she was in…

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