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Riverina · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911

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Naturalist. Puss Saved From Shipwreck by Swimming

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 7 April 1911 · page 7

On Wednesday, March 12, 1673, a c[?]t reappeared at the house of a Mrs Mowbray, at west Hartlepool, Durham, after having escaped form drowning or starvation by…

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German Ship Ashore. 2500 Passengers. a Perilous Situation. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 April 1911 · page 4

The North German Lloyd steamer, Prinzess Irene, is stranded off Lone Hill, New Jersey. There are 2500 passengers aboard and a high sea is…

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Ship Ashore

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 11 April 1911 · page 2

The stranded steamer Boveri[?] is hard and fast on a coral reef at Tonga All efforts to refloat the vessel were unsuccessful, and a warship will…

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Special Cable News. Steamer Stranded. London

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 11 April 1911 · page 2

The British steamer Invarsk, New York to Yokohaces, is stranded at Juande Nova Island, on the west coast of Madagascar, but no lives are…

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The Lost Yongala. "Tons of Wreckage." Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 April 1911 · page 2

The Government launch Teal returned to Townsville to-night and reported that Mr. Staines, of Charters Towers, who was on holiday at Palm…

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Steamer Ashore. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 April 1911 · page 2

The steamer Brisbane, which left Fort Kembla this afternoon, coal-laden, for Melbourne, went ashore after proceeding about four miles…

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Referendum Constitution Wreckers. a Bid for Fortune

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 18 April 1911 · page 4

Mr Hughes is playing for high stakes, Disconcerted by the search light of criticism directed upon the referendum proposals, he rushes from…

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Special Cable News. WRECK. London

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 18 April 1911 · page 3

The Spanish a teamer San Francisco, bound from Huevala for Liverpool, sank off Finisterre. Then were 24 drowned. The survivors were landed…

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Steamer Wrecked. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 April 1911 · page 2

Private cables state that the steamer Bergedorff, which went ashore at Cape Cormoran, India, while on a voyage from Sydney to Hamburg, is…

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A Trip to the Solomons; or Two Months on an Island Steamer. Article I.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1911 · page 3

This narrative must begin at the beginning. In Charles Dickens' story of "The Cricket on the Hearth," he says, "If I am to tell a story I must begin at…

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Portuguese Wreck

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1911 · page 5

The Portuguese steamer Lusitani, was wrecked off the Cape of Good Hope. The passengers and crew; numbering 800, were saved…

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News From the Capital. Sydney, Thursday. Nearly a Wreck

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1911 · page 5

The Wellington (New Zealand) express; with 600 passengers on board; had a narrow escape from a disaster on Monday night, which…

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Wreck of the Lusitania. on South African Coast. the Vessel Lost. Appalling Disaster Averted. Boats Rushed. Capetown

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1911 · page 2

The Portuguese steamer Lusitania was wrecked off the Cape of Good Hope on Thursday. It was moonlight and the rocks gripped her bows,…

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Overdue Steamer Arrives. TENERIFFE

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 April 1911 · page 4

The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer, Tongariro, which was some days overdue, has arrived. The vessel was delayed by slight defects…

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Steamer Quarantined. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 April 1911 · page 2

The mail steamer, Mooltan, arrived at Sydney yesterday and was immediately placed in quarantine. The vessel, which has had an outbreak of…

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Wreck of the Lusitania. How the Disaster Occurred. Alleged Careless Navigation. Capetown

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 April 1911 · page 4

The Lusitania's captain, Dafaria, refused to leave. The captain finally went in the cutter and was induced not to sacrifice his life uselessly…

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Wreck on Irish Coast. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 April 1911 · page 2

Falls of Garry was wrecked near Kinsale, Cork County, Ireland, to-day, in a fog. A boat and five men aboard are missing…

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Special Cable News. Wrecks and Wireless Messages. London

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 25 April 1911 · page 2

The mail steamer Asia, while cautiously feeling her way along the coast during a fog, was wrecked 200 miles north of Shanghai, but all…

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A Trip to the Solomons: Or, Two Months on an Island Steamer. Article Ii. Nearing Gizo

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 3

We have been six charming days at sea, during which every experience worth recalling and relating has been exchanged by the now happy family…

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Reciprocity Agreement Peeling in Canada. May Wreck Liberal Party. New York

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 May 1911 · page 2

It is reported that the reciprocity agreement with the United States has caused a cleavage in the Canadian Cabinet, which may wreck the Liberal…

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