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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911

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Steamer Foundered. London

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 15 August 1911 · page 2

The steamer Fifeshire is ashore in the Gulf of Aden submerged and abendoned. Captain Cremer, commander, is among those who were…

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Steamer Ashore Thirty People Missing. Aden

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 August 1911 · page 2

Intelligence has been received that the S.S. Fifeshire has gone ashore 20 miles south of Caps Guard[?]. Seventy five of the passengers and crew…

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The Police Blamed. Strike Leaders' Bravery. Hotels and Shops Wrecked

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 August 1911 · page 2

The latest news from Liverpool states that 90 arrests were made in connection with the fierce affray which took place at midnight in the north end of the city. The mob extinguished the gas lamps and tore down a wall in order to obtain missiles. The police found themselves unable to…

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Wreck of the Fifeshire Two Boats Still Missing. Little Hope of Salvage. Aden

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 17 August 1911 · page 2

Further news has been received concerning the wreck of the Federal Houldershire steamer Fileshire, bound from Australian ports to London and…

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The Fifeshire Wreck. the Missing Boats. Chief Officer's Boat Found London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 19 August 1911 · page 3

The steamer Ardandearg, from Calcutta, has resuced one of the missing boats from the steamer Fifeshire, which was wrecked off Cape…

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The Fifeshire Wreck. Passengers' Splendid Con. Duct. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 19 August 1911 · page 4

The discipline on the Fifeshire was splendid, the passengers being calm. The Chief Officer Woods left to seek assistance. The seas threatened to…

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The Fifeshire Wreck. Missing Boat. an Arab Rumor. Capetown

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 August 1911 · page 2

There is a native rumor that an Arab dhow picked up the missing: boat of the Fifeshire and transferred the occupants to a passing vessel…

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Steamer Wrecked Ashore on a Reef. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 31 August 1911 · page 2

The steamer Strathardle, which arrived at Suva to-day from Newcastle, reports that the steamer Michael, of St. George, was wrecked on a reef…

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Rare Whale Driven Ashore

The Worker · Thursday 31 August 1911 · page 27

On Saturday what is known as a sulphur whale, a rare species, was driven ashore near Twofold Bay by the pack of killers that frequent that…

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Jack Ashore. As Some People Think He Ought to Dress

The Worker · Thursday 31 August 1911 · page 11

Sailors from H.M.S: Challenger were refused admission to a skating rink because were not wearing stiff collars and white gloves.—News item…

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A Strainer Wrecked. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 August 1911 · page 2

A steamer, believed to be the Knight of St. George, bound from San Francisco to Sydney, was wrecked on a reef near Tonga. No particulars are…

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Fiteshire Wreck. Women and Children in Missing Boat. Afraid of Savages. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 September 1911 · page 4

A passenger from the Fifeshire states in a letter that the mining boat contains five women and four children. When the vessel struck, close in shore,…

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Fifeshire Wreck Passengers and the Savages. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 September 1911 · page 2

One of the passengers from the wrecked steamer Fifeshire in a letter states that the missing boat contained five women and four children. When…

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Eighty-seven Drowned. Pleasure Steamer Run Down. Toledo (Ohio)

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 September 1911 · page 2

A freight steamer ran down a pleasure launch at Mannell Bay. Eighty-seven were drowned…

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The Fifeshire. Story of the Wreck. Graphic Narrative by Survivor. Nights of Mental Agony. Severe Sufferings in Open Boats. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 September 1911 · page 2

Reuter's correspondent at Marseilles cables that 25 survivors of the Fifeshire wreck arrived at the French port by the steamer Goth. One…

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Shops Wrecked. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 September 1911 · page 2

The food riots continue at Quentine, France. Many butchers' shops were wrecked. The rioters were eventually dispersed by military…

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Steamer Founders. Twenty Four Persons Missing Manilla

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 September 1911 · page 3

The steamer Francisco foundered yesterday on the north side of Negros Island. Thirty passengers and four of the grew are missing. Eight…

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Fifeshire Wreck Natives on Shore. Throat-cutting Gestures. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 5 September 1911 · page 2

Five members of the Fifeshire crew arrived at Plymouth yesterday. They say that after the vessel struck there was no panic, and that the women…

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The French Navy. Impressive Review. a Mishap. Battleship Rams Passenger Steamer. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 September 1911 · page 2

A sensation characterised the opening of the Grand Naval Review at Toulon. The battleship Brennus, in the mist which prevailed, collided with…

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Fifeshire Wreck. No Trace of Missing Boat. Post Said

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 September 1911 · page 2

The se[?]amer Volturno has returned to Aden without finding any trace of the wrecked Fifeshire's missing boat. The Volturno's crow was unable to…

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