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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1912

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Norwegian Steamer Founders. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 14 May 1912 · page 2

It is reported from Copenhagen that the Norwegian steamer Serve has has foundered as the result of an explosion. Seven of those on board were…

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Warship and Steamer. Collision Off Essex Coast. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 May 1912 · page 2

The battleship London collided with the steamer Bonbenite in a fog off the coast of Essex. The former was injured but the latter was towed to…

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Disasters at Sea Battleship and Steamer Collide. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 14 May 1912 · page 2

The battleship London collided with the steamer Don Benito in a fog at midnight on Saturday off Hythe, on the coast of Kent…

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Fire on Board Mail Steamer. LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 3

The fire which was reported to have broken out on board the R.M.S. Malta has been extinguished…

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Lost Propeller. New Zealand Steamer Ashore Feared Total Wreck. Wellington (N.z)

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 18 May 1912 · page 2

The Union company's steamer Kotoku (1054 tons) lost her propeller white entering Greymouth Harbor last night and went ashore on North Spit…

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Steamer Shore. AUCKLAND

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 May 1912 · page 4

The steamer Kotuku went ashore at Greymouth Harbor, New Zealand, owing to her propeller carrying away. The engine-room was flooded. These…

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Vessel ashore LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 3

At cordova, alaska (U.S.A). the lighthouse tender America went ashore on a rocky coast and was pounded to pieces by the waves. Twenty Per…

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Attack on Bank. building Wrecked. Thousand Pounds Stolen. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 2

A band of robbers stole £1000 from a bank at Camden, near Jersey, after wrecking .the' building to force an entrance. A crowd of people were…

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Titanic Disaster. Look-cuts Evidence. "Could Have Prevented Wreck." London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 May 1912 · page 2

Fleer, a look-out man on the Titanic, giving evidence before the Court of Inquiry, said that if he had had classes he would have seen the…

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Aviators' Demands. More Pay or Strike. Airship Wrecked. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 28 May 1912 · page 2

A Berlin message records that the League of German Aviators demands a minimum wage of £15 per month for its members, otherwise they will…

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Exciting Harbor Scene. Passengers Swim After Mail Steamer. One Man Drowned

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 May 1912 · page 3

An exciting harbor incident occurred on Tuesday evening at Fremantle, as result of which Herbert Wool[?], a passenger by R.M.S. Orvieto, was drown…

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Roosevelt the Wrecked. Opposition to Mr. Taft. Question of Ethics

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 2

Imagine Mr. Balfour three or four years from now starting a campaign to oust Mr. Bonar Law and reinstate himself in the leadership of the Unionist Party:…

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Saved From Shipwreck

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 2

A vessel was once wrecked on the coast of Kent. The waves rolled furiously over the ship, upon which were eight men crying for help. No boat could, however,…

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Loss of an Atlantic Liner. Imaginary Wreck Described

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 June 1912 · page 3

Twenty seven years ago Mr. W. T. Stead, who went down in the ill-fated Titanic, was editor of the "Pall Mall Gazette," and the (according to the…

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Gunpowder Explosion. Building Wrecked. Youth Seriously Injured. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 June 1912 · page 2

A terrible explosion of gunpowder occurred in a building at Middle Harbor last night. A youth named George Lutwyche was seriously injured and…

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Steamer Ashore. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 June 1912 · page 2

The steamer Friendship is ashore at North Spit, Tweed River. The crew were safely landed by the rocket brigade. The vessel is in no…

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Steamer on Fire Outbreak on Cunard Liner. Serious Damage Done. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 June 1912 · page 2

A fire broke out on the Cunard liner Carmania. She was docked at Liverpool. It is believed that the outbreak commenced in the coal…

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Explosion on River Steamer Four Fatalities. Many Injured. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 June 1912 · page 2

Four persons were killed instantly, and many others seriously injured as the result of bursting on a passenger steamer on the Sulkhena…

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Roosevelt the Wrecker. Opposition to or Taft. Question of Ethics

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 7 June 1912 · page 4

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Saved From Shipwreck

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 7 June 1912 · page 4

A vessel was once wrecked on the coast of Went. The waves rolled furiously over the ship,upon which were eight men crine for help. No boat could, however,…

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