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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1912

221 stories in Riverina's papers · page 8 of 12

The Titanic Wreck

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 11 June 1912 · page 2

Giving evidence at the Titanic inquiry, the Hon. Carlisle, consultant and adviser to the builders, declared that he told the committee on the…

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Steamer Founders. PARIS

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 June 1912 · page 3

The steamer Ville de Cayenne foundered at St. Lucia. Part of the crew and passengers were saved…

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A Steamer Founders London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 20 June 1912 · page 2

The steamer Ville de Cayenne has foundered at St. Lucia, in the West Indian Islands. Part of the crew and the passengers were saved…

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Shipping Disaster. Large Steamer Ashore. a Serious Position. Fierce Gale Encountered. Auckland

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 June 1912 · page 2

The steamer, Star of Canada, one of the largest vessels of her type trading between London and Australia and New Zealand ports, has…

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Steamer Ashore. Bragged Anchors During Gale. Bumping on the Rocks. Crew Safe. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 25 June 1912 · page 5

On leaving Wellington, New Zealand, the Tyser line steamer, Star of Canada, 7280 tons, Sydney to London, via New zealand and ports, with a…

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Lifeboat Experiences. How Two Crews Were Saved

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 26 June 1912 · page 2

One of the earliest lifeboat experiences of Lieutenant Williams was obtained at Goodwick, in Fishguard Day, Pembrokeshire. It happened…

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The Oceana Wreck. Ascribing the Blame. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 27 June 1912 · page 2

The certificate of the chief officer of the Oceana has been suspended for six months. It was held that the loss of life on the wreck was chiefly…

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Vessel Ashore Salvage Improbable. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 29 June 1912 · page 7

message from Tokio states that the ship Naniwa has been beached to prevent sinking. Salvage is improbable…

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Airship Wrecked. Gas Compartments Explode. Several Persons Injured. Berlin

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 July 1912 · page 2

The airship Schwaben, which has made many successful flights, was wrecked by a squall while anchored at Dusseldorf to-day…

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Steamer Strikes a Rock. on West Australian Coast. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 July 1912 · page 2

Reports to hand state that the steamer Allinga, struck an uncharted rock near Onslow, West Australia. So far it is believed no damage has…

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Steamer Delayed. Coal Trimmers Stop Work. at Midnight. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 July 1912 · page 2

The steamer Maheno, bound from Sydney to Auckland, was detained in the port at Newcastle owing to the coal trimmers refusing to work after…

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Howard Smith Steamer. Stranded Before Completion. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 July 1912 · page 2

Howard Smith's new steamer, which at the time was being towed to Hartlepool to receive the engines, stranded at Sexton-Carew Sands…

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Toll of the Sea. Wreckage Washed Up

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 July 1912 · page 2

A quantity of wreckage was wasa[?]ed up on the Broute Beach today, lending color to the theory that some Vessel has come to grief in the recent…

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Rough Weather. Ships Driven-ashore

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 2

Rough weather continues on the coast. The steamers Bellbownic and Seagull parted their moorings while sheltering at Ulladulla and were…

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Wreckage Off Crowdy Heads. Candidate Believed to Have Foundered. Crew Lost

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 July 1912 · page 6

The steamer Brundah, which arrived to-day, reports that when off Crowdy Heads at midnight, the mast of a ketch was seen standing straight…

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Steamer Wrecked. Urilla Beached on Queensland Coast

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 July 1912 · page 6

The Adelaide Company's steamer Urilla, of 1[?]37 tons, struck a rock in the Whitsunday passage off the Queensland coast, yesterday, and was…

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Overdue Steamer Arrives. the Corio Safe. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 July 1912 · page 2

The overdue steamer Corio, from Adelaide, arrived in port on Saturday morning, having been delayed by heavy weather…

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Battleship in Collision. Steamer Rammed

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 2 August 1912 · page 7

In the curly hours of yesterday morning Information reached Dover of serious collision which had taken place eastward of Dungeness between the…

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The Chinese, Stowaways. Steamer Captain Heavily Fined. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 August 1912 · page 2

The captain of the steamer Guthrie, on hoard of which vessel three Chinese stowaways wire recently discovered, was fined £300 at the police…

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Wreck of the G. W. Wolff on the Hummocks. Captain Drowned. Survivors Reach Melbourne. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 August 1912 · page 2

The ketch Ada Burgess put into Stony Point, Westernport, this morning, having on board the crew of the ship G. W. Wolff, which was wrecked…

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