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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1913

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SHIPWRECK. Crew 16 Days in Open Boat. LONDON

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 26 September 1913 · page 4

The barque Amaranth, bound from Newcastle to San Francisco, was wrecked on Jervis Island in the Pacific. The crew, after being…

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Steamer Wrecked WELLINGTON

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 September 1913 · page 2

The steamer Tyrone, formerly widely known as the Drayton Grange, went ashore at Wahine Point, Otago, on a short run from Port Chalmers to…

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Another Wreck

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 September 1913 · page 2

News has been received that the North Coast steamer Kalatine was wrecked at Woolgoola, near Grafton, last night. Details are very meagre,…

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Wrecked "kallatina." SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 September 1913 · page 2

The position of the standards steamer Kallatina has not improved. She was Severely pounded by heavy seas during the night, and it was…

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Vessel Wrecked

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 October 1913 · page 6

PORTLAND (Oregon), Wednesday.—The British steamer Gelaesselu has been pounded to pieces by rocks in the shore, near the precipitous…

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How to Avoid a Wreck

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 9 October 1913 · page 3

A tiny leak in a big ship can easily be slopped if taken in time, but if disregarded it will overcome the mightiest vessel and drag her beneath the sea,…

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The Lost Steamer. More Reassuring News. SYDNEY

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 14 October 1913 · page 2

Further particulars of the disaster to the steamer Volturao show that there is a likelihood of a greater number having been saved than…

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British Steamer on Fire Big Passenger List Take to Boats. the Value of Wireless. Rescued 521. LONDON

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 14 October 1913 · page 2

Brief news has just come to hand of what may prove to be a terrible tragedy of the seas. The British steamer Volturno, bound…

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Coastal Steamer Wrecked Crew Saved. SYDNEY

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 21 October 1913 · page 2

The coasting steamer Euroka has been wrecked near Manly ; the crew was saved…

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Coastal Steamer Wrecked Distress Signals Ignored. Captain's Startling Charge Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 October 1913 · page 2

The steamer Eureka, the well-known coaster, was found leaking yesterday, between Port Macquarie and Sydney. The water gradually gained…

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Wrecked Steamer Sold SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 October 1913 · page 2

The wrecked steamer Eureka was sold at auction for £155…

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Steamer Aground. in Sydney Harbor. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 23 October 1913 · page 3

An outward bound German steamer, Letheringen, while trying to avoid passing a lighter, went aground on a shoal off Fort Macquarie this afternoon…

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The Wrecked Euroka Sold at Auction. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 23 October 1913 · page 3

The steamer Euroka, which was wrecked near Long Reef, was sold at auction to-day for £155…

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Steamer Founders

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 24 October 1913 · page 2

The Finnish steamer West Kusten struck a reef near the Gulf of Bothnia and foundered, forty passengers and sailors being drowned…

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Steamer on a Reef London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 25 October 1913 · page 5

One survivor is reported from the wreck of the steamer Vestkasten, which left Vasa on Wednesday. A heavy gale ran the ship on a reef, and…

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Steamer Ashore ADELAIDE

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 October 1913 · page 2

The steamer Puringa went ashore at Murat Bay, South Australia yesterday, but is in no immediate danger. It is expected that the vessel will be…

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Steamer and Iceberg Titanics Fate Just Averted. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 October 1913 · page 2

The steamer Teutonic narrowly escaped colliding with a huge iceberg in the Atlantic, just missing a disaster by a few yards…

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Steamer Damaged. Durban

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 October 1913 · page 2

The Palermo has arrived with her rudder stock broken and sundry deck damages. The deck is leaking, and No, 1 hold is slightly damaged…

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Schooner Wrecked SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 31 October 1913 · page 2

The schooner Florence has been wrecked near Barrenjoey lighthouse. The vessel's steering gear became unmanageable, and she drifted on to the…

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Mishap to Steamer LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 November 1913 · page 2

The Hellenic, from Adelaide, has arrived at Algiers with two propeller blades lost. She will probably discharge here 2000 tons of cargo…

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