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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1914

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Collision in Fog. Steamer Sinks in the Atlantic. Terrible Scenes. Heavy Loss of Life. Heroic Attempts at Rescue Noble Self-sacrifice. New York

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 February 1914 · page 2

The steamers Nantucket and Monroe collided off the Winter Quarter lightship in the Atlantic. The Monroe sank immediately and 25 of the…

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Loss of a Steamer. Claim for Damages. LONDON

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 2

Captain Johnstone, asserting that the loss of the steamer Munroe was due to Mantuckets carelessness, has filed a writ claiming a million…

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German Barque Wrecked. Number of Crew Drowned. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 2

The German barque Hera was caught in a heavy southerly gale off Falmouth on Saturday night. The vessel wheeled over till her rails were…

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Fire on Steamer. Explosion of Benzine and Kerosene. Fireman Killed. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 February 1914 · page 2

The steamer Moa. a vessel of 185 tons, took fire five miles from Wanganui Heads, New Zealand, this morning, and was-burnt to the water's edge…

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Steamer on Fire Cargo of Benzine. Wellington (N.z.)

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 2

A message from Wanganui states that the steamer Mea. bound to Wanganui from Wellington, is afire the roadstead, five miles from the…

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The Titanic Wreck. Court Judgment Upheld. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 2

The Court of Appeal has upheld the Titanic judgment. Justice Vaughan Williams, in delivering judgment, said that, neither the directions…

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The Monroe Wreck. Compass Two Degrees From Standard. Investigation to Be Held. Philadelphia

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1914 · page 2

Captain Johnson admitted that he navigated the Monroe with a compass which was deviating two degrees from the standard compass. After…

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The Monroe Wreck. PHILADELPHIA

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 4

Captain Johnson, cross-examined during the trial in connection with the Monroe wreck, declared that if he had not left the Monroe 30 or 40…

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Coastal Gales Two Steamers Wrecked. Heavy Loss of Life. Boat's Crew Starving in Mid-ateantic. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 February 1914 · page 2

Severe gales are raging on the English coast. The steamer Airside is believed to have foundered with all bands off…

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Atlantic Liner Ashore. But Refloated Though Damaged. New York

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 February 1914 · page 2

The Cable Steamship Company's trans-Atlantic line Roma, with 400 passenger from Marseilles, was driven ashore by a blizzard on the…

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Steamer Departures Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 19 February 1914 · page 2

Five deep sea steamers, [?] 50,612 tons, left. Sydney to-day. The passengers all told, numbered 2015…

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Italian Barque Wrecked. Men Frozen to Death. New York

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1914 · page 2

The Italian barque Castana struck the bar at Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The crew of eleven lashed themselves to the rigging but the…

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Norwegian Vessel Stranded. Several Men Drowned. Steamer Smashed on Rocks Lifeboats Badly Damaged. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 2

The Norwegian barque Mexico was stranded on the Salt Sea, in a tempest. Two of the crew got ashore badly injured…

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Vessel Wrecked London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 3

The Norwegian barque Mexico was stranded on the Salt Sea, in a tempest Two of the crew got ashore badly injured…

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Fresh Wreckage Found at Camden Haven. No Further Explanation. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 2

A telegram has been received by the Department of Navigation from the pilot at Camden Haven, stating that among some wreckage picked op was a…

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Steamer in Distress. LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 February 1914 · page 2

Wireless messages have been received in London to the effect that the steamer wild[?]nfels is in distress in the Bay of Biscay. Later on, another…

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Danish Steamer Founders. Eleven Men Drowned. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 February 1914 · page 2

The Danish steamer Ekliptika foundered in the Bay of Biscay during a gale. The captain and ten of the crew were drowned…

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Steamer Founders in Bay of Biscay Ten Drowned. Paris

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 26 February 1914 · page 3

The Danish [?]…

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Collision on the Yarra Steamer [?]Ombala and Coog[?]e Many Passengers Injured. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 26 February 1914 · page 2

The steamer Bombala, outward bound for Sydney, collided with the steamer Coogge on the River Yarra this afternoon. The former's stern struck the…

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French Barque Wrecked Crew's Privations. Eighty Days on an Island. Wellington, N.Z.

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 February 1914 · page 5

Seventeen members of the crew of the French barque, Hatour Daunergne arrived at Wellington to-day by the Tahiti from Papecte. The barque, bound…

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