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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1914

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Terrific Store Tornado Near Tamworth. Houses Wrecked; Farms Devastated Remarkable Effects of Wind. TAMWORTH

The Sun · Sunday 11 January 1914 · page 4

Yesterday afternoon a tornado of terrific force swept over portion of this district, and wrought destruction such as has not been previously known here…

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A New Steamer

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 January 1914 · page 7

LONDON, Friday.—M'llraith, M'Eacharn, and Company, Proprietary, Limited, have purchased a Steamer of 7300 tons for £49,000. The vessel, which is being built at Sunderland, has almost…

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New Inter-state Steamer

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 12 January 1914 · page 4

London cable advices state that Messrs. Mcllwraith, McEacharn and Company Proprietary, Ltd., have purchased a steamer of 7300 tons, which…

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New Coastal Steamer

Evening News · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 7

Messrs. Morrison and Sinclair, shipbuilders, of Balmain have laid down the keel for a new twin-screw steamer which is intended for the coastal trade. The vessel is being built to…

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Burnt and Abandoned. Derelict Schooner. Vancouver

The Sun · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 7

The British schooner Glenafton, burnt to the, main deck and abandoned, has been picked up in the Gulf of Mexico and towed into Tampa, Florida…

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Sydney Ferries New Steamer

Evening News · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 3

The steamer Karrabee, the latest [?] to the Sydney Ferries' fleet is now ready for service. This vessel was built specilly by Messrs. Morrison and sinclair, of Balmain, to…

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Racial Hatreds. Disturbance on a Steamer

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 10

What might have developed into a serious riot, had it not been for the timely interference of the police, occurred on board the Star of India, lying at Tyser's Wharf, Miller's…

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On Fire at Sea. British Schooner Found. Washington' D. C., Monday Evening

Evening News · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 1

Anotber [?] as sea has beep [?]potted by the re[?]…

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Another Adelaide Steamer Sold. S.S. Ouraka Sold

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 20

The Adelaide Company has disposed of still another of its fleet, i.e., the Ouraka, the third to be sold in the last few months. The name of…

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World of Sport Chronicles of the Turf Games Ashore and Afloat. Fixtures for the Week. To-day

Evening News · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 2

Wollongong races, Tasmanian Turf Club entries. Olympia Athletic Club tourney, at Stadium, King-street, Newtown…

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Well-known American Schooner Wrecked. Aloha Ashore but Crew Safe

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 4

News reached Sydney yesterday of the wreck of the schooner Aloha, which visited New South Wales early last year, and carried a cargo of coal to…

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New Coastal Steamer

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 4

Messrs. Morrison and Sinclair, shipbuilders, of Balmain, have laid down the keel for a new twin-screw steamer, which is intended for the coastal trade…

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Fire at Sea. British Schooner Abandoned. Washington, Jan. 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 14

Another fire at sea is reported by the revenue cutter Miami, which found the British schooner Glen Afton burning in the Gulf of Mexico. The fate of the crew is…

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Mail Boat Ashore. Wireless for Help. London, Wednesday Morning

The Sun · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 8

The royal mail steamer Coboquid with passengers and cargo, has run ashore on Cargo Island in the Bay of Fundy on the east coast of the United States…

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Another Adelaide Steamer Sold. S.S. Barrier Changed Owners

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 4

Yet another of the Adelaide Company's fleet, the s.s. Barrier, is reported to have changed owners, and she makes the fourth vessel the Company…

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Steamer Sales. Another Adelaide Company's Boat. Barrier Disposed Of

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 16

Still another of the Adelaide Steamship Company's cargo carriers is reported to have been sold. This is the steamer Barrier, which has just returned from a trip to New…

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Ship Ashore. Terrific Storm Raging. Vessel Believed to Be Lost. St John N.B. Tuesday Evening

Evening News · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 9

The Royal mail steamer Cobequid, bound from the West indies to Halifax. is ashore on Briar island. According to wireless reports, her position is highly dangerous…

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Hit with a Hammer. Assaulted in Steamer's Hold. Wellington N. Z.

Evening News · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 4

An [?] working near tour [?] of a steamer at Port [?] with a heavy [?] was inflicted…

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Bond Wrecked. Three People in the Debris Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 13

During a gale at Port Chalmers this afternoon portion of a three-story bond collapsed, wrecking adjoining offices occupied by Love Brothers, contractors…

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Wrecked Mailboat. the Coboquid Disaster. London, Wednesday Morning

The Sun · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 7

Later messages with regard to the disaster to the R.M.S. Coboquid, which is ashore in the Bay of Fundy, report that there are eleven passengers and a crew of 90…

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