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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1907

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Canadian Liner Wrecked

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 10 July 1907 · page 4

The British steamer Mount Royal, 7064 tons, owned by the Canadian Pacific Railway Lompany, has been wrecked in the Skeena River, British Columbia. Six…

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In the Rigging. Tale of the North Sea. Gallant Life-boat Rescue

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 26 July 1907 · page 8

A three-masted schooner, the Caledonia, of Faversham, while bound from Seaham Harbor to Whitstable with a cargo of coal, was wrecked on the Newcome…

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The Latest. Sydney, Tuesday. Fire on a Mall Steamer

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 July 1907 · page 2

The fire on the French mail steamer Ville de la Ciotat was confined to a store-room used for sails and spare rope. The hold was flooded, and the fire practically…

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Mail Steamer on Fire

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 31 July 1907 · page 3

A FIRE broke out on the French mail steamer Ville de la Ciotat at Circular Quay on Monday night. Shortly after 10 o'clock a fireman on the vessel gave the alarm that smoke was…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Wednesday. Wreck Sold

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 August 1907 · page 4

The steamer Fido, which was wrecked at Tweed Heads, was sold by auction to-day, and brought £116. The purchasers were Einerson Bros., of Balmain. The cargo of…

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Steamer Wrecked. Six Lives Lost

Goulburn Herald · Friday 16 August 1907 · page 3

THE Union Steamship Company's steamer Kawatiri, 510 form Hobart, was totally wrecked at Macquarie Heads on Wednesday night, with the loss of six lives. The…

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The Fate of Wrecks. Wooden Vessels Last Longest

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 16 August 1907 · page 3

A French periodical devoted to maritime affairs discusses the question of what becomes of wrecked ships, and arrives at the conclusion that…

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The Fate of Wrecks. Wooden Vessels Last Longest

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 17 August 1907 · page 3

A French periodical devoted to maritime affairs discusses the question of what becomes of wrecked ships, and arrives at the conclusion that…

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Wreck of the Dunbar

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 21 August 1907 · page 4

THE Dunbar was wrecked 50 years ago on Tuesday. Of all those who were present at that dreadful event one survived—the seaman Johnson—and he, although now over…

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Wreck of the Dunbar. An Interesting Relic

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 22 August 1907 · page 2

Tuesday last, 20th August, was the fiftieth anniversary of the wreck of the Dunbar, that famous maritime catastrophe which happened at Sydney…

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Mottr Vehicle Wrecked

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 28 August 1907 · page 2

A motor chair-u-banc, containing 28 passengers, skidded, and was wrecked when descending a hill towards Sheffield. There people were killed and the reminder…

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Steamer Launched

Goulburn Herald · Friday 6 September 1907 · page 4

The Adelaide Steamship Company has successfully launched the steamship Urilla at Middlebrough (Eng.). THE HORSE-SHOE CONTRACT…

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To-day's Telegrams [Theorugh Reuter's Agency.] Sydney, and Colonial. 2.22 p.m. the Stranded Steamer Warrimoo

Goulburn Herald · Monday 16 September 1907 · page 3

The Union Company's steamer Waraimoo, which went ashore at Cape Ferewell, near Nelson (N.Z.) on Sunday night, is…

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The Wreck of Ss. Tomki

Goulburn Herald · Monday 16 September 1907 · page 3

The steamer Tomki, which struck on a sand pit at the entrance to the Richmond river is reported to be a total wreck. Her back is broken and her decks are awash…

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Shipwrecks

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 16 September 1907 · page 2

Wellington (N.Z.), Sunday,— the Union Company’s steamer Warrimoo, Which on Saturday left Lyttelton for Sydney to take up the interrupted running caused…

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Japanese Steamer Burnt

Goulburn Herald · Friday 20 September 1907 · page 2

The Japanese steamer Tailu Marn was destroyed by fire near Ching-Kiang, and it is reported that 100 people on board perished…

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Wrecks in Newfoundland

Goulburn Herald · Monday 23 September 1907 · page 4

Eleven vessels laden with fish were stranded in a gale off the newfoundland coast. Five fatalities have been reported. The…

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The Latest. London, Wednesday. WRECKED

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 September 1907 · page 2

The American ship John Durrier hase been wrecked at Bristol Bay, Alaska. The revenue cutter Thetis rescued 242 of the survivors and conveyed them to Seattle…

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American Ship Wrecked

Goulburn Herald · Friday 27 September 1907 · page 4

The American ship John Currier has been wreaked in Bristol Bay, Alaska. The Thetis, Revenue cutter, rescued 212 persons from the wreek. The survivors…

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A Wrecked Vessel

Goulburn Herald · Friday 4 October 1907 · page 2

The American basque Prussia, 1212 tons, was wrecked on States Island, to the south-east to Terra del Fuego, in June last. The crew has now reached New…

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