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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1910

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Steamer Wrecked

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 5 January 1910 · page 2

Twelve lives were lost owing to the wreck of the steamer Johanna at Cape Hatteras…

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Humors of a Wreck. the Women’s Point of View. How They Left the Walkare

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 4

A BRIGHTLY-WRITTEN account of some of the incidents connected with the wreck of the Waikare, from the pen of one of the lady passengers, appears…

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Painful Scenes at a Wreck

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 February 1910 · page 2

A three masted vessel was wrecked off the coast of Pembrokeshire. Spectators on shore watched a boatful of persons rowing shorewards, when suddenly the boat was…

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Cable News. the Lost Waratah. Wreckage Washed Ashore. London, March 3

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 March 1910 · page 6

Reuter's correspondent at Capetown reports that a quantity of wreckage has been washed ashore at Mossel Bay. A most significant object is a cushion…

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The Recent Wreck

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 5 March 1910 · page 2

Passengers in the "Moresby's" boat state that the current met with near the Lizard was so strong that in 12 hours pulling…

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The Aquidaban Wreck. Three Admirals Lost

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 23 March 1910 · page 5

The explosion which sank the Brazilian Ironclad Aquidaban on the night of 1st January in the Bay of Jacuecanga was a terribly dramatic disaster, briefly…

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The Wreck of the Pericles

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 2

The steamer Monaro has left Flinders Bay with all hands from tile Pericles on board, and was expected to reach Fremantle early this (Saturday) morning…

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Telegrams. the Wreck of the Pericles. Some Particulars. Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 4

Further particulars of the wreck of the Pericles state that about 80 of the women and children passengers arrived at Karridale, and are receiving every attention from the…

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Steamer Pericles Wrecked. Total Loss. a Sudden Catastrophe. Passengers and Crew Landed

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 3

The Aberdeen line steamer Pericles, one of the largest and best of the company’s fleet, , under the command of the commodore, Captain…

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The Diver and the Pericles. No Chance at the Wreck. Water Too Deep

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 13 April 1910 · page 8

The world of Australian divers, who toil for wealth on the brink of the grave, were keenly alert regarding the position of the sunken Pericles, and…

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Steamer Lost

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 20 April 1910 · page 2

News has reached Sydney of the total loss of the schooner Malekula in the Chesterfield Group on January 9. The captain and officers reached the…

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Atlantic Liner Ashore. London, April 18

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 April 1910 · page 4

The steamer Minnehaha, 12,443 tons, belonging to the American Transport Company, from New York to London, ran on the rooks at Seilly, in the Channel, and was badly damaged. Her 66…

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The Latest. The Wreck of the Satara. No Life Lost But the Captain's Dog's. Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 April 1910 · page 2

The crew of the wrecked steamer Satara arrived in Sydney this morning by the steamer Dorrigo. The captain and officers are very reticent, but it appears that after…

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Another Wreck

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 April 1910 · page 2

The British-India Company's steamer Satara, bound to Calcutta from Sydney, foundered off Seal Rocks on Wednesday. When off the Edith breakers she was struck by a heavy…

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New Steamer Founders. Crew of Twenty-four Lost

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 27 April 1910 · page 3

Further particulars of a marine disaster cabled on the 19th December are given in the "Westminster Gazette", are as folows:--…

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An Overdue Steamer

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 April 1910 · page 3

Advices from Capetown state that the steamer. Carpentaria, from Natal, is overdue…

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The First Lifeboat

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 7 May 1910 · page 5

Some may be surprised to learn that the first lifeboat, especially of the style of those adopted at the present time is still in existence at Redear, in Yorkshire…

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A Sister to the Wrecked "C [?]."

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 7 May 1910 · page 3

This shows the appearance of the most recent "C" submarine boats when steaming -- or should we say petrolling? -- at the surface. She is 150ft. long and driven by a Wolseley internal con[?]ustion engine of [?]000p. The conning towers in this and subsequent boats are oval and much larger than in earlier ones…

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Story of the First Lifeboat

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 28 May 1910 · page 2

The story of the invention of the self[?] lifeboat was told says the “Westminster Gazette” by Sir John Cameron Lamb in an address before…

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Emigrant Steamer Ashore

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 May 1910 · page 2

The steamer Lituania, 4248 tons, owned by the Russian East Asiatic Company, with 1200 emigrants aboard for New York, ran on rocks on the Orkney coast during a dense fog. Her…

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