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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911

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A Wreck. Vancouver, July 7

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 July 1911 · page 4

The Pacific Coast S.S. Company's steamer Santa Rosa, with 290 passengers, is aground All the passengers are safe, but there was a panic when the vessel struck, and many…

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Santa Rosa Wreck. San Francisco, July 13

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 July 1911 · page 2

At the official inquiry regarding the wreck of the Pacific Coast S.S. Company's steamer Santa Rosa,. which occurred on Saturday, Captain Faria, in his evidence, stated that lie gave orders…

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Santa Rosa Wreck. Los Angeles, July 14

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 July 1911 · page 4

Contradictory evidence was given yesterday at the inquiry in regard to the wreck of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company's steamer Santa Rosa…

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A Wreck. AUCKLAND

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 29 July 1911 · page 2

In the wreck of the Bell Flower on the New Zealand coast the crow hung on to the ship and to-day eight men got ashore Great heroism was…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Wednesday. a Schooner's Long Fight

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 August 1911 · page 4

The American [?] four-masted schooner Espada, bound from Puget Sound to Port Adelaide, was towed into Sydney Harbour this morning in a crippled condition. The…

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Murder on a Steamer

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 August 1911 · page 6

A terrible murder was committed on the P. and O. steamer Somali. A Lascar sailor attacked a compatriot in the forecastle while he was asleep, and dashed his brains out. The assailant…

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Fifeshire Ashore. Aden, Aug. 14

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 August 1911 · page 2

The steamer Fifeshire (5812 tons), of the Federal-Houlder-Shire line, which left Sydney on July 7 for London and Liverpool, ran ashore 20 miles south of Cape Guardafui, at…

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The Wrecked Pi[?]eshire. LONDON

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 19 August 1911 · page 2

The steamer Ardandearg, from Calcutta, picked up one of the Fi[?]shire’s boats in command of the chief officer, R. Woods, and containing five…

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The Fifeshire Wreck. London, Aug. 18

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 19 August 1911 · page 4

Interviews with the officers show that there was splendid discipline among the passengers of the Fifeshire when she was wrecked, and all remained perfectly calm…

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Fifeshire Wreck. Adour Picks Up Three Boats. Paris, August 27

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 29 August 1911 · page 4

The Messageries Maritimes steamer Adour, which has arrived at Marseilles, picked up the first of the Fifeshire's boats on the evening of the day of the wreck. She searched for three…

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The Fifeshire Wreck. London, Sept. 3

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 September 1911 · page 4

Five of the Fifeshire's crew have reached Plymouth. They state that after the vessel struck there was no panic, the women and children behaving splendidly. Hordes of Somalis were…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Wednesday. a Wreck

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 September 1911 · page 4

The steamer Knight of St. George, which recently went ashore on a reef in the Tongan group is now a total wreck. Large quantities of cargo were salved…

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Who's Who—and Why. Founder of Lifeboat Fund

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 October 1911 · page 1

In the negotiations between representatives of capital and labour and Board of Trade officials, which have been so frequent lately, one of the most influential men on the side of the…

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The Macleay Wreck. SYDNEY

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 14 October 1911 · page 2

With regard to the wreck of the Macleay, is feared that all hands, save two who floated ashore, to Port Stephens on a plank, have…

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Wrecked. 15 Lives Believed Lost

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 October 1911 · page 6

Another calamity has to be added to the growing list of coastal disasters. The North Coast Company's steamer Macleay, 398 tons, bound from Newcastle to the northern rivers, under…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Friday. the Wreck of the Macleay

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 October 1911 · page 6

Another body has been recovered from the Macleay. TRAIN PASSENGER INJURED. Wm. Taylor met with a shocking accident this…

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A Shipwreck

The Yass Courier · Monday 16 October 1911 · page 4

The steamer Macleay struck on a reef near Broughton Island, above Newcastle, on Thursday night, and immediately turned turtle and sank…

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Wireless and Shipwreck. LONDON

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 18 October 1911 · page 2

The steamer Beatrice is ashore at Noble Island and is a total wreck. The Ventura was called to assistance by wireless, and rescued the…

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Cable News, Shipwrecked Royalty. LONDON

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 16 December 1911 · page 2

The P. and O. mail steamer Delhi bound from London to Bombay, is ashore near Cape Spa[?]tel, close to the Straits of Gibraltar…

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The Delhi Wreck. Tangier, Dec. 15

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 December 1911 · page 4

Most of the Delhi's passengers escaped half naked. The natives did their best to relieve them. Three Lascars were drowned while taking passengers through the surf after the Duke…

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