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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1904

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A Shipping Disaster. Wreck of an Emigrant Steamer. Over 700 Lives Lost. London. July 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 July 1904 · page 3

The Danish emigrant steamer Norge, 3318 tons, has been wrecked, and it is feared that upwards of 750 Scandinavians and Finns, who were aboard of her, including the captain and the bulk of the…

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An Emigrant Ship Wrecked. Terrible Loss of Life. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 July 1904 · page 4

The Danish emigrant steamer Norge bound from Copenhagen to New York has been wrecked off the east coast of England, with an appalling loss of…

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t: British Steamer Captured. Russia Busy Mobilising. Great Battle in Progress. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 July 1904 · page 3

The Vladivostok squadron has captured the British steamer Cheltenham laden with sleepers for Fusan. She was insured for £40,000 against risks of capture…

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Wreck of a Ketch. Crew Saved. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 July 1904 · page 5

The new ketch, Bell Flower, while bound from the Manning River to Sydney with a cargo of timber on her maiden voyage, was assailed by last nights furious gale when…

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Fearful Shipping Disaster. Wreck of an Emigrant Steamer. Over 700 Lives Lost. London, July 4

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 July 1904 · page 3

The Danish emigrant steamer Norge, 3318 tons, has been wrecked, and it is feared that upwards of 750 Scandinavians and Finns, who were aboard of her, including the captain and the bulk of the…

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The New York Disaster. Burning of the Excursion Steamer

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 July 1904 · page 2

The newspaper account of the terrible disaster concerning the above is now to band, from which we take the following:—…

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Wreck of the Australia. the Pilot Blamed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 July 1904 · page 11

The Marine Court found that the Joss of the Australia was due to the wrongful net of Pilot Denis in giving repeated orders to port the helm before the vessel had cleared the red section of Point…

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The Recent Heavy Weather. a Newcastle Steamer's Experience

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 July 1904 · page 2

The Newcastle and Hunter River S.S. Company's steamer Namoi bad a tempestuous passage from Newcastle, and she did not reach Sydney until…

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Wreck of the Nemesis. the Worst Feared. Cronulla Beach, Tuesday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 July 1904 · page 3

The worst fears are now entertained that the Nemesis foundered at sea to the south of Port Hacking during Saturday's gale, tho Cronulla Beach for a distance of about three miles being…

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The Wrecked R.m.s. Australia

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 July 1904 · page 3

In spite of the fairly heavy sea caused by a strong south-east wind, salvage operations were continued on the 11 M.S. Australia on Saturday…

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Wreck of the Nemesis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 July 1904 · page 5

Yesterday we gave some particulars of wreckage being driven ashore at Cronulla Beach, which clearly suggested the wreck of the steamship Nemesis. The fate of the…

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British Steamer Stopped

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 July 1904 · page 3

The Russian volunteer Fleet steamer St. Petersburg, which is carrying coal to Vladivostock, when south of Jeddah, in the Red Sea, overhauled the papers and manifests of…

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A Steamer Sensation. Woman Overboard from a Manly Boat

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 July 1904 · page 2

Shortly after 9 o'clock on Tuesday morning a woman and man, ap. parently foreigners, boarded the ferry steamer Manly at Sydney, When the…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. Wrecked Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 July 1904 · page 3

A telegram from Queenscliff states that the ill-fated steamer Australia is on fire, and is burning fiercely. There are no persons on board…

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Wreck of a Ketch. NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 9

The new ketch, Bell Flower, while bound from the Manning River to Sydney with a cargo of timber on her maiden voyage, was assailed by last nights furious gale when…

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Fire on a Steamer, [By Telegraph] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 4

A fire broke out on the wrecked steamer Australia at Port Nepean, Melbourne, this morning. The men engaged on the wreck had knooked off…

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Wreck of the Nemesis

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 6

Wreckage driven ashore at Cronulla [?] on Tuesday clearly suggested the end of the steamship Nemesis. The fate of the vessel is enshrouded in mystery, but all [?]…

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A Body Washed Ashore. [By Telegraph] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 July 1904 · page 2

There was a body seen yesterday afternoon at the Cronulla Beach, that was washed ashore to-day. Apparently the man was aged about 30,…

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The Latest. Japanese Strategy. Sunning the Blockade. German Steamer Stopped. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 July 1904 · page 3

A telegram, received at St. Petersburg, declares that numerous recon[?]esances have been made, which prove that the Japanese have only…

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The War. Kuropatkin's Perplexity. Preparing to Assault Port Arthur. Raids in the Red Sea. A.P. AND O. Steamer Seized. Russians Ignore the White Flag. London, July 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 July 1904 · page 3

The Tokio correspondent of the "Times" states that the plans of General Kuropatkin are perplexing. Apparently he intended to make a strong stand at Kai-ping until the…

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