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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1908

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Wreck of the Fifeshire. Strikes Reef in the Gilberts. Castaways at Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 October 1908 · page 5

News of the loss of the barque Fifeshire in the South Seas was brought to Sydney yesterday by Burns, Philp, and Co.'s steamer Muniara, the passengers by which…

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Shipping Disaster. The Fi[?]eshire Wrecked

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 October 1908 · page 3

The crew of the barque Fifeshire, which sailed from Newcastle on August 2. for Portland, Oregon, coal laden, arrived in Sydney on Tuesday morning in…

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Ship Ashore

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 October 1908 · page 5

The ship Walden Abbey, bound from Hamburg to Australia, is dangerously ashore at Clacton…

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Steamer Kincumber Wrecked. the Vessel Broken Up. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 October 1908 · page 5

News was received by wire from Harrington, near the Manning River Heads, last night, of the wreck of the steamer Kincumber, a well-known little vessel engaged in the passenger and cargo…

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Pleasure Steamer Sunk. Exciting Rescues. Lifeboat Capsized

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 October 1908 · page 6

The pleasure steamer Rhos Neigr (162, tons), which left Llandudno yesterday, (July 20) morning for Blackpool with sixty passengers, all visitors to…

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Wreck of the S.S. Kincumber. Vessel Disappearing. Cargo Being Washed Ashore. Heavy Local Losses. Sydney, Saturday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 October 1908 · page 5

A message from the pilot at Harrington, Manning River Heads, received in Sydney this afternoon says that the wreck of the Kincumber has almost disappeared. Wreckage in strewn along the beaches…

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Wreck of the Fifeshire. Strikes Reef in the Gilberts. Castaways at Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 October 1908 · page 5

News of the loss of the barque, Fifeshire South Sons was brought to Sydney Tuesday Burns, Philp, and Co.' steamer Muniara, the passengers by which…

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A Newcastle Collier Wrecked. All Hands Saved. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 October 1908 · page 6

The crow of the barque Fifeshire, which sailed from Newcastle on August 2 for Portland. Oregon. coal laden, arrived, in Sydney this morning in the island trading steamer Muniara. They…

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She Kincumber Wreck. Two Men Drowned. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 October 1908 · page 4

The steamer Kincumber wrecked it the Manning River bar last evening is breaking up. The captain and one seaman have been drowned…

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Wreck of the Kincumber. Coroner's Inquiry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 October 1908 · page 3

An inquiry was held at Harrington yesterday afternoon, before the Deputy Coroner, Mr. Lipscomb, on the death of Captain Anderson, of the wrecked steamer Kincumber…

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Mail Steamer in Trouble. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 October 1908 · page 2

The Union Company's steamer Moana narrowly escaped being driven ashore in Sydney harbour this morning soon alter starting upon her voyage to Vancouver…

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The Kincumber Wreck. Taree

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 October 1908 · page 5

The Kincumber wreck has shifted some what, and at low water it is high and dry. Very little cargo was saved. Wingham storekeepers are the heaviest losers, but Taree, Tinonee, Coundletown, Croki, and…

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The Wreck of the Kincumber. Attempts to the Captain

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 October 1908 · page 3

The wreck of the steamer Kincumber, which lies about a quarter of a mile from the and of the northern breakwater at Harrigton, was visited by a…

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Ktncumber Wreck. a Fireman's Bravery

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 October 1908 · page 4

The hero of the Kincumber disaster was Tom Sheridan, aged 24. a fireman of the tug John Gollan. He swam into the foaming sea, and successively…

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New Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 October 1908 · page 5

The Melbourne Steamship Company's new steamer, Kapunda, has been launched at the Hartlepool shipyards…

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Railway Steamer Founders

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 October 1908 · page 5

The Steamer Yarmouth, 806 tons, a cargo horse, of the Great Eastern Railway. Company, foundered in a heavy sea between Holland and Harwich. Twenty-one of the…

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Barque Annesley Ashore

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 November 1908 · page 3

The barque Annesley, 1591, tons, from [?] New Brunswick, for Melbourne, is ashore at Bonaventure, Newfoundland…

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Barque Annesley Ashore

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 November 1908 · page 3

The barque Annesley bound from Dalbousie (New Brunswick) to Melbourne, has gone ashore at Bonaventure…

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Railway Steamer Founders

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 November 1908 · page 3

The, steamer Yarmouth, 806 tons, a cargo "vessel of the Great Eastern Railway Company, foundered In a heavy sea between Holland and Harwich…

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City Overwhelmed by Great Flood Wave Sixty Feet High Wrecks Hyderabad. 1000 Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 November 1908 · page 8

The city of Hyderabad, in the Deccan Province of India, was recently overwhelmed by a terrible flood. One quarter of the city is in ruins and over one thousand of the inhabitants are dead…

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