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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1908

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Another Wreck. Schooner Ashobe at Cronulla. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 5

Another stranded vessel is quite close to the wreck of the steamer Diode Fagelund on Cronulla Beach. At 12.30 to-day the residents of Cronulla wore surprised to see a suiting vessel bearing straight…

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Another Wreck. Schooner Ashore at Cronulla. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 4

Another stranded vessel is quite close to the wreck of the steamer Thode Fagelund on Cronulla Beach, It 12.30 to-day the residents of Cronulla were surprised to see s sailing vessel bearing straight…

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A Steamer Wrecked. Chief Engineer Drowned. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 February 1908 · page 2

The steamer Windsor, 2892 tons, which left Fremantle, Western Australia, for Hong Kong, with a cargo of 2100 tons of sandal wood, was totally wrecked at…

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A Steamer Burnt. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 February 1908 · page 2

The steamer St. Cuthbert has been burned at sea, off Cape Sable, in Canada. A steamer rescued 35 of the crew, but 15 had been previously drowned. '…

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German Warship Ashore

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 February 1908 · page 5

German warship Hessen is ashore at [?]. Four tugs are assisting to get, the [?]…

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Wreck of the Windsor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 February 1908 · page 5

The steamer Windsor, which was totally lost, on Albrohoss Reef, off the west coast of Western Australia, was insured for £20,000…

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Wreck of the Steamer Windsor. Brave Attempt at Rescue

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 February 1908 · page 3

The Collector of Customs at Fremantle received a telegram from Geraldton on Saturday stating that there was no further news of the wrecked steamer Windsor. The…

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Adrift at Midnight. the Manly Steamer Brighton. with Over 1000 PASSENGERS

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 4

SOMETHING in the nature of a sensation occurred on Saturday night in the harbour, just abreast of the Heads. The Brighton, timed to leave Manly…

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Wreck of the Windsor. Rescue of Survivors

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 2

It transpires that the steamer Windsor (the wreck of which was reported in this paper last week) stuck on a reef two miles west of Pelsart Island, one of…

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The Wreck of the Windsor. Miraculous Escapes from Death

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 12 February 1908 · page 4

A telegram from Geraldton on Saturday night, states that the wrecked steamer has disappeared from view, and that in addition to the chief…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. Over-crowding a Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 5

The captain of the harbour steamer Brighton was lined £1, in default three months' imprisonment for over-crowding. The Magistrate said the full penalty was 5s…

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Wreck of the Steamer Windsor. Brave Attempt at Rescue

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 10

The Collector of Customs at Woman Fremantle received a telegram from Geraldton on Saturday starting that there was no further news of the wrecked steamer Windsor. The…

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Steamer Overcrowded. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 4

The captain of the harbour steamer Brighton was to-day fined £l in default three months imprisonment, for overcrowding. The magistrate who…

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Overcrowding a Steamer

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 18 February 1908 · page 2

That the overerowding of steamers or vessels of other kinds, small or large, is attended not only by inconvenience to the passengers, but, at times, by…

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Vessel Wrecked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 February 1908 · page 5

The Emily Reid, hound from Newcastle for Portland, was wrecked at Oregon. Eleven of the crew were drowned…

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Steamer Released. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 2

The passengers and crew of the steamer Empire, which was quarantined owing to a case of smallpox on board, were released to-day…

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Fatally Injured on a Steamer Verdict of Accidental Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 5

At the West Maitland Courthouse this morning Major Nicholson, Deputy-coroner, continued the adjourned inquest touching the death of John Goldsworthy, a labourer, who died in the…

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Harbour Collision at Newcastle. Schooner Damaged. Steamer on the Rocks. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 5

A rather serious collision occurred in the harbour this morning, between the big steamer Darius (Captain Wilson) and the wooden American schooner Jane L. Stanford…

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Fatally Injured on a Steamer. Verdict of Accidental Death

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 6

At the West Maitland Courthouse on Tuesday, Major Nicholson, Deputy-coroner continued the adjourned inquest touching the death of John Goldsworthy, a labourer, who died in the…

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Harbour Collision at Newcastle. Schooner Damaged. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 14

A rather serious collision occurred in the harbour this morning, between the big steamer Darius (Captain Wilson) and the woollen American schooner Jane L. Stanford…

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