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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911

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Inveresk Wrecked. London, April. 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 April 1911 · page 5

The steamer inveresk, valued at £ 100,000, including steel [?] for bridges work, which on a voyage from New York to Japan, has been wrecked on…

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The Lost Yongala. Discovery of Wreckage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 April 1911 · page 5

Inspector Malone received a report on Wednesday from Constable Portley, of Mundingburra (Q.), in respect to the carcase of a horse found on the beach at the…

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Wreck on Canadian Coast

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 April 1911 · page 4

Vancouver, Tuesday.—The steamer Iroquots, engaged In the coastal trade from Victoria, was wrecked yesterday, and is persons were drowned. The foundering…

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The Yongala. Wreckage and Mails Found

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 April 1911 · page 4

IN connection with the loss of the Yongala, the Queensland Deputy Postmaster-General received information from Townsville and Ingham to the…

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Foundered Off the [?] Loss of the Lansdowne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 April 1911 · page 6

The Ketch Lansdowne a well-known [?]ter, foundered off Norah Head, Sydney [?]Friday afternoon. The crew, five [?] were picked up by the Howard [?]…

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Maratime Mishaps. Steamer Wrecked. Vancouver, April 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 April 1911 · page 2

The steamer Iroquois, engaged plying in the coastal trade from Victoria has been wrecked. The number of casualties does not exceed 18. The vessel foundered at the mouth of the…

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The Wreck of the Iroquois. Victoria (B.c.), April 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 April 1911 · page 5

The captain of the wrecked steamer Iroquols admitted during the official investigation that he went home after landing from the lifeboat, and did not wait while a, search was made for…

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Inveresk Wrecked. London, April 11

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 April 1911 · page 2

The steamer Inveresk, valued at £50,000, and carrying cargo valued at £100,000, including steel rails for bridge work, while on a voyage from New York to Japan, has been wrecked on…

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The Yongala. Wreckage and Mails Found

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 April 1911 · page 9

In connection with the loss of the Yongala, the Queensland Deputy Postmaster-General received information from Townsville and Ingham to the effect that Halifax people have been advised that…

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Wreck of the Iroquois. This Captain' Arrested. Vancouver. April 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 April 1911 · page 3

Sears, the caption of the wrecked steamer Iroquois, has been arrested and charged with manslaughter. The evidence at the inquest showed that…

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The Lost Yongala. More Wreckage Discovered

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 April 1911 · page 5

A Cairns wire states that part of a cliaker-built boat, evidently portion of a working boat of the Yongala, with the word "Adelaide" in metal on the port side, was washed up on…

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Wreck of a Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 April 1911 · page 5

A private cable states that the, steamer Bergedorf, which went ashore at Cape Cormorant, India, while on the voyage from Sydney to Hamburg, is a total loss…

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San Fernando Wrecked. Oporto. April 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 April 1911 · page 5

The steamer San Fernando has sunk all Cape Finisterre, and 21 lives have been lost…

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The Lost Yongala. Search for the Wreck

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 April 1911 · page 5

The Queensland Premier, Mr. Denham, had an interview with the Brisbane representative of the Adelaide Steamship Company, Mr. Wareham, and was informed that the co—…

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Portuguese Liner Wrecked. a Second Disaster. Capetown

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 April 1911 · page 5

The Portuguese liner, Lusitania insured in London fo £90,000, has been wrecked off Cape Point during misty weather. The cruiser Forte and a tug took off the…

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Wreck of a Steamer

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 April 1911 · page 3

Capetown, Thursday.—The Portuguese steamer Lusitunia was wrecked at Cape Point yesterday during a mist. The cruiser Forte and a tug took off the…

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A Trip to the Solomons; Or, Two Months on an Island Steamer. Article I.

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 22 April 1911 · page 4

This narrative must begin at the beginning. In Charles Dickens' story of "The Cricket on the Hearth," he says, "If I am to tell a story I must begin at…

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Lusitania Wreck. Four Lives Lost. Capetown. April 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1911 · page 5

Captain De Farin, of the Portugues liner Lusitania, which was wrecked on Cape Point on Tuesday, refused to leave the vessel after all the passengers and crew had been taken…

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The Lost Yongala. Search for the Wreck

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1911 · page 7

The Queensland Premier Mr. Denham. has had an interview with the Brisbane representative of the Adelaide Steamship Company. Mr. Wareham, and was informed that the…

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The Lost Yongala. Discovery of Wreckage

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1911 · page 16

Inspector Malone received a report on Wednesday from Constable Portley, of Mundingburra (Q.). in respect to the carcase of a horse found on the beach at the…

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