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Illawarra · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1905

8 stories in Illawarra's papers

New Coasting Steamer

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 2

An order for a new steel twin-screw steamer has recently been placed by the Illawarra and South Coast Steam Navigation Company, Ltd., for their coastal trade…

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I. and S.c.s.n Company New Coasting Steamer

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 1 March 1905 · page 2

An order for a new steel twin-screw stoamor has recently been placed by the Illawara and South coast Steam Navigation company. Ltd., for their coastal trade…

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A New Steamer

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 17 May 1905 · page 2

The chief engineer of the steamer Eden is supervising in England the building, construction, and equipment of a new steamer for the Illawarra and South Coast…

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Collision at Sydney Heads. Steamer Peterborough Sinks Ketch

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 24 May 1905 · page 2

The news of the collision between the Shellharbor Steam Company's steamer Peterborough and the kotch Jessie, which occurred on Friday night last, was received…

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Robbery on a Mail Steamer

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 24 May 1905 · page 2

The police have been informed of a robbery on board the Orient-Pacific mail steamer Ormuz which is said to represent jewellery to the value of £3000…

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A Steamer in Trouble. Off Wollongong

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 3 June 1905 · page 1

The behaviour of a steamer off the coast on Wednesday, occasioned no little alarm among a number of residents who witnessed the incident off Smith's Hill. A bleak…

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Wreck of the Favourite

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 25 July 1905 · page 3

Gold and gems are not the only treasure-trove worth seeking, as at least one instance serves to prove. A syndicate of Detroit. and Toledo…

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The Storm. a Fierce Gale—wrecks

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 September 1905 · page 1

The terrific storm raging on Wednesday and Thursday last has been the means of adding additional wrecks to the already long list of disasters along…

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