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Illawarra · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1908

8 stories in Illawarra's papers

Fast New Steamer

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 2

Mr. Rigg, chairman of directors of the Illawarra and South Coast Steam, Navigation Company, was a visitor to the Bega show, and exhibited to…

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The Bega Wrecked

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 2

The news of the foundering of the steamer Bega was received at Wollongong yesterday afternoon with deep regret. An extraordinary to the…

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Steamer Bega Lost. Capsizes and Sinks

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 8 April 1908 · page 2

Intense excitement was occasioned in Sydney and along the South Coast on Monday last, when information, was received from the South Coast that the received…

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New Steamer

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 6

The Illawarra and South Coast Company, on Wednesday last, accepted the tender of the Ailsa Shipbuilding Company, of Troon, Scotland, for…

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The Steamer Iliawarra

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 11

A report has been made to the Department of Navigation that the low-pressure cylinder of the steamer Illawarra, of the Illawarra and…

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Replacing the Bega. Steamer Kempsey Purchased

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 2

THE Illawarra and South Coast Steam Navigation Company has purchased the steamer Kempsey, well known in the North Coast…

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Wreck of the Bega

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 13

The preliminary enquiry into the loss of the steamship Bega, adjourned from Sydney to Bega, was commenced at the Court-house, Bega, on…

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The New Jetty at Port Kembla. First Steamer Arrived

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 15 December 1908 · page 2

The first cargo to arrive by water for the Electrolytic Company arrived last night by the steamer Kilto-branks, from Taree, Manning River…

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