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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1908

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Steamer Wrecked on Cronulla Beach. Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1908 · page 4

DURING a bowling southerly gale last night the big steamer "Thode Fagelund," of 4352 tons burthen, bound from Adelaide to Sydney, was driven ashore, and now lies piled…

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Hospital Wrecked by Fire. Auckland

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1908 · page 4

THE newer portion of Christchurch Hospital (N.Z.) was destroyed by fire yesterday, all the patients being removed without difficulty…

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A Steamer Ashore

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 3

[?] Norwegian steamer Thode [?]gelund, 4352 tons, bound from Port Adelaide to Sydney, for docking, went ashore on Potter's Point, near…

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Telegraphic. [Through Our Metropolitan Agents.] The Stranded Steamer. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1908 · page 4

ANOTHER unsuccessful attempt has been made to refloat the stranded steamer "Thode Fagelund." The ill-fated vessel is evidently clutched in a fatal embrace by…

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Wreck

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 4

The steamer Myall was wrecked near Townsville. The vessel settled down half-a-mile from the shore, and is submerged to the deck line. The…

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Facing Death. Crew of Wrecked Vessel. Thrilling Scene

Guyra Argus · Thursday 6 February 1908 · page 8

The fully-rigged French ship Leon has gone ashore three miles northeast of Quilty, at perhaps the most dangerous spot on the west coast of…

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Small-pox on a Japanese Steamer. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1908 · page 5

Two cases of small-pox were discovered on the Japanese mail-steamer "Nikko Maru" shortly after she left Hongkong for Sydney. The steamer left Thursday Island…

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Battleship Ashore

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 8 February 1908 · page 4

The German battleship Hessen is ashore at Haxhaven…

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Wreck

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 8 February 1908 · page 4

Grave fears are entertained for the safety of the men on the wrecked steamer, Windsor. A heavy gale is blowing in the vicinity…

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Accident to a Manly Steamer

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 5

Something in the nature -of a sensation occurred on Saturday at midnight In the harbour, just abreast of the Heads. The Brighton, timed to leave Manly at 9.15,…

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Wreck of the Windsor. Miraculous Escapes

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 12 February 1908 · page 2

A telegram from Geraldton (W.A.) on Saturday stated that the wrecked steamer Windson had disappeared from view, and that, in addition to the…

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Ship Wrecked

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 4

The ship Emily Reed, bou[?] from Nowcastle to Portland, was wrecked off Oregon. Eleven percone were drowned…

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A Missing Ketch

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 4

It is feared that the ketch, Port Stewart, has been lost near Pipon Island, Queensland with all hands, daring the recent heary gale…

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The Bega Wreck. Sydney, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 5

Further particulars of the wreck of the steamer Bega are not to hand. The weather was perfect, and it is surmised she must have struck some…

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Wreck of a Steamer

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 8 April 1908 · page 3

News was received at Bega on Monday Morning that the steamer Boga, which left Tathra at 6.30 p.m. on Sunday for Sydney, with a full…

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Shipping Disaster. Coastal Steamer Bega Foundered. One Life Lost. Survivors on a Raft Sydney, April 6

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 10 April 1908 · page 3

A Sensation was created in Sydney this morning when the report was circulated that the steamer Bega, belonging to the Illawarra Steamship Company, had come…

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Vessel Wrecked. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1908 · page 5

A cable was.received to-day stating that it was reported that the Star of Japan, which left London on March 20 for Sydney, had been wrecked. No further particulars are…

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The Wrecked "Bega." Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1908 · page 5

Tire captain and crew of the wrecked "Bega" arrived this morning by steamer. Several detectives jumped aboard directly the steamer berthed and held a conversation…

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SYDNEY. Monday, 10 a.m. Steamer Wrecked

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 14 April 1908 · page 2

The steamer Sophia Ann has become a total wreck at the Richmond River entrance, and has broken in two. SAFE CRACKING…

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Steamer Salvage

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 5

It is believed that the wreak of the steamer Star of Japan will be salved. A considerable quantity of cargo his been already saved…

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