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New England · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1910

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Another Steamer Missing

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 6

The [?] [?] is [?] in the North [?] and is regarded as being last…

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Steamer Poona Discharging

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 7

The steamer Poona is at Circular Quay and began discharging her coal cargo from Japan on Wednesday morning. The crews were employed to…

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Wreck

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 5 January 1910 · page 4

Twelve tires were lost owing to the wreck of the steamer Johanna at Cape Hatteras…

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Steamer Beached Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 4

The Walkare, which was wreck Dusky Sound, N.Z., has been be[?]ed…

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A Wreck

The Inverell Times · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 3

Twelve lives were lost owing to the wreck of the steamer Johanna off Cape Hatteras…

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When a Comet Fell on Earth. Should Halley's Comet be Shipwrecked ?

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 7

We have already told our readers that Halley's comet is on a visit to us for the 29th time in 2,000 years. We have also chronicled some…

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Ketch Abandoned

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 4

The steamer Time arrived in Brisbane with Captain and crew of the ketch Whaup, which was abandoned off Double Island Point…

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Steamer Missing

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 4

Ana, with 80 passengers, are missing. The British India steamer Loodi…

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Steamer in Distress. Melbourne

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 15 February 1910 · page 5

The following cable message was received last night:--The master of the schooner Ulva, which arrived at Durban from Marion Island on…

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Shipwreck Lives Lost. Passengers Go Crazy

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 15 February 1910 · page 5

The steamer General Chan[?]sy, running between Marseilles of Algiers, foundered off the coast of Minorca. [?]were Crowned, and only…

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Port Jackson Wrecked. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 15 February 1910 · page 5

The tag Port Jackson, while enroute from Newcastle to Sydney, broke down on Saturday night, and drifted ashore about five miles south…

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Another Steamer Wrecked

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 16 February 1910 · page 6

The Pacific Steam Navigation Company's steamer Lima, 4946 tons, has been wrecked in the Straits of Magellan…

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The Waratah. and That Mysterious Ship. Probably a Whalers' Steamer

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 February 1910 · page 7

Captain R. Rallier Du Baty, of the ketch John B. Charcot, which made a sensational voyage from Kergulen Island to Victoria…

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Another Wreck

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 22 February 1910 · page 5

Heavy gales have swept Great Britain. A train in Ireland was blown over an embankment. The coupling held some of the waggons suspended…

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Saved From Wreck

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 6

A Chillian cruiser rescued from the rigging of the Pacific Company's Lima, wreeked off the coast of Chilli, 88 survivors…

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Washed Ashore. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 1 March 1910 · page 2

A quantity of wreckage, possibly hatch combings, was washed ashore Marley Beach, south of Port Hacking…

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Steamer Wrecked. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 15 March 1910 · page 5

The dutch steamer Vander Hagen is on a reef near Cape Melville, 100 miles north of Cooktown. The steamer is in a serious position, her…

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Steamer Accident. London

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 18 March 1910 · page 5

The whaling steamer Orion, six miles south of Ucla[?] tonied the cable of a [?] which the captain is of opnion is the…

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Steamer Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 4

The Marine Court has held and in quiry into the fire of the vessel Penhyni Castle, which occasioned great damage. The Court held that the fire was…

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Steamer on Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 30 March 1910 · page 5

The police disoovered a fire on the ferry steamer Courier at an early hour this morning, and extinguished the flames before much damage was…

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