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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1910

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Wreck of the Satara. Orara to the Rescue. What a Passenger Saw. Some Dramatic Scenes

Northern Star · Saturday 23 April 1910 · page 4

A Lismore g[?]atleman who was a passenger by the Orara describes some of the sensational seenes which accompanied the sinking of the British ladia steamer…

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Wreckage Coming Ashore From Satara

Northern Star · Tuesday 26 April 1910 · page 2

The Acting Superintendent of Navigation. Captain Alex. Hacking, has received the following telegram from the lighthouse-keeper at Seal Rocks regarding the sunken…

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Lifeboat Picked Up. Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 26 April 1910 · page 3

One of the lifeboats from the wrecked steamer Satara has been picked up off Seal Rocks…

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The Satara Wreck. Story by an Eye-witness

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 26 April 1910 · page 2

MR. CLAUDE KEPPIE who was a passenger by the Orara gives details of the splendid resene to the "Tweed Times." His remarks about the conduct of the offices of…

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Wreck of the Satara

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 26 April 1910 · page 2

THE officers and crew of the wrecked Satara with two passengers in all 92 persons reached Sydney on Thursday morning by the North Coast Company's steamer…

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The Missing Waratah. Search Steamer Wakefield Finds No Trace of S.S. Waratah. London, Monday Afternoon

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 April 1910 · page 5

The steamer Wakefield, under charter to search for, the missing steamer Waratah, has reached Kerguelen Land on the 7th. She has fruitlessly searched the Crozets,…

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Zeppelin Airship Wrecked. London, Monday Afternoon

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 April 1910 · page 5

A Reuter message says the Zappelin II dragged its anchors at Limburg and was completely wr[?]d. LONDON, Tursday…

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British New Army Airship Wrecked. London, Monday Evening

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 April 1910 · page 5

The gale wrecked the new army experimental airship at Aldershot. The envelope was ripped from end to end…

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Not a Wreck. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 28 April 1910 · page 3

The reported shipwreck at Yorkes Peninsula, turns out to be only a beacon…

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Narrow Escape From Wreck

Northern Star · Friday 29 April 1910 · page 3

The British barque Solgran, from Port Esperance to Lyttelton, with a cargo of timber, had a very narrow escape from being wrecked at the Derwent lighthouse…

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Wreck of the Satara. Marine Court Inquiry. Captais to Show Cause. Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 29 April 1910 · page 3

The Marine Court held an inquiry into the loss of the steamer Satara. It appeared Captain Binstead, the Torres Straits pilot, was navigating the vessel at…

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Another Steamer for Australia. London, Saturday Afternoon

Northern Star · Monday 2 May 1910 · page 3

The Orient Company has ordeted another mail steamer similar to the Orvieto from John Brown and Co., Clydebank…

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Steamer Carpentaria. London

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 May 1910 · page 5

The steamer Carpentaria, which was reported overdue at [?] and was subsequently found with her [?] der stock broken, has steered back to…

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Steamer and Tug Collision. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 May 1910 · page 5

The Marine Court found that the collision between the steamer Mana[?] and the tug boat Gratitude was due to the wrongful default of the second mate of the…

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Wreck of the Minimbah

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 4 May 1910 · page 3

THE wreck of the steamer Minimbah at the Manning River entrance was disposed of Messrs. Hogg, Robinsson, and Co., Lloyd's agents, sold the…

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Captain Exonerated. Countess of Ranfurly Wreck. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 5 May 1910 · page 3

The Marine Court has found that there is no evidence to show the captain of the wr[?]ked schooner Countess of Ranfurly was guilty of negligence, as on the day the…

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New River Steamer

Northern Star · Friday 6 May 1910 · page 2

Saturday in connection with the initial trip of the Richmond, River Co-operative Steamship Company's new vessel. Aggie. The boat, which is a well-furnished craft, was…

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New Steamer. Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 6 May 1910 · page 3

The North Coast Company have ordered a new steamer, with a speed of 18 knots for the Byron Bay trade. She will be named the Wollongbar…

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Wreck of the Satara. Marine Court Decision. Captain's Certificate Suspended. Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 6 May 1910 · page 3

Captain Hugill, master of the wrecked steamer Satara, appeared before the Marine Court to-day to show cause why his certificate should no be cancelled or…

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Three New North Coast Vessels Passenger Steamer of 18 KNOTS

Northern Star · Monday 9 May 1910 · page 2

The directors of the North Coast S.N. Company, Limited, on Wednesday placed an order with the A[?]sa Shipbuilding Company, Limited, of Troon and Ayr, for the…

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