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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911

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Steamer Wrecked. Anxious Time for Sailors. Adelaide

Northern Star · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 3

Howard, Smith and Company's steam collier Time, the wreck of which was briefly reported yesterday, went ashore on a reef near Blackport, S.A., late on Friday…

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The Wrecked Rosedale. a Bad Position. Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 3

The wreck of the N.C.S.N. Company's steamer Rosedale has been handed over to the underwriters. Her position is getting worse, and she is…

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Wrecks on the Coast. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 3

During last yeas there were six wrecks on the N.S. Wales coast. The vessels and cargo were estimated to be valued at £179,000…

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Fire on a Steamer. London

Northern Star · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 3

A fire broke out on the steamer Fifeshire, from New Zealand ports, while she was discharging cargo at Avonmouth. Some damage was done by fire and water…

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On the Rocks. Steamer Time Wrecked Splendid Work of the Lifeboat. Some Exciting Incidents

Northern Star · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 3

A special message to the "Courier" from Beachport (S.A.) on January 15 gives some interesting details of exciting incidents at the wreck of the steamer Time:—…

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Wreck of the S.S. Rosedale

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 9

The easterly gale which raged all along the coast on Wednesday night and Thursday morning of last week was responsible for the steamer Rosedale being…

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Steamer Wrecked. All Hands Saved. Capetown

Northern Star · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 3

The Show, Savill and Albion Company's steamer Aoten has gone ashore at Momille Point, close to the spot where the Macri was wrecked…

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Steamer Loses Propeller. Copentiagen

Northern Star · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 3

The Vesta was brought in here, having lost her propeller…

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Wreck of the Time. Marine Board Finding. Adelaide

Northern Star · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 3

The Marine Board held an inquiry yesterday into the wreck of the steamer Time, near Beachport, and after hearing the evidence of Captain J. W. Roberts,…

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My Sterious Wreckage

Northern Star · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 3

Some packages marked "Melbourne" and "Sydney were washed ashore, as already reported, at Vendyssel, and it was supposed that they might have come either from…

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Shipping Disasters. Wreck of the Aotea. Steamer Lincoln Straned. Captetown

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 5

Later particulars show that the steamer Aotea, which went ashore at Moville Point, was entering the port for bunker coal, and struck at 1.40 in the morning…

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Telegraphic News. the Rosedale Wreck. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 5

Hough seas are reported along the coast. The wreck of the Rosedale has shifted. and the forehold is full of water…

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Steamer Ashore. Brisbane

Northern Star · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 3

The steamer Eastern is fast on a sand bank just inside the Salmander Bank, off Queensland, but will probably be re-floated to-morrow…

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Latest Cablegrams. New Steamer Launched. Brussels

Northern Star · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 9

The Union Steamship Company of New Zealand's Ihumanta has been launched at Antwerp…

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Shipping Losses. Two Steamers Wrecked. Vancouver

Northern Star · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 9

The Pacific Coast Steamship, Co.'s steamer Cottage City, bound from Seattle to Skagway, grounded at Cape Mudge, British Columbia, in a blinding…

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New North Coast Steamer. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 5

TheNorth Coast S. N. Company's new steamer Maianbar, specially built for the North Coast trade, arrived to-day from Glasgow after a rough passage. The vessel…

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Steamer Rosedale Refloated. Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 3

The stranded steamer Rosedale was refloated this morning, after nearly three weeks' work in adverse weather. The poop deck is entirely gone, but the plating only…

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Steamer Foundered. Madrid

Northern Star · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 9

Advices from Sagunta state that the steamer Lepanto has foundered and 22 persons perished. MADRID, Friday…

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Steamer Eastern Floated. Brisbane

Northern Star · Monday 6 February 1911 · page 3

The steamer Eastern was refloated to-day, after being aground since January 25th on the inside of Salamander Bank, which is situated about seven miles from…

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The Wreck of the Aotea. Capetown

Northern Star · Monday 6 February 1911 · page 3

The certificates of the officers of the Aotea have been returned, with the exception of that of the captain, in whose case the decision was delayed rending an…

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