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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1912

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Tank Steamer Ablaze. London

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 5

The Osterlry, by wireless, reports passing the Spondiluli, a tank steamer, a fire in the, Indian Ocear., and abandoned by her crew, who had previously been saved. The…

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Latest Telegrams Steamer Re-floated. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 5

The steamer Nerong, which grounded on the south spit at Bellinger Heuds on Sunday evening, while crossing in, remained fast until 6 o'clock this morning, when she…

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Seizure of a Steamer. London

Northern Star · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 5

Italian torpedo boats have seized a French steamer named the Carthage owing to aeroplanes being aboard, wherewith M. Duval proposed an aviation meetihg at…

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Wreck of the Tathra. Twelve Hours in the Water. Captain and Officers Enonerated. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 5

Further particulars of the wreck of the steamer Tathra have been obtained from Captain Halliday, who is on board the Malaita. The Tathra encountered a heavy…

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All Lost. Tramp Steamer Founders. Paris

Northern Star · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 3

The steamer Vanadis, from the Tyne, and bound for Civitavocchia, foundered with her crew of 23 after leaving Ushant…

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Mammoth Triple Sorew Steamer. For the White Star Line Australian Service

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 3

The managers of the White Star line have been the pioneers in many great developments in modern shipping in different parts of the globe…

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Shipwreck

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 7

NEWS has been received from the New Hebrides, where some of the boats from the ship' landed, of the wreck of the steamer Tathra, a former North Coast…

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Fierce Gale. Many Steamers Wrecked. London

Northern Star · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 3

A great gale is raging in Great Britain, causing numerous fatalities and much damage to harbour works and shipping. A German steamer was wrecked on the…

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Drifting Wreckage. Traces of the Rosedale. on South Coast. Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 3

Some wreckage was picked up recently on the seven-mile beach near Berry, and curiosity being aroused locally the matter was reported to the Department of…

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Loss of Life. Steamer Swept Ashore. Only Four Saved. London

Northern Star · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 9

A lifeboat followed the steamer Wiscowhall for five hours. The tide, rising like a maelstrom, dashed the Wistowhall into the breakers of the Buchan Rocks. Four men,…

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Steamer Afire Later

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 4

Wilson's Promontory station stated that the White Star liner Suevic, which left Sydney on Wednesday, had…

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Latest Telegrams Washed Ashore. Murwillumbah

Northern Star · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 9

The body of the lad Willie Helmood, who was drowned at the Tweed Heads last Tuesday, was found by his father to-day. The body had gone out to sea, and was…

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Mount Kembla Ashore. No Damage Done. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 9

The steam collier Mount Kembla went ashore on Bellambi Reef and stuck hard and fast, but came off with the flood tide a couple of hours later. As far as can be…

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Disabled Steamer Catches Fire at Sea

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 8

"The boat's got a Jonah aboard," averred one of the crew of the Adelaide Steam Company's Allinga, on arrival at Brisbane. The ship left…

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Steamer Blown Up. Sensational Escapes. Portland (Oregon)

Northern Star · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 5

A river steamer blew up at Kalama, and the captain and two of the crew were killed. Nine persons escaped from the sinking vessel by means of the lifeboat…

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Seizure of a Steamer. Italian Favouritism. Paris

Northern Star · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 5

With regard to the seizure of the steamer Carthage, the release of which was demanded by the French Government, particulars show that an officer, boarding the…

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The Wrecked Tathra. Stories of Survivors. the Last Moments. Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 5

The survivors of the lost steamer Tathra reached Sydney to-day. Captain Halliday stated that about 2.30 in the morning the vessel shipped a…

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Another New Steamer. the North Coast S.n. Company's Enterprise. Sydney, [?]

Northern Star · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 5

The North Coast S.N. Company" have received a cable to the effect that the Company's new steamer Pulginbar has been successfully launched in the Clyde…

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Wreck of the Delhi. Honours for the Rescvers. London

Northern Star · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 5

The King has conferred the honorary Commandership of the Victorian Order on Captain Laguerre, and the membership order on Lieutenant Drujon, of the cruiser…

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A Steamer Stopped. Perim

Northern Star · Thursday 25 January 1912 · page 5

The Italians have, stopped the Austrian Lloyd steamer Bregez,…

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