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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1904

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Telegrams. Steamer Missing. Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 July 1904 · page 2

Up to noon to-day there were no tidings of the steamer Nemesis, which left Newcastle coal laden for Melbourne. Much anxiety is felt…

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The Steamer Nemesis. Believed to Have Foundered. No News of the Crew. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 14 July 1904 · page 2

There is little room left for doubt that at least one interstate steamer has met with disaster in the late gale. It is now generally accepted that Huddart, Parker, and Co.'s…

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British Steamer Overhauled

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 14 July 1904 · page 2

The steamer St. Petersburg., of the Russian volunteer, which recently passed through the Dardanelles as a hospital chip, came Heroes the British steamer…

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A Steamer Missing Wrecked in a Storm

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 14 July 1904 · page 2

Laden with 1600 tons of coal, the steamer Nemesis, of the Huddart, farmer line, left Newcastle on Friday for Melbourne. She was passed off…

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The Nemesis Wreck

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 15 July 1904 · page 2

Part of the steering-wheel of the steamer Newesis, with some coal and coke, which comprised the cargo, and portion of the saloon furnishings, have…

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Victoria. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Friday. Fire on the Wrecked Steamer Australia

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 2

A fire broke out on the wrecked Australia at point Nepean this morning and is still burning furiously. The men engaged on the wreck in connection with salvage…

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Loss of the Nemesis. Where the Vessel Sank. the Appeals for Help. Further Wreckage Discovered

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 5

All hope that the missing steamship Nemesis will over again be seen has (Thursday's S.M. "Herald" says) now been abandoned, and it is generally accepted as a fact that…

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The Foundered Nemesis. More Wreckage Found. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 19 July 1904 · page 2

A large number of people visited Cronulla beach to-day. The police continued their search for further wreckage, and discovered some, including several boat's coverings,…

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A Body Washed Ashore. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 19 July 1904 · page 2

A body was washed ashore on the Cronulla beach to-day, apparently that of a man about 30 years, dressed in dungaree, with a sweater underneath. It is thought…

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Later News. German Mail Steamer. Stopped in Red Sea. Compelled to Give Up Japanese Mails. Alleged Escape of Novik From Port Arthur. Great Japanese Turning Movement. London, July 17

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 19 July 1904 · page 2

The North German Lloyd mail steamer Pring Heinrich was stopped in the Red Sea by a Russian volunteer cruiser, and compelled to give up 31 sacks of mail matter…

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The Latest by Telegraph. Advices From the Metropolis. Sydney, Monday, 6 p.m. the Nemesis Wreck

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 19 July 1904 · page 3

A body, dressed in a dungaree suit was washed upon Croulla beach yesterday afternoon. It us evidently one of the crew of the Nemesis…

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Russo-Japan War. Big-fight in Manchuria. Russia Fails to Win the Passes Sensational Doings of the Cruisers. British Mail Steamer in Charge of Russians. London, July 19

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 21 July 1904 · page 2

News of an important engagement, involving the occupation of the principal strategic passes in Manchuria have been received both from the Russian and the…

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British Steamer Torpedoed. a Russian Mistake. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 July 1904 · page 2

A letter from Neuchwang, which has been received at Tien-tsin, states that the commander of a Russian torpedoer reports that he accidentally torpedoed…

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Big Fight in Manchuria. Russia Fails to Win the Passes. Sensational Doings of the Cruisers. British Mail Steamer in Charge of Russians. London

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 23 July 1904 · page 2

News of an important engagement, involving the occupation of the principal strategic passes in Manchuria, have been received both from the…

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The Nemesis Wreck

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 23 July 1904 · page 2

There is nothing new to record in connection with the loss of the steamship Nemesis. Throughout the week the police officials continued their…

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British Steamer Stopped

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 26 July 1904 · page 2

The St. Petersburg stopped the P. and O. Coy.'s steamer Coylon, homewardbound, in the Red Sea and after examining her papers allowed the vessel to…

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Vladivostok Squadron on a Raiding Cruise. British Steamer Sunk. Capture or a German. London, Sunday Afternoon

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 26 July 1904 · page 2

The Vladivestock squadron was at noon on Friday reported to be 80 miles from Cape Inuboys, steering south. LONDON, Monday…

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The Very Latest. the German Press on the Situation. Mendacity and 5 Brutality of Russia. a Monstrous Insult to Germany. News From Seat of War. Russians Lose Best Defensive Positions. Steady Japanese Advance on Nieuchwang. Volunteer Cruisers and Foreign Shipping. No Further Interference. the Vladivostock Squadron. British Steamer Seized and Stnk. Cargo of 30,000 Bags of Flour Captured. London, July 25

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 26 July 1904 · page 2

The "Arbriter Zeitung," a leading German paper, commenting on the recent proceedings of the volunteer cruisers, says that the mendacity and brutality displayed,…

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Prohibited Immigrant Ashore

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 July 1904 · page 3

The captain of the steamer Egypt was to-day fitted £15 for allowing a prohibited immigrant to land from his vessel…

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Accident on a Steamer

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 July 1904 · page 3

An accident occurred on the American mail stoamer Warrimas. which arrived this morning. A passenger named John Brown accidentally stepped into tho hold,…

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