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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1904

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Another German Steamer Stopped

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 30 July 1904 · page 2

In the Gulf of Finland the German "tramp" steamer Lisbon, 1,680 tons, was stopped by a Russian War ship and searched for contraband of war,…

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The Red Sea Eaidebs. Steamer 4Rdova Released

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 30 July 1904 · page 2

The British steamer Ardova, which was seized in the Red Sea by one of the Russian volunteer raiders while on voyage from New York to Manila,…

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Later News. the Vladivostock Squadron. Sighted on Saturday. Japanese Cruisers in Chase a Russian Prize Steamer Arrival at Vladivostock. the Russian Wounded. Obliged to Walk in Mountainous Country. London, July 31

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 2 August 1904 · page 2

The Vladivostock squadron was east of Ssugaru Straits at 1 p.m on Saturday. Reports state that four Japanese cruisers were chasing the squadron, and that other…

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Wreck of the Nemisis. a Body Identified

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 4 August 1904 · page 2

Mrs. Coull, of Port Adelaide, says the body found on the Cronulla Beach on 18th July, is undoubtedly that of her husband, who was a seaman on the…

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The Very Latest. Heavy Russian Losses. Battle Said to Be Progressing. Sinking of a Steamer. London, Aug. 5

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 6 August 1904 · page 2

General Sakharoff reports that 29 Russian officers and over 1000 rank and file were killed in the engagements of the 30th and 31st July…

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British Steamer Hip Sang. London, Aug 6

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1904 · page 2

The Russian authorities have made a further explanation of the sinking of the China Navigation Company's steamer Hip Sang at Fuchou Bay by a Russian…

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The Nemesis Wreck. Six Bodies Recovered

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 11 August 1904 · page 4

Early on Tuesday morning a corpse was washed up on the. Cronulla beach. The body, which in supposed to be one of the crew of the steamer Nemesis, was…

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The Nemesis Wreck. Six Bodies Recovered

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 13 August 1904 · page 2

Early Wednesday morning a corpse was washed upon cronulla beach. The body, which is supposed be that of one of the crew of the steamer Nemesis, was…

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Hospital Steamer Missing

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 17 August 1904 · page 2

The hospital steamer Mongolia, which left Port Arthur with the Russians on Wednesday with women and children aboard, has not since been…

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Later News Port Arthur Crowded with Wounded. Russian Cruiser Driven Ashore a Russian General Dismissed. the Baltic Fleet. Will Not Sail for Far East. Japanese Officers Drilling Chinese London, Aug. 21

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 23 August 1904 · page 3

Refugees state there are over 2000 wounded in Port Arthur. Many public building have been converted into hospitals…

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Siege of Port Arthur. Fierce Fighting Ashore

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 25 August 1904 · page 2

The attack on Port Arthur is still being vigorously carried on. The Japanese have captured the most northern fort on the western line of…

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Contraband of War. Another British Steamer Stopped

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 25 August 1904 · page 2

A Russian cruiser, which is supposed to have been the steamer Smolensk. of the volunteer fleet, stopped the British steamer Comedian (1889 tons gross, and…

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Exciting Experiences. Adventures of Shipwrecked Crew Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 25 August 1904 · page 4

Some further particulars in regard to the wreek of the ship Aigburth, which went on an uncharted rock off Rooke Island near New Britain, have…

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Latest News. the British Steamer Asia. Stopped by a Russian Cruiser. London

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 27 August 1904 · page 2

The Russian cruiser Ural stopped the British steamer Asia, bound for Calcutta, off Cape St. Vincent, examined her papers, and then allowed…

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Later News. Russian Cruisers at Work. a British Steamer Stopped. Starined Relations Likely to Ensue. London, Aug. 23

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 27 August 1904 · page 2

A. Russian cruiser stopped the British steamer Asia, bound for Calcutta, off Cape St. Vincent, near Portugal, and examined her papers and then allowed her to proceed…

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A Vessel Wrecked

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 3 September 1904 · page 2

The four-masted barque Saragossa, from Newcastle to San Francisco, was wrecked at Cook Island. Taylor, a sailmaker, was drowned whilst…

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Wreckage of the Mines. Russian Torpedo Boat Sunk

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 13 September 1904 · page 2

A correspondent of a Russian paper at Port Arthur reports that a Japanese torpedo boat struck a mine on the 2nd inst and sunk outside Port Arthur…

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Mutiny on a Ketch. Captain and Mate Killed

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 15 September 1904 · page 4

Advices from the New Hebrides contain an account of a matiny on board the labor recruiting ketch La Parle. The crow consisted of nine kanakas,…

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The Steamer Arabia Released

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 15 September 1904 · page 2

The steamer Arabia, of the Hamburg-American line, which was seized by the Vladivostock squadron off the south-east coast of Japan, has been released…

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The Steamer Calchas. Russia Desires to Buy Her

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 17 September 1904 · page 2

It appears that the report that the British steamer Calchas, 6748 tons, owned by the Ocean S.S. Company, of Liverpool, which was seized by the…

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