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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1910

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A Steamer Wrecked. Twelve Lives Lost. London, Jan. 3

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 4 January 1910 · page 2

The mate and eleven of the crew of the British steamer Jobanna were lost at Cape Hatteras. The remainder were rescued…

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Disastrous Collision Fog in Irish Sea. Steamer Sinks in Three Minutes. the Other Vessel Beached. a Sordid Incident. London, Jan. 3

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 4 January 1910 · page 2

During a heavy fog in the Irish Sea the steamer Arcadian, from London to Glasgow, collided with the Ayrshire. bound from Manchester to Australia…

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Shipping Disaster. the Waikare Wrecked. Wellington (N.z.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 6 January 1910 · page 2

The Union S.S. Company's steamer Waikare, with 130 excursionists on board, struck a rock, and the stokehold filled with water. The vessel was…

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A Wreck

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 2

A New Zealand official report on the wreck of the Walkare states that according to information it was gleaned that the vessel struck an…

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News From the Capital Sydney, Thursday. a Wreck

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 2

ThE steamer Waikaro, which strcok a rock oft the New Zealand Coast, is in a perilons position. The stem is…

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The Waikare Wreck. Steamer Sinks. Auckland

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 4

The steamer Waikare, which was wrecked on the New Zealand coast, capsized and sank…

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Trouble on the Wharves. Steamer Mysteriously Coaled Lively Scene. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 4

Trouble occurred at the Union Company's steamer Marama, which has been coaled in some mysterious manner at Newcastle. There is no means…

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Wreck of Waikare. Passengers Safe. Crew's Splendid Work. Vessel Gone to the Bottom. Wellington

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 2

H.M.S. Pioneer, with the passengers and crew of the Union S.S. Company's excursion steamer Waikare, reached The Bluff at a quarter to 6 o'clock this…

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Wild Night at Sea. Steamer's Rough Passage. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 2

A wild night was experienced at sea last night. The steamer Hunter bound from Newcastle to Sydney took 2 hours to do 3 miles and was 5 hours late on…

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Wild Night at Sea. Steamer's Fight Against Hurricane. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 2

Rain fell in Sydney throughout the night. A wild night was experienced at sea. a strong southerly gale developing into a hurricane. The steamer…

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The Waikare Wreck

The Worker · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 19

Particulars of the wreck of the Waikare, whose passengers and crew were landed at Wellington, N.Z., on Thursday, show that the vessel struck an uncharted rock…

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Overdue Steamer

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 2

The steamer Quito, due to arrive with Calcutta coal, has not arrived yet…

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Disastrous Shipwreck. a Dramatic Spectacle. Thirty Sailors Lost. London, Jan. 14

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 2

The steamer Czarina has been wrecked in Coos Bay, Oregon. The crew clambered into the rigging, but the waves swept over them, and 30 were…

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Ketch Capsizes. Timely Rescue by Manly Steamer. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 2

The ketch, Grace Boyer, engage in trade between Sydney and Hawkesbury River, capsized in Sydney Harbor, this morning, during a heavy…

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Wreck of a Ketch

The Worker · Thursday 3 February 1910 · page 19

The rescue of the crew of a ketch was reported in Brisbane by the captain of the steamer Time. The rescued crew belonged to the ketch Whaup, which was…

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Steamer Wrecked

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 2

The steamer Kentucky sank off Cape Hatteras through seams opening during a. storm. A message by wireless telegraphy brought…

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A Steamer Wrecked

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 15 February 1910 · page 2

The steamer Lima was wrecked in the Straits of Magellan. Fifty people were drowned…

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Waratah Mystery a Disabled Steamer Sighted. Vessel Under Sail. Was It the Waratah? London, Feb. 12

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 15 February 1910 · page 2

A report has been received here from Durban which has aroused great interest, and gives some support to the belief which is held in many…

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The Waratah Steamer Under Sail. Sighted From Marion, Island, in the Far Southern Ocean. Seen During a Snowstorm. London, Saturday Afternoon

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 15 February 1910 · page 3

The whaling schooner Ulva has reported at Durban that she sighted, during a snowstorm, on November 23, a large two funneled steamer, under…

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News From the Capital Sydney, Monday. a Wreck

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 15 February 1910 · page 2

The tug, Port Jackson, is now a total wreck…

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