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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1900

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The New Burns, Philp Steamer Mambare

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 March 1900 · page 6

A report by yesterday's mail says the Mambare, steel screw steamer. built by the Campbeltown Shipbuilding Company to the order of Messrs. Burns, Philp and Co., Sydney, completed her trial trip at Wemyes Bay, with…

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Wreck of the Cambria. Near Fremantle. No Lives Lost

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 March 1900 · page 7

PERTH, Monday. -- The coasting steamer Cambria, 75 tons, trading between Fremantle and Bunbury, was wrecked at Rockingham, 12 miles from Fremantle, last night…

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A Disabled British-india Steamer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 March 1900 · page 6

The underwriters are in receipt of news that the BritishIndia steamer Mombassn, bound from Calcutta to london, was towed into Malta on January 22 by the steamer Dunearn, with three blades of her propeller broken. The…

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The Cu[?]rie Line Steamer Dardus

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 March 1900 · page 6

The secretary of the Merehant Service Guild has received a letter from Lloyd's, saying that the committee have decided to bestow lloyd's medal for meritorious services upon Mr. Instone, second officer of the [?]. Dari[?]s, as an…

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A German Warship Ashore

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 March 1900 · page 16

LONDON, March 1, 6.25 a.m.—The German Warship Sachsen is ashore at Keil…

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The Pilot Steamer in Commission

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 March 1900 · page 4

The pilot steamer Captain Cook, which was in collision with the steamer Ferdene outside the Heads on the night of the 2nd instant, came out of dock on Saturday, and resumed her duties at…

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Arrival of the Steamer Tsinan News From the Philippines. Inhabitants of Mindoro and Marinduque Starving

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 March 1900 · page 9

Sensational news has reached Manila from Mindoro and Marinduque Islands. In the towns of these two districts all the previsions have become exhausted, and the people have been in a…

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Island News by the Steamer Armand Behic

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 March 1900 · page 6

The French steamer La Ferouse arrived at Noumea from the New Hebrides on the 9th instant, and reported affairs quiet there. According to the "France Australe" of the 7th instant,…

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New Steamer for the Japanese Mail Line

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 March 1900 · page 4

Messrs. Burns. Philp, and Co., the agents for the Japanese mail service, have received advice by the English mall of the launch by Messrs. David aud William Henderson and Co., at…

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New Steamer for the Huddart, Parker Line

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 March 1900 · page 6

Advice has been received at the local office of Messrs, Huddart, Parker, and Co. that a steamer, at present in course of construction in England, has been purchased for the cargo and coal trade on the Australian coast, and will…

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Perils of the Sea. the Steamer Tartar in a Cyclone

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 March 1900 · page 6

The transport Tartar, which arrived at San Francisco on December 28 from Manila, encountered a [?] cyclone in the Pacific on December 16. A big wave smashed the st[?] of the steamer (reports the "San…

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Severe Storm at Samoa. American Mail Steamer Hove To. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 March 1900 · page 7

The delay in the arrival of the Alameda was due to a severe hurricane in the vicinity of the Samoan Islands necessitating the vessel standing off Apia all one night and subsequently…

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Another French Steamer Quarantined

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 March 1900 · page 11

The French steamer Saint Louis, which arrived on Thursday evening from Noumea, was sent to the quarantine station at North Head yesterday. She will be detained for the usual period…

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A Catholic Chapel Wrecked by Boers. Joubert Remonstrates But Does Not Punish

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 17 March 1900 · page 7

The London UNIVERSE, February 3, publishes the following:—Dominican Convent, 123, Pietermaritzstreet, Maritzburg, Natal, South Africa, January 5th, 1900…

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Threat to Wreck Johannesburg. London, March 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 March 1900 · page 9

Persistent statements are made at Delagoa Bay that great preparations have been made by the Boers to destroy the mines and batteries and the town of…

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Boers Wreck a Catholic Chapel, and Defile the Sanctuary. Joubert Censuses, But Does Not Punish

Sunday Times · Sunday 18 March 1900 · page 7

The London "Universe," February 3, publishes the following:—"Dominican Convent, 123 Pietermaritz-street, Maritzburg, Natal, South Africa, January 5, 1900…

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Wreck at Cygnet Bay

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 March 1900 · page 5

PERTH, Sunday.--News has been received from the North-west to the effect that the schooner Willie was wrecked at Cygnet Bay on February 1. She parted her chains during a severe…

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The Lund Line Steamer Warrnambool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 March 1900 · page 6

The Warrnambool, from London to Adelaide, duchers in a few days, left London on January 28, passed Do[?]re at 5.50 p.m. the same day. Down the English Channel had strong N:E. wind with [?]now, and from Ushant to Ls…

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A New Schooner for the Islands

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 March 1900 · page 6

At high water this morning a new schooner, built to the order of Mr. Justus Scharff for the German New Guinea Government, will be launched from the yard of Messrs. Fisher and…

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An Island Vessel Ashore

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 March 1900 · page 4

News was received from New Guinea yesterday of the stranding of the schooner Ivanhoe, owned by Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Co. The vessel was on her way from the Woodlark Islands to…

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