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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1900

1,196 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 60

The Sydney Ferries, Ltd. Trial Trip of the New Steamer Kirribilli. a Specimen of Local Shipbuilding. Improvements at Mosman's Bay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 March 1900 · page 7

At the invitation of Mr. W. Smellie, general manager of the Sydney Ferries, Limited, a party of ladies and gentleman yesterday went down the harbour in the new steamer Kirribilli to witness the trial…

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The Wreck of the Glenelg

Evening News · Friday 30 March 1900 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Friday.—It was reported from Gabo last night that the steamer Charlotte Fenwick arrived there after searching the coast from the Lakes entrance to Gabo. Nothing was seen…

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The Wreck of the Glenelg

Evening News · Friday 30 March 1900 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The latest information concerning the wreck of the Glenelg is that after leaving the Lakes Entrance on Saturday night, the ship encountered the storm which…

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The Wreck of the Glenelg. No Trace of the Missing. Ope of Their Rescue Abandoned. Story of the Third Survivor Cunninghame, Friday Morning

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 March 1900 · page 5

Nother day passed without the slightest trace [?]g discovered of any of the Glenelg's company [?]r than Lamb, Bundy, and Thorne, the three in who landed near Marlo on Wednesday morning,…

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The Wreck of the Glenelg. Account of Survivors. Heroism of the Captain and Mate. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 March 1900 · page 6

Lamb and Bundy were interviewed after several hours rest, and were able to give a more coherent account of the scene when the Glenelg foundered The captain and the mate put the people into the…

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The Wreck of the Glenelg Further Details. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Friday 30 March 1900 · page 7

Some further particulars have been received in the city regarding the wreck of the steamer Glenelg, off Ninety Mile Beach, on Sunday last. The three survivors have now…

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Destruction of Property. Wrecking Collieries. Preparations on the Rand

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 March 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--The Natal Boers report that they have destroyed the shafts and machinery at the Dundee Colliery, and that they intend to destroy all…

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Jack Ashore

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 March 1900 · page 14

A capital story is told of Lord Charles Beresford, who has all the wit of the Irish. If the story is not true it is good, and that's the main thing about it after all…

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The S.s. Kittawa Ashore

The Australian Star · Saturday 31 March 1900 · page 11

A telegram from Melbourne reports that the steamer, Kittawa, one of the Union S.S. Co.'s cargo boats, employed in the intercolonial trade, is aground in the harbour at Strahan…

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A Steamer Submerged

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 March 1900 · page 10

Last night the steamer Alice was anchored near the Edward-street ferry, and this morning the vessel was found totally submerged. It is presumed that at low tide she settled in the mud, and…

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The Newcastle Steamer Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 March 1900 · page 11

By the recent proclamation with regard to the fumigation of coastal vessels those travelling between Sydney and Newcastle were specially exempted, it being thought at the time that too…

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Another New Steamer for the U.s.s. Company

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 March 1900 · page 8

A new steamer similar to the Kittawa has just been purchased in London on behalf of the Union S.S. Co. It is intended to place her in the trade between Sydney, Strahan, and the…

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The Glenelg Wreck. No More Survivors

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 March 1900 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- All hope of there being further survivors from the ill-rated steamer Glenelg has now been abandoned. Various seaward and coast search parties have returned…

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The Gl?nelg Wreck. the sea Wiving up the victims. Three Bodies Recovered. Melbourne, Saturday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 April 1900 · page 7

Three bodies, which are no doubt from the wrecked Glenelg, were washed up at Paynesville to-day. One is the corpse of a women, and two…

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Disastrous Shipwreck. Over Thirty Drowned and Only Three Saved-a Terrible Experience

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 April 1900 · page 8

The steamer Glenelg, trading between. Melbourne and the Gippsland Lakes, was "wrecked during a terrific gale on Sunday morning off the Lakes Entrance when…

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Wrecking Property

Truth · Sunday 1 April 1900 · page 6

Kruger, despite the British Government's warning, has undermined all British property and mines on the Rand and in Johannesburg, in readiness to wreck them…

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The Steamer Airlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 April 1900 · page 9

The E. and A. Company's steamer Airlie has been in the hands of the workmen at Mort's Dock, and to-day is to undergo her trial. She is as far as possible a new ship, the whole of the saloon space having been…

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The Cable Steamer Sherard Osborn

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 April 1900 · page 4

The Eastern Extension, Australasia, and China Telegraph Company's steamship Sherard Osborn, having completed her docking, coaling, painting, and thorough overhaul, is new ready for sea at…

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The Glenelg Disaster. Several Bodies Washed Ashore. Horrible Mutilations by Sharks. the Grief-stricken Relatives

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 April 1900 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Information came to hand on Saturday night that the southerly gale had washed three bodies ashore near Cunninghame. A special steamer started from…

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The Steamer Mortlake Disabled. a Broken Tail Shaft. Towed to Largs Bay

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 April 1900 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Sunday.--The steamer Kolya arrived early this morning with the Mortlake in tow. As neither vessel was expected here it was at once known that something was amiss, and it…

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