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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1900

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The Wreck of the Airlie. a Passenger's Account. BRISBANE

The Australian Star · Thursday 25 January 1900 · page 7

Mr. Duff, a passenger from Hongkong to Sydney by the s.s. Airlie, on being interviewed by a "Star" representative to-day, said:— "We were all in bed, asleep, when we were…

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The Steamer Airlie

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 January 1900 · page 7

THURSDAY ISLAND, Thursday.--The steamer Duke of Argyll passed the Airlie yesterday, but did not speak to the vessel, which remains on an even keel, with her bows high up out of the water,…

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German Steamer Released

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 January 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--The Gorman steamer Hans Wagner, which was recently seized at Delagoa Bay by British cruisers, upon suspicion of having contraband of war for…

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A German Steamer Released

Evening News · Friday 26 January 1900 · page 6

LONDON, January 25.—The German steamer. Hans Wagner, from Hamburg, which was lately seized by the British authorities in Delagoa Bay on suspicion that she carried contraband of war,…

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A German Steamer Released London, Jan. 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1900 · page 5

The German steamer Hans Wagner, from Hamburg, which was lately seized by the British authorities in Delagoa Bay on suspicion that she carried contraband…

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A German Steamer Released. London, January 25, 6.40 a.m

The Australian Star · Friday 26 January 1900 · page 5

The German steamer Hans Wagner, from Hamburg, which was lately seized by the British authorities in Delagoa Bay on suspicion that she carried contraband of war, has…

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The Airlie Ashore

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 January 1900 · page 20

BRISBANE, Tuesday Morning.—News has just been received by the Marina Department that the China steamer Airlie, bound from Hongkong, has gone ashore on…

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A Steamer Quarantined

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 January 1900 · page 10

The French steamer St. Pierro arrived yesterday from Noumea. Owing to the plague still being rampant at the Now Caledonian port, the steamer was immediately ordered into…

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Bail and Steamer to the Hawkesbury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 January 1900 · page 12

A grand day was spent by three or lour hundred excursionists on the General Gordon, which connects with the train. The party left Sydney at 9.10 a.m., reaching the river at 11 a.m., and…

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Afloat and Ashore on the 17Th. Panorama O Woolloomooloo Bay

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1900 · page 210

For the embarkation on the 17th every viewpoint around the heights of Woolloomooloo Bay was crowded with sightseers. On the left in this picture (which was taken from the roof of…

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The Seizure of a German Steamer. London, Jan. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 January 1900 · page 9

The contraband portion of the cargo by the German steamer Hans Wagner, which was seized by the British authorities in Delagoa Bay, but subsequently released,…

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The China Steamer Airlie Wrecked

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 January 1900 · page 8

The E. and A. liner Airlie, from Hongkong to Sydney, stranded on Sunday morning at Chatham Reef, 200 miles north of Cooktown…

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Australia's First Steamer

Truth · Sunday 28 January 1900 · page 2

IN reply to an enquiry by J. West, of Glebe Point, we supply the following information:—The first steam vessel which entered Port Jackson Heads was the Sophia Jane,…

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Wreck of the S.s. London

Truth · Sunday 28 January 1900 · page 7

THUS "Old Chum: TRUTH'S correspondent, Mr. William Wilkinson, has evidently misread a portion of my paragraph respecting the engineers of the London. I wrote…

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A Barque Ashore

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 January 1900 · page 7

The Collector of Customs received the following telegram from the head keeper at Cape Jervis lighthouse to-day:--"Barque ashore Sorato Point, requires steaming; wind north-east, strong;…

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A Steamer Inspected at Port Kembla

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 January 1900 · page 7

KIAMA, Sunday.--Yesterday Dr. Caleb Terry, Government medical officer for the Kiama district, received a telegram from the Board of Health asking him to proceed to Port Kembla and…

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The Stranded Steamer Airlie

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 January 1900 · page 7

THURSDAY ISLAND, Monday.--The latest information of the Alrlie, by the Australian, which arrived here to-day, shows that the vessel is in this same position, but it is anticipated that she…

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Supposed Mishap to a Steamer

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 January 1900 · page 4

Home speculation was caused last evening the posting of a notification at the General Post-office that Messrs. Howard Smith and Son's steamer Age had passed Green Cape at 6.30 p.m., in low…

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A Disabled Steamer. Mishap to the Age

The Australian Star · Tuesday 30 January 1900 · page 5

Telegrams that came to hand last night from Green Cape reported that the steamer Norkoowa had passed that place, with Messrs. Howard Smith and Sons' steamer Age in tow…

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Another Broken Shaft. the Steamer Age Disabled

Evening News · Tuesday 30 January 1900 · page 2

Last evening a memo was posted at the G.P.O. stating that Messrs. Howard Smith's steamer Age had passed Green cape, in tow of Messrs. MH wraith and M'Eacharn's steamer Norkoowa. No…

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