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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1901

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Shipwreck Relief and Humane Society. Awards for Bravery

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 February 1901 · page 9

The monthly meeting of the Shipwreck Relief and Humane Society was held at the Merchants' Exchange, Bridge-street yesterday, Mr. J. H. Storey presiding. The relief afforded…

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The Mail Steamer[?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 February 1901 · page 10

The French mail steamer' Armand Behie, from Syd[?] 4th [?]instant, arrived at No[?]mea yesterday morning at [?] o'clock, and is expected to leave for Sydney to-morrow the 10th instant, at 5 p.m., arriving here Wednesday…

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The Stranded Steamer Sommerfeld

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 February 1901 · page 8

Mr. H. W. Henderson, the manager of the German-Australian line, yesterday received a further cable from Hamburg, with reference to the company's steamer Sommerfeld, which went…

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[?]He B.-i. Steamer Ikhona

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 February 1901 · page 10

The Britis[?]-India steamer Ikhona, from Calcutta, [?] New Zealand, is expected to-day from Dunedin. The [?] sel has a sm[?]ll cargo of Eastern products for Sydney which will be [?]charged at the A.U.S.N. Wharf, She will…

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South Australia. the Wreck of the Glen Park. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 February 1901 · page 9

The Marine Board to-day held an inquiry into the wreck of the ship Glen Park. The evidence given by the master and several others on deck at the time of the mishap was a repetition of the account already…

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Wreck of the Glen Park

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 February 1901 · page 10

The Marine Board to-day opened an inquiry into the cause of the wreck of the steel barque Glen Park on North-east Rock, off Wedge Island, Spencer's Gulf…

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The Glen Park Wreck. Adelaide

The Australian Star · Monday 11 February 1901 · page 6

At the inquiry into the wreck of the barque Glen Park, on North-East Rock, off Wedge Island, Captain Griffiths, the master, gave evidence, in which he attributed the disaster…

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A Steamer Aground

Evening News · Tuesday 12 February 1901 · page 3
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The North Coast Company's well-known steamer Oakland, a regular trader between the Richmond River and Sydney, while attempting to cross over the bar at Richmond, when coming in…

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Grounding of the Oakland. The Steamer Fi[?]ated

The Australian Star · Tuesday 12 February 1901 · page 5

A telegram from Richmond River this morning stated that the North Coast Co.'s steamer Oakland, which yesterday went aground there on the outer bar, had floated off again, and…

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Pilfering From a Steamer

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 February 1901 · page 8

George Wilson (30), laborer, was sentenced to six months? imprisonment with hard labor at the Mater Police Court for stealing two shirts, valued at 8s, the property of the Orient Company, from the S.S. Cuzco…

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Victorian Agency-general. Wrecked by a Gas Explosion

Evening News · Wednesday 13 February 1901 · page 3

LONDON, February 11, 2.25 p.m.-The office of the Agent-General for Victoria, in 15 Victoria-street, S.W., was wrecked at 8.30 this morning by an explosion of gas. Business, however,…

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The Wreck of the Futami Maru

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1901 · page 8

The Tokyu Marine Court has given a decision in the case of Captain Thom, of the N. Y. K. steamer Futami Maru, which became a total wreck on Mindora Island, near Manila, on August l8 last, whilsten route from Sydney…

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Hurricane at the New Hebrides. Islands Devastated. a Vessel Wrecked

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 February 1901 · page 6

The hurricane which swept over New Caledonia last month, driving several deep-sea vessels ashore, and playing havoc with the nickel company's property extended over the New…

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Passages Engaged by the Aberdern Line Steamer Damascus

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 February 1901 · page 6

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Limited, have booked as under:—Mr. R. Hamilton, Miss Paul, Hon. Mrs. Burnaby, Miss Roberts, Mr. Swindley, Captain Timson, Mrs. Timson, and 40 in the third-class…

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Storm in the States. New York Harbour Mound A Steamer's Fearful Voyage. LONDON, February 14, 2.10 p.m

The Australian Star · Friday 15 February 1901 · page 4

Excessively cold and stormy weather is being experienced on the eastern seaboard of the United States. New York harbour is icebound, and a terrible snowstorm is raging…

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Heavy Weather at Fiji. Several Vessels Wrecked

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 February 1901 · page 5

The hurricane which was recently experienced in the New Hebrides had moderated to a heavy gale by the time it reached Fiji, At Suva on the 27th January the barometer went down to 29.50,…

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A Warship Wrecked

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 February 1901 · page 4

Particulars of the total loss of H.M.S. Sybille early in the morning of the 15th January were received from Capetown yesterday. It appears the Sybille was lying at anchor in…

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The Norddeutscher Lloyd Steamer Grosser Kurfurst

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 36

The biggest ship that ever crossed the Line. She was lent free by the Company to the N.S.W. Government for the ine Diggtsi Buiy accommodation of distinguished visitors during the Commonwealth Celebrations. (Photo, by Hills.)…

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Marine Inquiry Loss of the Steamer Allyn

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 14

In the Marine Court, before Judge Backhouse (president), and Captains C. E. Bird and Henry Wetherspoon (assessors) inquiry was made into the circumstances of the loss of the stern-wheel…

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