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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1903

1,744 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 88

Steamer Derwent in District. Towed Back to Port

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 4

Shortly after half-past 7 to-night aship III discharged near Red Head, about five miles large castle. The battery on Signal Hill was boat to stand by, hut the might was very [?] 18…

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Fatality on a Mail Steamer

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 February 1903 · page 7

An adjourned inquiry concerning the death of a Japanese named Ushiya Takamatsu. 21 years of age, was concluded at the Coroner's Court yesterday…

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Another Collision. River Steamer Pheasant Damaged

The Australian Star · Friday 20 February 1903 · page 5

Just after 11 o'clock this morning another of those collisions which have been rather frequent of late occurred in Darling Harbour. The vessels involved this time were…

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Arrival of the Steamer Moresby. Extension of the Island Service. Dutch East Indies and Singapore Visited

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 February 1903 · page 7

The steamer Moresby, of Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Co.'s line, returned to Sydney last evening from the islands. On this occasion the Moresby inaugurated Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Co.'s…

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Shipwrecked Crew

The Australian Star · Friday 20 February 1903 · page 5

Captain Mindrebo, of the barque Zelateur, which was recently wrecked in the Fjil Islands, came to Sydney by the A.U.S.N. liner Birksgate this morning. Several of the crew…

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A Raft Driven Ashore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 9

The wharf manager at San Remo has reported to the Ports and Harbours Department the washing ashore of a raft between San Remo and Bass River. The raft was built of wreckage, and is believed to…

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Thrilling Rescues. Lifeboat's Struggle with a Racing Sea

The World's News · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 2

For 16 hours on Saturday night, January 10, and the following morning, the Kingstown lifeboat crew battled with the heavy seas in Dublin Bay in the effort, in which they finally succeeded, to…

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A Distressed Steamer

The Australian Star · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 8

The steamer Derwent, which was in distress off Redhead Point, south of Newcastle, on Wednesday night, having broken her thrust shaft, was towed to Sydney on…

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Coasting Steamer Aground

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 8

While attempting to enter Camden Haven at 2.25 p.m. yesterday, the steamer Bellinger grounded outside the training wall. The pilot telegraphed that she was in no immediate…

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WRECk of the Dumort Airship. Ameronaut Saved But Ballon Ruined

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 2

M. Santos Dumont, whose daring knows no limit had a miraculous escape from death at Monte Carlo. His airship was totally wrecked in…

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The Wreck of the La Plata in the Islands

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 10

Files received from Fiji yesterday by the steamer Birksgate contain full particulars of the mishap to the island barque La Plata, a brief account of which was cabled from Fiji a few weeks ago. It appears that the La Plata,…

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Wreck of a Barque. on the Western Australian Coast. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 9

The police have received a telegram from Roeburne stating that the barque Solveig parted her cables during a gale at 5 p.m. on the 19th instant, and was driven on the reefs at Point Sampson. She…

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Arrival of a Shipwrecked Crew. the Zelateur Disaster

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 10

By the Island steamer Birksgate from Fiji yesterday Captain Mindrebo and portion of the crew of the barque Zelateur arrived in Sydney, their vessel having been declared a total loss at…

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A Barque Wrecked

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 10

A telegram received from Roebourne announces that the barque Solveig parted her cable at 5 o'clock on Thursday afternoon, and was driven by the force of the gale on to a reef…

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Stealing From a Steamer

The Australian Star · Monday 23 February 1903 · page 6

At the Water Court on Saturday Thomas Anderson, 27, a wharf labourer, was charged with stealing from the steamer Hector, while the vessel was lying at the Central Wharf,…

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The Steamer Bellinger Floated

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 February 1903 · page 4

The steamer Bollinger, which went aground at the 'entrance to Camden Haven on Friday evening, was floated off at 2 a.m. on Saturday uninjured…

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Theft on a Steamer

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 February 1903 · page 9

A wharf laborer named Thomas Anderson appeared be fore Mr. E. II. Wilshire, S.M., at the Water Police Court, on Saturday, on a charge of stealing a bottle of whisky, valued at 5s, the property of Jams Walker, on the…

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The Mission Steamer John Williams

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 February 1903 · page 4

The London Missionary Society's steam yacht John Williams will sail for New Guinea from Parbury's "Wharf to-morrow afternoon, conveying thither a number of missionaries who have been…

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Casualties. Crushed Between Steamer and Wharf

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 February 1903 · page 6

A lad named Augustus Henderson (12), of Trouton-street, Balmain, met with an accident at the Yeend-street Wharf, Balmain, yesterday, and sustained injuries which necessitated his…

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Wreck of a Barque. on the Western Australian Coast. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 February 1903 · page 6

The police have received a telegram from Roeburne stating that the barque Solveig parted her cables during a gale at 5 p.m. on the 19th instant, and was driven on the reefs at Point Sampson. She…

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