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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1903

1,744 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 88

A Steamer Aground. Bellinger Heads

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 February 1903 · page 6

Whilst attempting to cross in this afternoon the steamer Trilby, from Sydney, went ashore on the north beach. Her position as yet is not dangerous…

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South Sea Islands. Arrival of the Steamer Titus

The Australian Star · Tuesday 24 February 1903 · page 4

Messrs. Burns, Philp and Co.'s Island steamer Titus arrived in port from the South Sea Islands at daybreak this morning, and came up the harbour at 5.45 to the Darling…

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Second Editor. Return of the Steamer Titus. Cruise Among the Islands

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 February 1903 · page 5

The steamer Titus, of Messrs. Burns, Philp and Co.'s line, arrived early this morning from the Solomon Islands. Banks, and Santa Cruz Groups. She also touched at Vila and the New Hebrides,…

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Unique Discovery. Spanish Galleon's Wreck. Relic of the Past

The Australian Star · Tuesday 24 February 1903 · page 4

By the Brisbane mail, which reached Sydney on Sunday, there returned to Sydney Capt. John Strachan, of the barque Envy. It is about three years ago since Captain…

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The N.z. Steamer

Evening News · Wednesday 25 February 1903 · page 2

The Union Company's latest steamer, the Moeraki, is again at Sydney. She arrived at an early hour yesterday. The trip across the Tasman Sea was uneventful, None of that fine…

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The Stranded Steamer Trilby. Bellinger Heads

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 February 1903 · page 7

An unsuccessful effort was made this morning to get the Trilby off the north beach. She is still in the same position, which is dangerous if southerly weather comes on. She lies about two…

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Oil Fuel on the Mail Steamer Alameda

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 February 1903 · page 9

Oil fuel is now used "on the R.M.S. Alameda, of the A. and A. line, and, according to reports received from Honolulu by the R.M.S. Ventura, the first voyage of the steamer proved a great…

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Wreck of the Yho, Scow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 February 1903 · page 8

A telegram from Hokitika to the Otago press dated Feb. 13 stated that the oil scow Yho has been completely wrecked at Saltwater Beach, where the little boat was beached. The machinery for…

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Steamer Empire Damaged. Struck While Coaling

Evening News · Thursday 26 February 1903 · page 4

News has been received in Sydney of a serious collision in the East, resulting in serious damage to the new E. and A. steamer Empire. The news is brief, but from what can be…

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The Steamer Empire Damaged in Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 February 1903 · page 8

A cable message from Japan, dated Feb. 24, was received at Sydney yesterday, intimating that a serious collision recently occurred at Moji between the new steamship Empire, the latest addition to the fleet of the Eastern and…

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Chinese Sailors Escape Ashore

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 February 1903 · page 5

H. E. Batt. master of the steamer Ajax, was to-day fined £6 and two guineas coots for allowing two of his Chinese crew to land here, contrary to the Immigration Restriction Act. The…

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Mishap to a Steamer

Evening News · Friday 27 February 1903 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Friday.—Shortly before 11 o'clock last night the steamer Cloncurry went aground [?] of Stoney Point, on the tide was receding. When she grounded the attempts to…

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The Steamer Empire in Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 February 1903 · page 4

The damage sustained by the E. and A. Company's steamer Empire by collision with the Japanese mail steamer Hakuai Maru proves to be more serious than at first anticipated. Inquiries…

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The Inveulochy Wreck. Supreme Court Judgment. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 February 1903 · page 3

In the Supreme Court to-day Mr. Justice Hood delivered the reserved judgment on a special case stated for his opinion by the Court of Marine Inquiry in reference to the stranding of the barque…

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The Wreck of the Inverlochy

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 February 1903 · page 5

Mr. Justice Hood to-day gave judgment on a special case submitted for his opinion by the Court of Marine Inquiry, in regard, to the charge of misconduct against E. R. Kendrick, master of…

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Carriage of Coal on a Steamer

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 February 1903 · page 10

The Marine Board to-day received a letter from Mr. J. J. Rendle, pointing out that the steamer Vine Branch, which was loading at Williamstown for South Africa, had 100 tons of coal stowed…

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From the Islands. Return of the Steamer Ysabel. Heavy Blow at the Gilbert Group

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 February 1903 · page 11

Island news by the steamer Ysabel is to the effect that the Gilbert Group, like several other groups in the Pacific, have participated in hurricane weather. During November a severe…

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Morbid Months of Misery. "A Despairing Wreck of Humanity." a Great Friend in Time of Need." the Case of Mr. H. Barnett

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 February 1903 · page 7

It is worthy of note that the interviews which have from time to time appeared in these columns are singularly free from mere theorising about the subjects dealt with, and are entirely confined to practical,…

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Wrecks and Whipping Casualties for 1902

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 February 1903 · page 10

The following particulars of wrecks, also other shipping casualties, which have occurred during the year 1902, and for which inquiries have been held at Sydney, are published in the…

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Mutiny on an Eastern Steamer

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 March 1903 · page 4

Eastern papers by the steamer Australian on Saturday give particulars of a mutiny on one of the N.D.L. steamers—the Tsintau, trading between Bangkok and Singapore. It appears…

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