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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1904

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Japanese Steamer Blocked

Evening News · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 4

LONDON, February 12.—Russian cruisers prevent the Japanese steamer Kanagawa Maru leaving Malta. Ten thousand tons of goods are lying on…

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Japanese Steamer Menaced

The Australian Star · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 6

T[?] Japanese mail steamer Kaniagawa Maru is at present lying at Malta. Russian cruisers are lying outside the harbour ready to seize her in the event of hen…

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Russian Steamer Sunk

Evening News · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 4

LONDON, February 12, 2.35 p.m.—The Russian cargo steamer Sungari was sunk during the fight at Chemulpho…

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Japan's First Steamer. a Present From Queen Victoria

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 19

Lord Elgin, the first British Minister to Japan, presented to the Shogun on behalf of the Queen a small yacht of 400 tons, named the Emperor; and this (says "Engineering") was the first…

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Russian Cargo Steamer. Sunk During the Chemuipho Fight LONDON

The Australian Star · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 6

During the fight between the Russian and Japanese ships off Chemulpho the Russian cargo steamer Sungari was sunk…

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A Pathetic Incident. English Girl's Happiness Suddenly Wrecked

The World's News · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 2

A despatch from New York regarding the Baltimore-Ohio railway smash on December 23 says:—Miss Lillian Bennett, of Staffordshire, England, arrived here in the Cedric to-night for…

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Wreck of the Dunbar

The World's News · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 15

Mr. Henry Packer, librarian at the School of Arts, Kangaroo Valley, N.S.W., writes:—"I saw) recently that someone had been asking about the ship Dunbar, which was wrecked at South…

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The Ship Emily F. Whitney. Disabled in the Recent Gale. the Vessel a Complete Wreck. a Sailor Lost Overboard

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 12

Shortly before 9 o'clock last night the tug Advance entered the Heads with a large ship in tow. She was brought to an anchorage below Garden Island. The vessel proved to…

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Steamer Under Sail. Supposed Accident

Sunday Times · Sunday 14 February 1904 · page 2

The following telegram was posted on the shipping board at the G.P.O. last evening: "3.45 p.m., Cape Nelson (Vic.), reports steamer Moravian in sight about 15 miles…

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The Chemulpho Engagements. Russian Cargo Steamer Sunk. London, February 12

Sunday Times · Sunday 14 February 1904 · page 5

In one of the Chemulpho fights of Sunday and Monday last, which resulted in the destruction of two Russian warships, the Russian cargo steamer…

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Incidents of the Struggle. Cargo Steamer Sunk. Boxers for Manchuria. London

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 14 February 1904 · page 1

During the fight between the Russian and Japanese ships off Chemulpho the Russian cargo steamer Sungari was sunk. Official quarters in Berlin profess ignorance…

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The Latest Cable News. How the War Goes. Latest Details of the Conflict Russian Tars Poisoned by Gas. Japs Used Russian Signals. Repairs to Crippled Fleet. Jap Army in Korea. Japanese Steamer Sunk by Russians. a Demonstration Against the British Flag. the Attitude of the Powers. the Work of Repair. Alexeieff Cannot Say When It Ay Ill Be Completed. London, February 12

Sunday Times · Sunday 14 February 1904 · page 5

Admiral Alexeieff, the Russian Viceroy, reports that the battleship Tsarevitch and the cruiser Pallada, damaged and beached in the first attack of the…

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Loss of a Passenger Steamer. Foundered in a Storm. Fifty-four Lives Lost

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 February 1904 · page 6

Fifty-four persons were drowned by the foundering of the steamer Clallam off the coast of Vancouver. Particulars of the disaster were brought to Sydney on Saturday by the R.M.S…

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Steamer Prinz Sigismund. Arrival at Brisbane

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 February 1904 · page 4

BRISBANE, Saturday.--The German steamer Prinz Sigismund arrived at Brisbane to-day from Singapore via ports. Captain Lenz reports fine weather throughout the voyage. The…

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Cargo Steamer Sunk. During the Chemulpho Fight

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 February 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--The Russian cargo steamer Sungari was sunk during the light outside Chemulpho…

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R.m.s. Australia at Adelaide. the Steamer Makes a Record

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 February 1904 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Sunday.--The mail steamer Australia, which arrived on Saturday morning, a smart run from Fremantle, doing the journey in 89 hours 33 minutes. In her run up the…

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The Chemulpho Fight. Japanese Official Account. Russian Cargo Steamer Sunk. London, Feb. 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 February 1904 · page 7

The Russian cargo steamer Sungari was Sunk during the fight off Cliemulpho. Feb. 13. The report of Rear-Admiral Uriu, who…

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The Auxiliary Schooner Nugarea. Successful Run to the Islands

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 February 1904 · page 6

Advices received by the New Britain mail yesterday report the arrival of the auxiliary schooner Nugarea at Herbertshohe from Sydney on January 18, after a passage of 21 days. Leaving Sydney…

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German Mail Steamer at Fremantle

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 February 1904 · page 5

FREMANTLE, Monday.--The German mall steamer Prinz Regent Luitpold arrived at 11.10 a.m. to-day from Bremen, and sailed at 10 p.m. for Sydney via ports. The following is a list…

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Russian Vessels Captured. a Steamer for Sydney

Evening News · Tuesday 16 February 1904 · page 4

LONDON, February 15, 2.45 p.m.—The "Daily Mail" states that the Russian steamer Kotik, bound to Sydney in ballast, has been captured, and taken to Sasebo…

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