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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1905

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The Missing Steamer Dilkera. Arrives at Fremantle

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 6

ADELAIDE, Monday.--The Adelaide Steamship Company received a wire this morning stating that the Dilkera had arrived at Fremantle. The captain misunderstood the instructions, and…

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New Coastal Steamer. Trial Trip of the Noorebar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 5

Yesterday afternoon, at the invitation of Mr. G. W. Nicoll, a representative gathering assembled on board his new steamship. Noorebar, which but recently arrived from…

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Sailing of the Ortona. First Steamer for Hobart

Evening News · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 4

The Orient-Pacific Company's steamer Oriona will leave Sydney at noon to-morrow for London via ports. She calls at Hobart, being the first of the homeward fleet to visit the…

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First Fruit Steamer. 25,000 Cases Apples from Hobart

The Australian Star · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 5

The first mailboat calling in Hobart for a shipment of fruit this season for the home market is the Orient-Pacine liner Ortona. She sails front Sydney to-morrow at noon,…

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From the Islands. Return of the Steamer Induna. Affairs in the New Hebrides. New British Residency

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 7

The steamer Induna, the latest acquisition to Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Co.'s Island Service, returned to Sydney on Saturday, after completing her first voyage under the new monthly…

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Orizaba Wreck. Salvage Operations Stopped

Evening News · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 5

FREMANTLE, Tuesday.—The Orizaba's position remains unchanged. The cargo is to be abandoned to the underwriters, and all salvage operations have been stopped…

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Brier Holme Wreck. the Sole Survivor. a Thrilling Narrative. Dashed on Rocks. Terrible Dynamite Explosion. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 7

The fishing ketch Britannia arrived at 5 o'clock this aftornoon with the solo survivor of the Brier Holme aboard. The Marine Board launch had previously met the ketch in…

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The Orizaba Wreck. Cargo Being Speedily Removed. Vessel Still Bumping. Lascar Crew Sent to Calcutta

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 6

PERTH, Monday.--The work of salvaging the cargo of the wrecked Orient liner Orizaba is being proceeded with. The sea is comparatively calm, though there is a fairly heavy swell, which…

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Wrecked on a Barren Coast. a Sole Survivor's Story. Fate of the Brier Holme. an Explosion of Dynamite

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 6

HOBART, Monday.--The Swede, named Larsen, the sole survivor from the wreck of the barque Brier Holme, arrived in Hobart to-night. He was accidentally come across 10 miles from…

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A. New Schooner

Evening News · Wednesday 22 February 1905 · page 5

The fore-and-aft auxiliary schooner Eugenie, which was launched at Jervis Bay on Saturday last arrived at Sydney to-dayin tow of the steamer Kisora. She is a smart little vessel of about 70 tons, and was…

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The Turbine Steamer Loongana

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 February 1905 · page 8

The union Steamship Company of New Zealand, Ltd., advise that the turbine yacht Loongana will not make the trip from Melbourne on March 3 to Launceston and back…

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Wreck of the R.M.S. Orizaba. Ran Ashore Near Fremantle in a Fog. (See illustration on page 24.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 22 February 1905 · page 16

The Orient-Paclfic Company's steamer Orizaba, carrying the English mall (the last under the contract system), dated January 20, went ashore on Garden Island, nine miles south of Rottnest…

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This Morning's News--Now First Published. Ten Bold Smugglers. Malays From the Ortona. They Bring Sticks Ashore. and Offer Them for Sale

The Australian Star · Wednesday 22 February 1905 · page 5

Ten Malays from the s.s. Ortana, of the [?]rient-Pacific Line, came before Mr. Isaacs at the Water Police Court on summons today charged with having contravened the…

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Tasmania. Brier Holme Wreck. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 February 1905 · page 8

The Collector of Customs this morning commenced a preliminary inquiry into the Brier Holme wreck, and Larsen, the sole survivor, was examined. The formal Investigation…

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Wreck of the Orizaba

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 22 February 1905 · page 5

These foreign shippers thought that they Could pull Australia's leg. Our Federal bosses hit out straight And took them down a[?]…

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The Orizaba Wreck. Vessel Practically Abandoned

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 February 1905 · page 6

PERTH, Tuesday.-The wrecked Orient-Pacific liner Orizaba has been practically abandoned. The hull and remaining cargo are to be sold by auction at an early date…

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The Island Schooner Eugenie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 February 1905 · page 6

The auxiliary fore and-aft, schooner Eugenie, specially designed and built for the trade of the Solomon Iel[?]nds, which was launched at Jervis Bay on Saturday last, was towed to Sydney yesterday by the steamer…

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The New Zealand Steamer

Evening News · Thursday 23 February 1905 · page 6

The Huddart, Parker steamer Victoria left Sydney for New Zealand ports with the following passengers booked:—Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd, Mr. and Mrs. J. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Jackman and infant, Mesdames Cowser…

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Shipping Casualties. Steamer and Barque in Trouble

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 February 1905 · page 6

The Sydney underwriters yesterday morning received cable news of two shipping casualties in home waters. The steamer Sommerfeld, of the…

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Eat Aulsebrook's Crisp Fon Crackers. Nothing But a Wreck. a Prompt Salvage. The Case of Mrs. E. COLE

Evening News · Thursday 23 February 1905 · page 2

A narrative well worth reading is one which was told by Mrs. Elizabeth Cole, of No. 78 Carfton Crescent, Summer Hill, in the company of a Press representative, the object being to…

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