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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1905

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Wreck of the Orizaba. Salving Operations. the Fremantle Pilot Service. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 February 1905 · page 4

The work of salving the submerged cargo in the wrecked Orizaba was commenced by divers this morning. Captain Langbourno, of the P. and O…

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The Orizaba Wreck. to Be Sold at Once. the Pilot Question

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 February 1905 · page 5

PERTH, Wednesday.--No time will be lost in making the necessary arrangements for the sale of the wrecked Orient liner Orizaba. It is to the interest of the company that she should be sold…

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Disbursements of a Mail Steamer

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 4

At the present juncture, while the tendency to place every possible disability on oversea shipping is still rampant, a summary of the expenditure in Sydney for coal, stores, etc., for…

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Anarchy at Batoum. Steamer Service Suspended

Evening News · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday, 3 p.m.—Owing to the anarchical condition of Batoum, the great Russian port on the Black Sea, and the terminus of the Baku railway, the Messageries…

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Wreck of the Orizaba. the Preliminary Inquiry. Evidence of Captain Archer. Current's Southerly Set. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 7

The preliminary inquiry into the wreck of the Royal mail steamer Orizaba opened at Fremantle to-day before Mr. R. Fairbairn, R.M., with Captains Gordon and Foxworthy as…

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The Locality of the Wreck

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 7

The wrecked vessel lies on a reef off an inhospitable coast, midway between the north head of Port Davey and Low Rocky Point. The coast for about 18 miles to the south-east of…

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The Orizaba Wreck. Inquiry by Perth Marine Board. Evidence by the Captain

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 5

PERTH, Thursday.--The preliminary inquiry into the wreck of the Orizaba was commenced at Fremantle this morning, before Mr. R. Fairbairn, R.N., and Captains J. G. Cordon and…

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Island Schooner Wrecked

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 10

BRISBANE, Friday. -- Among the arrivals by the Prinz Waldemar was Mr. Meek, who is employed by the Forsyth Company in New Britain. He stated that during a hard blow on the night…

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The S. D. Carleton Ashore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 11

The American ship S. D. Carloton, of 1671 tons, which is under charter to load a cargo of timber at Washington for Sydney, was driven ashore during a heavy gale at the port…

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Island News. Mission Schooner Wrecked. Rinderpest at Herbertshohe. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 11

Captain Woltomas reported lhat a few days before the Prinz Waldemar left Horbertshoha on the 18th inst, the 12-ton schooner Lydia, belonging to the Methodist Mission,…

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Sensational Escapades. a Strange Cruise. What an Australian Steamer Did

The Australian Star · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 7

A little steamer named the Ferret, flying the Adelaide Co.'s flag, and now pursuing a peaceful calling in the company's service between Adelaide and Wallaroo with…

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White Australia. the Exclusion of the Maori Shearers. Treated As Prisoners on the Steamer. "We Are British Subjects."

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 9

WELLINGTON, Friday. -- Regarding the Maori shearers who were prevented from landing in Australia, one of the natives, Raihara Te Pa[?]pa, to-day gave "The Daily Telegraph"…

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Orizaba Wreck Inquiry. Finding of the Court

Evening News · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 5

FREMANTLE, Saturday Afternoon.—The Court has delivered its finding with regard to the Orizabs inquiry. Taking the charges generally, the Court found…

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Wreck of the Orizaba. Evidence at the Inquiry. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 10

At the inquiry to-day into the wreck of t[?] Orizaba, Captain James Ta[?] called by the chief harbour master, said he was chief pilot, and deputy harbour master at Fremantle. [?]…

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The Orizaba Wreck. Marine Board Inquiry. Conclusion of the Evidence

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 10

PERTH, Friday. -- The inquiry into the wreck of the Orient-Pacific liner Orizaba was resumed at Fremantle to-day. Mr. A. E. Barker, assistant Crown Solicitor, intimated that be was…

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Wreck at the Islands. Five of the Crew Missing

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 10

The wreck of the schooner Tamarae was yesterday reported from the Society Islands. The vessel went ashore about 200 miles south of Tahiti. The captain and four of the crew,…

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Wreck of the Orizaba

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 February 1905 · page 8

The preliminary inquiry into the wreck of the Orizaba was opened at Fremantle on Thursday. Captain Archer stated that after 8 a.m. on February. 16 the weather was very hazy. Throughout…

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Thrilling Wreck Story. One Survivor Found

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 February 1905 · page 8

The fishing ketch Britannia arrived at Hobart, Tas., on Monday, with the sole survivor of the Brier Holme, Oscar Larsen, aboard. He told the following story :…

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The Orizaba Wreck. Marine Board Decision. Perth, Saturday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 February 1905 · page 3

The Marine Board this afternoon gave its decision in regard to the Orizaba wreck. It found that the vessel was carefully navigated up to the time her position was…

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French Barque Ashore

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 February 1905 · page 4

An incident of the voyage of the French mall steamer Pacif[?]que, from Noumea, was the sighting of the four-masted barque Ville du Havre ashore on a reef off the coast of New Calcdonia…

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