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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1905

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The Queensland Steamer

The Australian Star · Monday 27 February 1905 · page 2

Captain Geo. Savage brought the A.U.S.N. liner Arawatta into port at 11 o'clock last night from Queensland ports, with 50 saloon and 70 steerage passengers. She had a fine…

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A New Steamer. Byron Bay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 February 1905 · page 10

Mr. Nicoll's new steamer Noorebar, arrived at about 1 p.m. yesterday on her first trip here. A large number of persons witnessed her arrival, and later on board the success of…

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Steamer Attacked by the Natives. Disturbances in the New Hebrides. General Massacre of Europeans Feared

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 February 1905 · page 5

Particulars of an attack on the French steamer Ne-Oblie, Captain Biret, by natives of the Island of Mallicolo were brought to Sydney yesterday by the French mail steamer…

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Island Troubles. an Encounter with Armed Natives. Uprising in the New Hebrides Feared. a Steamer Fired Upon. Settlers Demand Adequats Protection

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 February 1905 · page 8

The steamer Pacifique, which arrived at Sydney yesterday, brought the news that the well-known island trading steamer Ne Oblie recently returned to Noumea after a…

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Wreck of the Brier Holme. Marine Court Inquiry

Evening News · Monday 27 February 1905 · page 3

HOBART, Monday.—The Marine Court inquiry held to-day with regard to the wreck of the Brier Holme showed that all on board had been lost except Oscar Larsen, and he being in bunk…

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Wreck of the Orizaba. Finding of the Court. Captain Archer Censured. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 February 1905 · page 8

The decision of the Marine Court of Inquiry on the charges made against Captain Archer in connection with the wreck of the R.M.S. Orizaba was delivered at Fremantle…

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Floating Wreckage Found

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 February 1905 · page 8

Captain Keir, of the Lass o' Gowrie, reports that at Dunk Island they picked up on the beach pieces of wreckage, apparently from a yacht. The wreckage consists of a…

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The Orizaba Wreck. Finding of the Marine Court. Captain Censured

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 February 1905 · page 4

PERTH, Sunday.--The decision of the Marina Court of Inquiry on the charges made against Captain Archer connection with the wreck of the Orizaba was delivered at the Fremantle…

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Overhaul of the Pilot Steamer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 February 1905 · page 8

The pilot steamer Captain Cook is at present undergoing here semi-annual overhaul, her place at South Head being taken by the Government steamer Wollmubl. It is expected that she will be again ready…

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The Barque Clan M'Leod. Ashore at Point Nepean

Evening News · Tuesday 28 February 1905 · page 4

A message was received at Sydney this morning from Melbourne, stating that the well-known barque Clan M'Leod, from Thomas River, New Zealand, had gone ashore near Point…

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A Barque Ashore. At Melbourne Heads. the Clan Macleod in Peril

The Australian Star · Tuesday 28 February 1905 · page 1

A message from Queenscliff reports that the barque Clan Macleod is ashore at the entrance to Port Phillip. She was endeavouring to get into port,…

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The Kinclune a Total Wreck. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 February 1905 · page 7

The barque Kinclune, which went ashore near Kalpara Heads some months ago, is now a total wreck. While being towed off the line snapped, and she drifted ashore and…

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Brier Holme Wreck: the Official Inquiry. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 February 1905 · page 7

At the official inquiry at the police office to-day concerning the wreck of the Brier Holme, Larsen, the sole survivor gave lengthy evidence, which did not confirm his previous…

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The Wrecked Orizaba Sale Postponed. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 February 1905 · page 8

It has been decided to postpone the sale of the hull of the S.S. Orizaba until Monday at noon, so that the underwriters may have a longer time for the work of salvaging…

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Pearling Lugger Wrecked

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 February 1905 · page 5

PERTH, Monday.--Alexander Stevens, a pearler, arrived at Onslow to-day, and reported the total loss of his fishing lugger off Ellen Islands during a cyclone on February 8. Five…

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Shipping Casualties. Barque Clan M'leod Ashore

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 March 1905 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The barque Clan M'Leod, inward bound from Thames River, New Zealand, with a cargo of timber, ran aground this morning in the Nepean Bight, just inside…

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Sale of Liquor on a Mail Steamer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 March 1905 · page 7

At the Port Melbourne Police Court on Monday, Edwin Hodgson, steward on the mall steamer Ortona, was fined £25 for selling liquor on board on November 8 without a…

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Wreck of the Orizaba

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 1 March 1905 · page 566

The decision of the Marine Court of Inquiry on the charges made against Captain Archer in connection with the wreck of the R.M.S. Orizaba was delivered at Fremantle…

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Nothing But a Wreck a Prompt Salvage. The Case of Mrs. E. COLE

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 1 March 1905 · page 52

A. narrative well worth reading is one which was told by Mrs. Elizabeth Cole, of No, 7[?] Carlton Crescent, Summer Hill, in the company of a Press representative, the object being to…

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Disastrous Cyclone. in Western Australia. Supposed Loss of a Schooner. Pearling Lugger Lost. Wreckage Washed Ashore. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 March 1905 · page 5

On Sunday last information was received in Fremantle to the effect that the pearling lugger Ellen had been lost with five of her coloured crew during a cyclonic storm in the…

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