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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1905

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A Steamer in a Cyclone

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1905 · page 11

Tue E. and A. Company's steamer Eastern, which arrived here last evening from China and Japan, oncountered a violent cyclone during the voyage. Captain M'Arthur says…

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Steamer Nigretia Condemned. Russian Officers Attempting to Escape

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 January 1905 · page 9

LONDON, Friday.--The steamer Nigretia, which was recently captured by the Japanese off Fusan, while proceeding from Shanghai to Vladivostock with contraband…

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Wreck Off Hew Caledonia. Noumea

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1905 · page 10

The Now French ship Haudaudine has been lost off the coast of Now Caledonia. She was towed on the 3rd instant from Kone outside the reef, but drifted in again at night, and on…

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Loss of a Barque. Wreckage Found in Tasmania

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 January 1905 · page 9

HOBART, Friday.--Confirmation has been received of the loss of the barque Brier Holme, bound from London to Hobart. Wreckage has been discovered in the vicinity of Port Davey,…

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Lifeboat's Amazing Adventures

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 8 January 1905 · page 1

News has reached Queenstown of the safe arrival at St. John (New Brunswick), from Salesund, Norway, of the lifeboat Uraad, after three months and nine days' encounter…

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The Steamer Yaralla

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 January 1905 · page 5

SUVA, Sunday. -- The steamer Yaralla, which met with a serious mishap while cruising among the Islands of the group last week, has been repaired, and to-day returned to Levuka…

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New Caledonia. the Wrecked Ship Haudaudine

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 January 1905 · page 5

NOUMEA, Sunday. -- The French ship Haudaudine, wrecked off the coast last week, has now completely disappeared, the crew having returned here…

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A Large Ferry Steamer. Trial Trip of the Kulgoa

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 8

The new steamer Kulgoa, the latest addition to the fleet of the Sydney Ferries, Limited, and the largest ferry steamer plying on the waters of Port Jackson, was yesterday…

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New Ferry Steamer. the Kulgoa Does a Successfull Trial Trip

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 3

The Kulgoa, the latest and finest addition to the Sydney Ferries' fleet, made her official trial trip down the harbor yesterday. The new boat is intended for the Milson's point line, and she…

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The Baltic Fleet. an Extraordinary Story. Danish Wreckers Engaged by Japan

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--The Paris newspaper "Eclair," publishes an extraordinary story regarding the evidence to be submitted by Russia to the International Commission now…

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Loss of the Brier Holme. Wrecked on the Tasmanian Coast. Discovery of Wreckage. the Mystery Solved

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1905 · page 7

The worst fears entertained in reference to the missing barque Brier Holmo have been realised, for the discovery of wreckage a few days ago near Port Davey, on the Tasmanian…

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Wreck of the Brier Holme

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1905 · page 6

There seems little doubt but that all hands perished in the wreck of the barque Brier Holme off the Tasmanian coast. South-west Cape, where the wreckage came ashore, is…

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Disco Vicky of Wreckage. on the West Australian Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1905 · page 9

PERTH, Tuesday.-- A party of pleasure seekers, including Mr. R. S. Haynes. K.C., who have been holiday-making on the extreme southern coast discovered wreckage in a cove called…

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The Steamer Peregrine

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 January 1905 · page 2

The well-known Howard-Smith steamer Peregrine, which arrived at Melbourne last Tuesday, will be docked at the Victorian port for cleaning, and will receive a…

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Wharf Labourer Injured. In a Steamer's Hold

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 January 1905 · page 4

A wharf labourer named Evan Jones, aged 50, was severely crushed in the hold of the steamer Wiilyama, lying at Tyser's. wharf Miller's Point, at 10 o'clock this morning…

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A New Coastal Steamer. Trial Trip of the Cooloon

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1905 · page 3

Yesterday afternoon the new steamer Cooloon, built for the firm of Messrs. Langley Bros., for the passenger and cargo trade between Sydney and Byron Bay, was taken down…

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Successful Trial Trip. New Steamer for the North Coast Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 January 1905 · page 9

Messrs. Langley Bros.' new steamer Cooloon. Intended for the trade between Sydney, Coff's Harbor, and Byron Day, made a successful trial trip down the harbor yesterday. A number of…

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Mercantile Miscellany. Butter Shipped Home. the Steamer Peregrine. When the Mails Close. Local and General, This Day

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 January 1905 · page 2

South Australia--5.30 p.m. Victoria--5.30 and 7 p.m. Queensland--3.45 p.m. Samaral and Port Moresby, via Brisbane--…

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Wreck of a Transport

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 January 1905 · page 9

News of the wreck of the Portuguese transport Sao Thome in the Red Sea was brought from Aden by the R.M.S. Oroya. The Sao Thome left Lisbon on November 10, bound for Macao, with…

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Brazilian Steamer Founders

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1905 · page 7

The steamer Carapanama (?), bound from Liverpool to Para, Brazil, has foundered in the Irish Sea. Twelve of those aboard were drowned…

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