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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1906

1,607 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 81

Besieged by Sharks. Desperate Plight on a Capsized Lifeboat

The World's News · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 5

A French destroyer has brought into Bizerta the sole survivor of the steamer Albula, which founded off Cape Bon. The crew of 18 left the sinking vessel in a dinghy and a lifeboat, but…

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The Motoring World. Afloat and Ashore. Boats. Motor Boat Club Engagements -- Is Enthusiasm Waning?

The Australian Star · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 3

Although the Motor Boat Club of New South Wales has some energetic officers at the helm, some dissatisfaction exists amongst not a few motor boat owners at the lack of…

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Martyr to Rheumatism. Over £300 Spent on Doctors. Laid Up Every October. Crippled and Racked with Pain. His Whole Health Wrecked. Works Wet or Fine Now. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 6

"For six years I was a martyr to Rheumatism," said Mr.John Lewis, who only recently left New South Wales to take up the responsible position of Mine Engineer at…

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A Wreck of the Sixties the Steamship London. Terrible Loss of Life

The Mosman Mail · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 4

Just forty years ago on the 11th January the s.s. London, [?]on[?]d from London to Melbourne, foundered in the Bay of Biscay, after three or four days’ battling…

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General Cables. New Steamer for Union Company

Sunday Times · Sunday 4 February 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Friday Afternoon.—The steamship Atua, which has been built for the Union Company, has been launched on the Clyde…

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A Question of Steamer Fares

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 February 1906 · page 4

A correspondent complains that whereas a friend of hers, who is a school teacher, has enjoyed the privilege of a 64s return fare to Hobart, and returned…

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Excursion Steamer on a Mud Bank

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 February 1906 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--The river excursion steamer Kiaora was returning from a trip to Clarence Town and Raymond Terrace to-nignt, and when near the quarantine station struck…

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Newcastle. a River Steamer Aground. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 February 1906 · page 8

The excursion steamer Kiaora, on its return trip down the river from Clarence Town and Raymond Terrace to-night, missed the channel and grounded on a mud bank near the…

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Union Company's New Steamer. London, Feb. 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 February 1906 · page 7

Tho Union Steamship Company's new steamer Atun has been successfully launched on the Clyde. The Atua has been built specially for the…

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A Bear's Adventure at Sea. Startling Experience on a Steamer

The Australian Star · Monday 5 February 1906 · page 5

A polar bear promenading the deck o a steamer is the latest sensational incident associated with the irish Sea traffic. The vessel was the Logic, and the bear…

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Accident on a Steamer

The Australian Star · Tuesday 6 February 1906 · page 1

The steamer Rippingham Grange, berthed at Woolloomooloo Bay, was this morning the scene of a painful accident. A wharf-labourer named J. Donnelly,…

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Russian Cruiser Ashore

Evening News · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday, 3.30 p.m.—The Russian protected cruiser Oleg is badly stranded on the rocks near Algiers…

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Mishap to a Steamer

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 12

The steamer Tweeddale, when leaving Woolwich Dock yesterday, met with an accident. The vessel had just got under way bound for Newcastle, when the high-pressure cylinder…

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Accident to a Steamer. the Tweedale Disabled

The Australian Star · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 7

When leaving Mort's Dock for Newcastle yesterday the steamer Tweedale, which, was to have proceeded thence to load coal for Manila, met with an accident. H[?]…

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A Barque Ashore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 7

A heavy haze hung over the bay all day, and when it cleared late in the afternoon a large barque was seen ashore in Wheadon's Bight, near Portarlington. There appears to be…

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Russian Cruiser Ashore. London, Feb. 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 7

The Russian protected cruiser Oleg is ashore at Alglers. The vessel is on the rocks in a bad position…

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Huddart Parker's Line. New Steamer for the New Zealand Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 6

Mr. Appleton, managing director of the Huddart, Parker, and Co.'s line, was a passenger from New Zealand by the steamer Mooraki yesterday. Mr. Appleton spent several weeks…

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Steamer in a Typhoon. the Germania's Experience. in the Carolines

The Australian Star · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 5

The German steamer Germania returned to Sydney during the night from a cruise to the Marshall and Caroline Islands. During her absence the vessel encountered…

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Sydney's Defences. a Startling Find of Plans. Among Japanese Traders' Luggage. Put Ashore at Goode Island

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 5

Mr. Ewing (Vice-President of the Commonwealth Executive Council), who attends to matters relating to Defence, was asked yesterday whether he had any official knowledge of…

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Shipping Mishaps. Wreck at the Islands. German Schooner Lost

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 February 1906 · page 5

The auxiliary schooner Hercules, one of the island trading vessels, belonging to the Jaluit Company, has bee wrecked at the Gilbert Group…

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