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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1907

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The Far East. Stranding of a Steamer. Japanese Training Squadron. an American Judge's Mission. Port Darwin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1907 · page 9

Eastern news by the steamers Chingtu and Empire, which arrived on Saturday and yesterday respectively, state that the N.D.L. steamer Wong Hoi, engaged on the…

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A Steamer Aground

The Australian Star · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 5

A message received in Sydney today from Cape Hawke states that the small steamer Marion Mayfield grounded on Forster grossing .yesterday. She was still aground this…

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Excitement on a Steamer

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 8

There was considerable excitement on Queen's Wharf to-day, when, without warning, the Warrimoo, which was loading for Now Zealand, took a very heavy list to port. For the moment,…

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South Australia. Parliament Further Prorogued. Adelaide, Wednesday. The State' Parliament has heen further prorogued until May 2. Cyclone's Terrific Power. Loss of Ketch Pilot. Portions of Wreck Found. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 7

The Melbldrl returned to Cooktown this afternoon from the search for the orew of the Government ketch Pilot, which was wrecked during the late cyolcne. No bodlies or traces…

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Shipping Disasters. Wreck of the Annasona

Evening News · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 4

News was received in Sydney this morning from Norfolk Island that the barque Maelgwyn, recently reported as having been abandoned off Lord Howe Island, was 32 miles to the…

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The Ovalau Wreck Revived

Evening News · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 5

Mr. M. V. Murphy, officer in charge of Norfolk Island, stated to an "Evening News" reporter this morning that he was one of about 50 others who sought refuge on Lord Howe…

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The Wreck of the Pilot

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 8

The portmaster, Captain Mackay, receive.1 the following wire this afternoon from Mr. Matsen, of the Harbours and Rivers Department, Cooktown:—"The Melbldlr arrived at…

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Newcastle Barques Wrecked Rear Lord Howe Island the Maelgwyn and Annasona Lost Sixty-eight Castaways on Lord Howe the Island Short of Provisions

The Australian Star · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 5

A sensation was caused in shipping circles this morning when the first news of the safety of the crew of the derelict barque across tho wires from Nonfolk…

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Shipping Casualties. Loss of the Pilot. Recovery of Wreckage

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 8

COOKTOWN, Wednesday.--The steamer Melbldir has just returned from a search for the remains of the ketch Pilot. She brought the main boom, portion of the deck fittings, and part of a…

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Cable Steamer Iris

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 8

NORFOLK ISLAND, Thursday.--The cable steamer Iris arrived from Auckland this afternoon with Mr. Millward on board…

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Drift of the Maelgwyn. Steamer Titus Searching

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 7

Hopes are held out that the derelict Maclgwyn which is supposed to be still drifting about the Pacific will be picked up, and the steamer Titus, of Messrs. Burns, Philp, and…

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The Relief Steamer. Captain-cook Sails To-day

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 7

The departure of the relief steamer Captain Cook will depend to some extent upon the celerity with which a substitute can be procured for pilot duty at Watson's Bay. A Government…

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The Shipping Disasters. Relief Steamer Sails To-day

Evening News · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 4

The steamer Burundah left Newcastle at [?] o'clock this morning for Sydney to relieve the pilot steamer Captain Cook, which has been fixed to make a trip to Lord Howe Island to…

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Narrow Escape of a Harbour Steamer Returning From a Picnic

The Australian Star · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 1

Last night a party of the employees of the City Council had a very narrow escape from a watery grace. The steamer in which they were returning from a picnic at Clontart…

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Disasters at Sea. Two Vessels Wrecked. Near Lord Howe Island. Barque Annasona Totally Lost. on Middleton Reef. the Abandoned Barque Maelgwyn. Both Crews Saved. Assistance to Be Sent To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 7

There was quite a commotion in shipping circles yesterday upon the receipt of the startling news of a second disaster in the vicinity of Lord Howe Island. The…

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Wreck of the Australian. Port Darwin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 7

Captain Strachan, who has returned from the wreck of the steamer Australian, reports the death of one of his Papuan crew from foul air in No. 1 hold of the Australian. The…

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Former Wrecks Some Big Disasters on Middleton Reef

The Australian Star · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 6

Captain J. M. Banks, of Sydney, recalled some former big disasters on Middleton Reef, Where the Annasona was lost, during a chat with a "Star" reporter yesterday. In…

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The Castaways. Relief Steamer Dispatched. Further Cable From the Island

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 9

The pilot steamer Captain Cook left the harbor yesterday, bound for Lord Howe Island, to bring on to Sydney the shipwrecked crews of the barques Annasona and Maelgwya, who…

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Child=Wrecking in Glass Factories. a Picture of Child Slavery

People · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 3

IN ancient Sparta every man felt him self responsible for the welfare of every child in the community. Had we in the United States such consideration…

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Wrecked at Loop Head. The Land's End of Ireland

The World's News · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 16

The picture on this page shows how a sailing ship when almost at the end of her long voyage from San Francisco to Limerick, with a cargo of grain, went ashore in a fog. It was…

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