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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1907

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Affray on a Steamer Early This Morning Third Officer Badly Injured a Steward Arrested and Charged

The Australian Star · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 1

About 7 o'clock this morning there was some trouble between the third officer and one of the stewards of the steamer Cape Corrientes. Which was lying in Mort's Dock…

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Schooner Launched

Evening News · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 2

An auxiliary schooner built to the order of Mr. M'Caugtin, of Melbourne, has been launched from the shipbuilding yard of Massrs Howard and Dunn, at Erina Creek, Brisbane…

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The Steamer Company's Gift

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 4

The Sydney Ferries, Ltd., have notified the secretaries of the Teasdale benefit that, though the charge for the excursion steamer will be fixed in…

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Fire on a New Zealand Steamer. Flax on the Manuka Alight. Cargo and Mails Damaged

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 9

Damaged cargo lying about the Union S.S. Company's Margaret-street Wharf afforded ample evidence of a serious outbreak of fire on board the company's steamer Manuka on the…

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Outrage on a Steamer

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 January 1907 · page 12

A dastardly attempt to damage the machinery of the steamer Adelaide was discovered just as she was on the point of sailing from Sydney. The Adelaide was one of the best boats of the Adelaide…

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Burglary on a Steamer

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 January 1907 · page 12

An attempt was made to rob the purser's safe on the "Frisco mail liner Sierra when lying at Circular Quay, Sydney. Besides valuable documents, there was over £1000 in gold in the safe…

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Disabled Steamer Rangatira Making Her Way to Sydney

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 13 January 1907 · page 1

The Shaw, Savill, and Albion steamer Rangatira, which was considerably overdue, and which was discovered at Frederick Wilhelmshafen (New Guinea), with her…

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The Missing Steamer Centennial

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 January 1907 · page 7

The Launceston Marine Board yesterday passed a resolution asking the Government to appoint a Commission to inquire into the seaworthiness of the missing steamer…

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Japanese Mail Steamer at Brisbane. Incidents on the Voyage

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 January 1907 · page 4

BRISBANE, Sunday.--The Japanese mall steamer Kumano Maru, from Japan via ports, arrived at Pinkenba this evening. She loft Kobe on December 18, and met strong south-east…

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Smart Engineering Feat. Disabled Steamer Rangatira. Signals Off the Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 January 1907 · page 5

The arrival of the steamer Rangatira off the coast yesterday (she signalled at Crowdy Heads--147 miles distant from Sydney at 3.20 p.m.) allayed all anxiety for the safety of the steamer,…

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Tasmania. Wreck of the Edenholme. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 January 1907 · page 7

The harbourmaster at Launceston has held a preliminary inquiry into the wreck of the Edenholme. He reported to the Marine Board to-day that the evidence of Captain…

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An Unhappy Princess Sad Story of a Wrecked Life

The Australian Star · Monday 14 January 1907 · page 3

The eyes of the world are once more turned towards the Belgian Royal Family, not only on account of King Leopold's deplorable commercial speculations as an…

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Steamer's Mast Snaps

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 7

While the spare propeller of the A.U.S.N. steamer Mareeba, weighing about five tons, was being lifted from the afterhold to-day the mainmast was noticed to cant gradually…

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Steamer Wrecked. Near the Mouth of the Danube. London, Monday, 3.25 p.m

The Australian Star · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 1

A Bulgarian steamer which landed arms supposed to be for the Macedonians has been wrecked near Sullna, in the Black Soa, near the mouth of the Danube…

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Perils of the Sea. Struck a Sunken Rock. Mishap to the Steamer Rosedale

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 7

A dense Top: off the North coast was responsible for a serious mishap to the steamer Rose dale, one of the host Known steamers of the North Coast S.N. Company's line. The vessel…

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Late Cable News. Received This Morning. Arms for Macedonians. a Mysterious Wreck

Evening News · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 4

LONDON, Monday Evening.— A Bulgarian steamer, after having landed arms, supposed for the Macedonians, waswrecked near Sulina, on the Danube, near the mouth…

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Ship Pengwern Wrecked. All Lives Lost. London, Jan. 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 7

The British ship Pengwern, 1648 tons, has been wrecked in the North Sea. Her crew of 24 hands wore drowned. The iron ship Pengworn, which was a…

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Tasmania. the Wrecked Eden Holme. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 7

Salvage operations on the Eden Holme have been stopped. The wreck is now on her side on Hebe Reef. Two hundred tons of cargo havo been saved, besides the top gear,…

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Wreck of the Edenholme

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 7

The work of salvage in connection with" the wreck of the Edenholme has been, abandoned; the vessel having, a strong list to starboard. About 200 tons out of 600 tons for this port…

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Japanese Mail Steamer. Arrival at Sydney. Copper From the Quetta Wreck

Evening News · Wednesday 16 January 1907 · page 4

The Japanese mail steamer Kumano Mara arrived at Sydney this morning from Kobe, via ports, and berthed at Circular Quay. Passengers had the experience, owing to the high tide,…

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