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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1908

1,997 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 100

Schooner Refloated

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 7

BUNDABERG, Wednesday. -- The schooner Harriett, which has been refloated off the seawall, has been, beached. Her copper sheathing has been much damaged, and the vessel is to…

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New P. and 0. Steamer. Palatial Passenger Accommodation

Evening News · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 3

FREMANTLE, Thursday.—Private advices received at Fremantle state that Messrs. Harland and Wolff, Beifast, are building for the P. and O Company a 14.000 ton steamer, intended for…

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The Coastal Steamer Trade. Suspended During the Strike

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 8

Wholesale merchants, while they have not done anything in a collective capacity, have practically abandoned for the time being all attempts to carry on business with the coastal…

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Steamer Timaru in a Cyclone. Worst the Captain Ever Experienced

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 7

ROCKHAMPTON, Wednesday. -- The steamer Timaru, which was in the centre of the recent cyclone at Marble island arrived at Rockhampton at midnight…

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Ketch Dart Dismasted. During a Hurricane

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 4

BRISBANE, Thursday.--Captain Mackay, the portmaster, has received a wire from the harbor-master at Mackay, stating that the ketch Dart was dismasted during a hurricane inside…

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Ketch in a Hurricane. the Dart Dismasted. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 6

The Harbour Master at Mackay wired to the Port Master this morning stating that the ketch Dart was dismasted during a hurricane in the Barrier Reef, 65 mile…

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The Steamer Hunter at Newcastle

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--The steamer Hunter, under the command of Captain Warne, and with a scratch crew, arrived here to-day. During the afternoon the engineers of the steamer…

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Fire on a Steamer. Perth (W.a.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 7

A bunker fire broke out on the steamer Clanronald at Bunbury last night. The steamer is loading jarrah for London alongside the jetty, and is now discharging coal from her…

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Fire on a Steamer. Perth (W.a.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 13

A bunker fire broke out on the steamer Clanronald at Bunbury last night. The steamer is loading jarrah for London alongside the jetty, and is now discharging coal from her…

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Steamer Founders. Officers and Crew Landed. London. Saturday Morning

Sunday Times · Sunday 22 March 1908 · page 7

The steamer Laeisz, bound from Sydney to Hamburg, struck a rock and foundered in the Red Sea…

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Warship Searching for Ship Wrecked Survivors

Sunday Times · Sunday 22 March 1908 · page 12

H.M. sloop Shearwater is at Iquique, searching adjacent islands for any survivors of the barque Silbehorn, which was lost while bound from Newcastle (N.S.W.) TO Chili…

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The Wharf Strike, the Employers' Federation Support the Steamer, Companies. the Right to Use Non-union Labor, (Continued from page 4.)

Evening News · Monday 23 March 1908 · page 5

During the whole of last week, the Employers Federation conducted meetings at Falmouth Chambers, Pttt-street. Reports were received daily as to what had taken place at the…

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The Mildura Wreck. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 March 1908 · page 8

The efforts to refloat the steamer Mildura, which was wrecked on Northwest Cape, having been abandoned, she was submitted to auction on friday and sold to Captain Biddles, a pearler, of Broome, for £25…

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Hurricane at Fiji. Steamer Sangola Driven Ashore. Small Craft Wrecked

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 5

SUVA, Monday Night.--A severe hurricane passed over Suva to-day, The storm was severely felt in the harbor, and the British-India steamer Sangola, which…

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Hurricane at Suva. British-india Steamer Ashore. Many Small Craft Wrecked

Evening News · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 4

SUVA, Tuesday Morning.—A hurricane occurred at Suva yesterday The steamer sangola is ashore, and a number of small craft have been wrecked. Buildings were…

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Stranding of a Ketch. Near Cape York

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 8

Tho following telegram has been received from Yorktown, York Peninsula:--"A ketch, supposed to be the Priscilla, stranded at Port Mooroowie on Friday night when making in to load…

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Island Hurricane British India Liner Ashore Small Craft Wrecked Suva

The Australian Star · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 1

A hurricane has passed over Suva. The British India liner Sangola is ashore. Several other small craft have been wrecked. Many buildings have been damaged, but…

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Island Hurricane. the Sangola Ashore. Suva

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 7

A severe hurricane has passed over Suva. The British-India Company's steamer Sangola baa been driven ashore, and several small craft have been wrecked. Many buildings have…

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New North Coast Steamer

Evening News · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 4

LONDON. Monday Evening.—The steamer Tintenbar, built for the North coast Steam Navigation Company, has been launched at Ardrossan, Scotland, and will sail for Sydney In April…

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A New Steamer Addition to the North Coast Co.'s Fleet London, Monday, 2.45 p.m

The Australian Star · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 1

The North Coast Steam Navigation Company of New South Wales has added another vessel to its fleet. The new steamer, which was launched…

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