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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1908

1,997 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 100

Wrecked on the Bombora. Firemen's Terrible Experience. a Mate Carried Two Miles. Thrilling Adventure in the Harbor

Evening News · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 6

Three members of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade had a very exciting experience last evening, while trying to get into Manly in the 16ft pleasure boat belonging to the brigade…

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Perils of the Sea. Ship Emily Reed Wrecked. Nine Lives Lost. Survivors' Thrilling Experiences

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 8

LOS ANGELES, Cal., February 25. Nine members of the crow of the American shin Emily Reed, 103 days out from Newcastle, New South Wales, with it cargo of coal for Portland,…

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Hurricane at Suva. Steamer Driven Ashore. Extensive Damage on Land. Suva

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 9

A heavy gale occurred last night. The glass fell to 29.25. The B.I.S.N. Company's' steamer Sangola, 5184 tons, was driven ashore with some large…

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The Stranded Steamer Mildura

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 7

It is stated that the A.U.S.N. Co., having definitely abandoned operations in connection with the stranded steamer Mildura, a West Australian syndicate is negotiating for the…

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The Storm at Suva. Steamer Sangola Floated

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 10

SUVA, Tuesday.--During the terrine gare, which raged last night, the glass fell to 29.25. The steamer Sangola, which was driven ashore, has since been refloated…

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The Island Hurricane Steamer Sangola Refloated. Suva, Tuesday, 1.30 p.m

The Australian Star · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 6

The British-India Co's Sangola, which was driven ashore in the hurricane that passed over the Island yesterday, was refloated today…

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Wrecking a Show Case

The Australian Star · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 6

Isaac Olsen, 53, labourer, was charged at the Water Court yesterday with having maliciously damaged a show-case, valued at £3, the property of Henry Pierce, early…

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Wreck at the Islands

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 7

The schooner Kumbara, which reached port from the Solomon Islands yesterday, brought news that the schooner Lladsay had become a total loss at the Islands. The vessel went…

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Open-boat Cruise. an Old Wreck Found

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 10

FORSTER, Tuesday.--The open-boat Dedi, 24ft, long, with Captain Christensen and two men, arrived here, weatherbound, from Middleton Reef. The captain reports leaving…

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Action by Shippers. Steamer to Be Chartered. Bega

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 March 1908 · page 8

At an enthusiastic and representative meeting to-day it was decided to take stops immediately to charter a vessel for the Sydney-Tathra trade during the strike. An influential…

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Steamer Freights to Brisbane. Effect of the Increase. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 March 1908 · page 7

In connection with the advance of steamer freights by 5s per ton from London to Brisbane, Brisbane merchants received letters by mail from London shipping brokers stating…

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Powder Magazine Explosion. Several Villages Wrecked

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 March 1908 · page 7

LONDON, Tuesday, Afternoon.--Au explosion in a military powder magazine at Butueo, Chile, destroyed several villages, many persons being killed…

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Wreck at the Islands. Sydney Ketch Lost

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 8

The Rebecca, a well-known Sydney ketch, has been wrecked at the Bismarck Archipelago. The news was brought to Sydney yesterday afternoon, by the German mail steamer Prinz Sigismund…

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South Sea News. Wreck of the Ketch Kulon. a Total Loss

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 11

Tourists by the German steamer Prinz Sigismund, which arrived at Sydney yesterday from Bismarck Archipelago, brought news of the total loss of the ketch Kulon (formerly…

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German Steamer at H. M. S. Powerful's Buoy

Evening News · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 10

An unusual sight was witnessed In Farm Cove this morning, which caused much excitement among the passengers on board the different ferry boats which ply to Circular Quay. The…

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Shipwrecked Crews to Save Themselves. a Self-anchoring Projectile

The World's News · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 8

PERHAPS the day is near at hand when shipwrecks will not hold the terrors for seafaring men that they do now. In America they are testing a new device which…

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Serious Gas Explosion. Two Men Sent Flying Through a Window. Shop Wrecked and Contents Damaged

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Friday.--An explosion of gas at the shop of Nicholls, a grocer, in Richmond, to-night, completely wreaked the shop, and injured three men. Edward Williams and Alex…

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Steamer Drumgeith. Propeller Seriously Damaged

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 March 1908 · page 10

ADELAIDE, Sunday.--The steamer Drumgeith, which arrived at Semaphore, from eastern States on Friday afternoon, met with a serious accident to her propellor during the passage…

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Steamer Salamis Disabled. Signals for Assistance

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 March 1908 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--A message was received at a little after 8 o'clock to-night at Queenscliff that the steamer Salamis, which was lying outside Port Phillip Heads, had…

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Overdue Steamer Navua. Arrives Safely at Auckland

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 March 1908 · page 8

AUCKLAND, Sunday.--The U.S.S. Company's, steamer Navua, which was considerably, over-due, arrived here to-day. She was hove-to -through a gale off Apia for three days…

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