Kentucky Tobacco Tax. Nightriders Wreck Warehouses, London, March 28
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 March 1908 · page 7
Nightriders in Kentucky destroyed tobacco warehouses valued at £100,000 in Covington, a town in the extreme north of the State, and just across the Ohio River…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Ketch Sir Wilfred Lawson Abandoned
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 March 1908 · page 5
Captain D. Harper, of the ketch Sir Wilfred Lawson, which stranded on Gilbert Roof, Port Moorowie, on March 20, returned to Port Adelaide on Sunday night. He…
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The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 March 1908 · page 7
AUCKLAND, Monday.--A gale at Samoa drove several schooners ashore, and wrecked a number of smaller craft. The seas washed across the main street, and did considerable damage…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle and Hunter River S.s. Company. Passenger Steamer Newcastle Despatched
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 April 1908 · page 10
For the first time since the commencement of hostilities the Newcastle and Hunter River[?] S.S. Company, Limited, succeeded last night in despatching one of the big passenger…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A New Crisis. Carters Dissatisfied. "Position Very Serious." Joint Executive Offers Conference. Newcastle Steamers Sailing. Prosecution of the Union. Machinery Mysteeiously Tampeeed With. to Prevent Steamer's Sailing
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 April 1908 · page 9
The situation is again most critical. The Newcastle Company's steamers are sailing almost as though there were no strike at all. This fact, though the other companies have very few hosts at sea,…
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Evening News · Thursday 2 April 1908 · page 4
LAURIETON, Thursday.—The tug Unique crossed out last night with the hull of the new steamer Elsie in low,. The Elsie's machinery will be fitted at Mort's Dock, after which she is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wrecked Steamer Mildura. Proposal to Blast the Reef
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 April 1908 · page 8
PERTH (W.A.), Wednesday. -- Arrangements are being made at Fremantle by the company which now owns the wrecked steamer Mildura to send Captain Jorgensen late Harbor-master…
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The Australian Star · Thursday 2 April 1908 · page 7
The Melbourne Steamship Co. has ordered a new steamer in England for the coastal trade, She is to be larger than the Monaro…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Steamer Salamis. Leaving on Homeward Voyage
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 April 1908 · page 8
MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- On a closer examination, it has been found that the damage to the engines of the Salamis, which broke down outside Port Phillip Heads on Sunday evening,…
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The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 April 1908 · page 11
A remarkable cruise has terminated by the return to Sydney of the small fishing boat Dedi. The occupants were Captain Christensen and Messrs. H. Jacobsen and A. Strand…
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The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 April 1908 · page 7
BRISBANE, Thursday.—A telegram has been received from Cook town stating that the Government steamer Melbidir arrived last night from the north…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Congested Steamer Traffic. Labour Council Joins Protest
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 April 1908 · page 9
Last night a deputation of the Masters and Engineers' Association waited upon the Sydney Labour Council to deal with a matter stated to be of urgent public importance…
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The Australian Star · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 13
The Hawk will leave to-day for Port Stephens, and the Newcastle will depart at 11.30 p.m. for Newcastle. The Archer leaves Newcastle to-night for Sydney…
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Evening News · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 8
Owing to the vapor of some spirit coming into contact with a flame, an outbreak of fire took place at an early hour this morning on board the steamship Komura, lying at the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mishap to a Manly Steamer. Passengers Transhipped
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 10
Passengers by the Manly steamer Kuring-galon the 5.15 run from the Quay yesterday afternoon had a somewhat protracted trip owing to a mishap to the ferryboat. The Kuring-gal had…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire on a Steamer S.s. Komura Damaged
The Australian Star · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 13
At 1.15 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in the lamp-room on the upper deck of the s.s. Komura, berthed at the A.U.S.N. Co. A wharf.. The flames were assuming large…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Another Wreck. Newcastle Barque Lost
Evening News · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 8
LONDON, Friday Evening.—The barque St Mary's Bay, from Newcastle, N.S.W., February 11, for Taltal, Chili, has been totally lost off Taltal…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Total Wreck Loss of the St. Mary's Bay at the Close of Her Voyage to Chili. London, Friday, 2.45 p.m
The Australian Star · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 1
The loss of a Newcastle (N.S.W.) ship. the st Mary's Bay. is reported, to-day. The vessel, which was bound with a cargo of coal from Newcastle to Taltal, Chill,…
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Sunday Times · Sunday 5 April 1908 · page 7
LONDON, Saturday Morning.—The P. and O. Co.'s new steamer Salsette has been touched at Greenock…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Barque Wrecked. All Hands Saved. London, Friday Afternoon
Sunday Times · Sunday 5 April 1908 · page 7
The barque St. Mary's Bay, bound from Newcastle, N.S.W., te Taltal, on the west coast of South America, has been lost off Taltal…
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