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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1908

1,997 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 100

The Steamer Collision. Missing Boat Picked Up

Evening News · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 8

LONDON, Friday Evening.—The missing boat, with 21 passengers and seven of the crew from the Great Eastern Railway Company's steamer Amsterdam, was picked up by a Norwegian…

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Another Chinese Stowaway. on the Steamer Paroo

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 10

PERTH (W.A.), Friday. -- On Wednesday night the Customs officials succeeded in discovering another hidden Chinese on the steamer Paroo. A boy had been hidden in the smoke box, access…

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The Coming Passenger Steamer. Thirty-five Miles an Hour

The World's News · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 30

Electrical engineers foresee at least one more stage in the evolution of Atlantic liners. The steam turbine is most efficient at high speed, while the propeller slips without doing full…

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The Stranded Steamer Still in the Same Position. Tugs on the Scene. Salvage Arrangements

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 9

The Norwegian steamer Th[?]de Fageland, which crashed on the rocks to the north of Cro[?]a Beach on Wednesday night, remains in the same position. She is firmly fixed on the rocks, and it…

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Wrecking a Bank. Bomb Scatters Bullion

Evening News · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 8

LONDON, Friday Evening.—A bomb placed outside the building wrecked the frontage of a bank in the Italian quarter of New York. The bullion was scattered, but the police…

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The Wreck Salvage Operations

The Australian Star · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 13

The salvage gear taken by the steamer Federal to the stranded steamer Thode Fagelund, at Cronulla Beach, reached there yesterday…

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The Stranded Steamer

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 January 1908 · page 7

The position of the stranded Norwegian steamer Thode Fageland near Port Hacking was unchanged last evening. Additional gear in the shape of ground tackle…

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Steamer Cast on the Rocks

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 January 1908 · page 12

While on her way to Sydney in ballast from Adelaide, to be docked, and during a haze or fog of exceptional density that hung on the coastline on Wednesday night, the Norwegian…

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Labor and Socialism. Will Wreck Liberal Party. Strong Press Criticism. London, Saturday Morning

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 January 1908 · page 7

The "Daily Chronicle," commenting on the resolutions passed at the Hull conference, says that organised labor will probably weaken and wreck the…

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The New Steamer Orara

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 January 1908 · page 8

The North Coast S.N. Co,'s new steamer Orara returned to Sydney last evening from her maiden trip in the Byron Bay trade, The new boat gave a good illustration of her steaming…

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The Stranded Steamer. Waiting for Spring Tides

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 January 1908 · page 6

An unsuccessful attempt was made at high water early on Saturday morning to tow the stranded Norweglan steamship Thodo Fagelund clear of the reef on which she grounded [?]…

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The Stranded Steamer. Unsuccessful Attempt to Float the Vessel

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 January 1908 · page 8

Considerable interest centres in the stranded steamer Thede Fagelund, which lies on the rocks near Cronulla, and throughout Saturday and yesterday a large crowd of people visited…

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Committed to Socialism Labour May Wreck Libeeralism. Miners Hold Aloof. London, Jan. 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 January 1908 · page 7

The resolution of the Labour party conference committing the party to socialism still greatly exercises the mind of all classes of newspapers…

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Bomb Outrage in New York. Attempt to Wreck a Bank. London, Jan. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 January 1908 · page 7

A bomb which had been placed outside a bank in the Italian quarter of New York wrecked the frontage of the building. A quantity of bullion was scattered. The…

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Wrecked by a Bomb. Damage to a New York Bank

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 January 1908 · page 7

LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--A bomb, placed outside the building wrecked the frontage of a bunk in the Italian quarter of New York…

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An Island Hurricane. the Lindsay Drives Ashore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1908 · page 7

News was brought to Sydney by the little auxiliary ketch, Leueneuwa which arrived here late last night from the South Sea. Islands, of a severe hurricane which passed…

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The Stranded Steamer. Attempts at Salvage

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 January 1908 · page 5

Salvage operations are still proceeding at the wreck of the Norwegian steamer Thode Fage-land at Cronulla, but the prospects of the vessel being floated are not very promising…

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Record for Port Jaekson. Heavy Steamer Tonnage

Evening News · Tuesday 28 January 1908 · page 5

At anchor in the stream just now there are a great many steamers, and on Monday, while the regatta was in full swing, visitors on the flagship had the opportunity of viewing 17 oversea…

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Fast on the Rocks Waiting for the Tide Stranded Steamer Thode Faqelund

The Australian Star · Tuesday 28 January 1908 · page 4

Captain Agerup, of the steamer Thoas, Fagelund, which lies stranded on the rocks at Cronulla, was in town this morning. When seen by a "Star" reporter he…

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Steamer Ashore. with 300 Passengers Aboard. Vessel Aground in Spencer Gulf

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 9

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--A telegram from Wallaroo reports that the steamer Investigator went ashore at Cockle's Point in Spencer Gulf on Monday evening while returning to Port…

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