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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1909

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A Steamer Ashore. Karuah on Stockton Beach. in Dangerous Position. the Crew Still Oni Board

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--The steamer Karuah, recently built for the Sydney, Newcastle, and Port Stephens trade, went ashore on Stockton beach at about 3 o'clock this…

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The Stranded Steamer Rosedale

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 4

The steamer Noorebar, of the North Coast Company's fleet, which left Sydney on Tuesday for Trial Bay. with all the appliances requisite for salvage,…

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New Mail Steamer. the Morea Due To-day. Many Startling Innovations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 7

The P. and O. Company's new mail steamer Morea—the sixth of the "M" type and the first of the three recept additions to the company's fleet—will arrive at Sydney on her…

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Searching for Stowaways. Precautions on the Tai Yuan. Chinese Detectives Board the Steamer

Evening News · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 5

The steamer Taiyuan, of the China Navigation Company's line, now occupies a berth at Circular Quay, having arrived during Wednesday from Hongkong…

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Shipwreck Reliet and Humane Society

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the committee of the Royal Shipwreck Relief and Humane Society of New South Wales was held in the Royal Exchange, yesterday, when several…

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Fever-stricken Schooner The Eugenie in Port Towed in by the Steamer Electra

The Australian Star · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 7

The Solomon island schooner Eugenie completed her disastrous voyage from Guadalcanar to Sydney today, when the North Coast Co.'s steamer Electra lowed her into…

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The Schooner Eugenie. Towed Into Tout

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 9

The Island trading schooner Eugenie, which was found in distress off Seal Rocks on Thursday last by the North Coast S.N. Company's steamer Duranbah, reached Sydney safety…

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Royal Shipwreck Relief and Humane Society

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 10

The monthly meeting of the committee of the Royal Shipwreck Relief and Humane Society of N.S.W. was held in the Royal Exchange, Bridge-street. Several applications for relief from widows in connection with…

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The Karuah Still Ashore

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 4

Latest particulars received from Newcastle state that the prospects of refloating the steamer Karuah off Stockton Beach were better yesterday…

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Steamer Captain Fined

Evening News · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 7

In the Central Summons Court, Inspector Sangster (Navigation Department) proceeded against Thomas Langham, the master of the steamer Pacific, on the information that he had…

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New Island Steamer. to Be Built in Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 11

A contract for the construction of a handsome auxiliary schooner, with clipper bows, for cruising in the Solomon Islands, has just been secured by Messrs. Morrison and…

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That Bass Straits Incident. Steamer Ennerdale in Dock. Forty Plates Marked

Evening News · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—The steamer Enverdale, which struck a submerged object in Bass Straits some days ago while bound from New Zealand to Melbourne was floated into Duke's…

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Steamer Harbort in Trouble. Towed Into Port by Clan Ferguson. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 12

The Clan Ferguson arrived at Albany at 9.45 this morning with the steamer Harbort in tow. The advice was conveyed that the Harbort was in a disabled condition. The Harbort left…

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A Romance of the South Seas. The Colonist Schooner Tragedy. Strange and Startling Story. Mysterious Treasure Island. A Modern Captain Kidd

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 4

Recently we gave particulars of the cruise of the Wheatsheaf, and news of the fact that Captain Weaver, of Sydney, had been…

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Searching for Treasures Of the Wrecked Galleon. Two New Expeditions Guided by the Discovery of a Diver Who Stumbled on the Remains of the Old Spanish Treasure Ship

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 7

[?] her treasures cast away, [?] with pearls were sown. [?] sad the ruby's ray [?] out o'er fretted stone…

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Thrilling Story of Shipwreck. Two Survivors Only of Crew of 53

The World's News · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 7

A TERRIBLE tragedy of the sea, involving the loss of the Leith steamship Dunear, with 51 out of her 53 hands, was described by…

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Men Come Out Quietly. One Wanton Incident. Wreckage of a Water Pipe. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 13

Contrary to expectations, the closing down of Block 10 was accomplished last night with but a single unpleasant incident—the wreckage of the water pipe connecting the mill with…

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The Lifeboat

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 17 January 1909 · page 5

Curious that so many valuable inventions have been made by men whose business was little calculated to turn their thoughts in the direction in which they gained their fame…

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German Steamer Fired On by Liberian Gunboat LONDON, Saturday, 6.30 a.m

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 17 January 1909 · page 1

Advices from French West Africa report that the Liberian Customs gunboat. Lark commanded by a British Naval Reserve officer fired. upon a steamer belonging to a…

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A German Steamer Fired Upon. on African Coast. the Customs Regulations London, Saturday Morning

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 January 1909 · page 7

Advices from French West Africa state that the Liberian Customs gunboat Lark, commanded by a British Naval Reserve officer, fired upon a…

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