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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1910

2,258 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 113

Theft on a Steamer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 February 1910 · page 8

John Woods, 25, described as a printer, was charged at the Water P[?]ce Court, before Mr. W. Clarke, D.S.M., with stealing from the steamer Ulimaroa in overcoat and a pair of trousers valued…

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Trimmed and Bunkered. Steamer Guthrie Loads 700 Tons of Coal

The Star · Thursday 3 February 1910 · page 4

Burns-Philp's steamer Guthrie, which was moored alongside, the Quito early this morning to take in about 700 tons of coal, finished taking in her supply about 4 o'clock this…

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Another Steamer in Commissions

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 February 1910 · page 8

The Union S.S. Company's steamer Karitane, which has been laid up here, will be placed in commission to-day. She proceeds to Tasmania…

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An Ocean Tragedy. Drifting Lifeboat Sighted. Large Craft, Painted White. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 February 1910 · page 6

An Incident, which had advantage been taken of it, might have thrown some light upon a tragedy of the sea, happened during the voyage of the Tyser line steamer Tomoana,…

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A Steamer Missing. Eighty Passengers on Board

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 February 1910 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday--The British India Steam Navigation Company's steamer Loodlana is repotted missing. The vessel left Mauritius for Colombo on…

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New Liner for the E. and A. Co. Up-to-date Passenger Steamer

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 February 1910 · page 4

The E. and A. Mail S. S. Co., the pioneers in connection with the trade between Australia and the East, and the owners of the well-known passenger liners, Eastern, Empire, and…

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Ocean Tramp's Voyage. 40,100 Miles in Thirteen Months. the Steamer Baron Fairlie

The Star · Friday 4 February 1910 · page 1

A big tramp steamer, deeply laden, pulled up off Sydney Heads a few days ago, and asked for instructions from the signal station. She was the Government coal steamer…

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The Minilya Now a Cable Steamer

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 4

Advices have been received, intimating that the steamer Minilya, which for many years ran between West Australian ports and Singapore,…

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The Bellubera. the New Manly Steamer Named

Evening News · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 8

The directors of the port Jackson and Manly Steamship Company, at a meeting held on Friday, decided to adhere to the "B" in naming the new steel steamer now under construction…

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Wrecked at the Islands. a Barque Burned

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 6

The Norwegian iron barque Imacos, which had been loading copra at Haapai for Hamburg, struck a reef while sailing out of Lifuka Harbor, Haapai, on the morning of January 14, and…

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Empty Lifeboat Seen at Sea

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 February 1910 · page 12

An incident, which had advantage been taken of it, might have thrown some light upon a tragedy of the sea, happened during the voyage of the Tyser line steamer Tomoana, which arrived…

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Fire on a Steamer

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 February 1910 · page 5

Through some tar boiling over a small fire was caused on board the steamer Moonta, lying near Balmain, yesterday morning. The crew subdued the flames…

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British-india Steamer Missing

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 February 1910 · page 12

The British-India Company's steamer Loodiana is missing. She left Mauritius for Colombo on January 10, and had on board 10 Europeans and 75 native passengers…

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Schooner Dismasted

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 February 1910 · page 8

The small coasting schooner Australia, bound from the Bellinger River to Sydney, was sighted in a partially dismasted condition by the lighthouse-keeper at Smoky Cape…

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Lost Her Mainmast. Schooner Australia in Trouble

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 February 1910 · page 6

The schooner Australia, a well-known coaster, was reported in trouble yesterday. She passed Smoky Capo at 2.15 p.m. coming south, with her mainmast carried away…

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The Wharf Laborers. More Trouble at the Central Wharf. Steamer Achilles and Geelong Worked by Non-unionists

The Star · Monday 7 February 1910 · page 4

The unionists again refused work on the Central Wharf this morning. The steamer Achilles was the bone of contention. She was discharged at the same wharf by…

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Motoring. Ashore and Afloat. Cars

The Star · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 2

Mr. W. W. Reynolds, secretary of the Motor Cycle Club of New South Wales, has received a communication from the Victorian Cycle Club to the effect that two of…

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New Steamer Matunga

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 12

One of the most important arrivals at Fremantle on the 31st ult. was the steamer Matunga, owned by Messrs. Burns, Philp and Co., Ltd., and…

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The Minilya Now a Cable Steamer

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 13

Advices have been received, intimating that the steamer Minilya, which for many years ran between West Australian ports and Singapore,…

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In the Dick of Time. Sensational Rescue of 45 Lives. From a Foundering Steamer. London, Monday, 4.40 p.m

The Star · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 1

Wireless telegraphy has once more been responsible for the rescue of shipwrecked people. While in a storm off Cape Hatteras the…

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