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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1910

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The Wrecked Tug. Statement by Captain

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 February 1910 · page 9

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday. -- The master of the wrecked tug Port Jackson, Captain George Bradshaw, arrived in Newcastle to-day. In the course of a conversation with the…

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The Wreck of the Lima. British Passengers Safe. a Race to Rescue

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 February 1910 · page 9

LONDON, Tuesday. -- It transpires that the Liverpool passengers on board the Pacific Navigation Company's steamer. Lima, which was wrecked on Huamblin Island, off…

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The Penguin Wreck. Claim for Compensation

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 February 1910 · page 9

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Tuesday. -- Mrs. Rogers, of Wellington, is claiming £2000 compensation from the Union Company for they loss of her husband in the wreck of the Penguin last…

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General Chanzy Wreck. How Rodel Was Saved. Hardly Time for a Panic

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 February 1910 · page 9

LONDON, Monday Afternoon. -- Marcel Rodel, the sole survivor of the wreck of the General Chanzy, was asleep when the vessel struck. There was, he states,…

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Put Back to Port. Ketch Short of Sails

The Star · Thursday 17 February 1910 · page 5

The ketch Thorasa, ordered by Mr. T. Mr. Lnchain, of Mosman, set out from Newcastle for Sydney this morning with a cargo of fuel, At 11.40 a.m. however, she ran back to port…

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Was the Steamer Disabled?

Evening News · Thursday 17 February 1910 · page 7

The Acting Superintendent of Navigation received of a telegram from the lighthouse keeper at Sorah Head this afternoon stating that a two masted steamer in light trim was nine…

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A Queensland Gale. Steamer Roughly Handled. Oil on the Waters

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 February 1910 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--A report which has reached the External Affairs Department of the voyage of the steamer, Merrie England, belonging to the Papuan Government, on its…

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Sensational Voyage. Steamer in Cyclone. Accident to Engineer. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 February 1910 · page 6

The steamer Merrie England, belonging to the Papua Government, on its recent voyage to Queensland met with a sensational experience, which is best related in the words of…

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Steamer in Trouble. Signals Norah Head. and Proceeds North Again

The Star · Thursday 17 February 1910 · page 6

A notice posted in the Royal Exchange this afternoon states that the Norah Head light-house-keeper this morning sighted a large steamer with two masts, and in light trim…

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An Exploration Trip. in Dusky Sound. Traces of Captain Cook. Relics of the Endeavour Wreck

Evening News · Thursday 17 February 1910 · page 3

A small party of travellers returned to Invercargill (New Zealand) on February 6, after baring spent a month in exploring Dusky Sound. The party was under the leadership…

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The Penguin Wreck. a Widow's Claim. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 February 1910 · page 8

Mrs. Rogers, of Wellington, is claiming £2000 compensation from the Union Company for the loss of her husband in the Penguin wreck last February…

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Wrecks in Persian Gulf. Two Hundred Lives Lost. London, Feb. 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 February 1910 · page 7

The "Russ," of St. Petersburg, states that two local passenger steamers and a cargo boat have been wrecked in the Persian Gulf in a storm, and that 200 lives…

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Two Wrecks Visited. the Clan Ranald and Willyama

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 17 February 1910 · page 4

It appears that the owners of the submerged steamer Clan Ranald have not altogether abandoned hope of having her afloat again, and with a…

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Royal Shipwreck and Humane Society. Awards for Bravery

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 February 1910 · page 10

The monthly meeting of the committee of the Royal Shipwreck and Humane Society of Hew South Wales was held in the Royal Exchange, yesterday. For bravery in saving life, the committee made the…

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Steamer Temporarily Disabled

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 February 1910 · page 11

About noon yostorday a message was received from the lighthouse-keeper at Norah Head (between Barrenjoey and Newcastle) to the effect that a two-masted steamer, flying two…

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Mishap Near North Head. Steamer and Fishing Boat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 February 1910 · page 10

There is now lying over at Holmes's boat-sheds in Lavender Bay a little 22ft fishing boat named the Florrie in a partly crippled condition, and bearing all the appearance of having…

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S[?]wreck Relief and Humane Society

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 February 1910 · page 11

The monthly meeting of the committee of the Royal Shipwreck Relief and Humane Society of New South Wales was held in the Royal Exchange, Pitt-street, on Wednesday. Relief was granted in respect of several…

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After Two Years. Recovering a Wrecked Vessel's Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 February 1910 · page 7

ADELAIDE, Thursday.--'The steamer Croydon returned from the wrecked Willyama on Wednesday evening with her second load of coal. The fuel, which was in bags, was landed…

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P. and O. Steamer Aground

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 February 1910 · page 14

ADELAIDE, Friday.—The P. and O. cargo steamer Candia, while being taken down channel last night, got on the eastern bank, and is stuck hard, and fast. She was drawing 19ft. 6in…

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Steamer Candia Aground. in Port Pirie. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 February 1910 · page 15

When the P. and O. steamer Candia was leaving Port Pirie last night on her way to Wallaroo she went aground on the Eastern Bank inside the buoy marking the channel…

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