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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1910

2,258 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 113

Late Shipping. Schooner Off the Heads

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 8

A schooner, supposed to be the live-masted American, H. K. Hull, was sighted off the heads in tow at a late- hour last night. The H. K. Hall is bound from Puget Sound to Sydney…

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SHIPPING. The New Dutch Steamer

The Star · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 7

A stranger to Port Jackson berthed at the C[?] S. N. Co.'s wharf on Saturday afternoon. She was the Dutch Packet Co.'s new steamer Van der Hagen, on her maiden voyage to this part of the world from Batavia. She…

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Whisky, Beer, and Machinery by the Steamer Achilles

Evening News · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 4

The steamer Achilles, from Glasgow, arrived at Sydney on Sunday morning, and has taken up a discharging berth at Miller's Point. Consigned to Messrs. Gilchrist. Watt, and…

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Buried in Coal. Non-unionist's Terrible Death. on the Steamer Durham

The Star · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 1

Thomas Heaver, a non-unionist, who was insisting to load coal on the steamer Durham, at the Pyrmont Wharf, met a terrible death early this morning. He fell into the…

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Terrible Accident Steamer. Free Laborer Buried Alive. Body Found Under Coal Heap

Evening News · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 4

A terrible accident occurred on the steamer Durham at Pyrmont Wharf early this morning, when a free laborer named Thomas Hearer was buried alive. Shortly before 2 a.m. Frederick…

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The Wrecked Maori

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 4

When the s.s. Ruahine, which arrived at Wellington last week from London, left Capetown she saw the wreck of the Shaw Savill steamer…

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Hairbreadth Escapes. Story of the Wreck of Mr Higgins's Yacht

The Star · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 2

Describing, in the Paris "Figaro," the wreck of Mr. Eugene Hlggins's yacht Yaruna, on the coast of Madeira, Cointe Olivier de la Mazaliere says:--…

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Effect of the Flood. Practically a Wreck

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 8

TAMWORTH, Sunday.—The flood has entirely subsitded, now, and the full effect of the devastating flood is altogether too apparent. As far as the lower side of peel street and Lower-street is…

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Steamer Manawatu Ashore

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 13

Advices received from Melbourne Tuesday state that the coastal steamer Manawatu went ashore at Point Smythe, Anderson's Inlet, at 10…

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Motoring. Ashore and Afloat. Cars

The Star · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 8

Mr. Samuel Hordern, of the Automobile Club of Australia, leaves for a tour through Europe next month. The Motor-cycle Club of New South…

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Steamer Ayrshire Docked

The Star · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 5

The Sydney Marine Underwriters' Association have received a cable stating that the steamship Ayrshire, which was ashore at Holyhead, has been docked at…

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Coastal Craft Ashore. Meeinderry Refloated Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 6

The small steamer Mecinderry which we[?] aground at Anderson's Inlet on Sunday afternoon, has been refloated, apparently little the worse for her adventure. Subsequently she…

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The Steamer King Edgar

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 12

When notification of the departure of the steamer King Edgar from the Mersey for Australia first appeared in our columns it was thought she was…

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Coal Steamer Quito. Reported From Thursday Island

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 8

News was received in Sydney at a late hour last night that the steamer Quito, which is bringing the first cargo of Government coal from Calcutta to Sydney, had passed Thursday…

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Buried in Coal. on the Steamer Durham. Coal-lumper's Death

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 4

Thomas Heaver, who was assisting to load coal on the steamer Durham, at the Pyrmont Wharf early yesterday morning, fell into the bunkers. Several hours later his body was…

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Steamer Quits Sighted. Passes Thursday Island. the Other Coal Vessels

The Star · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 4

A telegram has been received in Sydney, stating that the steamer Quite, bound from Calcutta to Sydney with coal for the New South Wales Government, passed Thursday…

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The Wrecked Maori

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 12

When the s.s. Ruahine, which arrived at Wellington last week from London, left Capetown she saw the wreck of the Shaw-Savill steamer…

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The Wreck of the Thistlemor

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 12

Early last month a cable came to hand from London announcing that the steamer Thistlemor, bound from Cardiff to Table Bay and Australia,…

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Wreck of the Waikare. Marine Court's Verdict

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 13

A cable from Auckland states that the Marine Court, sitting at Dunedin, gave its decision regarding the inquiry into the wreck of the steamer…

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Wool Steamer Arrives

Evening News · Wednesday 19 January 1910 · page 5

According to a cable received at Sydney this morning, by Mr. W.G.Denchar, the steamer Swezi, which left Sydney on November 15 with a large cargo at wool for the London sale,…

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