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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911

2,533 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 127

Wreck of the New Guinea

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 15 February 1911 · page 50

The steamer New Guinea, of 2674 tons, owned by Messrs. M'Ilwraith, and M'Eachern went ashore on February. 13, in a dense fog at Disaster Bay, near Green Cape, 218 miles…

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The Wrecked Steamer New Guinea. Crew Leave Eden

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 9

EDEN, Wednesday.--The third engineer and four seamen of the steamer New Guinea left here for Sydney by the Merimbula this morning. The remainder of the crew are…

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German Steamer Elmshorn. Collides with Crane

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 9

TOWNSVILLE. Wednesday. -- The German summer Elmshorn yesterday collided with the Harbor Board's 250-ton crane at the jetty wharf. The vessel was swinging, and her counter…

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New Guinea Wreck. Survivors at Sydney. Experiences in the Boat. How the Ship Struck. Saving the Pets

Evening News · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 6

When the Illawarra Company's steamer Merimbula, under command of Captain Swanson, arrived at Sydney this morning, from South Coast ports, 95 passengers lauded. Among the…

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Wreck of the New Guinea. to Be Offered at Auction

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 9

A telegram received yesterday by the New Zealand Insurance Co. from Captain Cuthbert, surveyor to the Sydney Marine Underwriters' and Salvage Association, stated it appeared…

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Wrecked Collier. Time Sold for £100. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 9

Messrs. Charles Forrester and Co. sold by auction the hull of the wrecked steamer Time, now lying at Beachport, South Australia. The sale was held under instructions from the…

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Glenbank Wreck. No Bodies Found. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 9

A police telegram from Roebourne states that Constable Brown searched the coast to Foam Passage without finding any bodies or wreckage from the wrecked barque Glenbank…

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The Wrecked Barque Annesley

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 4

A cable from London states that Mr. A. H. Hutton, in delivering judgment in the Board of Trade inquiry in regard to the wreck of the barque…

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Wreck of the New Guinea

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 4

A telegram received yesterday by the New Zealand Insurance Co. from Captain Cuthbert, surveyor to the Sydney Marine Underwriters' and…

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Wreck of the Time Sold

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 4

Messrs. Charts Forrester and Co., Melbourne, yesterday sold by auction the hull of the wrecked steamer Time, now lying, at Beachport, South…

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Shipwrecked Sailors. From the New Guinea. Vessel to Be Sold

The Sun · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 6

Five of the crew of the wrecked steamer Now Guinea arrived at Sydney this morning from Eden by the Illawarra S.N. Co.'s Merimbula. They included the third mote…

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Schooner Returns to Port. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 8

The schooner Auriga, 'which left Newcastle to-day for Sydney, met the full force of a southerly b[?] when some distance down the coast. For some time the vessel attempted to keep her course, but afterwards…

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Plumber's Mate Ashore. Trouble in a Restaurant

The Sun · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 8

Thomas Griffin, 28, plumber's mate on H.M.S. Pioneer, appeared before Mr. King, S.M., at the Water Police Court this morning on account of a disturbance last night…

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Wreck Breaks in Halves

Evening News · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 12

EDEN, Friday.—The steamer New Guthea, which was wrecked at Green Cape, broke in halves during the night. Both masts are gons, but the funnel is still standing. Wreckags and…

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New Guinea Wreck. Survivors in Sydney. "Fog As Black As Night."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 7

Several survivors of the wr[?]k of the New Guinea were landed in Sydney yesterday by the [?]llawarra Company's steamer Merimbula. The party comprised Mr. C. A…

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Breaking Up. the New Guinea Wreck

The Sun · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 7

The principal lighthouse keeper at Green Cape this morning wired to Sydney stating that the wreck of the New Guinea was breaking up…

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Wreck of the New Guinea. Part of the Crew in Sydney. How the Disaster Occurred

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 8

By the steamer Merimbula, from Eden, yesterday morning, several members of the crow of the wrecked steamer New Guinea reached Sydney. The party comprised Mr. C. A. MacAllster…

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The Steamer Boveric

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 4

The Australian mail liner Boveric, due about Monday next from San Francisco, has a large quantity of timber and general merchandise for…

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Jack Ashore. Sailors' Hotel in New York. First of Its Kind in the World. New York

The Sun · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 1

A start is to be made in the spring with the erection in New York of a hotel for sailors, the first of its kind in the world. The building was projected by the…

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Return of the Rosedale. After Being Wrecked at Bellinger River

Evening News · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 2

The North Coast Company's steamer Rosedale left Sydney on January 10 for the Bellingar River, and did not return to Port Jackson until this morning. The distance to the…

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