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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911

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The Wreck of the Australia. Sold at Auction

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 8

The wreck and cargo o£ the schooner Australia were yesterday disposed of at auction by Messrs. Fraser, Uther, and Co. to Mr. Allen Taylor. The vessel, with donkey boiler and…

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The Australia Wreck

Evening News · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 7

A preliminary inquiry late the circumstances surrounding the wreck of the schooner Australian at South-West Rocks Maciaey River on February 21 was commenced before…

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Ketch Alfreda Ii

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 10

The ketch Alfreda II., from Melbourne, in charge of Captain Allan, was built in 1904 for the late Mr. Munton, of Adelaide, who was commodore of the yacht club for a number of years. She was bought by Mr. Chas…

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Steamer's Record Load. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 8

The steamer Drachenfels was despatched to Manila by the Wallsend Coal Company to-day with the largest cargo of coal ever taken from Newcastle in one vessel. The load totalled…

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Steamer and Yacht. a Fatal Collision. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 5

The inquiry into the yachting disaster on the Derwent on February 18, in which the R.M.S. Orontes was concerned, and by which W. B. Townley lost his life, was resumed on…

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New Steamer for Australian Trade. Launch of the Demosthenes. London, Wednesday.--The Aberdeen liner Demosthenes has been successfully launched at Belfast

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 8

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., have also received advice of the successful launch on Tuesday, February 28, of the Demosthenes, the second of the two new Aberdeen liners, from the yards of Messrs. Harland and Wolff,…

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Well-Known Jockey Drowned Sea Claims Its Victim. After Surviving Elingamite Wreck

Evening News · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 2

Australian sportsmen generally will learn with regret that the well known flat and steeplechase lockey "Lorrie" Morrigan is dead. The popular young rider was drowned…

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Wreck of the Time. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 10

Arrangements have been made to salvage the wrecked steamer Time, lying on the rocks near Beachport. The vessel was purchased by Mr. Leaver, of Melbourne. It is estimated…

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The Wrecked Steamers

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 4

According to advices received from Adelaide, arrangements have been made to salvage the wrecked steamer Time, lying on the rocks near…

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Coff's Harbor Trade. Steamer Kallatina to Run

Evening News · Friday 3 March 1911 · page 3

The North Coast Company's steamer Ka[?]tina, which was one of the most popular to the Sydney-Clarrace River passenger service, out which has been last on at Sydney for south…

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The Steamer Maheno. Many Passengers From Auckland. Improvements to the Vessel

The Sun · Friday 3 March 1911 · page 6

Carrying 170 saloon passengers and 107 in the steerage, the Union Co.'s turbine steamer Maheno arrived at Sydney this morning at 10 o'clock, from Auckland. Amongst her…

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The Wrecked Aotea. Prospect of Being Refloated

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 3 March 1911 · page 4

Now that all the cargo has been landed from the wrecked Shaw-Savill and Albion liner Aotea, it may be taken for granted that eflorts to float…

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Wrecked Barque Bali Sold

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 3 March 1911 · page 4

News has reached Sydney of the sale of the barque Bali. The vessel, which was a wreck at Whale Island when disposed of for £62 10s, was…

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The New Guinea Wreck

The Sun · Friday 3 March 1911 · page 7

A Marine Court inquiry is to be held into the wreck of the steamer New Guinea at Green Cape recently. The matter will be investigated at Sydney on Thursday next…

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Steamer Marama Sails

The Sun · Saturday 4 March 1911 · page 8

The trouble on the Union Co.'s steamer Marama with the firemen and seamen has been settled, and the vessel nae able to get away on her voyage to Wellington and other New Zealand ports, at 3 p.m. to-day…

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The Wrecked Steamer Time. Salvage Operations Started

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 4 March 1911 · page 4

Mr. Sever, the purchaser of the wrecked steamer Time, has commenced salvage operations, which he anticipates will take some three months to…

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Smallpox. a Steamer Quarantined

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 March 1911 · page 13

PERTH, Friday.--The steamer Charon, on arriving at Broome yesterday from Singapore, was quarantined on account of a smallpox case among the crew at Singapore. The patient was…

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Coff's Harbour Trade. a Remodelled Steamer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 March 1911 · page 14

After being out of commission for eight months, during which time she has been extensively overhauled and practically reconstructed to fit her for the Coff's Harbour and Woolgoolga trade, the North Coast…

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Seamen and Firemen. on the Steamer Marama. Demand for Higher Wages

The Sun · Saturday 4 March 1911 · page 5

During the week some difficulty cropped up aboard the steamer Marama, of the Union line. Since the vessel has been withdrawn from the Vancouver service and returned to…

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Strikes and Their Wrecking. The Industrial Fight at Carcoar

The International Socialist · Saturday 4 March 1911 · page 4

KNOWING that THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIALIST would readily publish anything hearing on the class war, I visited Careoar last week and interviewed the secretary of the…

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