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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911

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Lumber Steamer in Heavy Weather. Falls of Nith at Noumea. Part of Deck Cargo Lost

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 March 1911 · page 14

The American Trading Co, has received a cable stating that the steamer Falls of Nith, hound from Puget Sound to Melbourne with a big cargo of lumber, had put into Noumea. The…

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A Disastrous Hurricane. £10,000 Damage at Cairns. Buildings Wrecked

Evening News · Saturday 18 March 1911 · page 16

A hurricane accompanied by heavy rain occurred at Cairns (Q.) on Thursday morning, and serious damage was done to property, the loss being estimated at £10,000. The Herbor…

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An Open Letter. To Mr. Donald Macdonell Concerning his Effort to Wreck a Strike

The International Socialist · Saturday 18 March 1911 · page 2

SIR,—In these days when political degeneracy is the predominant characteristic of the "Labor" politician, the most astounding acts of treachery…

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Steamer on Fire. London, Friday Afternoon

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 March 1911 · page 7

While leaving the Thames, bound for Philadelphia with creosote, the steamer Northpoint suddenly burst into flames in every part…

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Twenty-six Drowned. Collision Between Schooner and Trawler. Paris, Friday Afternoon

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 March 1911 · page 7

The schooner Marivonic was sunk at St. Poldeleon by a collision with a trawler. Twenty-six were drowned…

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Papuan Explorers Safe. Mr. Smith and Party at Thursday Island. After Great Hardships. Wrecked in Rapids, and Nearly Starved—eleven Natives Perish

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 March 1911 · page 7

General satisfaction was expressed throughout the Commonwealth yesterday when it was announced that Mr. Staniferth Smith, the missing Administrator of Papua, and his two companions, Messrs…

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Elingamite Wreck. Chance for Captain to Clear Name. Auckland, Saturday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 March 1911 · page 7

The Minister for Marine, replying to a deputation from the Merchant Service Guild, promised to consult the Crown Law officers, with the object of giving Captain…

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Fishing Tug Wrecked. New York

Truth · Sunday 19 March 1911 · page 8

Reports from Cleveland states that during a gale which swept Lake Erie the fishing [?]g Silver Spray, operated by the Booth Fisheries Company, went down off…

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Schooner Sunk. Twenty-six Lives Lost

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 March 1911 · page 7

PARIS, Friday.--The schooner Marivonic sank off Saint Pol-de-Leon, near Morlaix, after a collision with a trawler, and 26 persons were drowned…

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Six-masted Schooner. in Sydney Harbor

Evening News · Monday 20 March 1911 · page 5

A six-masted schooner is an unusual night in Sydney Harbor put among the arrivals this morning was a vessel of this type in the schooner Everett C Origgs from East London…

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New Ferry Steamer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 March 1911 · page 5

The trials of the new ferry boat Greycliffe for the Watson's Bay and South Shore Steam Ferry Company, Ltd., have been completed, and the vessel placed on the…

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Schooner and Trawler Collide. Twenty-sis Persons Drowned. Paris, March 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 March 1911 · page 9

The schooner Marivonic was sunk at St. Pol-de-Leon, about 10 miles from Morlaix, after colliding with a trawler. Twenty-six persons were drowned…

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Steamer in Flames. the Whole Crew Saved

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 March 1911 · page 7

LONDON, Saturday.--The steamer Northpoint, bound for Philadelphia with a cargo of creosote, when leaving the Thames, suddenly burst into flames in every part…

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French Mail Steamer Delayed. Pacifique Meets with Slight Mishap

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 March 1911 · page 9

Cable news reached Sydney on Saturday to the effect that the French mail steamer Pacifique, employed on the M.M. branch line between New Caledonia and Sydney, had met…

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Gambling on a Concert Steamer Three Men Sent to Gaol

Evening News · Monday 20 March 1911 · page 5

Senior constable [?] and Constable Cooper were passenger on [?] Lady Carrington on Sunday night and which near Clark Island [?] two officers who were in plain…

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Elingamite Wreck. Application for Rehearing. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 March 1911 · page 10

On behalf of the Merchant Service Guild, Mr. Wilford, M.P., asked the Minister for Marine to afford Captain Atwood, master of the steamer Elingamite, which was wreckod…

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Port Douglas Wrecked. Two Men Killed. Hundreds of People Homeless. Port Douglas (Q.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 March 1911 · page 9

A torrific cyclone occured here and at Mossman on Thursday night Hundreds of persons are homeless. Walsh's stores were levelled to the ground. The Roman Catholic and…

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Explorers Safe. Back From Wilds of Papua. Wrecked in the Rapids. Dramatic Incident on the Kikori. Romantic Experiences of the Party

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 March 1911 · page 9

Mr. Staniforth Smith, Administrator of Papua, and his party are safe. They have reached Thursday Island, after several months of the most thrilling adventure…

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Wreck of the Elingamite

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 20 March 1911 · page 4

Cable advices received from Wellington state that on behalf of the Merchant Service Guild, Mr. Wilford, M.P., asked the Minister for. Marine to…

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The Elingamite Wreck. and the Three Kings Chart. Government to Inquire

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 March 1911 · page 9

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Sunday.--Replying to a deputation of the Merchant Service Guild, which asked that the recently disclosed facts concerning the erroneous charting of the Three Kings,…

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