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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911

2,533 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 127

The Missing [?] Steamer Yongala

Evening News · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 8

The stemaer Yongala, one of the [?] passenger steamers engaged in the Australian coastal trade, and owned by the Adelaide Company, is overdue at Townsville, Queensland,…

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Steamer's Bunkers Afire. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 10

The steamer Wyneric, which put into Newcastle yesterday for hunkers, experienced a couple of slight mishaps during her voyage from Rangoon. About to days ago a fire was discovered in the steamer's…

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The Steamer Corra-lynn in Distress

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 4

On Friday it was reported that the steamer Corra Lynn, owned by Messrs. Langley Brothers, had, while mooring at the jetty at Woolgoolga on…

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The Crews Ashore. Great Popular Welcome. Display at Cricket Ground

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 9

Sydney evinced no small interest and pride in the crews of the first unit of the Australian navy on the occasion of their first appearance ashore. The welcome accorded…

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A Steamer on Fire. Vancouver, March 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 9

A steamer is afire off the Californian coast. A wireless call for help has been received, and steamers have been sent from San Francisco to render assistance…

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Ferry Steamer Adrift. Rescued by Pilot Boat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 9

The Watson's Bay ferry steamer Greycliff while on her usual trip to Watson's Bay at 2.30 yesterday afternoon broke down when in the vicinity of the Parsley Bay wharf. She…

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A Steamer's Distress. Corra Lynn Adventure. Woolgoolga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 9

The steamer Corra Lynn, while mooring at the jetty on Thursday, lost both anchors and fouled her propeller with the side line. She became helpless, and drifted towards the…

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Harbor Steamer Lost. Former M0ana Officer Drowned. Vancouver

The Sun · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 1

A small steamer named the Scchelt, which was only adapted for harbor work, has been running on the ferry service from Vancouver, British Columbia, for some time…

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Shipping Disasters. a Steamer Capsizes. Thirty-nine Lives Lost. Vancouver, March 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 9

The steamer Sechelt capsized in a storm in Vancouver Island waters, and all on board, numbering 39, were drowned, 13 representing the crew…

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The Rosedale Wreck. No One to Blame. Marine Court Inquiry

Evening News · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 10

The [?] of the steamer Rosedale, the property of the North Coast [?] Company,at the [?] to the [?] River, on January 11 last, forward the [?] this…

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The Steamer Oceano

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 4

The steamer Oceano, which has been docked for cleaning and painting, leaves Sydney this morning for Newcastle to commence loading for San…

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Mail Steamer in Quarantine

Evening News · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 6

FREMANTLE, Tuesday.—The R.M.S. Mores arrived from London this morning. She was boarded by the Health Officer, who was informed by the ship's surgeon of a case of sickness on board, Dr Williams examined the patient…

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Schooner Goodwill Missing. Search Being Made. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 10

No trace has been found of Sub-Inspector Wyer, who left Thursday Island with Captain Walker on the schooner Goodwill on March 14 to search for the abandoned ketch Rebecca…

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The Missing Yacht. Body Washed Ashore, Melbourne

The Sun · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 5

The body of a man minus head and arms, has been washed ashore at Frankston. It is believed to be the remains of a member of the crew of the missing yacht Mavis…

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A Ferry Steamer on Fire

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 13

The latest addition to the Sydney Ferries, Ltd.—the Kaludah:—was totally destroyed by fire on the Parramatta River on the 22nd inst. It…

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The Missing Yongala. Wreckage Coming Ashore. Cargo Picked Up Near Bowling Green Point. (Continued from bare 10.)

Evening News · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 7

BRISBANE, Tuesday Afternoon.—Consternation was occasioned in the city this afternoon when a telegram was received from Capr Bowling Green Lighthouse—a station between…

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What Could She Have Hit? Steamer Captains Puzzled

Evening News · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 7

A Cording to the particulars received, it should appear that the Yongala was not far from her sister ship, the Grantels on Thursday last. The latter versel was sheltering on…

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The Missing Yongala. Another Marine Disaster Feared. Portions of Cargo Washed Ashore. Hope for the Vessel Almost Abandoned. What the Marine Superintendent Says. Brisbane

The Sun · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 5

The gravest fears for the Adelaide Company's fins passenger steamer Yongala are entertained. Some bran and pollard, which has been identified as having been shipped by the Yongala at Brisbane, has been washed ashore at Cape…

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Marine Court. Stranding of the Steamer Rosedale. (Before Judge Backhouse and Captains J. B. Carpenter and F. Bracegirdie, assessors.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 5

This was an inquiry into the stranding of the steamer Rosedale, the property of the North Coast Steamship Company, at the entrance of the Bellinger River, on January 11…

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Wreck of the Australia. in the Macleay River. Marine Court Inquiry

Evening News · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 6

The Murine Court—Judge Backhouse, and Captains W. J. Christle and Arthur Hay (assessors)—held an inquiry in the Sydney District Courthouse this morning into the…

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