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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911

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Shipwreck Relief

Sunday Times · Sunday 15 January 1911 · page 5

"Sympathiser" writes suggesting an east means of providing funds for the Ship, wreck Relief Society. At present hundred visit the lighthouse, South Head, every…

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Maria Russ Wrecked. Eleven of Her Crew Drowned. Berlin

Truth · Sunday 15 January 1911 · page 7

The German sailing vessel. Maria Russ, bound from Hamburg to Nances, France, grounded near Norderney lightship last night in the gale, and twelve…

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At the Scene. Manning the Lifeboat

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 7

Beachport was thrown into great excitement by the news of the wreck, and the lifeboat City of Adelaide was quickly manned, and reached the scene of the wreck after rough…

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Schooner Emma H. Supposed Murder of Captain

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 7

VANCOUVER, Saturday. -- On arrival of the schooner Emma H., at Halifax, Nova Scotia, the crow reported that owing to the heavy gales they had been obliged to…

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Crashed on the Rocks. Wreck of the Steamer Time

Evening News · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 4

The Reward Smith steamer Time was wrecked near Beachport North, South Australia, on Friday night during heavy weather. All hands were saved, and ten members of the crew…

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Steamer Time Wrecked Position Considered Hopeless. All Hands Safe

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 7

ADELAIDE, Sunday. -- A telegram from Beachport states that the steamer Time is ashore about seven miles from Beachport North. Two officers landed at Beachport. The lifeboat has…

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A Captainless Schooner. Supposed Murder Plot. Vancouver, Jan. 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 9

The schooner Emma H. has arrived at Halifax. The crew reports that gales obliged them to abandon the voyage to Victoria, British Columbia, and that the captain was…

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"Wrecks in Europe. German Steamer Founders. Twelve People Drowned. BREMEN,.Jan. 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 9

The German steamer Maria Russ foundered on Nordernay Island, and 12 people were drowned. AMSTERDAM, Jan. 13…

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Steamer in Distress. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 8

The steamer Kalpara, from Auckland, reports seeing a sailing vessel in distress at Cape Palliser. The vessel was then close to the shore. The Government steamer…

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Steamer Hymettus Overdue. Probably Delayed by Gales

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 8

The steamer Hymettus, of Messrs. Archibald Currie and Co.'s line, from Calcutta, via ports, which was expected to arrive at Sydney on Saturday, had not put in an appearance at an…

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Shipping Disasters. Prussian Steamer Comes to Grief. Twelve Lives Lost

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 7

BREMEN, Friday. -- The German steamer Maria Russ has foundered off the island of Norderney, on the coast of Prussia, aud 12 persons have been drowned…

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Steamer Smashes Wharf. Port Chalmers Mishap. Fresh in Brisbane River. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 7

A warning issued to shipping by the Portmaster yesterday was well timed. The fresh made itself manifest in the city reaches about midnight, and as morning were on it…

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Steamer Hymettus Safe. Arrives After Stormy Passage. Short of Coal and Burning Timber. No Sign of the Ship Mersey

The Sun · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 6

The Currie liner Hymettus left Melbourne for Sydney last Wednesday, but did not enter Port Jackson until 6.30 a.m. to-day. She was five days out on a trip that usually occupies…

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Law Report. Vice Admiiralty Court. (Before Mr. Justice Street, Deputy Judge Commissary.) Rudderless Lighters. Judicial Comment. Brown v Lighter No. 6 and Steamer Britannia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 5

Dr. Brissenden, instructed by Messrs. Sparke and Millard, of Newcastle (by their agent, Mr. A. P. Sparke), appeared for John Brown, owner of the steam tug Stormcock, in a suit…

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The Rosedale Wreck

Evening News · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 6
Also in Daily Commercial News and Shipping List

A message was received by the Navigation Department this morning from the pilot at Bellinger Heads, stating that there was little hope of saving the steamer Rosedale, and the…

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Shipping Disaster. Coilier Time on the Rocks. Total Wreck Probable. Crews Anxious Experience. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 9

A shipping disaster, which will probably result in the total loss the well-known Howard Smith Company's steamer Time, but which fortunately was unattended by loss of…

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Rosedale Wreck. Vessel Settling Forward. Cargo Washing Out

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 9

A telegram received by the Navigation Department on Saturday stated that the North Coast Company's steamer Rosedale, which went ashore at the Bellinger Bar on…

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The Elliston Wreck

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 10

Mr. A. C. Ellis writes to say that the Elliston wreck is not in the fairway at the Bellinger bar. "Even if if she were," says he, "she is sufficiently deep to allow any boat trading there to go over the top of…

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The Time Wrecked

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 4

Messrs. Howard Smith Co.'s well-known steamer Time, while bound from Edithburg to Melbourne with a quantity of salt, crashed headlong…

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