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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911

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Police Courts. on the Steamer Levuka. the Master Assaulted

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 6

Robert Fleming, 35, was charged at the Water Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. G. H. Smithers, S.M., with having assanited William Campbell Thomson, the master of the steamer Levuka, on January 16. It was…

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A Reckless Chinese. - Jumps Over Steamer's Rail. One Of. Five Deserters

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 8

Of five Chinese firemen who were missing from the E. and A. steamer St. Albans yesterday morning before she sailed, one is still at large, three are back on the steamer and are…

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Wrecked the Furniture

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 10

Joseph Geogeghan (32) mid Rohert Geoghgan were charged at the Central Court with asaualting Here; Sampson and robbing him of the sum of 12, and is with maliciously damaging a quantity of furniture…

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Washed Ashore

Evening News · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 8

COPENHAGEN, Thursday.—Packages marked Sydney and Melbourne have been washed ashore at Vendsyssel, Denmark. It is uncertain who[?] they are from the steamers Athane, the…

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Schooner Houto at Brisbane

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 4

The little schooner Houto arrived at Brisbane last Wednesday, after an uneventful but fast passage from Whangape. She is laden with pine, and…

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Wreckage on Danish Coast. Australian Packages Ashore. Copenhagen, Jan. 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 7

Packages marked Sydney and Melbourne have been washed ashore at Vendsyssel. It is uncertain whether they are from the steamers Athene, the Akerhus, or the…

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Steamer Herbert Refloated

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 7

ADELAIDE, Thursday.--The Harbormaster at Port Victoria telegraphed to the Marino Department to-day that the Adelaide Steamship Company's steamer Herbert, which was…

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The Steamer Beckenham

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 4

The steamer Beckenham, which is coming to Newcastle to replenish her bunkers prior to loading a cargo of sleepers at Southport and other…

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Whence Came They? Packages Ashore in Denmark

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 7

COPENHAGEN, Thursday. -- Packages, marked "Melbourne" and "Sydney" have come ashore at Vendsyssel. It is uncertain whether they were lost…

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Ship on Fire. Abandoned at Sea. Crew Saved by Another Vessel. Doomed Steamer Was Coming to Sydney

Evening News · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 6

Messrs. Houldar Brothers of Pitt-street, Sydney. owners of the steamer Parlsiana, 84 days out from New York to Sydney, via ports received news from Albany, West Australia. this…

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Late Cable News. Received Today. Riots in Armagh. Shops Wrecked

Evening News · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 8

LONDON, Thursday Evening.—There is serious [?]oting at Armagh in connection with the city municipal election. Twelve shops have been wrecked and a man…

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The Rosedale Wreck

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 8

Captain Cuthbert, surveyor for the Underwriters Association, has not yet returned from the scene of the wreck of the steamer Rosedale, near the Bellinger bar. The vessel has, however, been handed over to…

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Wreckage on the Danish Coast. Australian Packages Found

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 4

Cable advices received last evening from London report that packages marked Sydney and Melbourne have been' washed ashore at Vendyssel. It…

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Steamer Cufic's Mishap. Marine Court to Sit

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Friday.--It was reported some time ago that the White Star liner Cufic struck a sunken object when clearing Port Phillip Heads for Capetown and London…

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Abandoned at Sea. Steamer Parisiana on Fire. Burning for Five Days. Chew at St. Paul Island. Brought on to Albany

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 13

The mystery of the non-arrival of the Empire Transport Company's steamer Parisiana, which was bound from Now York to Melbourne, Sydney, and New Zealand ports, was cleared up…

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Ship Ablaze. an Inferno at Sea. Steamer Parisiana Abandoned. Twenty-eight Days on an Island. Officer and Two Men Die. Albany

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 15

The steamer British Transport, bound from London to New Caledonia, which unexpectedly called at Albany to-day, set at rest all doubts as to the fate of the steamer Parisiana. now…

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Wreck of the Time. Marine Board's Finding. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 15

The Matine Board held an inquiry to-day into the wreck of the collier Time, near Beachport, and after hearing the evidence of Captain J. W. Roberts, the chief officer,…

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Wreckage on Danish Coast. Athene and Apolda Safe. London, Jan. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 15

In connection with the wreckage marked Sydney and Melbourne, found on the Danish coast, it is stated that the barque Athene passed Dover, and the steamer…

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Wreckage on Danish Coast

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 4

In connection with the wreckage marked Sydney and Melbourne, found on the Danish coast, it is stated that the barque Athene passed Dover, and…

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The Time Wreck. Captain! Footed to Be in Error. Strength of the Current

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 11

ADELAIDE, Friday.--The Marine Board inquiry was held to-day regarding the wreck rear Beachport of Howard Smith's steamer Time. Mr. N. A. Webb appeared for the master and officers of the vessel…

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