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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1912

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"Don't Kill Me." Fight on a Steamer. International Contest

Evening News · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 6

There was a little international warfare drama enacted on the steamer Port Piris on January 16, in which the principal actors were three sailors—a Fi[?]n, a German, and an…

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Fight on a Steamer. an International Melee. "Yes Kill Him."

The Sun · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 8

An international dispute on the steamer Port Pirie on Tuesday led to the appearance of Lawrence Murphy (Irish), Gustav Wahlross (Finnish), and Charles Renwald…

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The Melbourne Company's New Steamer. Captain L. Roy Proceeding Home

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 4

Captain L. Roy, late of the Melbourne S.S. Company's s.s. Kapunda, is to proceed to England by the R.M.S. Orontes on 24th inst., to superintend…

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More Dynamite. Explosion in Colorado City. Federal Buildings Wrecked

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 7

PUEBLO (Colorado), Friday Evening.--What at first glance appears to be another of the dynamiting outrages which have occurred in different parts of the United States within recent…

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Tathra Disaster. Survivors in Sydney. Story of the Wreck

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 7

The arrival of the Island steamer Malaita on Saturday morning was awaited with more than usual interest, owing to the fact that she had aboard Captain H[?]day and four other…

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New Brisbane Pilot Steamer

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 15

As has been already stated, two local tenders were received for the construction of a steel single-screw steamer (length 150 feet, speed 13 knots)…

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Steamer Indralema. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 10

Although the steamer Indralema has not arrived at Port Adelaide, the agents, Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., express no anxiety regarding her. The officers of the Commonwealth are not positive that the steamer…

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The New Steamer Opouri

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 15

The new steamer Opouri, the first steamer built for Messrs. Reese Bros., of Lyttelton, and which is intended for the New Zealand coastal trade, is now…

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Steamer's Topmast Breaks. Falls Smoke Passengers

Evening News · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Shortly after the Day excursion steamer Crone left the Dier at Dromana on Sunday afternoon, on her usual excursion trip, the upper part of the foremast broke…

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French Authorities Seize Steamer. Paris, Jan, 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 9

The authorities in Tunis seized the steamer Odessa owing to the possession of forged papers. She had 350 tons of ammunition on board, which she had failed to land on the…

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Had Smallpox on Board. Steamer Empire in Quarantine

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 8

BRISBANE. Monday.--The Commissioner of Health has received information to the effect that the steamer Empire has arrived at Darwin and has reported that during the voyage…

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Another New Steamer at Sydney. Arrival, of the Teeswood

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 16

The small steamer Teeswood arrived at Sydney last Wednesday from Tyne, via ports, and has taken up a berth at Pyrmont Bridge Wharf under…

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The Melbourne Company's New Steamer. Captain L. Roy Proceeding Home

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 15

Captain L. Roy, late of the Melbourne S.S. Company's s.s. Kapunda, is to proceed to England by the R.M.S. Orontes on 24th inst., to superintend…

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Successful Gun-Runner. Steamer' Arizona Again. Guns and Gold for Rebels

Evening News · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 7

LONDON. Monitor Evening.—THe steamer Arigons, belonging to the Secretah Company, which in August last was ordered by the Government to be dismantled at Barrbe because it was…

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The Steamer Empire. Two Smallpox Cases. Landed at Hongkong. Port Darwin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 9

The steamer Empire arrived from Hongkong at noon [?] Saturday flying the yellow flag. There was no sickness on board, but the steamer landed two cases of smallpox at…

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One Class Passenger Liner P. and 0. Branch Steamer Ballarat. 11,000--Tonner

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 11

A representative gathering assembled on the P. and O. branch liner Ballarat yesterday to inspect the new liner, which has just entered the Australian passenger service via the Cape…

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News From the East. Chaos in Canton. Activity of Chinese Pirates. British Steamer Looted. Port Darwin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 8

The steamer Empire brings Chinese exchanges to January 5. Owing to continued disorder in Canton many of the richer merchants and well-to-do…

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Wrecks on the N.s.w. Coast

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 15

The Navigation Department has just issued a return showing the number of wrecks and some other casualties that happened on the New South Wales…

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The Wreck of the Jane Douglas

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 16

The crew of the steamer Jane Douglas, the loss of which was reported in our colmuns a few days ago, arrived at Nelson on the 11th inst., when the…

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Rosedale Wreckage

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 18

The wreckage picked up a couple of weeks ago on the seven-mile beach near Berry, South Coast of New South Wales, as reported to the Navigation…

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