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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1913

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Wreckage. a Fisherman's Furniture. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 21

The theory that the flotsam seen by the master of the steamer Buninyong might possibly be from the Currle liner Gracchus was dispelled this morning when the steamer St…

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Norwegian Barque Wrecked. London, Jan. 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 22

The Norwegian barque Ogda foundered in the North Sea. The crew took to one of the coats, which was continually swamped. Twelve of the occupants, including the…

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Steamer Blown Up. Ill-fated Russian Vessel Founders. Aden, Friday Afternoon

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 January 1913 · page 9

The Russian steamer Estoni, which was abandoned at sea through an outbreak of fire, has been towed into port. An explosion on board caused the vessel to…

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A Steamer Robbery

The Sun · Monday 27 January 1913 · page 5

A robbery took place on the steamer Hunter on its last trip from Newcastle to Sydney. Between half-past 1 and 5.30 on Saturday morning Alexander Kennedy's cabin was…

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New Ferry Steamer. Kanangra's Trial Trip

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 January 1913 · page 10

The new steel ferry steamer Kanangra, which has been built by the Mort's Dock and Engineering Company, Ltd., for the Sydney Ferries, Ltd, ran her trials on the harbour…

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Steamer Nelson Overdue. From Darwin to Towns Ville

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 January 1913 · page 12

THURSDAY ISLAND, Saturday.--The steamer Nelson, from Darwin for Townsville, is considerably overdue, having left Darwin on January 12. There is a possibility that she…

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Overloaded Steamer

The Sun · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 4

On New Year's Day Captain Childs was running the steamer Erina in Botany Bay taking people across to Kurnell and back. The police allege that he overloaded the…

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The New Steamer Cheniston

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 4

The new tramp steamer Cheniston, 4818 tons register, which was fixed some months ago to load at London for Melbourne and Sydney, to relieve…

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The P. & O. Steamer Pera at Brisbane

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 4

The P. & O. cargo steamer Pera has arrived at Brisbane from Moji to load under the auspices of Messrs. Wills, Gilchrist, and Sanderson, Ltd., and…

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The Auxiliary Ketch Trader

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 4

The steamer-ketch Trader, which was purchased some time ago in the United Kingdom for the Australian coastal trade, and left the Tyne on…

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Brigantine Ashore. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 16

The brigantine Woolam[?], from Adelaide, with a cargo of wheat, went ashore on the bar when attempting to enter [?]verstone this afternoon. A north-west gale was blowing at…

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Driven Ashore. Jervis Bay

The Sun · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 4

In yesterday's north-east gale the oil power tugboat Busby, recently owned by Messrs. Watt and Mathie, sawmill proprietors, Wandandian, dragged her anchor and…

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The New Steamer Wandana

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 4

Particulars have been received of the new steamer Wandana, specially constructed for the South Australian coastal trade. She was launched on…

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Schooner's Luck. Derelict and Abandoned. and Saved From the Sea

Evening News · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 14

The American four-masted schooner Wm. Nortingham is a lucky vassel. She is now at Sydney, having arrived a couple of days ago from Puget Sound under command…

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Steamer Eden Returns. Mate Badly Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 10

The Illawarra Company's steamer Eden, which left Sydney yesterday afternoon for South Coast ports, returned shortly before midnight last night and anchored in Watson's Bay…

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Steamer Sinks Sailer. London, Wednesday, 2 a.m

The Sun · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 7

The French steamer Phyrna sank the German sailing vessel Pangani off Cape La Hogue on Monday night. Thirty souls were lost…

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The Steamer Yawata Maru. Inaugurating the New Time-table

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 4

Messrs. Burns, Philp and Company, Ltd., managing agents in Australasia for the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, advise the receipt of telegraphic advice from…

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Collision at Sea. Steamer and Sailer. Latter Sent to the Bottom. Thirty Persons Deowned. Havre, Tuesday Night

Evening News · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 9

A cel[?]ies which occurred between the steamer Phyrne and the German ship Pang[?] has been attended with heavy loss of life. The Phyrne was outward bound from Hamburg…

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The Steamer Needles

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 4

Captain Peters, of the Mort's Dock and Engineering Company, has received advices from his son, the master of the steamer Needles, stating that this…

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The New Steamer Indarra

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 15

The new A.U.S.N. Co.'s steamer Indarra will be floated out of Woolwich pock this morning and taken to the company's wharf. She will leave for Fremantle via ports on her first trip…

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