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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1914

2,023 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 102

Wreckage Picked Up

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 10
Also in Daily Commercial News and Shipping List

The pilot at Camden Haven Heads reported by telegram to the Navigation Department yesterday that a ship's hatch had been picked up along the coast, between Camden Haven and-Indaia Head, it appeared to…

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Washed on Rocks. Launch Wrecked. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 10

The launch Mavis, bound from Sydney to Lake Macquarie, was wrecked early this morning on the rocks to the south of the entrance to Lake Macquarie…

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Wreckage. Picked Up on North Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 7

A telegram was received yesterday by the Secretary of the Department of Navigation from the pilot at Camden Haven stating that a ship's hatch marked "P," which appeared to…

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Dashed on the Rocks. Launch Mavis Wrecked

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 9

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--The launch Mavis was dashed on the rocks near the entrance to Lake Macquarie early this morning. and is now a total wreck…

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Steamer Inward and Outward Bound

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 25 February 1914 · page 2

Achlibster, 4896, Gautier, Wilgtn Feb 21 to Ncstle thence Eastpt. Adelaide, 5872, Tadsen, Ncsle Feb 3 to Sorabya arr Feb 17…

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The Dreaded Bay. Danish Steamer Founders. Caught in a Gale. Ten Lives Lost. Paris, Tuesday Evening

Evening News · Wednesday 25 February 1914 · page 1

Yet another loss in the Created Bay of Biscay is reported. The tucklers vessel was the Danish steamer [?] bound from the Tyne to Cagliari…

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Troop Trian Wrecked. Vera Cruz, Feb. 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 February 1914 · page 13

A Government troop train, cariylng a company of infantry from Mexico City, was, wreeked by dynamite, the whole train being demolished…

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Wreck of the Mexico. London, Feb. 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 February 1914 · page 13

One of the members of the crew of the wrecked Norwegian ship Mexico, who was rescued from the rocks on the Salte[?] Islnnds, off the Irish Coast, has since died from…

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The Mexico Wreck. Lifeboatmen Rescued

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 February 1914 · page 10

LONDON, Monday Evening.--One of the nine members of the crow of the ship Mexico, which was "wrecked off the Irish coast, has died from exposure. Tho rescued men included five of…

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Steamer Ashore

Evening News · Thursday 26 February 1914 · page 7

A cable received by the Sydney Marine [?]writers' Association this afternoon states Plauen has gone ashore at Flushlog and remains. She did not call at Antwerp…

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Steamer Ashore. Plauen From Australia

The Sun · Thursday 26 February 1914 · page 5

The Marine Underwriters' Association was today advised by cable that the German, Australian liner Plauen, which left Sydney on December 12 for Antwerp and Hamburg,…

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French Cruiser Ashore. Machinery Damaged

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 February 1914 · page 7

PARIS, Wednesday.--The cruiser Waldeck Rousseau is ashore in the Gulf of Jouan, on the southern coast of France. The vessel is deeply embedded in the mud,…

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State Quarry Steamer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 February 1914 · page 7

A little while ago the State quarry steamer. Cambewarra, was wrecked on the Western Australian coast when en route to Sydney. The Minister for Works stated yesterday…

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French Cruiser Ashore. Paris, Feb. 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 February 1914 · page 10

The cruiser Waldeck-Rousseau is ashore in the Gulf of Jouan, on the south coast. She is deeply embedded in the mud, and har machinery is reported to be seriously damaged…

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Danish Steamer Wrecked. Ten People Drowned. Paris, Feb. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 February 1914 · page 10

The Danish steamer Ekilptika, while bound from the Tyne to Cagllari, Sardinia, foundered in the Bay of Biscay. Eleven of those on board were rescued, but…

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General News. the State Metal Steamer

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 February 1914 · page 6

It is the intention of the Government to renew the order for the building of a steamer to replace the Cambewarra, 450 tons, which was to have been used for the carrying of metal from…

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Lost in Bay of Biscay. Fate of Danish Steamer

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 February 1914 · page 7

PARIS, Tuesday Evening.--The Danish steamer Ekliptka, bound from the Tyne to Cagliari, Sardinia, has foundered in a gale in the Bay of Biscay. Eleven of the crew…

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Egyptian Outrage. Attempt to Wreck Teain. Lord Kitchener Aboard. Paris, Feb. 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 February 1914 · page 9

The "Petit Journal" states that an attempt was made to wreek a train conveying Lord Kitchener and his guests to the Minieh, racecourse in Egypt last week…

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Shipping Casualties. Trader Ashore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 10

The Sydney Underwriters have received a cable stating that the German-Australian liner Plauen, which is bound from Australian ports to Antwerp and Hamburg, has gone ashore…

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