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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915

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Salving a Wreck. Terrible Experiences. Two Days Without Food. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 January 1915 · page 10

The men salving the wrecked steamer Norfolk, on Ninety Mile Beach, had some terrible experiences before the end came on New Year's Day, and they were washed up on the…

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"For Revenge." Broken Hill Tragedy. German Club Wrecked

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 January 1915 · page 6

BROKEN HILL, Sunday.--The wounded patients who were taken to the hospital from the M.U. picnic train after the shooting affray are on the mend,although two of the seven…

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The Schooner Cavan

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--Although five days have clapsed since the schooner Cavan was compelled to cast off from the disabled steamer Alice, there are yet no tidings of her. One…

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Gales Off the Coast. Schooner Columbia Arrives Seamen's Narrow Escape

The Sun · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 5

The American schooner Columbia arrived at Sydney to-day from Hastings Mills. The vessel has a big cargo of oregon on board, comprising 1,000,000ft., and left the Pacific…

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No Sign of Endeavour. N.Z. Government Steamer Returns. Wellington

Evening News · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 1

The Government steamer, Tutanekal, which left here a couple of weeks ago to assist in the search for the missing trawler Endeavour, has returned to port. A keen lookout…

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Wreckage Not From Trawler. Melbourne. Tuesday Afternoon

Evening News · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 1

Hope has not yet been abandoned. The Ministers for Customs, Mr. Tudor, is quite optimistic about the vessel's safety, despite her long absence. He received message from the…

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Aeroplane Wrecked. Servians' Accurate Firing. London, Monday Night

The Sun · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 5

It is officially reported from Nish, the provisional capital of Servia, that a hostile aeroplane flew over Pajerevatz and Gradiste. The aeroplane was hit by Servian artillery…

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Coast Wreckage. Melbourne

The Sun · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 5

Mr. Tudor, Minister for Customs, received a telegram to-day from the Customs Collector of Tasmania, stating that it was unlikely that the wreckage found on the Tasmanian…

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Steamer in a Storm

The Sun · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 5

The steamer Ooma, from Makatea, reached Sydney this morning. The vessel has 6200 tons of phosphates on hoard, and occupied 16½ days on the voyage…

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Two Men Overboard. Both Rescued. Schooner's Rough Trip

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 12

The American four-masted schooner Columbia, which arrived from Hastings Mills yesterday, had an exciting time eight days ago. The vessel encountered a strong…

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Schooner Cavan Spoken. Heading for Newcastle. Newcastle

Evening News · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 4

The schooner Cavan, which is overdue on her trip from Sydney to Newcastle, has been again reported. In [?] of the steamer Duckenfield, the Cavan left Sydney for here on Thursday…

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Swedish Steamer Mined. Vancouver

The Sun · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 1

London cables that a despatch from Stockholm reports the loss of the Swedish steamer Carma through striking a mine. Twenty of her crew were drowned…

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Steamer Founders. Twenty–four Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 10

TOkIO,' Tuesday.—The steamer Daito .Maris No. 2. bound from Dalny (Manchuria) for Osaka,, foundered near Port Hamilton aud 24 people were drowned…

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German Steamer's Ruse. Copenhagen, Jan. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 11

A Norwegian shipmaster from Gibraltar reports that some German steamers attempted to sail under Norwegian names to avoid seizure. The Hamburg-Amerika…

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Japanese Steamer Lost. Tokio, Jan 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 12

The steamer Dalto Maru No. 2 (1311 tons), bound for Dalny from Osaka, foundered near Fort Hamilton. Twenty-four persons were drowned…

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At Sea Again. Steamer Douglas Mawson

The Sun · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 3

The steamer Douglas Mawson. which went aground near Smoky Cape on December 30 has been refloated. The owners of the vessel received a…

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Steamer Sinks. Twenty-four Lives Lost. Fate of the Daito Maru. Tokio

Evening News · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 7

News has been received of a shipping disaster involving considerable loss of life. The vessel concerned was the Daito Maru, No. 2. [?]11 tons, bound from Osaka to Dainy,…

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At Sea. Vessels Stranded and Wrecked

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 50

The coastal steamer Douglas Mawson went ashore at Korogoro Point, on the north coast last week. The vessel left Sydney on the night of December 28 for the Nambucca River. The…

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Schooner Cavan Safe. Newcastle

The Sun · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 5

The schooner Cavan was towed into port by the tug Gamecock shortly before 9 o'clock this morning. She was in tow of the steamer Alice from…

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The Schooner Cavan. Nearer Newcastle

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--The schooner Cavan has made fair progress since she was spoken last Saturday by the French barque Sully, and is gradually getting nearer…

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