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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915

1,754 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 88

Steamer Leaking. Awaroa Returns to Port. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 10

The small steamer Awaroa, which left Wellington for Melbourne last Friday, returned to-day. She met heavy weather, and made water through the decking and part of the…

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Steamer Sunk. German Merchantman. British Cruiser's Work. Havana (Cuba), Monday Night

Evening News · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 5

A British crul[?] has just report that she encountered, and sank the Hamburg-Ameri[?] President. The morchant steamer went down off…

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Steamer Founders. Off the Norfolk Coast. Twenty-two Lives Lost. London, Monday Evening

Evening News · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 1

Another shipping [?] has occurred off the east coast of England. The steal screw steamer Penarth. 3025 tons, belonging to the Labarro[?] Steamship…

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British Wrecks in November

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 4

The number and net tonnage of British vessels respecting whose loss reports were received at the Board of Trade during the month of November,…

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The Schooner Ayesha

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 15

A letter which has been received here from a resident in Sumatra gives an interesting account of the wanderings of the schooner Ayesha, in which some of the members of the Emden's…

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Steamer Aground

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 10

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--A telegram received to-night from Port Augusta states that the steamer Hobart ran aground 10 milles from Port Augusta, in 5ft. of water, yesterday…

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Mail Steamer

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 4

The F. M. S. Pacillque leaves Sydney to-day for Noumea. The R. M. S. Niagara leaves Sydney, to-morrow for Vancouver, via ports…

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Steamer Founders. Twenty-two Perish

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 9

LONDON, Sunday.--The steamer Penarth, bound from the River Plato to Hull, has foundered on the Norfolk Coast. Twenty-two lives were lost…

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German Steamer Sunk. British Cruiser's Report

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 9

HAVANA, Monday.--A British cruiser has reported that she sank the Hamburg American liner President, off Cuba, while proceeding from Porto Rico to Havana…

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Steamer Penarth Founders. London, Jan. l8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 12

The steamer Penarth (3035 tons), bound from River Plate to Hull, has foundered off the Norfolk coast. Twenty-two persons were drowned…

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Nauru and Ocean Island. Steamer Pronto Arrives

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 11

The steamer Pronoto arrived from Ocean Island and Nauru yesterday, bringing six English passengers, and the wives and children of some German residents of Nauru…

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A New Steamer. for the Inerstate Trade. London

Evening News · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 1

A new statement for the Australian interstate trade was [?] on the [?] to-day. The vessel is the [?]…

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Vessels Driven Ashore

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 January 1915 · page 6

A wireless message was received yesterday from Apla (Samoa), stating that a severe hurricane there was raging there, the seas being, described as "enormous." Three lighters and a…

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The Ophir Ashore. Port Said, Wednesday Night

Evening News · Thursday 21 January 1915 · page 5

The Orient Company's mall steamer Ophir which left Sydney for London on December 18 is ashore in the [?] canal. The vessel has been ashore at Kabret since…

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Australian Trade. New Steamer Launched

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 January 1915 · page 6

LONDON, Tuesday.--The steamer Chronos, built to order of the Australian Steamships Line (Howard Smith Co.), has been launched on the Clyde…

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Austrian Mines. Steamer Blown Up

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 January 1915 · page 5

ROME, Wednesday.--The Italian merchant ship Varese struck an Austrian mine at Pola. The whole crew, was lost…

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New Australian Steamer. London, Jan. 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 January 1915 · page 8

The new steamer Chronos, built for Howard Smith, Ltd., has been lounched on the Clyde, The Chronos is the first of two new cargo steamers under construction for The…

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Mailboat Ashore. in Suez Canal. Accident to the Opher. London, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 21 January 1915 · page 5

Lloyd's reports that the Orient Co.'s steamer Ophir has been ashore in the Suez Canal since yesterday…

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The Tysla. Mine Victim Replaced. New Swedish Steamer Coming

Evening News · Thursday 21 January 1915 · page 5

Particular have just been received in Sydney of the new steamer Tysla, which left [?]kstad for Sydney via ports on December is Special interest attches in the Tysla, [?]…

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