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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1919

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Hun Preparedness Steamer Officer's Statement FREMANTLE

Evening News · Friday 21 March 1919 · page 6

As illustration of German preparedness for the war is given by Chief Officer Dodgeon, of the steamer Scottish Monarch, form Cardiff…

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Ketch Almost Ashore. Rescue by Steamer Newcastle

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 March 1919 · page 11

The small auxiliary ketch N[?]orinbee broke down off Cape Three Points in the early hours of yesterday, morning, and was being blown, ashore to what seemed certain destruction when…

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Ketch in Danger. Steamer's Timely Help

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 March 1919 · page 19

With the kotch Noorinbee in tow, the Newcastle and Hunter River Company's steamer Newcastle arrived at Sydney yesterday morning a couple of hours later than usual…

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Schooner Returns

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 March 1919 · page 12

The four-masted schooner Cecilia Sudden, which left Newcastle on Tuesday last for Callao, with a cargo of coal, was lowed into Sydney yesterday for repairs…

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Ketch Noorinbee. Picked Up on the Coast

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 22 March 1919 · page 4

The steamer Newcastle, of the Newcastle and Hunter River Co., arrived in port yesterday morning, towing the Ketch Noorinbee…

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Steamer on Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 March 1919 · page 19

The British steamer Pe[?] is on fire in mid-Atlantic. The Mauretania and Werethena picked up S.O.S. signals and are hurrying to the rescue…

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A Broken Mast. Schooner Returns to Port

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 March 1919 · page 19

The four-masted schooner Cecilia Sudden, which left Newcastle on Tuesday morning last with a full carge of coal for Callao, turned up unexpectedly yesterday off Sydney Heads…

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Steamer on Fire. London

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 March 1919 · page 11

The British steamer Penlee is on fire in mid- Atlantic. The steamers Mauretania and Werethena, which picked up S.O.S. calls, are hurrying to…

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Steamer on Fire Vessels Rushing to Rescue LONDON, Friday Evening

Evening News · Saturday 22 March 1919 · page 1

The British steamer Penice, 3775 tons, is on fire in mid-Atlantic. The Mauretania and Werethena picked up S.O.S. signals and are burrying to…

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Wreck of Cutter Janet Hope of Survivors' Gone Wellington (N.z.)

The Sun · Saturday 22 March 1919 · page 7

In the wreck of the cutter Janet on a reef between Vavau and Keppel Island, it is believed that all on board perished, including Captain Mann, four…

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Eleven Lives Lost In Wreck of Cutter Janet AUCKLAND

Sunday Times · Sunday 23 March 1919 · page 2

In January the cutter Janet was reported lost, on the voyage from Keppel's Island to Vavau. Wreckage now found near. Haapai indicates that the cutter…

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Missing Schooner. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 March 1919 · page 10

The Minister for Marine states that a steamer was due at Samoa, and that either she or the steamer Dawn would search for the missing schooner Awanui, which left…

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At North Head Seven Cases To-Day Patients From Steamer

The Sun · Monday 24 March 1919 · page 7

The medical report from the North Head Quarantine Station this after- noon gave the number of new cases diagnosed to-day as seven definite and…

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The Cutter Janet. Wreck Confirmed. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 March 1919 · page 10

News has been received in Auckland-which confirms the wreck of the cutter Janet, which is believed to have struck a reef between Vavau and the Keppels. Wreckage has been…

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Cargo by the Schooner Thistle

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 25 March 1919 · page 1

The schooner Thistle, now due at Sydney, brings the following cargo from San Francisco: 9 pkgs and 66,000 lbs. agric. implements; 1 auto; 57,000…

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Launch of the Steamer Delungra

Evening News · Wednesday 26 March 1919 · page 1

The vessel leaving the ways at Walsh Island, Newcastle yesterday afternoon. Lady Davidson performed the Christoning Ceremony…

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The Delungra. Launched at Walsh Island First Big Cargo Steamer. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 March 1919 · page 14

Six months ago, it was on September 6, the keels of three steamers were laid at Walsh Island by the Governor, Sir Walter Davidson the Acting Minister for the Navy (Mr…

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Brisbane Bolshevism More Street Rioting. Assaults on Russian's Property. Crowd Loots Wreckage

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 March 1919 · page 9

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--When the excitement was beginning to subside in Merivale Street last night, as a result of the firm stand of the police, a section of the demonstrators,…

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Two Shipwrecks Bundaberg (Q.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 26 March 1919 · page 23

Dear Dame,-- Well, here I am again, trying my best to pen you a newsy letter. First of all I must tell you about two shiwrecks we have had here lately…

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Another New Standard Steamer. "War Balsam" Launched

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 28 March 1919 · page 4

On February 4 the "A" Class Standard merchant steamer War Balsam was launched from the Palllon Yard of Messrs. William Doxford & Sons,…

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