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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1919

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Steamer Due To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 15

A[?]brook, from Brisbane and Newcastle…

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Steamer Middlebury Resumes Voyage

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 4

The steamer Middlebury, which put into Suva on December 28, while en route from San Francisco to Sydney, resumed her voyage on Wednesday…

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The Paravane Steamer's Attachment Explained

Evening News · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 4

Many people who travel on the harder have been pu[?]ed by a strange girder-like arrangement on the bows of many big evers[?] steamers, during the…

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A Pleasant Trip Steamer Niagara Arrives

Evening News · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 4

There was an s[?]ted ace[?] at No. 6 Wharf [?] Mar[?], this morning, when the [?]…

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Parramatta in Peril Hurricane Off Spain. Steamer Sent to Rescue. London

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 9

A fierce hurricane is reported to have occurred in Spanish waters, occasioning many wrecks, including a British destroyer disabled off Cape Prior…

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British Steamer Mined. Most of Crew Lost New York, Friday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 12 January 1919 · page 1

The British steamer Northumbria has been mined in the North Sea Most of the crew were [?]…

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Ferry Steamer Refloated

Evening News · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 2

The ferry steamer Vaucluse, which went ashore at Paraley Bay during a squall on Saturday, while coming from Watson's Bay to Sydney with about 200…

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Steamer Northumbria Mined

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 4

A cable message from New York states that the British steamer Northumbria has been mined in the North Sea, and that most of the crew were…

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Ferry Steamer Aground

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 5

During a heavy squall in the harbor on Saturday afternoon the Watson's Bay and South Shore Ferry Company's steamer Vancluse was blown on the bench at Parsley…

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Ferry Steamer Aground. Passengers Transferred by Tender

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 6

The Watson's Bay ferry steamer Vaucluse, while entering Parsley Bay shorty after 5 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, was caught broadside on by the strong wind which had…

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S.O.S. Steamer Sinking at Sea. New York

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 5

The steamer Castalia, 6396 tons, has Bent a wireless message stating that she is sinking south of Cape Canso (Nova Scotia). Steamers are rushing to her assistance…

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Steamer Mined. Bodies Drift Ashore. London

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 5

The steamer Northumbria struck a mine off the cast coast. Eight bodies have been washed ashore. Four boats are missing…

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Schooner Oakland Under Arrest

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 12

Mr. A. H. Holmes, Registrar of the Supreme Court, went to Lyttelton recently (says the Christchurch Press), and visited the American schooner…

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Steamer Northumbria

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 7

The steamer Northumbria was sunk by a mine on the East Coast, Eight bodies have been washed ashore. Four boats are missing…

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Railway Engines Salve Steamer

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 4

Shipmasters now trading to Australia are loud in their praise of the Admiralty Salvage Department, which, did herculean service during the war,…

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Newcastle Affected. Crew Leaves Steamer

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--The crew of the steamer Joan Craig, which has loaded a cargo of coal for Gisborne. left the vessel this afternoon and went to Sydney…

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The Small Steamer Middlebury. Still Further Delayed

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 12

Messrs. Birt and Co., Ltd., have been advised that the small steamer Middlebury, which is en route from San Francisco to Sydney with general…

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Influenza Position. Sixteen Cases on a Steamer

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 5

FREMANTLE, Sunday.--Sixteen cases of influenza on the mail steamer Malta were resumed to-day to quarantine, and the vessel resumed her voyage to the eastern States…

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Another New Commonwealth Steamer. The Bellata at Brisbane

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 12

Messrs. Birt and Co., Ltd., wore advised last week that the Bellata had arrived at Brisbane from San Francisco, and was placed in quarantine…

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Steamer Castalia Crew Rescued Several Persons Drowned VANCOUVER, Monday Night

Evening News · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 1

A report from Halifax [?] States that an American steamer has rescued the crew of the Anchor lines [?], 6806 tons, which [?]…

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