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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1924

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America's Drink Trouble British Steamer "Queen of the Fleet" New York

The Bathurst Times · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 2

with 21 vessels carrying, it is estimated, 200,000 cases of contraband liquor, already anchored in so-called Rum Row, 12 miles off the shore…

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Steamer Wrecked 11 RESCUED; 26 MISSING

The Bathurst Times · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 4

NEW YORK, Wednesday Night. Twenty-six members of the Crew of the steamer Santiago, sunk off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, are…

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The Seizure of the Steamer Orduna. Vancouver

Leader · Monday 17 March 1924 · page 2

The Washington report to the British Embassy from its New York Consulate on the [?] of the [?] trees the Royal [?]…

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Eight Killed in Thames Collision Steamer's Plates Cut Like Paper LONDON, Monday Night

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 25 March 1924 · page 2

Details of the collision between the steamers Matatua and American Merchant, on the Thames, show that eight of the former's crew were killed in…

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Benandra Wrecked One Man Missing. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 26 March 1924 · page 2

The steamer Benandra, one of Sydney's well-known, coasters, was wrecked on the South Coast yesterday. Crossing out of the Moruya River…

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Japanese Steamer Goes Down. London

Leader · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 6

The Japanese steamer, Tokofuku Maru. sank after a collision with the German steamer Heindal, in a fog, off Mungeness. Twenty three of the…

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Sea Mystery Solved Wreckage Washed Ashore Fate of the Douglas Mawson Brisbane

National Advocate · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 6

Wreckage, believed to be from the steamer. Douglas Mawson, which disappeared in a cyclone in the Gulf of Carpentaris, with 20 persons…

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Steamer Afire the Kansas. Four Holds Flooded. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 8 April 1924 · page 1

Reports were received in Sydney yesterday of an outbreak of fire which occurred yesterday morning on the steamer Kansas, berthed at Birt and…

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Steamer Wyrallah Founders After Collision. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 9 April 1924 · page 2

The steamer Wyrallah foundered with eight hand, off Port Phillip Heads (Melbourne after a collision with the Adelaide Steamship…

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In Two Mutes Steamer Austral Founders One Life Lost Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 April 1924 · page 2

A report was received by the Navigation Department to-day that the steamer Austral had foundered at 10,30 p.m. yesterday off Barrenjoey…

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Seven Missing Steamer Founders Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1924 · page 2

The steamer Wy[?]llah [?]oundered with eight hands off Port Phillip Heads (Melbourne) after a collision with the Adelaide Steamship…

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Drifting Lifeboat. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 4

The crew of the small coastal steamer Macquarie which has arrived in Sydney.from Port Macquarie, picked up a drifting lifeboat 15 miles north of the…

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The Life-boat Centenary

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 8

"The first lifeboat--launched at South Shields--was a small pulling-boat for 12 moil. It was 30ft. in length and cost £149. The modern motor lifeboat is 45ft. in length,…

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Helpless in Gale Steamer's Thrilling Experiences London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 16 April 1924 · page 1

Thrilling experiences befel the crew of the steamer Buchanness, 4363 tons, of the Crowborough line, which on Saturday broke her tail shaft,…

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World Cruise in Lifeboat Big Adventure by Husband and Wife London, .Wednesday

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 1

mr. thomas, an engineer of St. Just, Cornwall, is setting out on ;i cruise to Australia in a ship's 25 foot steel lifeboat…

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Steamer Idle Compensation Dispute. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 7

The steamer. "Katoomba," was thrown idle at Sydney yesterday. It is understood that the trouble was brought about by a dispute…

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Steamer Ashore Sydney-owned Vessel on Coral Reef Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 24 April 1924 · page 1

The Sydney-owned steamer Tintenbar is ashore on a coral reef off New Ireland, in the Mandated Territory, and it is feared that she will become a total…

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Steamer on Reef. Driven by Storm. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 April 1924 · page 15

The steamer Tintenbar, owned by the New Guinea Administration, ran aground on Tuesday afternoon at Samberri Island, off the east…

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To-day Telegrams. Fire Destroys Steamer. Three Killed, Ten Injured. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 28 April 1924 · page 7

The steamer City of Singapore caught fire at Port Adelaide on Saturday, but the outbreak was kept in hand. Three hours later a…

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Court Misled Interstate Steamer Held Up Seamen on Strike Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 2 May 1924 · page 2

After an undertaking had been given by the Seamen's Union in the High Court that nothing would be done for the present to prevent the running of…

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