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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1926

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Harrowing Tale of the Sea. Freight Steamer on Fire. MELBOURNE , Thursday

Leader · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 6

Barrowing [?]nles of suffering are told by the officers and men who were aboard the bearning freighter Keorlngn which took fire when 25 miles…

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Sunk in Collision British Steamer Trelawney SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1926 · page 2

The British steamer Trelawney sank in a collision about 240 miles west of Cape Clear at the southern extremity of Ireland. The crew was…

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A Rough Passage Steamer Limps Into Port Fremantle

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 July 1926 · page 18

The steamer Carpet encountered terrific weather in the Great Australian Bight. Mountainous seas engulfed the vessel, the tarpaulins…

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Taxi Collision Three Injured Cab Wrecked Melbourne

National Advocate · Thursday 22 July 1926 · page 3

Narrow escapes from serious injury were experienced by the occupants of two taxicabs, which collided at the corner of Alexandria Avenue and…

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Wrecking Furniture Two Years' Gaol SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 22 July 1926 · page 2

When Edward Sarina (46) appeared before Judge Edwards at the Darling-hurst Sessions to-day, for sentence, after he had been found guilty of…

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Steamer Strikes Wharf 14 Persons Perish. Shanghai

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 July 1926 · page 2

Fourteen persons perished and scores were injured when the Japan [?]se freight steamer Taisho Maru crashed into a wharf to-day, in…

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Gold for America by Mail Steamer Sonoma. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 29 July 1926 · page 2

The American mall steamer Sonoma, which left Sydney to-day for San Francisco, caried £1,000,000 in gold bars consigned to the Federal Bank of…

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Total Loss Feared Steamer Pout Kembla Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 August 1926 · page 20

It is feared that the steamer Port Kembla, which ran aground at San Salvador on July 9, will become a total loss. The Salvors are…

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The Cooma Wreck Salvage Operations Started Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 August 1926 · page 20

The salvaging of the cargo of the wrecked steamer Cooma on the Queensland coast has begun and it is hoped to save a considerable…

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Is It Plague? Steamer Under Suspicion SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 6 August 1926 · page 2

Another vessel suspected of plague has reached Australia. The steamer Kioto bound from Singapore to Melbourne arrived at Gage Roads this…

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Wreck of the Trawler Brolga. All Hands Saved. MELDOURNE

Leader · Saturday 14 August 1926 · page 1

A [?] despatch from the master of the trawler [?]lga. to the owners in Sydney to-day, advised that the vessel was a total loss, on a dangerous reef…

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Trawler Wrecked Chews Perilous Passage Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 16 August 1926 · page 9

Against strong head winds and rough seas the crew of the illtated trawler Brolga, which struck Beware Reef in the small…

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Trawler Wrecked. All Hands Saved. MELBOURNE

Leader · Monday 16 August 1926 · page 6

A breif despatch from the master of the trawler Brolgs. to the owners In Sydney to-day, advised that the vessel was a total loss, on a dangerous reef…

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Steamer Aground. Sydney, This Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 18 August 1926 · page 1

The steamer, Marion Sleigh, is aground in the Alligator River, Northern Territory. There is a shortage of food aboard the vessel, which carries…

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The Brolga Wreck. Sydney, This Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 18 August 1926 · page 1

The crew of the trawler Brolga arrived in Sydney to-day. They stated that when the vessel struck they were thrown from their bunks, and…

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The Wrecked Cooma Brisbane

National Advocate · Saturday 21 August 1926 · page 2

An attempt to refloat the stranded steamer Cooma, which was given up as wrecked on North Roof, is to be made with Wednesday night's tide. The…

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The Wreck of the Cooma. Sydney

Leader · Saturday 21 August 1926 · page 1

A G[?] message from Rockhamp[?] states that the steamer Con[?] to be [?] are the result of the [?]dued efforts of two [?] at high…

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Steamer Springs Leak. Crew's Perilons Swim. SYDNEY

Leader · Monday 23 August 1926 · page 1

The Neweasde coasted st[?] which left Port Stephens yesterday morning, sprang o leak, and yesterday afternoon was [?]…

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Stranded Steamer Salvage Operations Suspended. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 26 August 1926 · page 21

Salvage operations on the strangled steamer. Cooma. were suspended yesterday when a third attempt to float the vessel failed…

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The Wreck of the Brolga. Charge Against Master. Sydney, This Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 27 August 1926 · page 1

A marine court of inquiry was opened to-day into the loss of the trawler, Brolga, off the Victorian coast. There is a charge of neglect to navigate his…

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