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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1925

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Steamer's Cargo. Must Not Be Handled. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 18 March 1925 · page 2

Union officials declare that the cargo which is being discharged from the steamer Volumia will not be transhipped and that action will be taken…

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Mail Steamer Mishap Protest From the Captain. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 March 1925 · page 5

The mail steamer Maloja which grounded on the mudbank at Port Adelaide was refloated last night. The Maloja was examined by a diver…

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New Steamer Bonalbo for North Coast Trade. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 March 1925 · page 3

The steamer Bonalbo, the latest addition to the fleet of the North Coast Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., arrived at Sydney to-day from London on her maiden…

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Firemen Complain. Steamer Marama's Seacocks. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 March 1925 · page 5

Just as the steamer Marama was about to leave Sydney this afternoon for Auckland, it was discovered that several firemen were missing. Most of the men left…

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Steamer Bendigo Rammed by Trawler. Capetown

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 3

The P. and O. steamer, Bendigo, while on her way to England from Australia was rammed by a trawler off Cape Agulhas last night. The bow of the trawler was…

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Fire on Steamer Wool and Wheat Destroyed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 5

The marine underwriters have received a cable from London stating that a fire broke out on board the steamer Malakand from Sydney to London, shortly…

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"White" Again. the Steamer VOLUMNlA. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 4

By an overwhelming majority, a mass meeting of the Trolly and Draymen's Union to-night decided to declare the Volumnia "white" and remove the Sydney…

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Western Australia. Tenders for Steamer. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1925 · page 2

The West Australian Government intends to call tenders for a steamer at a cost of about £160,000. It will be for the north-east coast…

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Suburban Sensation. Mysterious Explosion Furnished Cottage Wrecked. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 April 1925 · page 5

Great excitement was caused in Coronga road, East Malvern, at 1 o'clock this morning, by a terrific explosionk as a result of which the front of a small…

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Scientists at Sea No News of Steamer. New York

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 April 1925 · page 3

The steamer Arcturus carrying the group of scientists of the deep sea ocean graphic expedition, and the New York Zoological Society, had not been heard of…

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Steamer Allyn River. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 April 1925 · page 5

The steamer Allyn River, one of the vessels engaged in the Newcastle-Port Stephens run, was beached at Wickham this morning with a fair depth of water…

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Steamer Passenger Lost. Fremantle, Tuesday Night

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 April 1925 · page 1

After the mail steamer Oronsay left Adelaide on her present voyage a third- class passenger from Brisbane, named John Walker, left his cabin at midnight…

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United States Liquor Laws British Schooner Seized. New York

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 April 1925 · page 5

The British auxiliary schooner Madeline Adams was seized 20 miles off the American shore, after a twelve hours chase. The parties have been charged…

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News of the World a New Steamer. Hong Kong

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 April 1925 · page 5

The steamer Changte, built to the order of G. S. Yuill and Co., was successfully launched at the Kowloon dockyard today. The Governor and other…

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Steamer Marama

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 April 1925 · page 5

As a result of the hold-up of the steamer Marama the vessel's departure for New Zealand has been indefinitely postponed…

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Fed on Flying Fish. Steamer's Food Supplies Exhausted. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 April 1925 · page 4

During the voyage of the steamer Baralba from Newcastle-on-Tyne the supply of potatoes, meat, and sugar became exhausted while the vessel was…

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Telegrams. Steamer Uki Aground. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 5

The coastal steamer Uki grounded on the inner channel bar at the entrance to the Manning River on Saturday. The vessel's position is not considered to be…

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"Not Worth Living" Leap From Manly Steamer Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 5

At the inquest concerning the death of a grocer named Pierce Costello (39), who jumped overboard from the Manly steamer Bellubera, his widow gave…

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All Hands Lost Japanese Steamer Sinks. New York

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 April 1925 · page 5

The toll of life through the sinking of the Japanese cargo steamer Faifykumaru in the North Atlantic Ocean, 180 miles south and west of Sable Island,…

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Telegrams. Barge Blown Ashore. Hobart

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 1

The barge Huon Pine has been blown ashore on a reef at Hope Beach, fifteen miles from Hobart. The crew escaped without injury…

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