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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1921

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Wreck of Tasman. Terrible Night Journey. SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 4

Further particulars of the wreck of the steamer Tasman, on the New Zealand coast, show that the crew abd passengers landed after four hours'…

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Steamer Ashore. Heavy Seas

Young Witness · Tuesday 17 May 1921 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—A message from Byron Bay states that the seas are moderating, but there is no further news regarding the steamer…

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Coastal Steamer Ashore Sydney

Young Witness · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 1

The Navigation Department received a message that the coastal steamer Allenwood, was ashore at Camden Haven. The Allenwood left with…

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Wreck Reported

Young Witness · Tuesday 14 June 1921 · page 1

The steamer Makambo has wirelessed that she saw wreckage twenty eight miles out of Sydney believed to be the schooner Omega…

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Steamer Abandoned. Sydney

Young Witness · Saturday 25 June 1921 · page 2

All hope for the safety of the schooner Harvester, which salled for San Francisco last November have been abandoned…

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Overdue Steamer. Sydney

Young Witness · Saturday 25 June 1921 · page 1

Another night's search for the missing steamer C[?] which is now cleven days out on the voyag[?] from Sydney to Wellington, brought no…

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Toll of the Sea Coastal Boats Founder. Bodies Washed Ashore SYDNEY, Monday Night

Young Witness · Tuesday 28 June 1921 · page 1

Details regarding the sinking of the coasters "Fitzroy," and "Our Jack" off Cape Hawke yesterday are sparse, The Fitzroy left Coff's Harbour at…

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Coastal Steamers Believed Wrecked

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 June 1921 · page 4

It is believed that the coastal steamers Fitzroy and Our Jack have been wrecked. Two bodies have been washed ashore at Tuncurry, and three…

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The Shipwreck. Funeral of Victims. Sympathy with Relatives. Sydney

Young Witness · Thursday 30 June 1921 · page 4

The funeral of the two victims of the shipping disaster whose bodies were found took place at Tuncurry yesterday…

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Scene of the Wreck. the Sea Hides It's Dead. London

Young Witness · Thursday 30 June 1921 · page 2

There are no fresh tidings from the wrecks except that vessels searching found the floating carcases of cattle lost in the wrack. The beasts were…

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The North Coast Wrecks. Thrilling Experiences

The Yass Courier · Thursday 30 June 1921 · page 4

The sensation of the week bas been the wreck of the steamers Fitzroy, 623 tons, and Our Jack, 272 tons, on the North Coast on…

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The Wrecks

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 June 1921 · page 2

No traces have been found of any further survivors of the wrecked coastal steamers Fitzroy and Our Jack. It is feared that the last vestige…

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Overdue Steamer Safe. Sydney

Young Witness · Tuesday 5 July 1921 · page 4

The steamer Klama, which was out in Friday night's gale and much overdue at Sydney, arrived yesterday all well. She experienced a terrific…

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Woman Dies in a Bunk. Suffocated on a Steamer. Brisbane

Young Witness · Thursday 21 July 1921 · page 1

A resident of Brisbane who was on her way to London by the steamer Osterlay, was found dead in her bunk on the vessel yesterday. The…

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Gales and Floods. Manly Steamer's Experience

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 July 1921 · page 1

The cyclonic disturbance raged alons the coast on Saturday, and was heaviest from Newcastle to the Clarence. At places along the north coast the…

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Wore Life-belts for 24 Hours. Coastal Steamer's Plight

Young Witness · Thursday 28 July 1921 · page 4

COFF'S HARBOUR, Wednesday. The Steamer from Coraki arrived after a desperate struggle against the high seas. The vessel was…

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Blown Ashore. Schooner Wrecked All Hands Saved. Adelaide

Young Witness · Tuesday 2 August 1921 · page 1

Reports have been received that the schooner Lamel was blown ashore south of M[?]cent on Sunday morning. The vessel was totally wrecked but…

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Struck a Reef. Steamer Sinks. Many Lives Lost. Vancouver August 7

Young Witness · Tuesday 9 August 1921 · page 1

Fransicso to Portland The steamer Alaska, bound from San Francisco to Portland struck a reef in a fog at night time off the…

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Airship Wrecked. Many Lives Lost. Explosion Damages Premises. A Test Trip. (Published in "The Times.") LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 August 1921 · page 2

The airship R38 exploded at Hull. and fell in flames into the Humber Passing over the city the ship was finally seen to break in half after two…

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Steamer Lost. Voyage to Melbourne. LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 August 1921 · page 4

The steamer Canadian Importer, en route from Vancouver to Melbourne with lumber, has been lost off the Oregon coast. There are probably 10…

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