Steamer "Belbowrie" Wrecked Near Maroubra
The wooden coastal steamer, "Belbowrie[?], which has for many years been engaged in the coastal trade and has often visited Kiama and…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1939
5 stories in Illawarra's papers
Man Killed While Unloading Steamer
William Hickman, laborer, about 50 years of age, met a tragic death yesterday at Port Kembla while assisting to unload a boat…
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William Hickman, aged 54, married, was crushed to death in the held of the s.s. Echunga, at Port Kembla yesterday morning…
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The s.s.Harpasa which was forced to put back into Port Kembla last Thursday with a damaged engine, went to Sydney on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Garage Wrecked at Thirroul
The gale of Monday night and early on Tuesday morning caused extensive damage to a garage at Thirroul, recently erected by Mr. J. Hill…
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