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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1919

30 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 2

Steamer on Fire

The Inverell Times · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 5

The steamer Fraser River, which is approaching Adelaide Semaphore, is in flames. A fire brigade will meet her…

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French Steamer Strikes Mine. Heavy Loss of Life. London

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 21 January 1919 · page 2

The French steamer Chaonia, conveying 650 passengers from Marsetlles to Athens, struck a [?]ting mine off the Messlan coast white going at full…

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Patally Poisoned. Mystery on Steamer Moana. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 4

Doctor Grimm, surgeon on the steamer Moana and Miss Isbister, of Christchurch, were fatally poisoned while the vessel was travelling between…

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Wreckage Washed Ashore

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 4

Sydney, Thursday. Wreckage, probably from the missing sehooner,Handa Isle has been washed ashore at Jervis Bay…

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Steamer Refloated

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 5

The steamer Mindini, which has been ashore in the Russell group of islands, has been refloated, apparently uninjured…

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Schooner Adrift

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 April 1919 · page 4

Sydney, Monday.—schooner Cavas. whilst being towed to Newcastle on Saturday, broke away from the tug, and was still adrift at a late hour last night…

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Steamer on Fire

The Inverell Times · Friday 11 April 1919 · page 4

The steamer Cardium, which was taken in tow after being on fire, broke adrift 100 miles east of Albany…

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Riot at Fremantle. Echo of Lumpers Strike. Strikers and Police Clash. Casualties on Both Sides. the Riot Act Bead. Returned Soldiers Part. Revolutionary Addresses. Employment Bureau Wrecked Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 5 May 1919 · page 4

An attempt to [?] he wharves at Fremantle yeaterday led to a serious riot. The police were powerless to prevent…

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Collier Wrecked. Founders Off Port Hacking. Captain's Last Order. "Put out the Beats, We are Done." SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 19 May 1919 · page 4

The collier Tuggerab, bound from Buli to Sydney, with a cargo of coal, foundered last night off Port Hacking At about 7.30 last night ten men land…

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Latest News. Hawker Found. Picked up Steamer. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 May 1919 · page 3

Lloyd's station as Lewis, Scotland, reports' that the Danish steamer Mary, bound from Now Orleans, has picked up Hawker and…

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Schooner's Long Voyage

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 28 May 1919 · page 4

The overdue schooner Speedway, from Boston, bound to Melbourne, put into Sydney yesterday for supplies. Her lengthy voyage is attributed to…

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Ketch Wrecked. Crew Safely Ashore. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 2 June 1919 · page 4

The ketch Mary Virginia, bound from Adelaide to Launceston with a cargo of salt, was totally wreeked near Tamar Heads on Saturday night…

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Overdue [?]Schooner

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 June 1919 · page 3

The five-masted American schooner H.K. Hall, which left Sydney on May 30, with 3000 tons of general cargo, consigned to Melbourne, is considerably overdue, and…

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Trouble on a Steamer. Police Squash the Argument. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 17 July 1919 · page 4

Trouble occurred on board the steamer Prinzewin the barbor last night. Eleven of the crew, firemen and seamen, were quarrelling with…

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Wreck in the Pacific

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 23 July 1919 · page 4

The American barquentine Echo, which arrived yesterday, sighted a wreck on the Beveridge Reef, in the Tongan group. The vessel was totally…

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Steamer Missing

The Inverell Times · Friday 25 July 1919 · page 4

The Government steamer Liewellya, carrying foodstuffs from Rockhampton to northern ports, is reported to be missing. A close search is being made…

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Arrested on Steamer

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 5 August 1919 · page 4

Mr. and Mrs. Rivera, of Sydney, were arrested on board the steamer Nestor at Adelaide, which was en route to London, and charged with alleged…

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Steamer Burnt Wauchope Destroyed at Portsea

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 August 1919 · page 8

While the steamer Wanchope was proceeditig from Melbourne to Tasmania with passengers and cargo, manned by a loyalist crew, a fire was discovered in the forehold…

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Barque Ashore. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 7 August 1919 · page 4

The barque White Pine, from Australis, has gone ashore on a sandbank near Nelson, New Zealand…

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Peace Loan Aeroplane. Wrecked at Benalla. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 25 August 1919 · page 4

One of two aeroplanes which were flying from Victoria to Sydney, to do duty in connection with the Peace Loan, crashed down at Benalla…

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