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New England · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1920

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

Eighty Years a Wreck

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 9

For some time past Mersey Docks and Harbour Board has been conducting dredging operations in the neighbourhood of the Burbo bank, one of…

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Wrecked Afrique

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 4

There are thirty survivors from the [?]eeked s[?]er [?]que. Some [?] rafts and boats have been picked up. It appears that the steamer left…

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Spielers on Mail Steamer Two Men Secure £125. Pair of Plausible Rogues

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 20 January 1920 · page 7

Two passengers to London by the Orient liner O[?]monde, which is to leave Melbourne to-morrow for the United kingdom, reported to the Victorian…

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CABLEGRAMS. (Reuter's Cable). London, Monday Night. Steamer Stranded

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 4

A United Service message says the steamer Berrima is stranded on the Dover sands, and attempts to refloat her failed…

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Attempt to Wreck Brisbane Mail Discovered Just in Time

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 2

What appears to have beeb a deliberate attempt to wreck the Brisbane to Sydney mall train was made at [?] [?] Stanthrope and Dalveen,…

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Telegraphic. Sydney, Friday. Wreckage of Large Vessel

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 4

The wreckage found on the West Coast at Cape York is supposed to consist of the hatches and timbers of a large vessel…

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Fire on Steamer

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 16 March 1920 · page 4

A fire occurred on board the steamer Tayuan, which is undergoing an overhaul in Morts Dock, last night. It was successfully extinguished by the fire…

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Salvage of Schooner

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 28 April 1920 · page 4

The schooner Shannon, which went ashore at Gape Hawke, has been refloated…

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Steamer Burned

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 5 May 1920 · page 4

The steamer Charlotte Fenwick, a well-known coasting steamer, was burned at Portland Beach, HawkesburyTlawkeshury River…

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Missing Steamer

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 8 June 1920 · page 2

The tug Champion is still searching for the steamer Havre, which is without coal off the coast…

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ADRIFT. Tug Misses Steamer

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 9 June 1920 · page 4

The steamer Havre is still adrift in the Tasman Sea, not having been picked up by the tug sent to her assistance…

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Steamer Ashore. Cargo Being Removed

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 4

The steamer Erringhie is ashore at Barrenjoey. The cargo is being removed…

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Disabled Steamer. The Havre Picked Up

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 4

News was received by wireless last night that the disabled steamer Havre had been picked up by the tug Champion on Wednesday night, and taken…

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A Gruesome Discovery. Cremation on a Steamer

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 8

Particularly gruesome details concerning the, treatment meted out to the mission steamer Southern Cross on her last voyage are contained in a…

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Steamer Adrift

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 14 June 1920 · page 2

The steamer Havre, which has been adrift for some days off the coast, reached Newcastle yesterday…

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Dissatisfied with Food. Commonwealth Steamer Hands

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 June 1920 · page 4

When the Commonwealth steamer Austral Port arrived at Townsville yesterday, the crew refused all further work till proper food had been…

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Strike Holds Up Steamer

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 21 June 1920 · page 2

The departure of the French mail steamer Pacifique from Noumea for Sydney has been indefinitely postponed, In consequence of the crew on…

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Late Captain Fryatt's Steamer

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 June 1920 · page 6

The indication caused by the Governmeat's decision to sell the late Captain Fryatt's steamer at Brussels was refleeted in the House of Commons last…

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Ketch Wrecked. All Hands Saved

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 23 June 1920 · page 4

The ketch Violet was wrecked in the Tongan group. No lives were lost…

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Ketch Founders

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 25 June 1920 · page 4

Sydney, Thursday.—The Queen of Tonga's jewels, valued at £15,000, were lost in the wreek of the ketch Violet, in Haaipai Group, when the ketch…

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