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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1920

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

Typhus-stricken Steamer

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 3 August 1920 · page 4

A steamer which has arrived at Townsville has several cases of typhus aboard. Six deaths have taken place. Strict quarantine regulations are being…

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Two Trawlers Wrecked

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 August 1920 · page 5

Two trawlers were wrecked at Kaikoura (N.Z.) while sheltering from a heavy gale…

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Schooner Wrecked

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 11 August 1920 · page 4

The schooner Te Teko was wrecked at Slipper Island, New Zealand. The vessel is a complete loss One. man was drowned…

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Steamer Baltic's Movements. (United Service Cable)

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 11 August 1920 · page 4

A wireless from the steamer B[?] which had Dr. Mannix on board, stated that the vessel had sighted Landsend, and expected to arrive at…

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Aeroplane Smash. Sensation at Inverell. Peace Loan Plane Wrecked. Aviators Wonderful Escape

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 19 August 1920 · page 4

Capt. Wrigley and Corporal Lovegrove, in charge of one of the Avro aeroplanes engaged in Peace Loan work, had a marvellous escape…

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Steamer Wrecked 72 Passengers Rescued

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 1 September 1920 · page 4

A San Francisco message states that the steamer Aracan, bound from Java, was wrecked outside San Francisco Harbour…

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On the Rocks. Steamer in a Fog

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 8 September 1920 · page 4

The steamer Noorebar struck the rocks at North Head, Sydney, during the fog,011 Saturday, and sustained considerable damage…

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Explosion on Steamer. Two Persons Injured

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 9 September 1920 · page 4

An explosion occurred on a steamer in Snail's Bay last night, when the members of the crew received injuries of a severe nature. They had…

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Schooner Lost

The Inverell Times · Friday 24 September 1920 · page 4

Wreckage was found near King Island which it is feared belong to the schooner Southern Cross which carried a thousand cases of benzine as deck…

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An Aeroplane Wrecked

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 27 September 1920 · page 2

The Australian Aircraft Company's Avro aeroplane which was at Warialda taking up passengers a few weeks ago, was wrecked in a…

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Fire on a Steamer

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 October 1920 · page 4

Through overheating of the funnel on the steamer Wallamba, lying at Druitt street wharf, two cabins on upper deck, with contents, were damaged by fire…

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Schooner Lost

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 13 October 1920 · page 4

It is now feared that the schooner Amelia J. has been lost, With all hands…

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Telegraphic. Sydney, Tuesday. Typhus on Mail Steamer

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 3 November 1920 · page 4

The mail-steamer Osterley arrived in Sydney to-day and was immediately placed in quarantine, owing to a Maltese passenger having died from typhus…

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Schooner Missing

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 November 1920 · page 4

Fears are entertained for the safety of'the schboner Jubilee and crew and passengers. The vessel, which left Auckland on August.15,for Niue, has…

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Steamer Held Up

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 9 November 1920 · page 4

The Commonwealth steamer, Delun[?] was held up yesterday when the crew discovered that their request for extra trimmer had not been complied…

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Fight on Steamer

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 10 November 1920 · page 7

Caste hatred was the cause of a fight between two sections of the Asiatic crew aboard the P. and O. steamer Palma at Woolloomooloo Bay, Sydney,…

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Schooner' Wrecked

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 December 1920 · page 4

Sydney, Monday.—The auxiliary schooner Occama has been wrecked, and two lives lost…

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Ketch Stranded

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 7 December 1920 · page 4

The ketech Ruby was branded at the North head white endeavoring to lea[?]port yesterday for the Hawkeshu[?] River. She was towed of in a leaky…

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