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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1919

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Drifting Steamer. Sinks Ferry Boat Pontoon. Passengers' Escape. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Wednesday 1 January 1919 · page 2

The steamer Port Darwin, while shifting her moorings near Cremorne, dropped the line which secured her. She commenced to drift slowly towards…

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U.S.A. Transport Wrecked. Vancouver

Daily Observer · Wednesday 1 January 1919 · page 5

The United States transport Tenudores wrecked in the Bay of Biscay…

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Latest Cable News U.S. Transport Ashore. London

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 5

The United States transport Northern Pacific, has gone ashore at F[?]Island, near New York. She is in no danger. She carries 2100 wounded…

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Food Relief for Europe. First Steamer at Trieste. Missions to Poland and Austria. VANCOUVER

Daily Observer · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 2

Washington reports: Mr. Hoover, in a message from Paris, reports the arival at Trieste of the first steamer with food supplies for the Serbians…

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Steamer Loongana on Fire. Main Deck Destroyed. Prompt Action Saves Ship. MELBOURNE

Daily Observer · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 2

A fire was discovered to-night on the (steamer Loongana, which has been held up since Wednesday owing to the firemen claiming an increase of wages. The…

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Wrecked Transport. Oil Calms the Waters. Many Wounded Rescued. LONDON

Daily Observer · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 2

Several boatloads of wounded nave been transferred from the transport Northern Pacific, which was stranded in a fog off Fire Island. The sea has…

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By the Bosphorus. the Turkish Lifeboat

Daily Observer · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 4

A glance at the map will snow you the strategic importance of the Black Sea mouth of the Bosphorus just now. But I am more concerned with the tact that it…

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Wreck of the Iolaire. Swimmers Mangled on the Rocks. London

Daily Observer · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 2

Later details from the Iolaire yesterday slate that the sharp rocks mangled many who attempted to swim to the shore. Sixty landed, dazed and bruised…

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The Lost Undola. Another Boat Washed Ashore. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 2

Another boat belonging to the [?] Undola was discovered on the rocks at Stanwell Park beach yesterday. Near the boat were six copper air…

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Supply Steamer Missing. London

Daily Observer · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 5

A Honolulu message states: The steamer Kestral, which carries supplies to Fanning Island and other cable stations has been missing since she left…

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Smallpox on Steamer. Sydney

Daily Observer · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 2

The steamer War Armour has arrived in Albany with three cases of smallpox on board…

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"No Hope!" Alleged Message From Undola. Bottle Washed Ashore. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 2

A bottle has been washed ashore at Stanwell Park containing the following message: S.S. Undola.—Hatches off and shipping…

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First Wooden Steamer Voyage From San Francisco. Queer Capers

Daily Observer · Monday 20 January 1919 · page 4

The Commonwealth Government wooden steamer Bellata, which has arrived in Sydney, had an eventful voyage from San Francisco. First of all the crew…

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French Steamer Mined. Feared Heavy Loss of Life. LONDON

Daily Observer · Monday 20 January 1919 · page 2

Reuter's Rome correspondent, says: The French steamer Chaproi, carrying 650 Greek, Serbian and Russian passengers from Marseilles, was mined off…

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Schooner Ashore. Sydney

Daily Observer · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 3

The schooner Kepada, en route to Levuka from San Francisco, is reported ashore on reef near Humbulan Island…

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Lost Undola. More Wreckage Picked Up SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 2

More wreckage has been picked up on the south coast by the steamer Wee Clyde, including a lifebelt and a hatch cover. It is believed to be from the lost…

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The Latest Bolsheviks Wreck Narva. Frightful Atrocities. Last Baltic Rampart Attacked. LONDON

Daily Observer · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 2

The "Times" Stockholm correspondent wired on Monday: Striking details from Narva show that the defeated, Bolsheviks left the town…

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Wreck of the Endurance. Several Lives Lost. VANCOUVER

Daily Observer · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 2

Sir Ernest Shackleton's vessel, the Endurance, was wrecked off Yarmouth. Ten of the crew were lost…

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American Transport Ashore. LONDON

Daily Observer · Monday 3 February 1919 · page 2

The American transport Narragansett, from Havre to Southampton, ran ashore at Bambridge Point. The train ferry is standing by to receive the troops…

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Fatality on Steamer. Vessel Runs Into Heavy Seas. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Monday 3 February 1919 · page 2

While off Danger Point, yesterday, the Dutch steamer, Houtman, on its way to Sydney from Bornco, ran into heavy seas, resulting in the third officer…

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