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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1919

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Fleet's Oil Steamer. Broken Down. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 2

It is rumored that the oil steamer accompanying the Australian fleet has broken down, and that the destroyer Parramatta has gone to her assistance…

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Steamer Fitzroy. Brings Four New Cases. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 2

Four cases of influenza were landed at North Head Quarantine Station from the steamer Fitzroy. The steamer Ventura, which is…

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Smallpox on Steamer. Sydney

Daily Observer · Wednesday 30 April 1919 · page 2

A Melbourne message states that another member of the crew of the steamer Eastern which is carrying munition workers to Australia is under observation,…

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Mild Outbreak on Steamer. Sydney

Daily Observer · Wednesday 30 April 1919 · page 2

A Fromantle message states that 156 men and four sisters from the transport Kildowan Castle are quarantined at Woodman's Point, suffering from a…

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68 Patients on Steamer at Brisbane. Cases in Melbourne. Sydney, Friday. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Saturday 3 May 1919 · page 2

There are now 68 patients from the steamer Mourilyan at Brisbane under treatment for influenza. A Melbourne message says that 16 deaths and 65 fresh cases were reported to-day…

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Newgastle Steamer's Peril. Main Steam Pipe Bursts. Vessel Nearly Drifts to the Shore. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Monday 5 May 1919 · page 1

While the steamer Hunter was on the voyage from Newcastle to Sydney the main steam pipe burst and the vessel got out of control, and in a strong wind…

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Telegrams. the Frewantle Wharf Lumping Dispute. Fierce Rioting Yesterday. Riot Act Read. Employment Bureau Wrecked. Twenty-six Police Injured. Perth

The North Western Courier · Monday 5 May 1919 · page 2

The West Australian Government has completed plans for the protection of loyalist workers at Fremantle, and is erecting barricades. Work has been…

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Tuggerah's Missing Men. Hope Abandoned. Lifeboat Washed up at Narrabeen. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Tuesday 20 May 1919 · page 2

All hope of the safety of the six miss­ing members of the crew of the collier Tuggerah has practically been abandon­ed. One of the life boats, which belonged…

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Waterside Crisis Steamer's Crew Gives Notice. Police Patrol Wharves. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Tuesday 20 May 1919 · page 2

A Melbourne message states that, anticipating action by the water front workers, the police patrolled the wharves this morning. To-day's conference is…

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Overdue Schooner. Sydney

The North Western Courier · Thursday 22 May 1919 · page 2

Anxiety is felt in Melbourne, concerning the schooner Speedway, belonging to the Commonwealth Government, which is a month overdue with…

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The Wreck of the Tuggerah. Sydney

The North Western Courier · Thursday 22 May 1919 · page 2

An open public Inquiry into the recent foundering of colliers is urged by the Sydney Chamber of Commerce…

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Mr. Watt Blamed. What Steamer Owners Say. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Saturday 24 May 1919 · page 2

Mr. Watt, Acting Prime Minister, recently blamed the press for fomenting the strike, and now some of the owners blame Mr. Watt for the present trouble…

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Paddington Election. Final Rallies. Labor Nominee Expected to Win. SYDNEY, Friday. Coastal Steamer Leaves. Sydney

Daily Observer · Saturday 24 May 1919 · page 2

The final political rallies in connection with the Paddington by-election, which will be held to-morrow, were held to-night. Paddington is a strong Labor The steamer Noorebar left Sydney this afternoon for the North Coast…

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Steamer Strikes Iceberg. Sends Out S.O.S. Signals. Vancouver

Daily Observer · Tuesday 27 May 1919 · page 2

St, John's (Newfoundland) reports mat the Donaldson liner Cassadra is sending out S.O.S. signals. She hit an let berg 160 miles oft the shore. She hails…

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Alleged "Union Wreckers." Soldiers' and Sailors' Officials. Express Indignation. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Wednesday 28 May 1919 · page 2

The president and secretary of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Ship and Wharf laborers' Union are highly in­censed at the motion carried by the…

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World's Greatest Plane. Wrecked at Trial. Pilot Killed. LONDON

Daily Observer · Wednesday 28 May 1919 · page 2

Tarrant's great triplane, carrying a crew of seven, failed to rise in its trial flight. It "taxied," nose-dived, and was wrecked…

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Industrial Wreckers. 1647 Strikes in Three Years. Bolshevism Denounced by Mr. Watt

Daily Observer · Saturday 31 May 1919 · page 2

Before a large attendance of members of the Malvern branch of the Australian Women's National League at their annual meeting at the Malvern Town Hall…

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Freeman to go Ashore. Inquiry to Be Held. Decision of, Defence Minister. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Wednesday 4 June 1919 · page 2

The speakers at the Trades Hall endeavored to hold the crowd in check, but a few extremists eventually got the crowd to follow them again to the Quay…

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Ordered to Be Taken Ashore

The North Western Courier · Thursday 5 June 1919 · page 6

Freeman was bettor yesterday morning. He was taking nourishment. Dr. Clark, the Sonoma's surgeon…

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Freeman Goes Ashore. Sydney

Daily Observer · Thursday 5 June 1919 · page 2

Freeman was removed from the Sonoma at noon to-day. He was carried ashore on a stretcher. His eyes were sunken and his cheeks hollow, and his…

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