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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1920

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Steamer Missing. Sydney

Daily Observer · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 1

Private cables from the East state that the former Australian steamer Brisbane. which left Shanghai at the end of December for Vladivostock, has…

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Coastal Steamer Wrecked. Lubra Breaks Her Back. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 2

The coastal steamer Lubra has gone ashore at Catherine Hill Bay. The captain and crew, numbering 11, got away safely in the lifeboat. The…

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Sale of a Steamer. Question in House of Commons. LONDON

Daily Observer · Monday 23 February 1920 · page 2

Mr. Bonar Law, questioned in the House of Commons regarding the sale of the steamer River Clyde, said she was an old tramp and dilapidated. There…

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Total Wreck. Sydney, Monday, Noon

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 23 February 1920 · page 2

It 's feared that the collier Lubra. which was beached at Cathrine Hill Day, will become a total wreck…

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Wrecked Collier Sold. Sydney

Daily Observer · Thursday 26 February 1920 · page 1

The wreek of the steam collier Lubra was sold at auction for £75…

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A Steamer Held Up

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 1 March 1920 · page 2

The Japanese steamer Komagatu Maru was quarentined yesterday, owing to a suspicious case of sickness aboard, which is believed to be…

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New Steamer Launched

The North Western Courier · Monday 29 March 1920 · page 2

The new steamer, Eudunda, 5000 tons, was launched at Cockatoo island to-day…

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New Steamer Launched. Sydney

Daily Observer · Tuesday 30 March 1920 · page 2

The steamer Eudunda was launched from Cockatoo Dock this afternoon…

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Steamer Beached

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 3

The big steamer Aughinish, which was bound from Port S[?]rie to Newcastle with a cargo of iron are, totalling 4500 tons', was beached in a…

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Federal Steamer Lost. Sydney

Daily Observer · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 2

Advices received by the Federal shipping authorities from Panama state that the Commonwealth steamer Tarawa which went ashore on Gapalango…

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Government Liner Carawa. a Total Wreck

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 2

Tho Government liner Carawa, which went ashore last week on Galapom Island, has become a total wreck…

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Hope for Stranded Steamer. Sydney

Daily Observer · Saturday 10 April 1920 · page 2

Owing to a change in position hopes are now entertained for the salvage of the steamer Auchinish, which is stranded near Narooma…

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Steamer Refloated

The North Western Courier · Monday 12 April 1920 · page 2

The steamer Tunginish, which was ashore at Corunna beach. was refloated yesterday…

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Interstate Steamer Fares

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 12 April 1920 · page 2

It has been officially announced that passenger fares on steamers engaged in Interstate traffic have been increased by 20 per cent…

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Increased Steamer Fares and Freights

The North Western Courier · Monday 12 April 1920 · page 2

The interstate shipping companies notify an increase of 20 per cent. on passenger fares and freights…

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A Supposed Murder. Steamer Held Up. Arms, Ammunition and Tank Found. LONDON

Daily Observer · Monday 12 April 1920 · page 2

Terence Byrne was found dying on the railway line at Mullingar. He is supposed to have been murdered. Steamers from Odessa and Hamburg…

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Ketch Drifts Ashore. Sydney

Daily Observer · Monday 26 April 1920 · page 2

The ketch Ruby ran ashore at Manly, on the harbor side, last night. The ketch dragged from her moorings while the wind was blowing freshly and a…

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General Cable News Steamer Believed Lost Wireless Call on Stormy Night LONDON

Daily Observer · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 2

The steamer Baltic wirelessed Liver-pool that in response to a signal from the steamer William O'Brien, in distress, she steamed 28 miles, reached the…

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Burning Steamer Beached. VANCOUVER

Daily Observer · Saturday 1 May 1920 · page 2

A Sun Francisco message says: The freighter West Cape, loaded with gasoline, on route for that Orient, caught fire. She was beached and scuttled at…

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Steamer Bombala's Repairs. Record Job. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Wednesday 5 May 1920 · page 2

Repairs to the steamer Bombair, which was recently stranded on the Queensland coast, and which are now being carried out in Sydney, are…

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