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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1921

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Ship in Distress. Crew Rescued by Lifeboat. Vessel's Fate Unknown. MELBOURNE

The Northern Daily Leader · Thursday 17 March 1921 · page 2

After being in peril for nearly 24 hours, members of the crew, of the, schooner Woolomai were rescued late last night by the lifeboat, at…

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Steamer Ashore. SYDNEY

The Northern Daily Leader · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 2

A telephone message was received by the Navigation Department, stating, that the steamer Dauntless is ashore in Anna Bay. between Newcastle and Port…

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Steamer Takes Silo Wheat SYDNEY

The Northern Daily Leader · Thursday 31 March 1921 · page 1

For the first time in Sydney the steamer Astyanax went along the silos yesterday, and took in about 4000 tons of bulk grain. The loading machinery at…

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Rudder Snapped Off. Steamer's Rough Time in Gale. Sydney

The Northern Daily Leader · Monday 11 April 1921 · page 1

The steamer "Bellatta" of the Commonwealth Line, had a narrow escape from disaster during the storm last week. After leaving Newcastie with a…

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Long-Lost Steamer. Rumored Discovery of Weeck. Brisbane

The Northern Daily Leader · Tuesday 12 April 1921 · page 2

The "Bundaberg Mall" states that Mr. James Hampson has received a letter from his daughter, Mrs. Wood, of Cairns, which says she heard that the steamer…

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Smallpox on Steamer. Hookworm North of Broome Sydney

The Northern Daily Leader · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 2

The Illness of the seamen on the steamer Gracchus, which arrived at Sydney to-day from Calcutta, has been diagnosed as smallpox, the cases being…

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Shipwreck Survivor. SYDNEY

The Northern Daily Leader · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 2

A Queensland message stages that the survivor of the lugger Seaforam, which was wrecked on Hannah Island, arrived at Thursday Island yesterday aboard the…

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Wreck on Barrier Reef. BRISBANE

The Northern Daily Leader · Tuesday 19 April 1921 · page 2

The lugger Rocton was totally wrecked on the Barrier Reef on April 6. Two aboriginals who left the wreck in a dinghey have not been seen since, but…

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Fire on Steamer. Copra Cargo Destroyed. Sydney

The Northern Daily Leader · Wednesday 27 April 1921 · page 6

A fine broke our on the Dutch steamer Menado in Neutral Bay, and a large quantity of copra ignited and burnt fiercely, Members of the crew fought…

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Japanese Steamer Lost. VANCOUVER

The Northern Daily Leader · Thursday 5 May 1921 · page 2

ThE Shanghai freighter Tokuy[?] destroyed by fire on the Washing on coast Nine Japanese Were lost…

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Steamer Wrecked. Passengers and Crew Safe

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 2

The coastal steamer Tasman has been completely wrecked off the New Zealand coast The passengers and crew are safe…

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Coastal Steamer Wrecked. SYDNEY

The Northern Daily Leader · Friday 13 May 1921 · page 2

The coastal steamer Tasman was completely wricked off the Raurlmus group of rocks while on n voyage from Auckland to Matalane. The passengers and…

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Wreck of the Tasman. All Aboard Land Safely. Mails Lost. SYDNEY

The Northern Daily Leader · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 2

Further particulars of the wreck of the steamer Tasman on the New Zealand coast show that the crew and pu[?]engers were landed after a four hours…

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Steamer Beached. SYDNEY

The Northern Daily Leader · Monday 16 May 1921 · page 2

The steamer Woolongbar, which was torn away from her moorings at Byron Bay, was carried broadside on to the beach. She is believed to be in a serious…

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Special Steamer from France. 4500 Francs to See the Big Fight. London

The Northern Daily Leader · Monday 16 May 1921 · page 2

The liner Leopaidina is making a special trip to the United States for the Carpentier Dempsey fight. She leaves Harve on June 13 and returns on July…

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Ran Into a Hill. Giant Airship Wrecked. Crew's Thrilling Experiences

The Northern Daily Leader · Monday 23 May 1921 · page 4

R[?] 34. the giant British airship which made history hy flying from Great Britain to the United Stales and back in 1919. struck a hillside in the Yorkshire Wolds…

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Wrecked Plane

The North Western Courier · Thursday 16 June 1921 · page 2

From the heart of the storm a wrecked aeroplane crashed into Richard Bedelll's lonely Island. In it he found the woman he had loved from…

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Pirates in Motor Boat Mystery of the Schooner Deering. Vancouver

The North Western Courier · Monday 27 June 1921 · page 1

A message from Washington states that the Commerce Department's records show that five ships have mysteriously disappeared near Cape…

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Coastal Steamers Wrecked

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 30 June 1921 · page 2

The loss of the Fitzroy and Our jack recalls a similar disaster in the North Coast when the steamer Nerong foundered in September, 1917, and a…

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The Schooner Lemael. Blown Ashore and Wrecked

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 1 August 1921 · page 2

The schooner Lemael 98 tons, which was bound from Tasmania to Port Adelaide with cargo of timber, was blown ashore at Millicent, on the South…

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