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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1922

11 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers

British Trade Ships Special 20,000-Ton Steamer

The North Western Courier · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 2

Kill details of the Empire trade ship, which is to visit Australia and other parts of the world in the near future, have been received. A…

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Schooner Sinking

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 23 January 1922 · page 2

A wireless message received in Auckland from tho captain of the American schooner Helen B. Sterling, which is in the vicinity of Norfolk…

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French Schooner Adrift

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 2 March 1922 · page 5

The French schooner Repeat, while being towed to sea, broke adrift between Sydney Heads and was for a time in a perilous position…

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Steamer Disappears

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 2 March 1922 · page 5

The Japanese steamer Inaho Maru, which went ashore on Rossel Island, Queensland, has slipped off the reef and disappeared…

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Manning a Steamer

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 23 March 1922 · page 2

It is stated that the Seamen's Union has decided to man the steamer Hobson's Bay on condition that the management engaged men supplied by the…

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[Wrecked Cutter] Thrilling Story. Overwhelmed by Seas. a Swim for Life. Darwin

The North Western Courier · Thursday 20 April 1922 · page 3

The Daisy, in which the prospecting party was wrecked, was a three-ton writer owned by Alex, Champion, and was hired to take the prospectors to…

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Latest Wires Largest Vessel Afloat Becomes Total Wreck

The North Western Courier · Thursday 13 July 1922 · page 1

The [?] to be the largest railing [?] world, which was stranded [?] at New [?] has to [?]…

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When the Maitland Was Wrecked a Sea Tragedy of '93

The North Western Courier · Monday 21 August 1922 · page 1

The Maitland Gale still lives in the memories of many people. Here is the story of the wreck of the ship told by a survivor after 24 years. It is 24…

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Cliffs Wrecked by Snails

The North Western Courier · Monday 2 October 1922 · page 4

You might not believe that he was serious if someone told you that seas[?]ials are entirely responsible for the fact that England is an island. Yet…

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Steamer Oonah's Mishap. Aground in the Tamar. LAUNCESTON, This Afternoon

North West Champion · Thursday 19 October 1922 · page 2

A portion of the cargo has been removed from the steamer Oonah, which grounded yesterday in the river Tamar, Xagmania. It is expected that she will…

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Letters That Wreck Lives. How Pests of the Pen Are Tracked

The North Western Courier · Thursday 23 November 1922 · page 6

More anonymous letters are being written to-day than ever before. This is the alarming verdict of a well-known handwriting and forgery…

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