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Northern Rivers · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1924

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Quite Emphatic the Wrecked Wollongbar. Navigation Department Will Not Act

Tweed Daily · Monday 24 March 1924 · page 2

The deputation from Byron Bay that waited upon the Superintendent of Navigation on Thursday with regard to the wreck of the Wollongbar at Byron…

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Wild Ducks Many Hundreds Washed Ashore Plumage Clogged with Oil

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 March 1924 · page 2

LONDON, Saturday.—Scores of Deal fishermen have found unexpected fare washed ashore in front of their cottages this week. Driven before a biting east wind, hundreds…

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Leaking Boilers Vessel's Voyage Delayed. Mishap to a Steamer

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 25 March 1924 · page 4

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Saturday.--The Federal liner Durham, en route from Sydney to Monte Video put into Port Chalmers yesterday. After leaving…

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River Trade Steamer Service to Brisbane Inaugural Trip of Palmer

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 March 1924 · page 4

Mr. R. Hillcoat, accompanied by Mr. J. M. Stewart, representing Messrs. John Burke, Ltd., is at present visiting the rivers on a special mission in connection with the…

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Lion and Mouse Ferry Bumps the Hood. Little Steamer Badly Damaged

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 25 March 1924 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.--The Williamstown Port Melbourne ferry steamer Rosney, 182 tons; rammed the battle cruiser Hood this morning. The bay…

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Operator's Death Sumatra's Wreck Recalled

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 March 1924 · page 6

HOBART, Monday.— The loss of the steam yacht Sumatra, while on a voyage from Sydney to Rabaul in Jnne last, was recalled by an application in the Practice Court…

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Steamer Benandra Ashore

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 March 1924 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The steamer Benandra, of the Illawarra Steamship Coy., is stranded on the Moruya bar. The vessel is full of water and badly…

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Theft of a Schooner

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 March 1924 · page 5

BERLIN, Monday.—The mysterious disappearance of the sailors Anderson and Semelheck from the schooner Anne in 1921 was recalled at the trial of Hamburne Alfred…

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By Wire and Cable World's News at a Glance. Tit Bits Gathered From Here, There and Everywhere. Steamer Aground

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 26 March 1924 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--The steamer Benandra, of the Illawarra Steamship Co., is stranded on the Moruya bar. The vessel is full of water, and is badly…

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Inadvisable Removal of Wrecked Wollongbar Report of Navigation Department No Action to Be Taken

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 March 1924 · page 4

Mr. T. B. Cooper, Under-Secretary of the Public Works Department, has written the following letter to Mr. R. S. Perdriau, M.L.A.:—…

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Steamer Narani Sold

Northern Star · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The wooden steamer Narani, which has been engaged in the North Coast trade for two years, has been sold to the South Coast Steam Navigation…

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Benandra Wrecked One Passenger Drowned. Crew Reach Safety

Tweed Daily · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--Further details regarding the stranded steamer Benandra, which went ashore at Moruya Heads, on Monday, indicate that the…

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Total Wreck Benandra at Moruya Heads Ship's Only Passenger Drowned

Northern Star · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Further details regarding the steamer Benandra, which went ashore at Mcruya Heads, indicate that the vessel is a total wreck…

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Japanese Steamer Sunk. Collision with German Steamer

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday.—The Japanese steamer Toke Guku Mara, from Bremen to Japan, has been sunk in a collision with the German seamer Heimadal, in…

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Collision at Sea Japanese Steamer Sunk

Tweed Daily · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday.--The Japanese steamer Toko Guku Maru, from Bremen to Japan, has been sunk in a collision with the German steamer Heimdal, in a…

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Collision at Sea Steamer Sinks in Two Minutes Crew Trapped Like Rats (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The Japanese steamer Tokofuku Maru, bound from Bremen to Japan, has been sunk in a collision with the German steamer Heimdal in a fog near…

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Total Wreck

Tweed Daily · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.--The steamer Benandra, which went ashore at Moruya Heads recently, is a total wreck, nothing but the masts being visible. The body…

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Arrest on Steamer

Northern Star · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.—Transactions amounting to £3000 concerning partnership deals in regard to fruit stands have been receiving the attention of detectives for some time…

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After a Year Wreckage of Steamer Found Probably the Douglas Mawson

Northern Star · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 5

BRISBANE, Friday.—The tragic disappearance of the small gulf steamer Douglas.Mawson during the cyclone season of March last year while en route…

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Douglas Maws0n Wreckage on the Coast. Mystery Said to be Solved

Tweed Daily · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 5

BRISBANE, Friday.--The tragic disappearance of the small Gulf steamer Douglas Mawson during the cyclone season in March last year while en route…

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