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Northern Rivers · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1925

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Steamer Refloated

Northern Star · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—The steamer Belbow[?] which went ashore at Bateman's Bay was reflated yesterday and proceeded on her voyage…

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Steamer Released

Northern Star · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—The steamer Marama, which hod been held up in Sydney for several days, having secured a full crew, left for Auckland late on Wednesday night…

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Steamer Mystery

Northern Star · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday.—The teamer Volumnia which left Fremantle secretly for eastern ports some days ago, has not yet arrived at any eastern port. She is not in…

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Went Ashore. Now in Dock

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.--The little coaster Belbowrie, which went ashore in Bateman's Bay, arrived at Sydney this morning, and has gone into dock…

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Commonwealth Steamer. Sold for Cargo Service

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.--The Commonwealth steamer Eugowra has been sold fo the Broken Hill Company for cargo service…

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North Coast Shipping Disasters. Long List of Wrecks

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 6

Mr. G. W. Hollingworth writes to the "Daily Telegraph": The bar at Tweed Heads is an intriguing place, so calm often, with just a line of…

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Lost Treasure Century Old Wreck Recalled Long Salvage Efforts

Northern Star · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 11

Romance, mystery and expectation, have gathered round the lost treasure ship, Luline, for over a century, among the greater part of the population of the island of…

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"Black" Steamer for Sydney

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.--The steamer Volumnia, which was declared "black" at Fremantle, was sighted off Wilson Promontory yesterday. She…

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Grim Story of the Sea Vessel Wrecked on the Hook of Holland. Eight of Rescuers Drowned

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 11 March 1925 · page 3

AMSTERDAM, Monday.--A tug was going to the assistance of the steamer Soerakarta, when a hawser fouled the propeller, and the tug crashed against…

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Old Time Wrecks

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 11 March 1925 · page 5

Mr. Geo. H. Seargent, Perwillowen (Q.), writes:--In reading the "Tweed Daily" of March 3, I noticed a paragraph headed "Shipping Disasters,'"…

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Steamer Storm Swept (Reuter.) Hook of Holland

Northern Star · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 5

Nine more of the crew of the steamer Soerakartas, which was stranded in a storm, have been rescued in a lifeboat. This morning, the captain, pilot, mate and…

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Steamer Delayed

Northern Star · Friday 13 March 1925 · page 5

FREMANTLE, Thursday—Owing to the refusal of stokehold hands and engineers to supply steam for the winches to enable the Jumpers to work overtime last night, the…

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Steamer Strikes Suez Bank (Reuter.) Port Said

Northern Star · Friday 13 March 1925 · page 5

The British steamer Durenda Australia to Antwerp Struck the bank of the Suez Camal to-day. Divers report that the plating is damaged…

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Blown Ashore

Tweed Daily · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 5

HOBART, Friday.--The ketch Rebecca was blown on to the rocks and stove in at Tinder Box Bay during a storm to-day. The crew of three got…

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Union to Blame Sale of Commonwealth Steamer. Only to be Expected

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 17 March 1925 · page 3

AUCKLAND, Monday.--Mr. Larkin (chairman of the Commonwealth Shipping Board), interviewed here to-day with regard to the state of the…

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Another Steamer Black. Dispute Takes Serious Turn

Tweed Daily · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 3

Further trouble occurred to-day in connection with the steamer Volumnia. Following on the decision of the Trolly and Dra[?] Union not to handle any…

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Steamer Yulgilbar Sold

Northern Star · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The North Coast Navigation Company's steamer Yulgilbar, which was held up some weeks ago owing to the crew's leaving the vessel upon the…

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The First Steamer

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 8

To Henry Bell the world owes the first practical application of steam to the propulsion of a vessel. His little Comet was one of the wonders of the…

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Mail Steamer Aground

Northern Star · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The P. and O. Company smail steamer Maloja, which left Melbourne on Tuesday with 600 passengers on board, grounded in the fairway at the Outer…

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Mail Steamer Aground. English Cricketers on Board

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 7

SYDNEY, Friday.—The P. and O. Company's mail steamer Maloja, which left Melbourne on Tuesday with 600 passengers on board, grounded in the…

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