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Northern Rivers · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1925

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The Oronsay Luxuriantly Appointed Steamer Arrives. Migrants on Board Lone Man With £500. Capital

Tweed Daily · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday--The 20,000 ton liner, Oronsay, arrived in Sydney to-day from London, via. ports. She is said to be the most luxuriantly…

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Wreck of the Agnes Irving. a Strange Story

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 6

Mr. E. Dalley, Senr, who was on the stuff of the pilot station at the Macleay for many years, tells this story in the columns of the Nambueea "News…

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Steamer Yulgilbar Sold

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 21 March 1925 · page 2

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 No Tips for Servants

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 21 March 1925 · page 6

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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New Coastal Steamer

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 23 March 1925 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Bonalbo, the latest addition to the fleet of the North Coast Steam Nagivation Company, Ltd., arrived in Sydney…

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New North Coast Steamer

Northern Star · Monday 23 March 1925 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sunday.—The Bonalbo, the latest addition to the tTeet of the North Coast Steam Navigation Company, Limited, arrived in Sydney to-day from London on…

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The Bonalbo. Fine New Steamer Arrives for the North Coast Co

Tweed Daily · Monday 23 March 1925 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—The steamer Bonalbo, the latest addition to the fleet of the North Coast Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., arrived in Sydney to-day…

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Steamer Still Held Up

Northern Star · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Monday.—The steamer Rona is still held up as the result of the refusal of waterside workers to discharge the cargo…

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Sea Gives Up Its Dead Bidies Washed Ashore on Sydney Beaches

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.--Heavy seas outside the Heads carried two bodies into the breakers to-day. The body of Harry Batchelor, who was washed off…

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New Coastal Steamer

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 25 March 1925 · page 2

The Bonalbo, the latest addition to the fleet of the North Coast Steam Navigation Company, Limited, arrived in Sydney on Sunday from London on…

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Schooner Alpha Tragic and Amazing Events Adams' Ghost and the Sailors Flood of 55 Years Ago

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 March 1925 · page 11

The following is an interesting story of half a century ago, mainly concerning the schooner Alpha. It is from the pen of Mr. J. G. Riordan, Belle Vista, Steve King's…

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Crew Leaves Steamer

Northern Star · Saturday 28 March 1925 · page 5

SYDNEY,- Friday.—Just. before the steamer Marama was. about to •.leave Sydney this afternoon for Auckland it. was discovered that, 'several' fireiwin were missing…

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Accident to Mail Steamer

Northern Star · Saturday 28 March 1925 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—The mail steamer Oronsay, which met with heavy weather on the voyage from Brisbane, was placed in dock this morning…

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Smallpox on Steamer

Northern Star · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 4

FREMANTLE, Saturday.—The steamer Naringa has arrived at Fremantle with a case of smallpox on board, the victim being a member of the native erew…

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Women Alarmed Steamer Rammed by Trawler (Reuter.) CAPETOWN

Northern Star · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 5

The P. and O. steamer Bendigo on her way to England from Australia was rammed by a trawler off Cape Agulhas last night. The bow of the trawler was bent, but the…

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Fire on Steamer

Northern Star · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Sydney marine underwriters have received a cable from London stating that a fire broke out on board the steamer Malakand, from Sydney…

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Modern Travel Luxurious Steamer Oronsay Story of Perfect Trip

Northern Star · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 2

The maiden trip of the Oronsay was made without spectacular or dramatic incident. It lacked the elements that rejoice the heart of the newspaper man, but that turn grey…

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Steamer Sold

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 April 1925 · page 4
Also in The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser

The N.C.S.N. Company's steamer Duranbah, well known in the Tweed-Sydney trade for the past 15 years, has been sold to W. R. Carpenter and Company, for trade in the…

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Steamer "White" Embargo Lifted From Volumnia

Northern Star · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—By an overwhelming majority a mass meeting of the Trolly and Draymen 's Union to-night decided.to declare the Volumnia "white," and to…

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