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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1928

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Schooner Burnt. Man Fatally Injured

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 2

Sydney, Tuesday. -- The steamer Niagara which arrived at Auckland today, brought further particulars of the fire which destroyed the schooner…

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Schooner Burnt. Survivors Picked Up

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.-- The steamer Niagara, which has arrived at Auckland, brought further particulars of the fire which destroyed the schooner Doris…

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Story of Schooner Fire Auckland

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 7

The steamer Niagara which arrived at Auckland brought further particulars of the fire which broke out on the schooner Doris Crane between Fanning Island and Honolulu…

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Missing Grayson Plane. Story of Schooner's Crew

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 3

NEW YORK, Tuesday, -- A message from Portland (Maine) states that the Captain and six members of the crew of the British schooner Rose Anne,…

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Steamer Runs Ashore Adelaide

Northern Star · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 5

The steamer Paringa owned by the Adelaide Steamship Company went ashore near Point Lowly It is hoped to refloat the vessel after the cargo has been transferred to…

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Steamer Ashore. Hopes of Refloating

Tweed Daily · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Thursday.—The steamer Paringa, owned by the Adelaide Steamship Company, went ashore near Point Lowly. It is hoped to refloat the…

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Steamer Afire

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 5

Sydney, Friday. -- A message from the Solomon Islands states that fire occurred on the Norwegian steamer Yarra, which is in port at Gizo, but…

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Steamer Refloated Adelaide

Northern Star · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 5

The steamer Paringa, which ran aground at Port Agusta on Wednesday, was [?] floated to-day…

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Steamer Afire at Solomon Islands

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.--A message from the Solomon Islands states that a fire occurred on the Norwegian steamer Yarra. in the Port of Gize, but the…

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Steamer a Total Wreck Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 5

News reached Sydney yesterday from the Solomon group to the effect that the steamer Yarra was regarded as a total loss. The crew is safe ashore, and will come to Sydney…

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Steamer on Fire. Total Loss Feared

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday. -- According to a wireless received in Sydney yesterday from the Solomon Group, the steamer Yarra, which recently caught fire, is…

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Big Explosion German Villa Wrecked. High Explosive in Basement Neighbours Indignant

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 3

BERLIN, Monday.—Police investigations into the explosion in a villa at Dahlem, have revealed that the basement of the tenement was fitted…

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N.c. Steamer in Collision

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 2

A collision occurred on Thursday near Goat Island between the North Coast steamer Nambucca and the oil tender Tigi. The Tigi had a large hole…

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"Down with Soviet" Fascists Wreck Exhibition

Tweed Daily · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday. -- A Brussels message states that a gang of several score of Fascists invaded the Soviet Exhibition. Their leader blew a…

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Fascist Revenge Soviet Exhibition Wrecked Organised Raid Sensation in Brussels London

Northern Star · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 5

A Brussels message states that a gang of several score Fascists raided the Soviet Inhibition to-day. The leader, blew a whistle and portion of…

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Unsinkable Lifeboat

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 18 January 1928 · page 3

A demonstration was given at London Docks recently of a ship's lifeboat which is reversible, unsinkable, self-emptying, and cannot be…

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Grew of Schooner Rescued Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 January 1928 · page 5

The strainer Canadian Transporter while on a voyage from Montreal to Australia rescued the crew of the schooner Santa Rosa which was adrift. The schooner was timber…

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Chinese Pirates Severe Encounter With Steamer

Tweed Daily · Thursday 19 January 1928 · page 3

SHANGHAI, Wednesday.— Another serious act of piracy has occurred in Canton waters, despite anti-piracy activities and regulations recently…

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Wrecks of Cedar Days

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 2

Mr. Walter Harvie, Coff's Harbor's first white settler, recalls in Coff's "Advocate" some of the wrecks of the early days. There was the…

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Storm in Bass Strait Steamer's Rough Passage Melbourne

Northern Star · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 5

The steamer Nairana, bound from Launceston to Melbourne, was battered last night by what the officers and crew said was the worst storm they had ever experienced…

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