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Northern Rivers · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1929

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Shipwrecked Seamen Ate Part of Dead Mate HELSINGFORS (Finland)

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 9

The sole survivor of the crew of liquor smugglers arrived at Revel. He stated that he and the captain ate two pounds of flesh from the body of a…

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Steamer Beached Disaster Narrowly Averted Hole Ripped in Bottom

Tweed Daily · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Disaster was narrowly averted when the coastal steamer Casino struck a submerged object, which ripped…

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Avoided Disasterat Sea Steamer Beached Failure of Lights MELBOURNE

Northern Star · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 7

A disaster was narrowly averted when the coastal steamer Casino struck a submerged object winch, ripped a hole in her bottom,…

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Steamer Ashore Position Is Dangerous Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 8

A message was received in Sydney to-night by Messrs. Huddart, Parker, Ltd., that the passenger steamer Kanowna had run ashore on Clift Island,…

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Dirty Weather Steamer Kanowna Ashore Passengers Safely Transferred

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.—The passenger steamer Kanowna, of the Hud dart, Parker line, ran ashore on Clift island, about seven miles to the South…

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Dirty Weather Steamer Kanowna Ashore Passengers Safely Transferred

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 3

MELBOURNE. Monday,—The passenger steamer Kanowna, of the Huddart, Parker line, ran ashore on Clift Island. about seven miles to the south…

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Man Stabbed Fracas on Steamer "We'll Spoil His Good Looks" Two Arrests Made

Tweed Daily · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--As the result of a fracas on the steamer Golden Coast at Victoria Dock early yesterday morning John…

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Steamer Wrecked. "Startling Story."

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 19 February 1929 · page 2

Melbourne, Monday. -- The steamer Kanowna went ashore on the rocks [?]n Port Phillip last night and sam[?] shortly, after…

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Steamer Founders Ran on to Rocks Passengers and Crew Rescued Kanowna Lost

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 19 February 1929 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday:--The steamer Kanowna, which went ashore on rocks near Wilson' s Promontory late last night, sank in deep…

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"Utter Confusion" Serious Charges Sinking of Steamer Kanowna Passengers' Stories

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday:-- Mr. J. C. Cam, a passenger on the steamer Kanowna, which sank after running on to rocks off Wilson's…

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Wreck of Kanowna Ship Struck Uncharted Rock

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The captain of the steamer Mackarra confirmed the statement that all the lights at Wilson's Promontory at the time of…

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Wreck of Kanowna Ship Struck Uncharted Rook

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. — The captain of the steamer Mackarra confirmed the statement that all the lights at Wilson's Promontory at the time of…

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Much Confusion Passenger's Charge Captain Denies It Kanowna Wreck Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 7

J. C. Cann, a saloon passenger on the Kanowna, in an interview, said that when the grounding occurred there was much confusion as there had been no…

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Bomb Outrage Trial Commences Wrecking of Greek Club Five Men Charged

Tweed Daily · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday:--The trial commenced this morning or the five men, Timothy O'Connell, Stanley Williams, Stanley…

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Theft of Mail Disappeared from Steamer

Tweed Daily · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 6

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Thursday.-- Four men have been arrested and charged with stealing 40 bags of registered mail from the steamer…

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Steamer Disabled Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 26 February 1929 · page 7

A radio message from the Arafura this afternoon stated that she had now increased her speed to two knots and was heading south. The steamer…

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Another Outrage. Two Shops Wrecked

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 26 February 1929 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday. —Two fruit shops occupied by Italians, at 49 and 51 Howard Street, North Melbourne were bombed to-night…

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River Steamer Aground

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 27 February 1929 · page 2

The river steamer, Moongi, which left Grafton at 7 o'clock on Friday morning, ran on to a sandbank near Yamba about midday on Friday, and…

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Cook Overboard. From Steamer in Harbor

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 27 February 1929 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.-- When the steamer City of Canberra was passing through Sydney Heads last night, the third cook is said to have either…

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Houses Wrecked The Bomb Outrage Italians' Escape a Threat Revealed MELBOURNE

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 February 1929 · page 9

Further particulars of the bomb outrage last night show that the bomb was thrown by one of two men who were seen to…

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