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Northern Rivers · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1930

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Another Case Smallpox on Steamer BRISBANE

Northern Star · Thursday 4 September 1930 · page 5

Dr. R. Cilento, Director of the Division of Tropical Hygiene, stated this afternoon that when the Changte from Japan anchored at Thursday Island…

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Sunken Treasure Divers Make Progress Wreck of the Egypt Brest

Northern Star · Friday 5 September 1930 · page 9

Salvage work on the liner Egypt has been facilitated by the calm sea and already the divers have removed the deckplates and entered the captain's…

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Fishing Ketch Destroyed Melbourne

Northern Star · Saturday 6 September 1930 · page 14

The Bass Strait fishing ketch, Lady Brassey, was destroyed by fire at Crib Point yesterday, following the explosion of a petrol lamp on board…

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Wreck of Egypt Key of Strongroom Recovered

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 9 September 1930 · page 3

BREST, Sunday.-- Divers brought to the surface a safe found in the captain's cabin. When opened with an oxy acetylene flame it revealed the key…

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Plane Wrecked Occupants' Narrow Escape Dived Into Waterhole

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 9 September 1930 · page 3

PERTH, Monday.--A. telegram from Loongaua states that Pilot. B. Heath, of Western Australia Airways, reported that engine trouble caused the…

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Safe Recovered Wreck of the Egypt BREST

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 September 1930 · page 5

Divers brought to the surface a safe found in the captain's cabin, and when opened with oxy-acetylene flame the safe rcvoaled the key of the…

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Steamer Strikes Rock South African Wreck

Tweed Daily · Friday 12 September 1930 · page 3

CAPETOWN, Wednesday. -- The steamer Malmesburg, bound for the Cape with a load of maize, struck a reef near Cape Columbine in a thick…

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Struck a Reef Steamer Abandoned CAPETOWN

Northern Star · Friday 12 September 1930 · page 7

The tramp steamer Malmesburg, bound for the Cape with a load of maize, struck a reef near Cape Columbine in a thick fog last night. A…

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The Wreck of the S.s. Maitland

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 12 September 1930 · page 6

With reference to the loss of the Maitland in the dreadful "Maitland" gale, as recorded in this column a few issues age, the following from the…

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Steamer Refloated Suva

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 September 1930 · page 9

The steamer Jedmoor was refloated last night unassisted. Her cargo of sugar was practically undamaged. Lloyd's marine surveyor will fly to…

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Fierce Gales Shipping Buffetted Schooner on Rocks LONDON

Northern Star · Monday 22 September 1930 · page 5

Gales all day yesterday made the Channel impassable except for the strongest and largest steamers, at least a dozen big steamers,…

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Terrific Gales Shipping Menaced Big Steamers in Distress Schooner on Rocks

Tweed Daily · Monday 22 September 1930 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday:--Gales all day yesterday made the Channel impossible except for the strongest and largest steamers. At least…

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'Bus Wrecked 4 Passengers Injured Melbourne

Northern Star · Monday 22 September 1930 · page 5

Pour passengers were hurt when a bus, swerving to avoid running down a man in St. Kilda Road crashed against a tree in the street plantation, and was…

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Caught by Tide Steamer Wrecks Ferry Brisbane

Northern Star · Tuesday 23 September 1930 · page 4

Caught by the incoming tide in the river this morning while berthing the steamer Niemv Zeeland had a very narrow escape from grounding. The big…

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Gale Abating Off English Coast Vessels Driven Ashore London

Northern Star · Tuesday 23 September 1930 · page 5

Although the weather is still boisterous with further severe storms promised, yesterday's violent gale moderated somewhat during the day…

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Engines Wouldn't Go? Liner Wrecks Ferry Pontoon Brisbane Incident

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 23 September 1930 · page 3

BRISBANE, Monday:--Caught by the incoming tide in the Brisbane River this morning while berthing, the steamer Nieuw Zeeland had a very…

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Ten Persons Killed Schooner Split Lightning

Tweed Daily · Thursday 25 September 1930 · page 3

NEW YORK, Tuesday:--A message from North Sydney (Nova Scotia) states that eight passengers and two members of the crew…

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Fast on Reef 6000 Ton Linep Destroyer to Rescue Crew Taken Ashore London

Northern Star · Thursday 25 September 1930 · page 5

Early this morning in a dense fog the 6000 ton liner City of Osaka struck a submerged reef about fifteen miles north of…

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10 Lives Lost Schooner Founders Struck by Lightning Six Survivors North Sydney (Nova Scotia)

Northern Star · Thursday 25 September 1930 · page 5

Eight passengers and two of the crew of the Newfoundland schooner Caranza, which left here for Burinn, were lost on Thursday night…

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Liner Wrecked in Dense Fog Struck Submerged Reef All Aboard Rescued

Tweed Daily · Thursday 25 September 1930 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday:--Early this morning, in a dense fog, the 6,000 ton liner City of Osaka struck a submerged reef about 15 miles…

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