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Northern Rivers · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1930

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Mystery Wreck--is It the Waratah?

Northern Star · Saturday 24 May 1930 · page 17

Slowly drifting towards the oblivion of the vanished years is that awful sea tragedy of the mysterious disappearance of the luxuriantly appointed…

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Burning Steamer Sunk Honolulu

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 May 1930 · page 5

The steamship City of Honolulu which is on fire at the dock is being sunk to prevent the explosion of sixteen thousand barrels of oil…

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Steamer Being Sunk To Prevent Explosion of Oil

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 27 May 1930 · page 3

HONOLULU, Sunday.—The steamship City of Honolulu, which is on fire at the dock, is being sunk to prevent the explosion of 16,000 barrels of oil…

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Pleasure Steamer Aground

Northern Star · Friday 30 May 1930 · page 4

The steamer Favourite, carrying about 150 passengers, ran aground in Botany Bay yesterday afternoon. Frank Brydon and Arthur Bolton set out on a…

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Steamer Disabled. Towed to Sydney

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 30 May 1930 · page 4

Sydney, Friday.--The steamer Kyokkoh Maru, which broke down off Newcastle yesterday afternoon when her tail shaft snapped was towed to…

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Steamer Aground. Passengers Rescued in Launches

Tweed Daily · Saturday 31 May 1930 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.--The steamer Favorite, carrying about 150 passengers, ran adround in Botany Bay yesterday afternoon. Frank Brydon and…

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Schooner Wrecked Melbourne

Northern Star · Monday 2 June 1930 · page 5

The deputy Director of Navigation (Capt. Boiler) has received a message stating that the topsail schooner Joseph Sims was wrecked on Passage…

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Wind-rain Wide Area Swept Steamer Blown Ashore Bounteous Season. Assured Benefit Exceeds Loss

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 3 June 1930 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday:--A cyclonic disturbance, with, torrential rain, operated over many parts, of the State during the week end…

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Steamer Passage Accepted Brisbane

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 June 1930 · page 7

Miss Amy Johnson has accepted a passage on the Naldora, which will leave Sydney on June 25, but she will probably join the vessel at another…

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Steamer Sunk Fifteen Feared Drowned LONDON

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 June 1930 · page 7

The Swedish steamer Inger was sunk and 15 of the crew feared drowned in consequence of a collision off Beachy Head…

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Gale Havoc Ships Blown Ashore Extensive Damage Many Narrow Escapes Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 June 1930 · page 7

Further details of last night's gale show that more damage was done than at first reported. The…

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At Byron Bay. Valuable Launch Wrecked

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 3 June 1930 · page 3

During the heavy seas running at Byron Bay in the early hours of Sunday morning, a fishing launch, the property of Mr. Gus Groves, was destroyed, The…

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Launch Wrecked In Gale at Byron Bay

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 June 1930 · page 4

During the heavy seas running at Byron Bay in the early hours of Sunday morning, a fishing launch, the property of Mr. G. Groves, was destroyed…

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Schooner Wrecked Crew Rescued by Steamer

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 4 June 1930 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sunday.—The Deputy Director of Navigation (Capt. Boller) received a message stating that the top sail schooner Joseph Sims was…

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Schooner Wrecked Crew's Safe Landing LAUNCESTON

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 June 1930 · page 9

The schooner Joseph Simes struck a submerged rock off Passage Islands, Flimders Strait, on Friday. The stern was carried away and the vessel…

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Steamer Overdue Fears for Safety Wellington (N.z.)

Northern Star · Saturday 7 June 1930 · page 8

Fears are entertained for the safety of the small steamer Tees, which left Lyttleton, for Chathams on Wednesday, May 28, with seventeen persons on…

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Wreck of Schooner Marine Court's Recommendation

Tweed Daily · Friday 13 June 1930 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-- The Court of Marino inquiry to-day suspended for 6 months the Master's certificate of Neil Forness, captain of the…

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46 Dead Many Injured Maritime Disaster Steamer and Tanker Collide Night of Horror

Tweed Daily · Friday 13 June 1930 · page 3

BOSTON, Wednesday:-- Throughout the early hours of this morning details came trickling into Boston of a…

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Steamer Out of Control Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 June 1930 · page 4

While the steamer Goulburn was being moved from one berth to another across Darling Harbour, this afternoon the vessel became…

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Yacht Blown Ashore

Tweed Daily · Thursday 19 June 1930 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday:--A yacht which was blown from her moorings went ashore at Neutral Bay on Tuesday night. It sank while being towed…

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