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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1923

7 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers

Steamer Wrecked

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1923 · page 7

Seven persons were drowned as the result of the steamer Mossamedes being wrecked. Twenty-four are still missing. The vessel struck in…

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Missing Steamer

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 June 1923 · page 7

The steamer Trevan is reported to have crossed the position of the disabled steamer Trevessa, but found nothing…

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Latest Cable News. Wreck of the Trevassa

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 29 June 1923 · page 7

The owners of the Trevassa have received a cable from the captain stating that he the chief engineer, and…

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Steamer Stranded

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 21 August 1923 · page 2

The steamer Changsha has been stranded on a reef in the Sibutu Straits. She sailed from Sydney on August 2 with passengers for…

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Launch Wrecked

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 24 August 1923 · page 2

The deep-sea fishing launch Bell Bird has been wrecked at Alexandra Heads, Queensland. It is understood that there were five men aboard. One…

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The Great Wreck. the Dunbar, 1857

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 28 August 1923 · page 2

Sixty-six years ago on August 20th, 1857, Sydney experienced one of the stormiest nights recorded. In the height of that howling hurricane the "Dunbar,"…

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Latest Cable News. Steamer Wrecked

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 December 1923 · page 7

The steamer Armagh, leaving Liverpool for Brisbane, foundered in the River Mersey. She broke her back and became a total Wreek. Everyone…

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