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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1924

7 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers

Another Wreck

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 2

The cargo steamer Port Elliot is ashore at East Cape, New Zealand. Latest advices indicate that she is a total wreck. The crew landed safely…

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Wreck on the Coast

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 7

The Well-known cargo steamer, the Bodalla, is on the rocks near Narooma, on the south coast. The vessel struck a reef when entering Narooma…

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The Bodalla Wreck

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 8

The mawarra and South Coast S.N. Company's steamer Bodalla, which ashore at Narooma on Saturday night, is a total loss. The vessel's…

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The Wrecked Benandra

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 2

All the crew of the I.S.N. Co's steamer Benandra, which was wrecked on the bar at MoruyaHeads, managed to reach the shore safely after…

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Benandra Wreck

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 April 1924 · page 6

Captain Anderson and a diver have been visiting the wreck of the Benandra at Moruya Heads. It is impossible to do anything at present,…

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Steamer Safe

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1924 · page 7

The disabled Japanese steamer Honolulu Maru is now lying in Jervis Bay, where she arrived early yesterday. She has a dangerous list in…

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Disabled Steamer ARRlVES

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 2

The disabled steamer Honolulu Maru arrived in Sydney this morning. Although the cargo had been trimmed the boat had still a slight…

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