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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1929

12 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers

Mysterious Explosion Bootshop Wrecked at Earlwood

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 3 January 1929 · page 4

After his boot shop at Earlwood had been wrecked by an explosion early yesterday morning, Frank Edward Massey, 32, a maimed returned…

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Salvage From Old Wreck

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 3

Interesting discoveries have been made in Trecasteaux Channel, Tasmania, where the Catherine Shearer was wrecked more than 75 years ago…

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Collier Wrecked

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 3

Without warning, in a moderate sea, the small coastal collier, Annie M. Miller, the "hoodoo ship of Sydney, foundered six miles off Sydney…

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Steamer Wrecked

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1929 · page 7

The inter-State passenger steamer Kanowna went ashore near Wilson's Promontory at 7 o'clock on Sunday night An appeal for assistance was…

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Kanowna Wreck

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 2

The Court of Marine Inquiry found that the master of the Kanowna erred in Judgment in the navigation of hie vessel. It, however, praised the…

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No Trace of Missing Steamer London

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 June 1929 · page 1

The sparcher steamer Mexico has wireless that it found on June 23 traces of s camp at Gough Island, but there was…

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A Wreck

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 13 September 1929 · page 2

The north coast steamer Poppin barra, which went ashore at Port Stephens, near the lighthouse, is now a complete wreck. All the crew were…

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RAIL v. Steamer Public Meeting in Braidwood

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1929 · page 3

On Saturday afternoon last Mr. Reid, Southern Area Commissioner for Railways, and Mr. Harris addressed a well-attended meeting of…

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RAIL v. STEAMER (To the Editor of the Review")

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 October 1929 · page 3

Sir,—In your issue of the 18th inst. you publish an account of a meeting under the heading of "Rail v. Steamer."…

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RAIL v. STEAMER (To the Editor of the "Dispatch")

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 October 1929 · page 3

Sir,—In your issue of 1st instant a letter from the general manager of the South Coast Steam Navigation Company, Ltd., is published. This…

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Collier Ashore

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 5 November 1929 · page 7

The collier Guraedeh, during a strong blow to-day, ran ashore at Cape Howe, near Gabo Island. The crew of 12 are safe. The Saros…

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Steamer Wrecked Passengers Landed Safely

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 December 1929 · page 1

The Union Company’s steamer Manuka ran ashore in a fog about .42 miles south of Dunedin last night. This morning she is reported to be a to[?]l…

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