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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1919

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Steamer Hobart Quarantined

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 3

The steamer Hobart was quarantined at Newcastle yesterday owing to a suspicious sickness of one of the crew…

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High Steamer Fares. Mr. Evan Champions a Cause. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 2

Mr. T. J. Ryan, Premier of Queensland, finds that objections to the high steamer fares are widely shared in London. He is protesting to the…

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Vessel' Ashore in Victoria. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 February 1919 · page 2

An unknown four-masted vessel went ashore at Port Albert, Victoria, last night during the 'extremely heavy further. The life-boat has gone out…

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Three Cases on a Steamer from Newcastle. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 1

Three pneumonic influenza patient's were landed at Quarantine station to-day from the steamer Age, which arrived from Newcastle…

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Seven More Cases of flu from the Steamer Age. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 1 March 1919 · page 1

Seven more cases of pneumonic influenza are reported among the crew of the steamer Age…

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Last Night's Latest News the Influenza. No Sydney Cases. Four from the Steamer Age. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 1 March 1919 · page 1

No fresh cases of influenza were reported from Sydney this morning, but four fresh cases were taken from the steamer Age…

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Steamer Myee Ashore. Crew Safe. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 March 1919 · page 3

The steamer Myee is ashore on the beach at Trial Bay. She has lost both anchors. The crew are safe but are still on board. The owners have…

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Through the Rapids in a Steamer

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 6 March 1919 · page 5

A notable character produced by the dangers and the peculiar navigation of the Niagara River was Joel R. Robinson, who piloted the steamer…

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Drugs of Death. Hypnotic "Dopes" That Wreck Souls

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 6 March 1919 · page 5

Owing largely to war-worry, drugtaking has become unusually prevalent in this country (England). Quite a large number of hypnotic…

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Eight Cases on Steamer

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 2

The steamer Chillagoe, bound from Melbourne to Sydney, on approaching Sydney Heads to-night, signalled that she had eight cases aboard. The vessel…

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Cases on Steamer Orca. Capetown

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 2

The steamer Orca, from England to Australia, with a contingent of Australian troops, has arrived, with 40 cases of influenza on board. Only…

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Liner Ashore. Wreck on Newfoundland Coast. Vancouver

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 March 1919 · page 2

A message from St. Johns, Newfoundland, states that the Furness liner A[?]nine was driven ashore last week, and has been abandoned. Her whole…

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Steamer Aground. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 March 1919 · page 2

A message from the pilot at Forster states that the steamer Our Jack is aground at North Spit but is expected to float off at high tide…

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Delungra Launched. 5000[?]Ton Cargo Steamer

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 March 1919 · page 4

Six months ago the keels of three steamers were laid at Walsh Island, Newcastle. On Tuesday the first of these vessels, the Delungra, 5000 tons,…

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Steamer Oonah Detained

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 April 1919 · page 2

The steamer Oonah, having secured a crew, left this morning, but had not gone far down the harbor when a suspicious case was detected, with the…

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Stabbing on Steamer. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 April 1919 · page 4

A seaman named Petter Kettepun Hill was charged at the Police Court to-day with having [?] wounded Mark [?] with…

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Steamer Case at Brisbane. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 April 1919 · page 2

A suspected case of influenza has been discovered aboard the steamer Gilgal…

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The Nimrod Wreck. How the Old Skip Was Lost

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 April 1919 · page 4

Many people who remember her visit to Sydney in 1909 will be interested in the fate of Sir Ernest Shackleton's exploring ship Nimrod, a full account of…

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Jack Ashore

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 17 April 1919 · page 5

Leave is always popular in the Navy and Jack spins it out as long as he can but not always Judiciously. "It should bo remembered that leave…

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Floating Wreckage. Probably a Derelict. Hobart

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 3

The captain of the vessel Wild Wave, which arrived from Adelaide, reports having sighted floating wreckage off the Tasmanian coast, with heavy seas…

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