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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1919

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Last Night's Latest News the Flu. Two Cases from a Steamer. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 26 April 1919 · page 1

To-day three new cases of influenza were admitted to the Quarantine Hospital, North Head. Two of the patients were from the…

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World's Largest Steamer. Surrendered by Germany. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 April 1919 · page 2

The Berlin "Tageblatt" says that the steamer Imperator, which was the largest steamer in the world prior to the war, is going to England to be…

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Foundered. (Reuter.) VANCOUVER

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 4

Valparaiso reports heavy loss of life through the sinking of the steamer Magdalena, which foundered in a, storm off Corral…

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Oil Steamer Breaks Down. MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 1

It is rumoured that an oil steamer accompanying the Australian fleet broke down and that the destroyer. Parramatta had gone to her assistance…

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Australian Fleet. Oil Steamer Breaks Down. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 2

It is rumored that the oil steamer accompanying the Australian Fleet has broken down, and that the Destroyer Parramatta has gone to her…

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Influenza. New South Wales. Smaller Death Roll. Four Steamer Cases. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 May 1919 · page 2

Four new cases of pneumonic influenza were admitted to the North Head Quarantine Station to-day. The patients are members of the crew [?]…

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Steamer in Trouble. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1919 · page 1

While the steamer Hunter was on a voyage from Newcastle to Sydney the main steam pipe burst. The vessel got not of control and was in a…

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Influenza. New South Wales. Suspicious Case. Japanese Steamer Quarantined. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1919 · page 4

The Japanese steamer which arrived last night, has a suspicious case on board, which is, however, not yet diagnosed. The vessel was sent into…

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Rail and Steamer Travel. Restrictions Modified

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 May 1919 · page 2

A proclamation was issued to-night declaring that inoculation of persons prior, to travelling by long-distance rail, and persons leaving Sydney for…

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Aerial Accident. British Machine Wrecked

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 May 1919 · page 4

CHALON SUR SAONES, Friday. One out of the five British aeroplanes flying from London to India fell into a tree at Givry sur Orbiz. owing to…

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Schooner's Escape. Pilot Steamer to the Rescue. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 May 1919 · page 2

The American schooner H.D. Bendixsen, broke from her towline while passing through the Heads yesterday afternoon. A heavy sea was…

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Ships in Peril. Collier Foundered. Six of the Crew Missing. Lashed by Mountainous Seas. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 May 1919 · page 2

The collier Tuggerah, bound from Bulli to Sydney with a cargo of coal, foundered last night off Port Hacking. About 7.30 last night ten men in a…

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Continued by Steamer. Mr. Hughes' Aerial Adventure Paris

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 May 1919 · page 2

Mr. Hughes, with his secretary, Mr. Deane, was forces to land in North France from an aeroplane, and proceeded to England by to-day's boat…

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Tuggerah Wreck. No Hope for the Missing. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 May 1919 · page 4

All hope for the safety of the missing members of the crew of the Tuggerah has been practically abandoned. One of the lifeboats which…

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Raynham Wrecked. No Further Word of Hawker. Vancouver

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 May 1919 · page 2

When Hawker started Raynham also attempted but his machine was wrecked and he was forced to quit. Up to 2 o'clock this morning no word had been…

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Struck an Iceberg. Steamer in Trouble. St. John's

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 May 1919 · page 2

The Annfid Donaldson liner Cassandra is sending S.O.S. signals that she hit an iceberg 160 miles off the shore from Glasgow…

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Hawker Safe. Alighted Wear Steamer. Waterpipe Stopped Up. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 May 1919 · page 2

The Admiralty reports that Hawker alighted alongside a steamer in Latitude 50 degrees 20 minutes and longitude 29 degrees 30 minutes, owing to…

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Steamer for Queensland. Request Refused. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 May 1919 · page 2

The Acting Premier, Mr. Theodore, states that his recent request that the Queensland Government should be allowed to charter one or more…

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Inquiry re the Foundered Tuggerah. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 1

An inquiry was opened by the Marine Court concerning the foundering of the steamer Tuggerah in connection with which six men were…

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Robbery on Steamer. Property Worth £300. AUCKLAND

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 2

The cabins of seven saloon passengers on the mail steamer Niagara were ransacked on Saturday night. Clothing and other articles valued at…

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