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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1920

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Steamer Adrift. Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 June 1920 · page 2

A boat left Port Adelaide to-day to go to the assistance of the large cargo steamer, Kingsmore, which is reported to be drifting in a helpless state about…

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Missing Steamer. Unsuccessful Search. Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 June 1920 · page 3

The [?]ng Eura has arrived in Adelaide after an unsuccessful search for the rudderless steamer Kingsmere. She left again this afternoon in search…

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Captain Fryatt's Steamer London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 June 1920 · page 2

The indignation caused by the Government's decision to sell Captain Fryatt's steamer, the Brussels, was reflected in the House of Commons this…

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Tragedy in Melbourne. Two Men Shot. Fight on a Steamer. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 June 1920 · page 2

A shooting affray occurred on board the steamer Indarra at the new pier at Port Melbourne to-night. Arthur Grindley (19)trimmer, was seriously…

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Distressed Schooner Enters Sydney Harbor. Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 24 July 1920 · page 2

The five-masted motor schooner Malahat put into Sydney in distress to-day. She was on a voyage from Portland. U.S.A., to Adelaide with…

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Unhappy Ireland. Mob Wrecks Post Office. Coast Guard Station Raided. London. July 2

The Daily Express · Saturday 24 July 1920 · page 1

The mob has wrecked the Falls Road Post Office. The police fired on the crowd, wounding a soldier and several civilians…

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Ould Ireland Wreckage in Belfast. A Few More Killed LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 27 July 1920 · page 1

A Belfast message states that a chaffeur, disregarding the troops' challenges, was shot dead. The supports, supposing that there…

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Outbreak on Steamer. Six Deaths Reported. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 August 1920 · page 1

Telegrams received by Dr. Cumpston, Director of Quarantine, on Saturday, reported that six deaths have occurred on the steamer Roberto…

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Hotel Wrecked. by Uninvited Guests. Sequel to Social Evening. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 August 1920 · page 2

As the result of a disturbance at the Tullamarine. Hotel, near Broadmeadows (Vic.) early on Sunday morning, five men were arrested. The…

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Aeroplane Crashes at Culcairn Parer and MclNTOSH’S Narrow Escape Machine Completely Wrecked. Both Aviators Severely Shaken

The Daily Express · Monday 30 August 1920 · page 1

Magneto trouble necessitating a creed landing ended in Parer and [?] crashing down at Culcairn last yesterday afternoon. The machine…

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Wreck at 'Frisco. The Aracan Life-Savers' Good Work LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 31 August 1920 · page 1

A San Francisco message states that the steamer Aracan, inbound from Java, was wrecked outside San Francisco Harbour. Seventy-two…

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Steamer Wrecked. San Francisco

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 September 1920 · page 2

The steamer Oracan inward bound from Java, has been wrecked off San Francisco harbour. The passengers aboard are being rescued by the Life…

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French President. a Nervous Wreck. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 September 1920 · page 2

M. Paul Deschanel, President of France, is a nervous wreck and is unable to appear in public. His resignation is being discussed…

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Collision in the Fog. Big Steamer Damaged. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 September 1920 · page 4

The Orient Company's vessel the Konigin Luise, bound for Australia, collided with the steamer Loughborough in a thick fog off Lisbon…

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Distressed Schooner Towed to Sydney Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 13 September 1920 · page 1

The American four-masted schooner Spokane, was towed into harbour In distress last night. The vessel left Sydney on July 18 for…

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Missing Schooner Search to Be Made. Melbourne

The Daily Express · Thursday 23 September 1920 · page 2

According Ho a message from Hobart, Jones and Company, owners of the schooner Amelia J., are leaving no stone unturned to find the vessel…

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Missing Schooner. Search Vessel Sent Out. Assisted by Aeroplanes. Hobart

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 September 1920 · page 3

A steamer left to-day in the search for the missing schooner Amelia J Efforts are being made to secure a pilot or a seaplane to accompany the…

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Wreckage Found

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 September 1920 · page 3

Later in the day a memo from Mr. Laird Smith was circulated in the House saying that wreckage had been found at King's Island…

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Missing Amelia J. Another Steamer to Be Sent Out. No Word of Airmen. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 September 1920 · page 2

The Tasmanian Government steamer Melbourne, with a seaplane aboard, has been prepared for a long cruise, and will search for the missing…

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Mysterius Tragedy. Bodies Washed Ashore. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 September 1920 · page 2

The Paris correspondent of "The Times"'reports mysterious tragedy at Cherbourg. On Friday, he states, four bodies—a man and woman, both…

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