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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1920

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The Missing Airman Smoke Reported From Island Steamer Sent to Search. Melbourne

The Daily Express · Thursday 30 September 1920 · page 1

Captain Stud and ills mechanic Dalgell, are still missing. A telegram [?] Print Cook from Tag mania tells of smoke seen rising…

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Bottom Up. Schooner on a Reef. Auckland

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 October 1920 · page 2

Word has reached here from Fiji, of the wreck of a schooner, which has been found, bottom up, on a reef. There was no sign of life in the…

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Deckhouse Identified Portion of Wrecked Launch. Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 8 October 1920 · page 3

[?] which [?] at [?] [?] of the [?]…

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Madras Mail Wreck Discontented Coolies Suspected. Allahabad, Oct. 8

The Daily Express · Monday 11 October 1920 · page 1

It is suspected the Madras mail was wrecked by discontented coolies, who had previously been dismissed. Five carriages were telescoped: No…

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Wreckage Found. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 October 1920 · page 4

A quantity of wreckage has been found by fishermen near Fort Wakefield, South Austrana, including two hatch covers, a galley door and some timber…

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Steamer Rons Aground But It Refloated. London, Oct 23

The Daily Express · Monday 25 October 1920 · page 1

The British Indies steamer Main, from Hall to Australia, [?] on a [?] off Deal during a fog. It is [?] will re-float her on…

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In Three Minutes. Concrete Steamer Sunk. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 November 1920 · page 2

The United States Shipping Board's concrete steamer Cape Clear was sunk to-night in the deepest part of Narrgansett Bay, following a…

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Ireland, Drastic Reprisal. Tralee Almost Completely Wrecked. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 November 1920 · page 4

The "Daily Mail's" Dublin correspondents gives a graphic glory of the repaisals at Tulee, which broke out after military protection, was…

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Ireland. River Pirates. Hold Up Cork Steamer. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 November 1920 · page 4

The latest development in Ireland is river pirates, who in three rowing boats, held up the Cork steamer from Queenstown and removed goods to…

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Wreckage Found

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 23 November 1920 · page 2

A quantity of wreckage belonging to the ill-Fated steamer Southern Cross has been found near Barren Island…

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Steamer Founders. Comboyne Strikes Submerged Object. Chew, Escape in Boats. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 November 1920 · page 2

The coastal steamer Combovne foundered near Kiama at 3 o'clock this morning. The crew reached the shore safely…

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Ship Wrecked at Kiama Crew Saved Sydney, Saturday

The Daily Express · Monday 29 November 1920 · page 1

Another vessel has been lost off the New South Wales coast. The s.s. Comboyne, owned by Sir Allen Taylor and Company, Ltd., while…

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Damaging Storm Big Steamers Wrecked. Apprentice's Brave Act. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 December 1920 · page 6

Several wrecks occurred in a storm on the west and south coasts last night, including the big-steamers Ansgir and Hathor on the coast of…

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Steamer Overdue N.T. Administrator on Board. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 December 1920 · page 1

The Government steamer John Alice is several days overdue at Darwin from [?] The Administer is a passenger,…

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Overdue Steamer. No News of John Alec. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 December 1920 · page 2

The Home and Territories Department has received a wire from Darwin stating that there is no news of the John Alec, but the Administrator, Mr,…

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Steamer Held Up. Tewlve Missing Firemen. Fremantle

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 December 1920 · page 4

The steamer Katoom,ba was held up at Fremantle owing to the fact that 12 firemen were missing, due to having had a disagrement with the…

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Telegraphic News. Sydney, Thursday. Schooner Wrecked

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 17 December 1920 · page 2

The American schooner Inca, timber laden from Eureka to Sydney, has picked up about 300 miles from port in an almost submersed…

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Schooner Inca Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 17 December 1920 · page 4

The crew of the derelict schooner fact have been picked up by the steamer West Holbrook and taken to San Francisco…

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Competi[?] Steamer Pares Fall Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 18 December 1920 · page 1

One of the keenest inter-company fights in the history of the shipping trade between China and Australia for supremacy in the Chinese…

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Theft From Steamer. Watchmen Sentenced. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 December 1920 · page 2

Alfred Dickson, watchman, was today sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labor, without the option on a charge of stealing five pairs…

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