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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1921

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Collision at Sea. P. AND O. Liner and Ketch. Small Boat Cut in Two. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 October 1921 · page 2

The P. and O. liner Mantua, from London to Sydney, collided with and cut in two a Norwegian ketch off the Isle of Wight at three o'clock in the…

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The Wrecked Cordinia Some of the Crew Arrive in Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 5 October 1921 · page 1

A portion of the crew of the ship Cordinia, which was wrecked recently near Fiji, arrived in Sydney to-day…

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Ireland. Extremist Views. May Wreck the Conference. Lloyd George's Important Speech. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 October 1921 · page 2

Mr. Lloyd George made an important speech at Inverness dealing will, various subjects. Referring to Ireland, he said there had been so many efforts at…

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Shipwrecked Sailors. Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 6 October 1921 · page 1

Some members of the crew of the wrecked ship Cardinia arrived at Sydney to-day. The vessel went ashore on a reef near Fiji while changing…

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Sunday Island Wreck [?]

The Daily Express · Thursday 6 October 1921 · page 1

A [?] [?] ship[?] starting that the rest of the survivors from the rest of the schooner Columbia…

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British Steamer Stopped By Russian Gunboat Steamer Makes a Run TOKIO

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 11 October 1921 · page 1

A Russian gunboat, the Batavia, flying the Vladivostock flag, stopped the British steamer, Gladys Doeller, on Friday, off Muroran, Japan, from which…

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Steamer Aground. on Shark Island. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 October 1921 · page 2

The steam Salatiga dragged her anchor during the gale yesterday and ran on Shark Island. The hull was slightly damaged, but she got off under her…

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Bulk Wheat. on Steamer Paris City. Opened Up Satisfactorily. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 October 1921 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture states that he has received a detailed report regarding the out turn of 8000 tons of bulk wheat which was loaded in the…

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Trapped. in Capsized Steamer. 23 Passengers Drowned. Brussels

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 November 1921 · page 2

Trapped in a river steamer's cabins after a capsize on the River Scheldt near Antwerp through the shifting of the cargo 23 passengers fought vainly…

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Steamer Sunk in a Storm The Kustavi 30 Drowned LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 7 November 1921 · page 1

The Frnnish steamer, Kustavi, capsized in a storm. 30 were drowned…

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Steamer Capsized. Thirty Persons Drowned. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 November 1921 · page 2

The Finnish steeper Kustavi capsized in a storm and thirty persons were drowned…

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Another Wreck. Serious Loss of LlFE. HE[?]INGFORS. Nov. 6

The Daily Express · Wednesday 9 November 1921 · page 1

The Finnish steamer K[?]stay from Abo to Hark Ho was wrecked in a violent storm, and out of her crew of 15, and 15 passengers, all were lost…

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Wreck in New Zealand Timber Ship in Danger. Wellington N. Z. Nov, 14

The Daily Express · Tuesday 15 November 1921 · page 1

The s.s. Perth stranded at Greybar yesterday, and is likely to sink if [?] The ship shifted slightly last night…

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Steamer Ashore Adelaide

The Daily Express · Thursday 24 November 1921 · page 1

The steamer City of Milan, 4,222 tons, from Belra to Sydney, went ashore during a blow to-day between tho Outer Harbor and the Semaphore…

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How to Avoid a Wreck

The Daily Express · Thursday 24 November 1921 · page 4

A tiny le[?]k in a big ship can cosily be stopped if taken in time. But if disregarded, it will overcome the mightiest vessel and drag her…

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Italian Army. Not a "Moral Wreck." Rome

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 November 1921 · page 2

The Italian Foreign Minister has received a telegram from Senator Schanzer emphatically denying the report that M. Briand, in committee at…

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Bogus Medico Letter from Gaol Doctor A Perfect Wreck SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 1 December 1921 · page 1

Arthur Henry Binstead, 44, was charged at the central court with having falsely pretended to Angus McKenzie that he was a duly qualified…

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Steamer Afire. Australian Cargo in Danger. Dunkirk

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 December 1921 · page 2

At fire Mas broken out on the s[?]mer Boorara requisitioned as a Commonwealth steamer laden with 60 tons of wool, barley, wheat and cop[?]…

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Murdered with an Axe. While in Bunk on Steamer. Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 December 1921 · page 4

A message from Mannum, on the River Murray, states that a man named Albert Smith has been arrested on a charge…

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Fire on Steamer. Bunker Coal Ignited. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 December 1921 · page 3

When in mid-ocean, on her maiden voyage to Australia from Now York with a cargo of benzine, a serious outbreak of fire occurred on the steamer…

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