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Riverina · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1922

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Wiltshire Disaster. Terrible Night on Sea-battered I Wreck Bluejackets Make Call Ant Efforts to Save. Hopes of Rescuers Lessened by Bad Weather Auckland, June 2

The Daily Express · Saturday 3 June 1922 · page 1

New hopes have been raised by the latest news from the wrecked s.s. Wilshire. Darkness prevented the recue of…

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The Missing Barque No Signs of Wreckage Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 5 June 1922 · page 1

A [?] message from [?] [?] which is [?] the [?] that she[?]…

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IRELAND Reinforcements for Belfast Airmen Amongst Them Ammunition on a Steamer 30 Killed at Pettigo LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 6 June 1922 · page 1

A message states that reinforcements are pouring into Belfast. A British regiment arrived by special boat from the South, with a battery of…

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Looting the Wreck Survivors' Sad Discovery Thieves Had Been Busy AUCKLAND, Wednesday SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 7 June 1922 · page 1

A party of the Wiltshire's officers who visited the wreck, to recover their personal effects, discovered that their quarters bad been raided by a…

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Portuguese Aviators The Atlantic Flight Succeed after Two are Wrecked VANCOUVER

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 7 June 1922 · page 1

Portuguese aviators have completed their trans-Atlantic flight from Lisbon to Pernambuco, which was begun in April…

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Remarkable Burglary. the Wrecked Wiltshire Raided. Auckland

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 June 1922 · page 2

A party of the Wiltshire's officers, who visited the wreck to recover their personal effects, discovered that their quarters had been raided by a particularly…

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Wiltshire Wreck Miserable Thieving the Vessel in Pieces Auckland, June 7

The Daily Express · Thursday 8 June 1922 · page 1

An official party which visited the s.s. Wiltshire wreck yesterday discovered that thieves have been on the wreck and ransacked everything…

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Prevented From Landing Clergyman Detained on Steamer. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 June 1922 · page 2

The Rev. M. Crauz, who arrived in Sydney by the mail steamer Ventura, is still detained on board, although he is an ardent loyalist and an…

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The “Egypt” Wreck Reports of Panic Denied Lahore, June 17

The Daily Express · Monday 19 June 1922 · page 1

One hundred Lascars, stewards and others of the crew of the P. and O s. s. “Egypt” have arrived at Bombay They emphatically deny that they…

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The Wiltshire Wreck the Salvage Work. Auckland, June 17

The Daily Express · Tuesday 20 June 1922 · page 2

A total of 90 bags of malls have been received from the s. s. Wiltshire and it is not expected that any more will be haved. The condition of the…

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Wreck of the Egypt. Inquiry to Be Held. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 June 1922 · page 2

In the house of Commons at question time, Mr. S. Baldwin stated that a formal investigation into the loss of the steamer Egypt would be held in…

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The “Egpyt” Wreck Lascars and Revolvers Calcutta June 19

The Daily Express · Wednesday 21 June 1922 · page 1

An officer of high standing who was on the as Egypt at the time of the disaster states that it is generally [?] that the smugglings of…

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Wiltshire Wreck the Captain’s Evidence Auckland, June 2

The Daily Express · Thursday 22 June 1922 · page 1

Captain Haywood, master of the wrecked [?] Wiltshire to-day commenced giving evidence regarding the disaster to his vessel on Barrier…

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The Wiltshire Wreck Captain Hayward Tells the Story. Soundings That Misled the Navigator. “Worst Bit of Unsounded Coast I Have Ever Seen” Auckland, June 22

The Daily Express · Friday 23 June 1922 · page 1

Captain Hayward continued his evidence in the Marine Court Inquiry into the wreck of the s.s. Wiltshire. While awaiting rescue, he said, he…

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Errors of Judgment the Wiltshire Wreck Result of Inquiry Auckland, June 24

The Daily Express · Monday 26 June 1922 · page 1

The inquiry into the wreck of the s.s. Wiltshire has concluded. The Court held that the casualty was due to the master’s two errors…

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Stranded Steamer Rona. Extraordinary Misadventure. Maritime Men Puzzled. Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 28 June 1922 · page 1

An Auckland message states that photographs of the stranded steamer, Rona, disclose the extraordinary nature of the misadventure. The vessel's…

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Huge Explosion. Wrecks the Dublin Four Courts. Surrender of Republican Troops. Irregulars Take Up New Headquarters London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 July 1922 · page 2

An account of the explosion at the Four Courts has been communicated to Mr. Winston Churchill, Secretary for the Colonies. He stated in the House…

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The Sydic Ashore. Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 July 1922 · page 2

The steamer Sydic, from Puget Sound, is ashore at Shoalwater Point, about 70 miles from Port Pirie, South Australia. The tug Uralidin with barges is…

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Violent Gale. Many Buildings Wrecked

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 4 July 1922 · page 2

A violent gale passed over the Taihape district, the centre of the North Island of New Zealand, on Saturday night, and many buildings…

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Basque Ashore. Badly Damaged. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 7 July 1922 · page 1

It is understood that the barque Seaguil, which ran ashore at North Head recently, was badly damaged. Although no mention was made of the…

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