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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1922

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The Hammonia Wreck. Rescuing Steamer Arrives. Story of This Disaster. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 September 1922 · page 2

Captain Day, of the Kinfaun Castle, arrived at Southampton from Cape-town this morning with the survivors of the Hammonia. It is estimated that…

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The Hammonia Story of the Wreck Foreigners Behave Badly London, Sep. 12

The Daily Express · Thursday 14 September 1922 · page 1

The s.s. Kinfauna Castle, having on board 380 passengers and crew of the 800 or 900. who were wrecked in the German steamer Hammonia,…

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Series of Terrible Storms. Devastation in New Hebrides. Several Cutters Wrecked. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 22 September 1922 · page 1

Recently a series of terrible Storms swept the New Hebrides. For nearly three weeks the islands were in the throes of the…

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Spanish 'Flu. 300 Chinese Strickers. Outbreak on Steamer. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 25 September 1922 · page 1

The Norwegian steamer Prominent, which arrived at Sydney yesterday convoyed 700 Chinese laborers to the Island of Naru to work phosphate…

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Schooner Over-due Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 26 September 1922 · page 2

A Darwin message states that the Government auxiliary schooner. John Alice is some days over-due from Borroloola and the Gulf Ports…

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British Cruiser Ashore. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 September 1922 · page 2

Under tow by a German tug to Kiel for the purpose of being broken up, the British cruiser Euryalus went ashore near Brunshuttel. Six tugs were…

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Spanish Influenza. Outbreak on Norwegian Steamer. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 September 1922 · page 2

The Norwegian steamer Prominent. which arrived in Sydney yesterday, conveyed 700 Chinese laborers to the Island of Nauru to work at the phosphate…

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Larrikins at Work. Engineer's Shop Wrecked. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 September 1922 · page 2

Some person or persons broke into Waugh and Josephson's Ltd., general engineers, in Surry Hills, last night and practically wrecked the shop. It is…

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The Lost Koombana. Discovery of Wreck Possible Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 October 1922 · page 2

During her voyage to Port Darwin the steamer Bambra passed over what is thought to be the wreck of the Koonbana, which was lost with all…

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An Ancient Wreck Darwin

The Daily Express · Tuesday 3 October 1922 · page 2

During the voyage to Darwin the steamer Banubra passed over what is thought to be the wreck of the Koombana. which was lost with all hands…

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Mystery of the Sea. Abandoned British Steamer. What of the Crew? LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 4 October 1922 · page 1

A German trawler picked up the British steamer, Earls Hall, with no crew aboard. It is believed that the vessel was…

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German Steamer in Sydney. An ex-Internee as Captain. Crew of 54 Germans. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 9 October 1922 · page 1

The steamer Hanau, the first German ship to enter the port of Sydney since 1914, arrived in Sydney to-day, under command of Captain…

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On the Rocks. Disabled Launch Wrecked. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 October 1922 · page 4

Two men named Lambert and Duncan, were proceeding in a launch from Port Jackson to Botany Bay on Saturday, and while off Maroubra the engine broke…

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The Great Wreck

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 11 October 1922 · page 2

Sixty-five years ago, on August 20, 1857, Sydney experienced one of the stormiest nights recorded. In the height of that howling hurricane "The…

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[?] Wrecking

The Daily Express · Thursday 12 October 1922 · page 2

[?] situations in Britain [?] Commonwealth are curi[?] the difficulties of the lea[?] arising from vastly…

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Steamer Afire. 1400 Miles Off Honolulu. 300 Passengers. VANCOUVER

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 October 1922 · page 1

The steamer City of Honolulu, 17,000 tons, with, it is believed, 300 passengers, is afire, and abandoned by the, passengers and crew, 1400…

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Fire at Sea Passengers in Peril Fine Steamer Abandoned Los Angelos (Oal. Oc)t. 12

The Daily Express · Saturday 14 October 1922 · page 1

The s.s. “City of Honblulu” [?]ound here from Honolulu, with 300 passengers is on fire at sea. The lifeboats have been lowered…

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School Wrecked Supposed Work of Boys. Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 17 October 1922 · page 4

Attracted by lights which were seen burning In the Annandale South Public school shortly before midnignt on Saturday, the police investigated…

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The Oonah Ashore. Hobart

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 October 1922 · page 2

The Union Company's steamer Oonah, which carries the mail from Melbourne to Launceston, went ashore near Keiso Bay on the River Tamar, between 6.30…

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Big Salvage a War-time Wreck Valuable Cargo London, October 19

The Daily Express · Saturday 21 October 1922 · page 1

Salvage divers are working off Withersea on teh wreck of the steamer Empress which was [?]pedoed in 1917 when laden with aluminium…

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