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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1923

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A Fast Steamer. Record Run from Brisbane, to Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 17 December 1923 · page 1

The steamer Automedon reached Sydney this morning, after a fast passage of 28 hours from Brisbane Heads, beating the previous steamer…

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Steamer Record. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 December 1923 · page 4

The coast, steamer Automedon reached Sydney this morning after a fast passage of 26 hours from Brisbane, beating the previous steamer record by over…

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Wreck in the Mersey Australian-bound Steamer Becomes Total Loss Five Hours After Stranding Back Is Brcjken Without Panic the Crew, Singing Songs, Is Rescued and Landed

The Daily Express · Tuesday 18 December 1923 · page 1

The [?].s. Armagh, bound for Brisbane from Liverpool, grounded on the revetment near Crosby Light vessel on Saturday evening…

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Boambee Ashore May Become a Total Wreck SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 December 1923 · page 1

According to advices received in Sydney this morning the ill-fated steamer Boambee, which ran ashore on the southern breakwater at…

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The Armagh Wreck Some Salvage Likely a Valuable Cargo London, Dec. 17

The Daily Express · Wednesday 19 December 1923 · page 1

The underwriters will suffer heavy losses over the Armagh. It is understood that the cargo is in[?]ured for fully £1,000,000, including large…

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Coast Steamer Aground May [?]Ecome Total Wreck Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 20 December 1923 · page 1

While passing through the entrance to the Tweed River on Tuesday, the wooden cargo steamer Bcombee (236 tons) owned by the Langley Bros…

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Smallpox on Steamer. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 December 1923 · page 2

On arrival at Sydney this mining the steamer Eastern, from Japan, was ordered into quarantine owing to a case of smallpox, the victim being a woman…

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