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Riverina · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1923

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Another Wreck Feared Portions of Ship Found Brisbane

The Daily Express · Monday 9 July 1923 · page 1

Another sea tragedy is suggested by the discovery of wrec[?]age at [?]ourke Island, 25 miles north of Thursday island. The wreckage include portion…

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Plague. Steamer Puts Case Ashore. Fremantle

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 July 1923 · page 2

The British-India steamer Chinkoa arrived here yesterday from Calcut[?]a and the master reported that a case of plague had been put ashore at…

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Union Methods. Big Steamer Held Up New York, July 7

The Daily Express · Tuesday 10 July 1923 · page 1

Sixty-four members of the engine room crew of the gla[?]t While Star [?]iner Adriatic, delayed the ship’s sailing by an hour while they forced…

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Mystery of the Sea. Wreckage Washed Ashore. Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 July 1923 · page 2

There is some speculation in shipping circles concerning the significance of a large quantity of flotsam which was washed ashore near Port Macdonnell…

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Wreck in the Islands Schooner Breaks in Halves Suva, July 9

The Daily Express · Wednesday 11 July 1923 · page 1

The s.s. Tofus arrived to-day with the captain and six of the cow of the schooner Alert, 54 tons, which was wrecked on June 10 at Futu…

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The Sumatra Wreck Need for Inquiry Melbourne

The Daily Express · Wednesday 11 July 1923 · page 1

Replying to a question in the House of Representatives, Mr. Bruce stated that he had read very alarming reports regarding the loss of the s.s…

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Wallamba Ashore Crew Safely Land Vessel a Complete Wreck SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 12 July 1923 · page 1

The North coast Steamer Navigation. Company's steamer Wallamba, which left Sydney on Tuesday night, for Newcastle and Manning…

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Another Wreck

Ariah Park News · Thursday 12 July 1923 · page 5

The North Coast Steamer Wallamba went ashore at Moona Point last night and became a complete wreck. The tips of the…

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Steamer Goes Ashore. Crew Takes to Boats. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 July 1923 · page 2

The North Coast Steam Navigation Co's steamer Wollamba, which left Sydney on Tuesday night for Newcastle and the Manning River with general…

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Sumatra Wreck. Royal Commission to Inquire. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 July 1923 · page 2

In the House of Representatives. Mr. Bruce told Mr. Charlton that the Government intended to appoint a Royal Commission of inquiry into the wreck…

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Wreckage Sighted. 18 It the Sumatra? Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 July 1923 · page 2

Wreckage, consisting of the upper portion of a wooden deckhouse, was sighted off Bateman's Bay to-day. It is thought it may be portion of the…

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A Yacht Wrecked Three Lives Lost. Melbourne

The Daily Express · Friday 20 July 1923 · page 2

The m[?]g yacht in which three persons went fishing on Sunday was to-day discovered upside down [?]Port Phillip…

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Perils of the Sea Sumatra Wreck the Royal Commission Melbourne

The Daily Express · Friday 20 July 1923 · page 2

The Royal Commission to inquire into the wreck of the Sumatra will not be extended to deal with other [?]els in the p[?]puan service or [?]…

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Fatal Fall Over Cliffs Shipwrecked Sailor’s Fate Auckland, July 20

The Daily Express · Saturday 21 July 1923 · page 2

Some time ago one of the survivors of the s.s. Cecilia, which was burnt at sea, took refuge on Barrier Island, which Is a bird sanctuary, and…

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Schooner on a Reef. Smuggled Indians Aboard. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 July 1923 · page 1

Sensational news was brought to Sydney by the mail steamer Makura yesterday. It is stated that shortly after…

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Mysterious Signals. Pilot Steamer's Fruitless Search. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 July 1923 · page 2

The signal master at South Head observed signals for help by means of flares from a small craft, about six miles south-east of the heads. The…

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A Steamer's Plight Sensational Voyage from Nauru. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 1 August 1923 · page 1

The steamer Monadnock, which arrived in Sydney this morning from Nauru, encountered terrific weather during the voyage. Her steering gear…

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WIRES & Cables This Afternoon Exclusively News Not Available Here by Any Other Paper Till To-morrow. Steamer's Plight Off New Zealand. Drifting in the Darkness. AUCKLAND

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 1 August 1923 · page 1

While the French steamer La Marseillaise was near the East Cape of the New Zealand coast the steering gear broke down, and some…

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Mysterious Wreckage. Not from the Sumatra. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 1

The quantity of wreckage, recently picked up by the steamer Alabama, off the North. Coast has not yet been identified. It was thought at first…

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Sumatra Wreck Result of Inquiry the Vessel Seaworthy Melbourne

The Daily Express · Saturday 4 August 1923 · page 1

The report of the Royal Commission on the wreck of the s.s. Sumatra was presented to the Prime Minister to-day…

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