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Riverina · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1924

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Piracy in the East. British Steamer Looted. Shanghai

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 January 1924 · page 2

The British steamer Hydrangea left Hong Kong yesterday afternoon with 500 Chinese passengers and 300 tons of cargo. About 7 o'clock in the evening,…

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Bubonic Plague. Suspected Case on Steamer. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 2

Having put ashore at Thursday Island a native suspected of being Infected with bubonic plague the steamer Scottish Strath when she arrived in Sydney…

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Foundered at Sea Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 4

While being towed from Nambucca River to Port Macquarie, the timber carrier. Macksville, foundered off Scot Head. There was not any loss…

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The Ill Fated Dixmude. Wreckage Located. Two Bodies Found. LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 1

The wreckage of the Dixmude has been located under the sea at South Canmarco. Two bodies have been found on…

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The Lost Dixmude. Wreckage Located and Bodies Found. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 4

The wreckage of the lost French dirigible, the Dixmude has been located under the sea south of Son Mare[?]. Two bodies from the Dixmude…

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Sunk at Sea Fate of the Dixmude Wreckage and Bodies Found (Reifter Service)LONDON, January 3

The Daily Express · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 1

Wreckage of the airship Dixmude has been located under the sea South of San Marco. Two bodies were found off Appaoado…

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More Dixmude Wreckage. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 2

Reuter's Rome correspondent states that reports from Sciacea, Sicily, announce that French vessels, brought to the…

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Chinese Brigade Attacks Another Steamer British Captain Killed (Reuter Service)SHANGHAI, Jan. 8

The Daily Express · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 1

The s.s. T[?]sul was attacked by brigands on the Upper Yangtse River. The British captain. Brandt, AND A Mr. Schroff were killed their bodies…

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Wrecking a Township Melbourne Wednesdsy

The Daily Express · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 2

A riot broke out at Foster where hoodl[?]ms taking advantage of the absence of the local police on duty in Melbourne since the strike…

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Lifeboat Picked Up Another Drifting. LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 1

A wireless message from the steamer Malda states that she picked up a lifeboat, which had been left by the Italian steamer Tasmania five…

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Dixmude Wreckage Found. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 2

A despatch boat which was searching for wreckage of the Dixmude, recovered from the sea a charred body with tattered fragments of French…

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Maritime Master Lifeboat Rescued London January 10

The Daily Express · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 1

A wireless from the [?] Haids [?] [?] [?] picked up [?] which had left the Italian steamer Tasmania…

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Big Wreck s.s. Port Elllot Ashore No Loss of Life Wellington (N.z.) Jan. 14

The Daily Express · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 1

The steamer Port Elliott is bayoned all did and fast breaking up. The crew of 70 who took to the boats, were transferred: to the Government…

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THE [?]25. Wreckage Identified. LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 1

A message from P[?]a states that it authoritatively learned from local naval officials that the wreck examined by a Monday, is…

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Sunken Submarine Another Wreck Found London, January 14

The Daily Express · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 4

A diver examined an object believed to be L24. Dut found it covered with seaweed and [?]barnacles evidently it bad lain under the sea for…

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Steamer Burnt Darwin

The Daily Express · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 2

The [?]ary wooden steamer Rachael Cohen was totally destroyed by, fire at daylight to-day. Three half-castes, who were on…

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German Steamer Still Held Up. Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 1

The position in regard to the seamen's strike on the German steamer Hannover, is that tho vessel is still laid up in the Harbour, with no…

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Steamer Bodalla. a Total Wreck. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 1

It is believed that the steamer Bodalla, which went ashore at Norooma is a total wreck. The vessel's stem was broken, the…

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Steamer on the Rocks Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 2

A message from Moruya, posted on the shipping board at the G.P.O, states that the steamer Bodalla is on the rocks at Narooma Bar, and will…

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Killed by a Shark. Plucky Chum Drags Mate Ashore. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 2

Charles Brown (16) was attacked and killed by a shark in the Parramatta River at Camellia, yesterday. afternoon. Brown and his mate…

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