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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1924

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Steamer's Heavy List Uncomfortable Voyage Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 1

The steamer Kingsadwallon, 5133 tons, carrying 4,000,000 test of [?] Coast lumber from Puget Sound. startled the South Head signalman at…

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Coastal Steamer Ashore Total Loss [?]Ed Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 1

The Illawarra and South Coast S.N. Company’s steamer, Bodalla, is ashore at Narcoma and is practically hopeless…

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Steamer on the Rocks. Position Perilous

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 2

A telegram has been received by the Navigation Department stating that the steamer Bodalla has gone on the rocks at Narroma bar and will probably…

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Vessel a Hopeless Wreck

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 1

The latest news from the wrecked steamer Bodalla states that the vessel has been abnadoned as a hopeless loss…

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Wreckage Bought Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 1

The Bodalla wreck was sold at public auction to-day for £50, the purchasers being William Waugh, Ltd. Balmain…

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Wreck Sold Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 24 January 1924 · page 1

The wreck [?] steamer Bodalla, [?] went [?] Saturday right [?] at [?] to-day for 50, [?] William Wangh…

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A Rough Voyage Steamer Much Overdue Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 2

Late to-night the Messagerles Maritimes Sydney agents for the France steamer Pacifique stated that there to no need for s[?]xiety about the…

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Ketch's Long Tip

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 6

The ketch Seorise, of twelve tons nett, arrived off Williamstown on Thursday morning from Dublin. The journey from Derban had occupied 40…

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Signs of Wreck Flotsam at Port Stephens. Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 1

Wreckage has been found at Fort Stephens. Although no report Is yet to hand of any vessel missing, there seems…

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Grounded Steamer the Inquiry Launcheston

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1924 · page 1

The evidence given at the inquiry into the grounding of the steamer Port Lyttleton, showed that a chart made from the survey of 1880,…

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Trouble on a German Steamer Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1924 · page 1

Eighteen seamen were charged at the Central Court to-day with stealing food to the value of £3/19/4, the property of the captain of the…

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Steamer Delayed. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 2

At a late to-night the steamer Makura was still at the wh[?]. The trouble which is with the steering year, is worse than was at first thought…

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Mail Steamer Delayed Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 2

Owing to trouble with the steering gear, the Vancouver mall steamer Makur[?], time to leave for America at 11 o’clock this morning, was still…

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"Communistts Will Fail." Mr. Holloway's Comments on Party Wreckers. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 4

Mr. E. J. .Holloway, secretary of the Trades Hall Council, who recently represented the Commonwealth. Government at the Labor Conference at…

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War Wrecked Men

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 1

The number of returned men in institutions at December 31 was made up as follows: Anzac Hostels (totally and permanently incapacitated) 89,…

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Story of the Sea Lifeboat Full of Corpses

The Daily Express · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 8

When Jim Hawkins climbed nervously aboard the [?] and found her manned only by me [?] on and murderous A.B. and a…

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300 Miles an Hour. Aeroplane Wonders. Nerve-Wrecking Flights. LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1924 · page 2

The London Daily Chronicle' states that preparations are being pushed forward for the greatest airracing season in the history of flying…

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Early Morning Collision Pilot Steamer Hits Freighter Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 21 February 1924 · page 1

Just after daybreak, a collision occurred near Sydney Heads between the French freighter, St. John and the pilot steamer Captain Cook…

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Death on a Steamer. Allegation of Foul Play Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 February 1924 · page 4

In reference to the remark oi a relative in Brisbane that an inquiry should be held concerning the death of Charles Hurford. fourth engineer…

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