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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1925

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Fire on Steamer. Los Angeles

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 2

Two children were burned to death and two other persons were seriously injured on the Ginyomaru, the Japanese steamer which caught fire off the…

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Stricken Crew. Malaria-infected Steamer. Perth

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 2

The Swedish Australian line vessel, Under, which has just arrived at Fremantle from Durban, bad a dreadful trip. Shortly after leaving Batavia…

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Steamer's S.O.S. "We Are Sinking" Capetown

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 2

The steamer Diogenes which sailed from Capetown on December 25, picked up an S.O.S. message on Tuesday, stating: "We are sinking, report Trawler…

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Shipping Dispute. Disobeyed Command. Boilerman on Steamer Fined. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 3

William Lane, described as a refrigerating greaser on the Esperance Bay, was fined £5 at East Ham Police Court for willfully disobeying lawful…

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Brigantine Wrecked. No Lives Lost. Suva

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 4

The brigantine Jeannette is reported to have become a total wreck at Manomana in the North Ellice group, on December 5. The master and mate…

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Huge Seas. Steamer in Gale. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 3

The Themistocles met the full force of the gale in the English Channel. Captain Jermyn says the seas were the highest he had ever encountered…

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Drifting Near Shoals. Steamer's Engines Fail. New Jersey

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 2

After drifting helplessly off the treacherous Seabright Sands for two hours on Friday, the Australian steamer, Ulooloo, 2000 tons, on her…

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Shipping Trouble Another Steamer Tied Up and Crew Discharged Minister's Threat. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 3

The steamer Ulimaroa, was tied up in Sydney yesterday, for an indefinite period and the crew was paid off. It is feared that the results of a…

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Sea Drama. Steamer's Crew Adrift Without Food or Water Six Deaths. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 2

A terrible sea drama is reported from the Britanny coast, where the steamer Alfredo, bound from Cardiff to Bayone, was wrecked in a furious gale…

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Mystery Ship. Rescue Steamer Seeking the Erivan. Capetown

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 2

No further light has been shed on the mystery of the Norwegian steamer Erivan. The Erivan had a crew of twenty five and was the only ship…

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Steamer Missing. Loss in Gale Feared. Mexico City

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 2

It is feared that the Mexican steamer, Isiadoro, bearing 37 passengers, including several well-known Mexicans, has been lost in a furious…

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Steamer Crew Arrested SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 1

Thirty-four members of the crew of the nion Company's steamer Moeraki, which has been held up owing to the strike, were arrested…

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Steamer Gets Away. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 3

The steamer Manuka succeeded in leaving Melbourne for New Zealand last night. She had been listed to sail at 11 a.m., but, to the consternation…

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Disappears From Steamer Second Engineer Missing. Suva, Fiji

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 4

Donald McCallum, second engineer in the steamer Callandia, disappeared overboard on Sunday morning. Search proved futile It is believe he met…

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Good Luck in Misfortune, Fine Weather Favors Shipwrecked Mariners. Capetown

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 3

The most interesting feature of the wreck of the Erivan, which struck a rock and sank last month, was the absence of any hardship. The men…

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Wreck on Cornish Coast One Survivor. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 January 1925 · page 2

Eight men perished in the wreck of the oil tanker Redline during a hurricane on the Cornish roast. Hector Burrach, the mate, was the…

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Wreck on Cornish Coast One Survivor London

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 26 January 1925 · page 2

Eight men perished in the wreck of the oil tanker. Redline during a hurricane on the Cornish coast. Hector Burrach the mate, was the…

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Steamer Amok Narrow Escape of Collision SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 1

The steamer Ancoona, while on her way down the harbor at midnight, en route to Port Kembla, narrowly escaped colliding with another steamer…

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Steamer Delaved. Crew Missing for Hours. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 2

When the steamer Manuka was about to sail for New Zealand with a full passenger list it was found that some of the crew were missing and…

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Crew Goes Ashore. Marama Held Up in New Zealand. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 February 1925 · page 2

The departure of the steamer Marama, for Sydney, has been postponed until Monday owing to the crew having gone ashore. It is hoped to man…

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