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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1925

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Wreckage of the River. Reports of Many Losses

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 June 1925 · page 1

Reports of many losses come from all the area that the flood has visited. So far an estimate of the total loss and damage in Wagga is out of the…

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Schooner Marere Anxiety Felt for Safety. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 June 1925 · page 2

The schooner, Marere, now 43 days out from Newcastle, en route to Gisborne (N.Z.) was sighted off East Cape eight days out. Considerable…

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Cutter Driven Ashore Suva

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 15 June 1925 · page 1

A Tongan cutter, The Fugafaimata, was recently driven ashore during a tempest. Her sails were carried away, and the vessel was badly…

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Cutter Wrecked at Fiji

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1925 · page 2

The Tongan cutter, the Fugafaimata, was recently driven ashore at Suva, Fiji daring a tempest. Her sails were carried away and the vessel was badly…

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Dismissed Mort's Dock Workmen Refusal to Work on Steamer Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 June 1925 · page 2

Six workmen were dismissed from Mort's Dock to-day for refusing to work on the steamer Hunter, which is at present undergoing an overhaul. The…

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Marooned Castaways in the Pacific. Schooner Samoa Wrecked. Yacht Relates the Story

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 23 June 1925 · page 1

Marooned for nearly three months on Nassau, a lonely island in the Pacific, castaways from the auxiliary schooner…

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Adventurous Voyage Round the World in a Ketch Dublin

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 June 1925 · page 2

Over 50,000 people of Dublin participated in the welcome of Conor O'Brien on his return to Dublin after two years spent in encircling the…

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Steamer in Difficulties. Auckland, To-day

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Thursday 25 June 1925 · page 2

An S.O.S. message has been received from the Union Coy.'s steamer Flora, which states that her engines are damaged, and she is at the mercy of a…

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Cables Steamer Breaks Down Auckland (N.z.)

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 25 June 1925 · page 1

An Auckland "S.O.S." message received by the Auckland Radio Station at 1 o'clock this morning, stated that the steamer Flora, which left…

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Steamer Flora Adrift. Auckland

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 2

A S.O.S. message was received by the Auckland radio station at 1 o'clock this morning, stating that the steamer Flora, which left, yesterday for Cook…

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American Fleet Control of Men Ashore. Honolulu

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 June 1925 · page 3

It is reported, as the result of a conference of naval officers on board the Seattle, that the sailors will receive full shore leave from 10 o'clock in…

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Steamer Canberra Ablaze Scenes of Danger and Heroism Gallant Steward Meets His Death Cause of Fire Unknown Handsome Appointments in Ruins

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 July 1925 · page 2

The steamer Canberra has been gutted by fire, passengers have lost their effects, a brave man lost his life, and Messrs. Howard Smiths, Ltd., have incurred actual loss to at least £30,000. The Canberra should…

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Steamer Delayed Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 2 July 1925 · page 1

The steamer Aorangi, which was timed to leave Sydney at noon to-day for Vancouver, was delayed by a breakdown of the electrical generator…

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The Black Ban. Steamer Hunter "White" Again. Sydney, To-day

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Thursday 9 July 1925 · page 2

It was announced this morning that the black ban on the Newcastle and Hunter River Company's steamer blunter, was only lifted so that she…

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Steamer Ashore Near Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 July 1925 · page 2

A message from Newcastle states that the steamer Wallarah went ashore at Catherine Hill Bay late this afternoon. Tags have been…

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Collier Ashore Tug Goes to Assist SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 10 July 1925 · page 2

A brief message received in Sydney to-night stated that the collier Wallarah was ashore at Catherine Hill Bay, near Newcastle and that a tug…

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Steamer Mishaps in Europe Ex-australia. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 July 1925 · page 4

A private cable was received by the Sydney Underwriters' Association stating that the steamer Ryujin Maru, which left Geelong on April 20 for the…

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Steamer Pilfered The Barrabool's Voyage Disgraceful Behavior Fremantle

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 July 1925 · page 2

The steamer Barrabool, which arrived at Fremantle yesterday, brought 904 passengers, including 523 assisted immigrants, and 150 returning…

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1500 Seamen Join the Strike Rush for Commonwealth Steamer Navigation Act Suspension Asked All Eastern States Affected

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 2

It S estimated that 1500 seamen are now affected by the shipping strike. Unless a settlement is effected the numbers will grow from day to day, as the vessels tic up at the home ports and the crews give notice…

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Another Steamer Fire Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 22 July 1925 · page 1

Detectives were detailed this morning to inquire into the fire which occurred on the North Coast steamer Coombar last night. They will…

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