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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1925

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Tug and Ferry Steamer Collide

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 July 1925 · page 3

A preliminary inquiry was held to-day cencerning the collision which occurred between the ferry Kirrawa, and [?] Gamecock, off Kirribilli Point…

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Fire on Steamer Wharf Laborer Arrested Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 23 July 1925 · page 1

Taking up the inquiry, early to-day relating to the fire aboard the coastal steamer Coombar last night, detectives interviewed several men who…

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Steamer Foundered Awaroa in Bass Strait Crew's Perilous Danger Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 July 1925 · page 4

The crew of the abandoned steamer Awaroa arrived at Williamstown this morning. They stated that the trip across Bass Straits was hampered by…

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Abandoned Steamer Lost in Bass Strait Melbourne

The Daily Express · Saturday 25 July 1925 · page 1

The story surrounding the abandonment of a email steamer, the Awaroa, was told by the crew who arrived by the steamer Hantington to-day,…

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"A Rich Uncle" U.S.A. to Australia Men of the Fleet Ashore Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 July 1925 · page 4

A reception was held at Parliament House this afternoon in honor of the admirals and officers of the American fleet…

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Express Wrecked Three People Killed. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 July 1925 · page 5

The Basle express crashed into a light engine outside Gare de Lest. Three persons were killed and 20 injured…

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NEW P. AND O. Steamer. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 31 July 1925 · page 1

The P. and O. newest liner the Cath[?]y, of 15,000 tons, is at present at Grimsby loading for service to Australia via the Cape.—Reuter…

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Terrible Smash French Express Wrecked. Heavy Death Roll. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 August 1925 · page 4

Eighteen persons were killed and 20 were injured in a terrible railway accident, near Tours. The express from Rouen, travelling at 60 miles an hour,…

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Steamer Battered by Seas

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 August 1925 · page 2

The steamer W[?]marino, which has arrived at Wellington, N.Z., from Newcastle, with 6000 tons of coal, experienced heavy weather on the voyage…

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Steamer Sunk at Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 August 1925 · page 2

The steamer Helen struck some unknown object near King's Wharf, New castle, this afternoon, and sank. The only man aboard was rescued by a pilot…

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Sprang a Leak Steamer at Wharf. Sinking Narrowly Averted. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 August 1925 · page 4

The steamer Eumarilla sprang a leak while lying at the wharf at Melbourne yesterday afternoon. The vessel had come out of dock earlier in…

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A Steamer's Predicament

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 August 1925 · page 1

While the steamer Dundula was entering the Newcastle Harbor to-day she sheared to the northward, and would have piled up on the rocks had…

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Stormswept Loss of Life in Holland. Many Villages Wrecked. Amsterdam

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 August 1925 · page 2

The eastern Netherlands were swept last night by a terrific thunderstorm, causing loss of life and much damage to property. Details are meagre, as…

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Oil on the Waters Steamer Has Bough Passage

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 August 1925 · page 6

The steamer Hurunui, which arrived in Melbourne yesterday from Liverpool, encountered tempst[?] weather at one period of the voyage…

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A Lost Ketch Said to Have Been Unsafe. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 August 1925 · page 1

The Marine Court held an inquiry to-day, concerning the disappearance of the ketch Lialecta. The vessel left Balgowan, South Australia, on April…

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Stormy Voyage Rain, Snow, and Hail Steamer's Bad Luck Melbourne

The Daily Express · Monday 17 August 1925 · page 1

Officers of the Shaw Savills [?] Tairoa which arrived this week from London: report having come through the worst gale they ever…

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"I Love Her" Onslaught on Furniture Two Hours of Wreckage Charge Against Boarder MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 August 1925 · page 2

An unusual story was told at the Essendon Policy Court to-day, when Reginald Francis, a motor driver, was committed for trial for having…

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Steamer Explosion Frenzied Excursionists Hospital Like Shambles Heavy Death Roll Newport (U.sa.)

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 August 1925 · page 2

Three men are, missing, a dozen more ore in a dangerous condition, and another 100 injured as the result of an explosion on the steamer Mackinac, on…

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Mishps to Steamer

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 August 1925 · page 3

The Commonwealth line steamer Eromanga bumped into a pile while moving out of Victoria Docks, Melbourne, to-day. She was brought Docks to her…

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