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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1928

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Waterfront Fire Steamer Damage £1,000,000 New York

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 January 1928 · page 2

A great fire broke out on the waterfront at Hoboken, New Jersey, on the right bank of the Halson River, opposite New York, and the total…

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Missing Aeroplane Message From Schooner New York

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 1

A message from Portland (Maine) states that the captain and six members of the crow of the British schooner Roseanne Bellivead, state that they…

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General Telegrams Steamer Aground Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 2

The steamer Paringa, owned by the Adelaide Steamship Company, went ashore near Point Lowly. It is hoped to refloat the vessel after her cargo…

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Steamer Founders 250 Persons Drowned Berlin

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 2

An unconfirmed report has been received here that the Soviet steamer Ogoza foundered in the Black Sea at the height of a storm. It was also…

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Lighthouse Steamer "Black" Melbourne

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 4
Also in Daily Advertiser

The Seamen's Union yesterday de-cleared black" the Commonwealth lighthouse steamer. Lady Loch. As a result of this move an extension of…

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Shipping Hold Up Government Steamer "Black" Should It Be Manned By Naval Ratings? MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 2

The Federal Government is closely watching the position created by the hold up of the lighthouse supply ship lady Loch, as this vessel is connected…

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Collision at Sea Coastal Steamer and Tanker SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 1

A collision occurred yesterday near Goat Island, between the North Coast steamer Nambucca and the oil tender Tigi Tigi…

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War in China. Munitions for Northerners. Steamer's Romantic Voyage. SHANGHAI

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 2

The Japanese cruiser Ohi, Covering in the vicinity of the steamer Praga during its journey through Chinese waters, caused Chinese Nationalists to…

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War in China Munitions for Northerners Steamer's Romantic Voyage SHANGHAI

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 1

THE JAPANESE cruiser Ohl, hovering in the vicinity of the steamer Praga during its journey through Chinese waters, caused Chinese…

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Wreck on Ocean Island Ocean Transport on Reef. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 February 1928 · page 1

According to a private message received in Melbourne, the British steamer Ocean Transport was wrecked on the coast of Ocean Island. As far…

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Chinese Pirates Fierce Attack on Japanese Steamer Escape in Storm. Shanghai

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 February 1928 · page 2

Recalling the days of the Spanish Main buccaneers a 2000-ton steamer has appeared off the China coast. The vessel is armed to the teeth and fully…

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Aeroplane Wrecked Pilot and Passengers Escape Bathurst

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 1

The Golden Wasp, a DH 51 aeroplane was badly damaged when it struck a wire fence while taking off at Kelso yesterday. The pilot, Mr. F. N…

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Ferry Steamer Mishap San Francisco

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 February 1928 · page 6

More than a score of people were believed to have been drowned when the ferry steamer Peralta seemed to dip her bow into a big wave, which…

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Ill-fated Steamer Maiden Voyage Disastrous Friday an Unlucky Day LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 February 1928 · page 4

The large oil tanker Varano constructed by Armstrong Whitworth's last year, was returning from her maiden voyage to New Orleans loaded…

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Ocean Island Wreck Thrilling Experience of Crew Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 February 1928 · page 2

The officers and crew of the steamer Ocean Transport, which was wrecked off Ocean Island on January 30, told a thrilling story on arrival here to-day…

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Collision at Sea Italian Steamer Sunk Sole Survivor's Story London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 3

Giovanni Pavon, aged 28 years, engineer of the Italian steamer Alcantara, the sole survivor from the vessel which was sunk in a collison with…

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Steamer Held Up Cooks Want More Help Backed by Union Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 March 1928 · page 4

The steamer Ulimarea, which was to have left at noon to-day for New Zealand, was held up and the crew given 24 hours' notice…

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Battleship and Steamer Collision at Malta MALTA

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 5 March 1928 · page 1
Also in Daily Advertiser

The British steamer, Carinthia, leaving the harbor, collided with the stern of the battleship Queen Elizabeth. The saloon balcony of the…

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