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Riverina · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1928

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Wreck in Pacific Survivors Reach Yokomaha Tokio

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 December 1928 · page 2

The steamer Yongaru arrived at Yokohama, bringing 15 officers and 60 of the crew of the Chief Maquilla, which foundered in the Pacific off the…

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Stranded Steamer Afloat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 December 1928 · page 4
Also in Cootamundra Herald

The steamer Raisdale, which had been ashore on a coral reef for some days, has been towed off, and is proceeding to Sourabaya…

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Fracas on Steamer Seaman Shot in Leg Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 December 1928 · page 7

During an altercation on the steamer Canberra on Monday night a shot was fired at a member of the crew, whom it missed. It lodged in the leg of…

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