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South Coast · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1921

4 stories in South Coast's papers

Steamer Accident

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 23 February 1921 · page 1

When leaving Moruya on her last trip for Sydney the local steamer, Bodalla, went on to a sunken rock just before reaching Moruya, and…

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The Merimbula in a Gale. Her Gallant Rescue of a Disabled Steamer

The Cobargo Chronicle · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 2

Sydney papers give prominence to the gale and heavy rain of last week end, which affected traffic on land and sen. The plight of the Sealark…

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Launch Wrecked

The Nowra Leader · Friday 29 April 1921 · page 1

The motor launch "lone," belonging to Mr. R. L. Burcher, of Wollongong, was wrecked at Abraham's Bosom, Jervis Bay, on Thursday night last…

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The World's Largest Steamer

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 25 May 1921 · page 5

The ex-German steamer "Bismarck," which was purchased from the Reparation Committee by the White Star Line, is the largest…

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