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South Coast · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1924

7 stories in South Coast's papers

Steamer Bodalla Wrecked At Narooma Entrance

The Cobargo Chronicle · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 3

The s.s. Bodalla, owned by the Illawarra Co, struck on the bar when entering Narooma river about 8 o'clock on Saturday night last. A stiff north-easter was…

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Wreck of the Benandra One Life Lost

The Bega District News · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 2

Another of the [?]awarra and South Coast Co.’s steamers has been, wrecked, the s.s. Benandra coming to grief on the bar at Moruya, on…

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Wreck of s.s. Benandra Off Moruya Heads

The Cobargo Chronicle · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 2

The Illawarra & S.C. Steamship Coy. has suffered the loss of another of its fleet. It is only a few weeks ago since the Bodalla…

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Benandra Wreck Story in Court

The Cobargo Chronicle · Saturday 12 April 1924 · page 3

The wreck of the Benandra was investigated on Monday by the Marine Board, comprising Judge White, with Captains…

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Steamer Freights

The Bega District News · Monday 1 September 1924 · page 2

The Hlawarra and South. Coast S. N Co., Ltd., notifies that owing to the continued increased cost of working they have been compelled to…

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Steamer Ashore

The Bega District News · Monday 8 September 1924 · page 2

A wireless message received yesterday stated that the position of the steamer Mesna, which ran ashore on a reef near the Tongan group, was…

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Latest Telegrams. Fire on Steamer

The Bega District News · Monday 15 September 1924 · page 2

Late on Saturday night a fire broke cut among the copra cargo on the steamer Kaikoura, at Wellington, New Zealand. Extensive damage was…

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