Wreck of the "Merimbula." Shipping Disaster at Currarong
Sergeant Matheson received word yesterday, shortly after noon, that the steamer Merimbula, winch, left Sydney on Monday for Bermagui, Tathra…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1928
6 stories in South Coast's papers
Steamer Merimbula Wrecked
Consternation was caused throughout the district on Tuesday when word arrived that the steamer Merimbula, which had left Sydney the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wreck of the Merimbula. All Hands Saved. On the Rocks at Currarong. An Anxious Time for the Passengers and Crew. No Hope of Saving the Ill-Fated Steamer
Passengers on the Merimbula were jolted from their beds when the steamer crunched on the rocks, at about 1 o'clock on Tuesday morning, at what is known as Whale Point, Beecroft, Currarong, 22 miles distant…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →S.s. Merimbula Wrecked
The I.S.N. Co.'s steamer Merimbula ran ashore at Beecroft Head, about 100 miles south of Sydney, on her way down to Tathra on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The S. S. Merimbula a Total Wreck Abandoned to Underwriters
Mr F. S. Goetz, Bega agent for the Illawarra and South Coast Steamship Co., received the following wires from the company’s manager on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Merimbula Wreck The Aftermath Causes A Lot Of Excitement
On Saturday forenoon Mr. Jack Wilson conveyed 14 of the shipwrecked crew, leaving two members behind to keep guard, from Currarong to Nowra…
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