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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1918

1,067 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 54

A Deck-hand Killed. Crushed Between Wharf and Steamer

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 4

While mooring the dredger Osprey at the wharf at Grafton (N.S.W.) on Wednesday last, a deck-hand named Thomas Manning was caught between the…

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Old Time Trading Ships. An Interesting Resume. Wrecks on King Island

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 6

Recently Mr. W. Elliot Johnson, M.H.R., asked in the columns of "The Age," for particulars of old-time sailing ships trading to Australia…

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Schooner Wrecked. on a Reef at Apia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1918 · page 12

According to advices received yesterday from San Francisco the schooner Mahukona has been wrecked on the outer reef at Apia, Samoa…

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Collision Off Botany. Coastal Steamer and Tug

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1918 · page 11

A collision occurred off Cape Banks, near the entrance to Botany Bay, on Monday evening between the coastal steamer Dunmore and the tughoat Champion…

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Collision Off Botany. Steamer Dunmore and Tug Champion

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 February 1918 · page 8

The steamer Dunmore, employed In the South Coast metal trade, returned to Port Jackson yesterday morning with her how damaged, and reported having been in collision with Messrs…

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Steamer in Trouble Mishap at Newcastle NEWCASTLE

The Sun · Wednesday 13 February 1918 · page 6

The steamer Kooyong was leaving the basin this morning and the Kantara was entering at the same time. The Kantara suddenly went astern, and the skipper of the Kooyong…

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Schooner Losses Her Rudder

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 2

The three-masted schooner Lemael, Captain Sullivan, which had the misfortune to lose her rudder whilst proceeding from Melbourne to Hobart, put…

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Steamer Aground

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 9

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--The steamer Kooyong, coal laden for Melbourne, shortly after leaving her basin berth this morning, took the ground near the end of the dyke…

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Spanish Steamer Sunk

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 7

A Madrid message says that the Spanish steamer Ceferino (3647 tons), laden with salt for a British colony and a general cargo for Manila, has been torp[?]d[?]d in the…

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Spanish Steamer Torpedoed London

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 5

Advices from Madrid state that the Spanish steamer Ceferino, laden with salt for a British colony, and general cargo for Manilla, was torpedoed in the neighborhood of the Canaries…

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Brides of Anzacs. Steamer Passages to Australia

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 4

The Premier recently announced that it had been decided to extend the benefit of assisted passages to the wives of soldiers marrying in Great Eritain, and desiring to make their homes…

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Shipwreck Belief Society. Dangers of Abandoned Brick Pits

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 7

The monthly meeting of the committee of the Royal Shipwreck Relief and Humane Society of New South Wales was held in the Royal Exchange yesterday, when the…

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Enemy Steamer Sunk

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 February 1918 · page 13

It is stated in a report from Rome that an Italian submarine torpedoed an armed enemy steamer near Lusino…

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Enemy Steamer Sunk. Rome

Evening News · Saturday 16 February 1918 · page 1

An Italian submarine [?] an armed enemy steamer near Lusin[?]…

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Steamer in Collision. British Warship to Rescue. [?] Friday Evening

Evening News · Saturday 16 February 1918 · page 2

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Enemy Steamer Sunk

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 February 1918 · page 7

It is stated in a report from Rome that an Italian submarine torpedoed an armed enemy steamer near Lusino…

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Steamer's Crew Arrested

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 February 1918 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--Last night thirty-seven members of the crew of a large steamer were arrested on board the vessel on a warrant charging them with disobeying the master's…

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Schooner Wrecked. on New Zealand Coast. No Mention Made of Crew. Auckland New

Evening News · Monday 18 February 1918 · page 5

The [?] Customs his [?]…

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