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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1919

1,389 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 70

More Wreckage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 13

The secretary to the Dopartmont of Navigation, Mr. Britain, has been advised by the master of the coastal steamer Wee Clyde, that while on a voyage from Bateman'a Bay…

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More Wreckage. Hatch Cover and Lifebelt

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 4

More wreckage has been picked up on the south coast. The small steamer Wee Clyde, now in port, brought a lifebelt and a hatch…

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More Wreckage Round

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 13

The Navigation Department yesterday received notification of the finding of additional wreekage on the South Coast. The caption of the cargo steamer Bodalia states that when on…

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Return of Steamer Sonoma

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 January 1919 · page 6

The American mail steamer Sonoma, which left Sydney on Thursday last and developed machinery trouble at sea, returned to Sydney on Suturday morning…

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A New Wharf at Cronulla. Saturdays Picturesque Ceremony. The steamer alongside the wharf. Inset: Sir Walter Davidson cutting the ribbon with presentation scissors

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 January 1919 · page 7

steamer, in command of Captain Innes, neatly berthed the sight of the white dresses amid the bush and on the rocks was a picturesque one. Motor launches and yachts were there,…

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New Zealand Steamer Due

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 7

The Union Company's steamer Mocraki is Sue here from Wellington to-day. Like other arrivals from New Zealand she will be quarantined on arrival…

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Steamer Travellers. Rush for Accommodation

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 7

Passengers' by steamer from Sydney for interstate and overseas ports will he subject to strict supervision. Before being allowed to go on board, they…

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Schooner Rosamond Fixed

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 30 January 1919 · page 4

The American four-masted schooner Rosamond, now in port at Sydney, discharging lumber, has been fixed to load copra at Haapai, for San Francisco,…

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Beat the Submarine Steamer's Great Fight Safe Through Hail of Shells FREMANTLE

The Sun · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 2

An interesting narrative of the sinking of a submarine was told by Captain Vooghd, of the steamer Eastern City, which is loading for London…

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Wrecked Schooner Annie Larsen

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 5

The little schooner Annie Larson, recently totally lost on Maiden Island, in the South Pacific, was well known at North Pacific Coast ports. The…

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Steamer Fares Only £3 10s Extra to Queensland

Evening News · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 5

Mr. F. [?]. Wareham, manager of the Adelaide Steamship Company, stated this morning that instructions were received from the Controller of Shipping last…

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Pin Pricks Seamen Hold Up Steamer Interstate Shipping Trouble

Evening News · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 2

The forecast published in the "Evening News" that interstate shipping companies would be subjected to industrial pin-pricks is being fulfilled…

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Nimrod Wrecked Shackleton's Old Ship LONDON, Friday Night

The Sun · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 1

The steamer Nimrod of Shackleton Antarctic Expedition fame, was wrecked near Great Yarmouth during a storm, and only two out of the crew…

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Seamen Fear Infection Hold-up Queensland Steamer Rupara

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 February 1919 · page 2

The seamen and firemen employed on the Interstate vessels have made a stand against going to sea unless they are paid the rates of wages recently…

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Soldiers Coming To-day To Be Carefully Examined Before They Ara Allowed Ashore

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 February 1919 · page 2

The military authorities have announced thai the soldiers from the troopship Saxon are to be landed to-day at 9.30 a.m…

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Sydney in Danger of Wide Infection Federal Authorities Allow Soldiers to Land Here After They Had Been Ashore in Melbourne

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 February 1919 · page 2

Owing to the shocking neglect of the Federal Government, Sydney is now exposed to the gravest risk of widespread infection to which it has yet been…

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Fire on a Steamer Smoke Helmets Used

Evening News · Monday 3 February 1919 · page 2

A fire broke out this afternoon on the steamer Easex, which is lying at Darling Island. Smoke was seen issuing from the fore…

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Steamer's Rough Trip Officer Killed; Two Firemen Injured

Evening News · Monday 3 February 1919 · page 4

The Royal [?] Navigation Company's steamer Beatman arrived in Port Johnson on Saturday with her [?] at half [?] to the [?]…

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Seven Fresh Cases Arrive by Melbourne Steamer Victorian Disease Virulent Six Additional Sydney Patients

Evening News · Monday 3 February 1919 · page 5

Seven members of the crew of the steamer Dimboola, which arrived in Sydney from Melbourne this morning, were found to be suffering from what the examining doctor has diagnosed as pneumonic-influenza…

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Nimrod Wrecked. London

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 February 1919 · page 5

The Nimton, the vessel in which Ernest Shackleton undertook his Antarctic exploration, has been wrecked off Yarmouth Two out of the crow of twelve were drowned…

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