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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1920

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Steamer Lost. New York, March 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 9

The tank steamer Cubadist (5788 tons), with a crew of [?]0, is believed to have been lost. She was due at Baltimore from Cuba on the 2nd inst…

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Commonwealth Steamer Ashore

Sunday Times · Sunday 14 March 1920 · page 3

MELBOURNE. Saturday.—A wireless message was received to-day that the Commonwealth Government steamer Gilgai (5512 tons) formerly known as the…

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Gilgai Ashore Tugs' Strong Pull Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 14 March 1920 · page 2

Mr. Eva, manager of the Commonwealth Government line of steamers, was informed this morning that the Gilgai had gone ashore about three…

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Gilgai Ashore

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 4

Mr. Eva, manager of the Commonwealth Government line of steamers, was informed on Saturday morning that the Gilgal had gone ashore about…

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Coaster Macquarie Ashore

Evening News · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 8

When entering Port Macquarie yesterday, the coaster Macquarie west aground or, the bar. She was dealed off early this morning and presented to Sydney…

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Missing Ketch Vic. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 6

No news has been received in Bris[?] giving tidings of the ketch Vic, which [?] Thursday Island some weeks ago for the Northern Terrotory…

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Steamer Goes Aground

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--in the midst of a dense, fog, the Commonwealth Government line steamer Gilgal, after groping about for some hours for the entrance to Port Phillip Bay,…

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The Schooner Inca. to Load Another Timber Cargo

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 4

Gunnersen, Crockett, Ltd., advise that the American five-masted schooner Inca, at present in port at Sydney discharging a cargo of timber…

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Tymeric From Calcutta. a Fine Steamer

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 4

On her first visit to sydney, the Weir liner Tymeric arrived at this port yesterday. The Tymeric is bound from Calcutta to South America with…

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Interstate Potatoes Five Steamer Shipments Sussex-street Trade

Evening News · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 6

The best of the last shipments of Tasmanian potatoes were sold out at week-end, and this morning the Sussex-street market was bare, with the exception of…

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Fire on Steamer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 March 1920 · page 7

A fire broke out last night on the steamer Talyuan, lying at Mort's Dock, but the timely arrival of fire-flghting appliances prevented serious damage…

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Stabbed to Death Tragedy on a Schooner Captain Attacked Five Fearful Wounds

Evening News · Tuesday 16 March 1920 · page 1

Bleeding copiusly from five great wounds in the chest and back Captain Frederick West, of the [?] John A. Campbell…

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Stranded Steamer Maianbar. Vessel Moved Towards Deep Water

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 March 1920 · page 4

A telegram received from the Macleay River yesterday stated that the standard steamer Malanbar was shifted several feet towards deep water with the morning tide. Captain…

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Stabbed to Death Schooner's Captain Attacked Seaman's Dash to Escape Long Swim in Harbor

The Sun · Tuesday 16 March 1920 · page 7

With fire knife wounds in his body Captain Fred West, of the schooner John A. Campbell, died while being taken by the Civil Ambulance to the…

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Captain Stabbed. Tragedy on a Schooner

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 11

Captain P. W. West, master til the American schooner John A. CampDell, died at Sydney Hospital yesterday from wounds which had been inflicted with a knife…

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Steamer Due To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 12

Persic, from London, via ports (Whit Star wharf Miller's Point)…

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Married Life Wrecked by Drink

The Sun · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 3

In the Divorce Court this afternoon Percy Frederick Silcock, a clerk, recently returned from the war, was granted a decree nisi for the…

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The Schooner Wanetta

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 4

It is understood that the sale of the well-known two-masted schooner Wanetta has been completed, and that it is probable that she will be…

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Steamer Tymeric

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 4

Captain C. C. Lowe, Sydney agent for Messrs. A. Weir's Bank line of steamers, received a wireless message from Captain Morgan of the Tymeric…

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A Ketch Missing. With Five Persons Abroad

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 4

The ketch Vic, a vessel of about 10 tons, has been missing in the far north of Queensland for nearly a month. She left Thursday Island on January 21st…

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