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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1920

1,072 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 54

Schooner John A. Campbell Probable Departure To-morrow

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

The American four-masted schooner John A. Campbell is expected to leave Sydney to-morrow with a general cargo for Tarawa (Gilbert Group)…

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Steamer Java's Rough Passage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 10

The steamer Java, which arrived at Newcastle on Wednesday night from Java, experienced heavy weather during the latter portion of her voyage. On examination to-day by Captain J. B. Briscoe, of the…

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Captain West's Death Schooner Delayed New Master, Engaged

Evening News · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 1

The death of Captain Frederick West who was fatally stabbed on board his schooner, the John A Campbell, on Tuesday morning, has delayed the…

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Misdemeanors. a Schooner's Captain Murdered on His Own Deck. the Assassin Captured

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

A dastardly murder occurred on an American Schooner, the John A. Campbell, at Darling Harbor (Sydney) on Tuesday morning. Captain Fred West…

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Hurricane in New Hebrides. Island Vessels Wrecked. Damage to Plantations and Buildings

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 4

A radio message from the New Hebrides, received via Noumea, reports that the group has been visited by a terrific hurricane. The storm swept over Vila with all its fury,…

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Missing Ketch Found Brisbane

Evening News · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 5

The milling ketch Vic. with Mr. J. T. Beckett, a Melbourne journalist, his 19-years-old son, D. St. Clair, and two aborigines on board, has been found cafe…

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Ketch Vic Safe. Thursday Island

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 13

The Victorian journalist Beckett, with his son, and St. Clair, also a native crew, have been found safe in the ketch Vic at Mornington Island…

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The Carrier Dove Blown Ashore

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 4

The American schooner which was blown ashore during the recent hurricane which swept Fiji was the Carrier Dove. She had completed her…

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Ketch Vic Safe. Party Short of Provisions

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 12

THURSDAY ISLAND, Friday. -- The ketch Edris returned this afternoon from a search for the 10-ton ketch Vic, which was found safe at Mornington Island Mission, where it had…

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The Schooner Progress. Another Trip to Sydney

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 4

R. S. Lamb & Co., Ltd., advise that the schooner Prowess is to leave Greymouth in about three weeks' time with a cargo of timber for Sydney,…

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Steamer Due To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 15

Clan Macarthur, from Durband (steam). STEAMERS DUE TO-MORROW. Aki M[?], from Melbourne (No. 7 D[?]es Po[?]). Wakitipu, from Launceston (Druitt-street)…

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Going Up Again Interstate Steamer Fares Action by the Controller

The Sun · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 5

There is likely to be an increase in increases passengers fares. The Controller of Shipping has issued a notice to the steamship…

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Steamer Fares Higher Interstate Rates Only "Deposits" Received

The Sun · Sunday 21 March 1920 · page 4

The Controller of Shipping has issued a notice to the steamship companies requesting them not to book passengers at present fares. Agents…

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Inter-state Steamer Fares. Action by Controller

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 March 1920 · page 4

Indications point to Inter-State passenger fares being increased. A notice from the Controller of Shipping, requesting steamship companies not to book passengers at present fares,…

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Barque Notre Dame D'arvor. Ashore on Wardang Island

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 23 March 1920 · page 4

Our South Australian correspondent wired last night that the French barque Notre Dame d'Arvor ran aground on the south-west of…

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Steamer Held Up. Trouble at Suva

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 March 1920 · page 6

SUVA, Sunday. -- The Mokola is held up at Suva owing to members of the Seamen and, Firemen's Union going ashore this morning when the vessel was about to sail for Auckland…

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Steamer Detained. Charge Against Fireman. Suva

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 March 1920 · page 6

The steamer Mokola was held up at Suva owing to members of the Seamon's and Firemen's Union going ashore yesterday morning when the vessel was about to sail for…

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Doubtful Situation Germany's Unsettled State Reds Would Wreck Compromise Communists Gain Many Successes London, Monday Night

The Sun · Tuesday 23 March 1920 · page 1

Despite the Government's concessions and the supposed cessation of the general strike, Germany as a whole remains unsettled, and communism is…

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A Total Wreck Loss of the Lubra Marine Court Inquiry

The Sun · Tuesday 23 March 1920 · page 7

An inquiry into the wreck of the steamer Lubra was held by the Marine Court to-day, Judge Cohen presiding, with Captains Vine Hall, and…

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