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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1920

1,072 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 54

Schooner Defiance at Newcastle

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 9 April 1920 · page 4

When the American four-masted schooner Defiance left Adelaide 27 days ago her destination was not given, and as she was out so long…

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Schooner W. H. Marston in Trouble

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 9 April 1920 · page 4

Private advices just received in Sydney state that the well-known American five-masted schooner W. H. Marston has struck trouble. The W…

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Repairs to Steamer Bombala

Evening News · Friday 9 April 1920 · page 4

The Howard Smith liner Bombala, which was badly damaged by going ashore on Salamander Reef, off the Queensland coast, some time ago, will…

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Steamer Age Sold. to Leave Australia

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 9 April 1920 · page 4

The well-known steamer Age. of the Australian Steamships Proprietary, Limited, has been sold to a Chilian firm. The Age is at present…

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Steamer Age Sale to Chilian Firm

Evening News · Friday 9 April 1920 · page 4

The steamer Age has been sold to a Chillian firm, and is to leave Australia. The Age, which is at Newcastle, was one of the most familiar cargo ships of…

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Steamer Age Sold Bought by Chilian Firm NEWCASTLE

The Sun · Friday 9 April 1920 · page 6

The Australian Steamship Proprietarie's Ltd., steamer Age has been sold to a Chilian firm. The Ago is at present at Newcastle, awaiting the…

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New Federal Steamer Eurelia Launched NEWCASTLE

Evening News · Saturday 10 April 1920 · page 5

The steamer Eurelia, the fourth of the standardised Isherwood 6000-tons steamers built at Walsh Island for the Commonwealth Government was…

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The Sea Ashore

Sunday Times · Sunday 11 April 1920 · page 23

Mr. Joseph Hergesheimer wrote a brilliant and attractive book awhile ago in Three Black Pennys. The present book, though it may not make so easy and…

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New Steamer. Launching of the Eurelia. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 April 1920 · page 8

Amidst perfect weather conditions, and in the presence of a large number of people, the steel screw steamer Eurelia, the first of the "shelter deck end" typo of vessels, and the…

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Sentenced to Death. Sequel to a Tragedy on a Schooner

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 13 April 1920 · page 5

A Lettish seaman named Alex. Thomson was charged at the Central Criminal Court (Sydney) last week with the murder of F. Wm. West,…

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Steamer Westralia. Ashore on Clarke Island. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 April 1920 · page 11

Mr. J. W. Evans, manager of Huddart, Parker, and Co., received a wireless message at 10 o'clock to-night from the steamer West-ralia, bound from New Zealand to Melbourne,…

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Ketch Galgabba Sold

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 14 April 1920 · page 14

The ketch Galgabba, which for some years past has been engaged in the New South Wales coast trade and which recently went up to…

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Schooner W. H. Marston in Trouble

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 14 April 1920 · page 14

Private advices just received in Sydney state that the well-known American five-masted schooner W. H. Marston has struck trouble. The W…

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Commonwealth's New Steamer

The Sun · Wednesday 14 April 1920 · page 7

The Commonwealth steamer Eudelia, which was launched at Watch Island on Saturday. She is the fourth to be built there, but she is of the shelter-deck type as distinct from the well-deck ships previously constructed…

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Schooner in Distress. the Irmgard Towed Into Apia

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 April 1920 · page 10

The American four-masted schooner Irmgard, bound to Sydney from Jericho, on tho North Californian coast, with 600,000ft. of red pine, has been towed into Apia (Samoa) in distress…

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Steamer Aground Jap at Tuncurry

The Sun · Wednesday 14 April 1920 · page 5

A message from the pilot at Foster, on the North Coast, to the Navigation Department, this morning, stated that the coastal steamer Jap is aground on…

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Steamer Age Sold. to Leave Australia

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 14 April 1920 · page 4

The well-known steamer Age, of the Australian Steamships Proprietary, Limited, has been sold to a Chilian firm. Spare gear, brought from…

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Steamer Carawa Crew Believed safe MELBOURNE

Evening News · Wednesday 14 April 1920 · page 4

The manner for Australia of the Commonwealth Government Line of Steamers, Mr.E.A. Eva, stated this morning that no further information had…

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The Carawa. a Total Wreck

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 14 April 1920 · page 3

Advices were received recently by the Federal shipping authorities from Panama stating that the Federal Government liner Carawa, which went…

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Sinking of a Big Schooner

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 15 April 1920 · page 4

News has been received that the big American six-masted schooner Eleanor A. Percy, 3062 tons net, bound , from Rio Janiero to Copenhagen with…

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