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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1920

1,072 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 54

Steamer Gorala

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 14

The Burns, Philp chartered steamer [?] en route from New Guinea to Hull with a full cargo of copra, passed Thursday Island on February 3…

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Steamer Bremen

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 14

There were no fresh cases of [?] reported from the P. and 0. steamer Bremen yesterday. Providing that this state of affairs continues, the Bremen will be released from quarantine at the end of next week,…

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Severe Blizzard Raging in New York Suburbs Isolated—Seaside Resorts Wrecked—Tremendous Damage MONTREAL

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 February 1920 · page 1

A New York message states that transportation is completely tied up by a blizzard which has been raging for two days. The telephone service has practically…

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Violent Blizzard. New York Harbour Icebound. Steamer Blown Ashore. New York, Feb. 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 7

Transportation is completely tied up owing to a blizzard, which has been raging for two days. The telephone service bas practically collapsed. Thousands of suburban residents…

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Late Shipping. Steamer Bremen

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 8

The steamer Bremen, which arrived in Sydney from Wellington on Monday last, and was quarantined, will be released at noon to-day, and moor at the P. and O. buoy, Athol Bight…

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American Load-line Bill. Schooner Interests Oppose It

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 5

Opposition to the American Load Line Bill, which was sponsored in the House of Representatives by Judge Joshua Alexander, recently appointed…

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Steamer Due Today

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 February 1920 · page 8

Maheno, from Auckland. (No. 5, Darling Harbour.)…

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Steamer Hulls May Become Sailers

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 10 February 1920 · page 1

The demand for lumber carriers and the attractive freights offering has diverted attention to the United States Shipping Board hulls, which are now…

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Two-fold Tragedy Rescuers Meet Death Wreck in Atlantic Halifax (Nova Scotia) February 9

Evening News · Tuesday 10 February 1920 · page 1

The British steamer Oxonian send a wireless message, stating that she has picked up [?] members of the crew of the Bradboyne, which is believed to…

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Wreck of Alcock's Plane

The Sun · Tuesday 10 February 1920 · page 1

The remains of the Vickers machine in which Sir John Alcock, the Atlantic airman, met his death. The 'plane crashed at Cottevrard, 22 12 miles from Dieppe…

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Wrecked in Atlantic. Crew Picked Up. Fate of the Bradboyne. Montreal. Feb. 9

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 February 1920 · page 5

Advices from Halifax state that the Oxonian has wirelessed to the effect that she has picked up 23 members of the crew of the Bradborne, which is believed to have foundered in…

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Steamer Due To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 13

[?], from Newcastle. (Central wharf.)…

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Reconstructing a Steamer. Would Cost Be Justified?

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 4

Intending to engage her as a sailing vessel in the Pacific Islands copra copra trade, a syndicate has taken over the hull of what was once the…

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Steamer Held Up. Supply of Flour Wanted. Cairns

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 10

The steamer Victoria, which arrived from Brisbane yesterday en route for Hongkong, has been laid up owing to the refusal of the wharf-labourers to work her cargo unless she…

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Salved From the Monumental City, Wrecked in 1853

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 31

The Monumental City was wrecked on Tellabunga Island, near Cape Howe, on May 18, 1853, when 51 persons were drowned. Tales have long been current of considerable treasure being on board, including a quantity of gold. A diving party went to the island recently and located the wreck, but the search for treasure was disappointing. ' They secured the ship's bell, a gun (Diver Beckett is standing beside it…

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Gold Bullion on Outgoing Steamer Seizure from Indians

Evening News · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 3

The first local instance in which bullion has been seized by the Customs searches on an outgoing ship occurred yesterday The steamer Roggaveen was about to…

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Steamer Due To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 8

Laranah, s, from Devonpolt (Druitt-street Wharf)…

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Old Wreck. Picked Up in Trawl

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 6

Captain Stuart, of the State trawler Brolga, has reported to his department that when fishing on the "Rome" grounds between Cape Solander and Wata Mooll on January 26 the…

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First Steamer to the Cape. Story of the Earliest Enterprise. Part 1

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 16 February 1920 · page 4

In the history of the steam navigation of the world the Cape holds honourable place. The first practical success in the use of steam for the…

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Aeroplane Wrecked. Spectator Killed. Disaster at Geelong. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 February 1920 · page 6

A fine aviation display given at Geelong on Saturday ended In a tragedy. One man lost his life, and the pilot narrowly escaped a. similar fate…

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