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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1921

1,127 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 57

Two Men in a Ketch. Voyage From Fiji to Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 May 1921 · page 7

Looking trim and smart the aux. ketch Tasman arrived on Saturday after an eventful voyage from Fiji. A vessel of about 10 tons, with but two persons aboard, she made…

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RELEASED Mr. Newton Ashore

The Sun · Wednesday 11 May 1921 · page 6

The travels of Mr. Newton, the loyal Britisher who will not take the New Zealand oath of allegiance, came to an end to-day…

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In Critical Condition Motor Ship Ashore Melbourne

The Sun · Wednesday 11 May 1921 · page 7

Information has been received in Melbourne to the effect that the Swedish motor-ship Elmaren, which left Melbourne on April 22 for Rotterdam…

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Seas Rising Steamer Returns to Port

The Sun · Wednesday 11 May 1921 · page 7

"Seas rough and rising" was the report from the South Head signal station this afternoon. The steamer Bermagul left for the…

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Motor Steamer. Elmaren Ashore at Mauritius. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 7

Advice was received to-day by Mcilwraith, McEacharn, and Co., agonts for the SwedishAustralian line, that the motor ship Elmaien, which left Melbourne on April 23 for…

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Elmaren Ashore

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 4

Information has been received in Melbourne to the effect that the Swedish motorship Elmaren, which left Sydney on April 8 for Antwerp,…

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Hain Steamer Trewinnard

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 4

The steamer Trewinnard, now in port at Sydney, is owned by the Hain Steamship Co., and is in command of Captain J. Isdale, with S. F…

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Steamer Moorish Prince

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 4

The steamer Moorish Prince, now at Sydney awaiting a wheat cargo, was built in 1914 at Messrs. Short Bros.' yards, Sunderland, England. The…

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Ashore at Mauritius. Plight of the Elmaren

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 3

The Swedish motor ship Elmaren is ashore at Mauritius, in a critical position, News of the disaster to the vessel Was received yesterday by Capt. Lundgren, the…

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On the Rocks Steamer Wrecked Auckland (N.z.)

The Sun · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 7

The small coastal steamer Tasman went ashore on the rocks near Whakatane early this morning. The vessel is a complete wreck. The…

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Schooner Ashore

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 May 1921 · page 9

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Thursday.--The coastal schooner Huanul, from Auckland with a cargo of benzine, which arrived at Glsborne roadstead last evening, was discovered on Walkanae…

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Small Steamer Wrecked

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 May 1921 · page 6

AUCKLAND, Thursday.--The steamer Tasman, of 179 tons gross, and owned by the Northern Steamship Company, was totally wrecked on a submerged rock near Whakatane…

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Steamer West Wind. Delayed at Cristobal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 13 May 1921 · page 4

Advice received yesterday states that the U.S. & A. steamer West Wind, which left New York on April 13 for New Zealand and Australian…

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Misadventures a Sawmill Wrecked Two Men Killed, Others Injured

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 May 1921 · page 4

An the result of a [?]ner [?] at saw-infil near Kempsey (N.S.W.) on Wednesday afternoon, two men were killed and two others injured. The…

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Wreck of the Tasman Passengers Landed Women in Night Attire Auckland

The Sun · Friday 13 May 1921 · page 6

The crew and passengers of the wrecked steamer Tasman landed after a four hours row in lifeboats. A bitterly cold wind was blowing, and the…

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Schooner Huanui Ashore. Wellington (Nz.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 13

The schooner Huanui is ashore on whakatane Beach. She is expected to get off when the weather moderates…

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Liner Ashore. Benalla in Collision. No Loss of Life. London, May 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 13

The P. and O. Branch liner Benalla, en route to Sydney, is ashore in Pevensey Bay (Sussex) as the result of a collision with an unknown vessel in a fog. There was no loss…

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Swept Ashore Steamer Wollongbar in Peril Driven From Moorings on Beach at Byron Bay

The Sun · Sunday 15 May 1921 · page 2

Torn away from her moorings at Byron Bay by a powerful gale, the well-known coastal steamer Wollongbar was carried broadside upon the…

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Tale of the Tasman Ketch's Thrilling Voyage Some Deep-sea Diving (Continued From Page 1.)

Sunday Times · Sunday 15 May 1921 · page 3

mountain high, and although he had a bit of halyard line tied round his waist, he took grave risks, as the dinghy was half full of water and he had to bale…

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