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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1926

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new Year's Day Afloat and Ashore-- highlanders babe Their Annual fling

The Sun · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 10

ON THEIR WAY.--Just after the start of the 18-foot races. The starter's boat is on the right. KEEN CRITICS.--They are dancers themselves and they miss nothing ME AND MY FRIEND.--The breastplate is made up of…

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Norfolk Island. Government Launch Wrecked. Norfolk Island

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 6

The Government launch was wrecked yesterday. There was no loss of life…

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Launch Wrecked

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 5

NORFOLK ISLAND, Thursday.--The Government launch Anzac was wrecked yesterday. There was no loss of life…

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Yacht Wrecked. Crew Washed Ashore. Thrilling Experience. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 12

A Perth yachting party had a thrilling experience on its return journey from Bunbury yesterday. The yacht overturned in a rough sea, and for nearly nine hours the crew of…

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Pocket Wrecker Always in a Place

Truth · Sunday 3 January 1926 · page 2

SUNROCK is not even a distant relation of old roan Good Luck, for during his recent career on the turf it seems that Sunrock…

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Worst Singe '89 Hurricane at Samoa Steamers Wrecked

Evening News · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 8

A most of strucher [?] on New Years pop. The extent of the loss of life through…

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Wrecking Australia's Trade

The Sun · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 6

A FIRM'S greatest asset is its reputation for honest quality. As Lincoln said, "You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time."…

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Samoa Swept Hurricane Wrecks Ship Great Damage Houses and Trees Crash Apia

The Sun · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 7

A terrific hurricane has been raging at Samoa. Great damage has been done. WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Monday…

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Saved From the Sharks Shipwrecked Crew Terrible Adventure Perth

The Labor Daily · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 1

TERRIBLE suffering from cold and immersion, together with imminent jaws of sharks, marked the experience of the crew…

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Pocket Wrecker

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 2

SUNROCK is not even a distant relation of old man Good Luck, for during his recent career on the turf it seams that Sunrock…

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Steamer Yone Maru. Oil From Port Arthur

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 4

Carrying a full cargo of oil from Port Arthur to Australian ports, the steamer Yone Maru is expected to arrive at Brisbane on Friday next. The vessel…

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Nearly Aground. Steamer Mongolia. in Fremantle Harbour. Fremantle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 9

There was excitement in the harbour at dusk yesterday when the incoming mail steamer Mongolia appeared to go aground near the end of South Mole. Instead of…

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Collision! Steamer and Ferry at the Quay Serious Smash Averted

The Sun · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 2

A serious harbor smash was narrowly averted at Circular Quay this morning. The ferry steamer Greycliffe, on the…

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60 Houses Wrecked Big Storm at Samoa

Evening News · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 8

WELLINGTON. N.Z. Wednesday. Further details of the storm at Samoa show that the wireless station is intact, except for the series and counterpoise wire, which were brought…

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Close Shave Ferry and Steamer

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 4

A serious accident was narrowly averted at Circular Quay yesterday morning, when a ferry boat came into collision with a steamer…

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Steamer Overloaded. Belbowrie's Master Fined

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 5

Before Mr. Gllos Shaw, C.S.M., at the Central Summons Court yesterday, chief inspector J. Anderson, of the Department of Navigation, proceeded against Malcolm Campbell…

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Captain Is Fined £5 Steamer Overloaded

The Labor Daily · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 5

The master of the Belbowrie, Malcolm Campbell Black, was fined £5 with costs 6-, in default one month's imprisonment, at the…

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Extra Chop May Wreck Your Home Wives, Beware ! Don't Overfeed the Brute Please, don't!

The Sun · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 10

If you are a wife and you are preparing hubby's breakfast, and you are in doubt whether to give him another egg, a second chop, or another slice of…

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Wreck at the Islands

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 3

News was received from the Islands yesterday that the auxiliary ketch Fetu Ao, owned by Smyth and Carruthers, Ltd., of Apia was wrecked at the Tokelauas on November 13. and…

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Even Better Than Being Ashore

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 1

Boys of H.M.A.S, Adelaide have stirring sport with the paddles in the Harbor during an hour off duty…

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