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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1926

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Steamer Nirvana. in Collision with Eburna

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 25 February 1926 · page 4

When leaving the port of Fremantle on Tuesday last, the British-India liner Nirvana collided with the incoming tanker Eburna. The Nirvana was…

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Mishap to Steamer. Pilot Takes the Blame. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 February 1926 · page 9

The Court of Marine inquiry sat at Launceston to inquire into the cause, of the grounding of the steamer Clan McNanghton on Middle, Ground near the entrance to Low…

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Goods Worth £245 Disappear From Steamer Charge of Stealing

The Sun · Thursday 25 February 1926 · page 17

Between February 4 and 9 a case of wearing apparel valued at £246, and consigned from Scotland to Farmer's, Ltd., disappeared from the Banffshire,…

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Steamer Ashore. At Manning Heads. Mishap to Coolebar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 11

The cargo steamer Coolebar, of 479 tons gross register, owned by the North Coast Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., went ashore nt 7.30 a.m. yesterday inside the Manning River…

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Missing Schooner Brisbane

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 3

No word has boon received of the schooner John Alee, which left Darwin 26 days ago for Thursday Island. The schooner was prominently associated…

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Touraine Ashore. in Brisbane River

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 4

The Norwegian-Australia motor ship Touraine went aground at the mouth of the Brisbane River on Wednesday last. Outward bound to Sydney, she…

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Touraine Still Ashore Brisbane

The Sun · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 7

Despite the assistance of three tugs and the lightering of between 300 and 400 tons of cargo, all efforts to refloat the Norwegian-Australian motor ship…

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Ashore Coolebar at Manning River

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 3

The pilot at Manning Heads yesterday advised the secretary of the Navigation Department (Mr. Fauks) that the steamer Coolebar had gone ashore inside the bar…

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Steamer Collision Perth

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 3

Lloyd's surveyor has inspected the steamer Nirvana and the oil tanker Eburna, which collided in Gage Roads on Wednesday, but the full extent of…

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High on Bar Coolebar Ashore at Manning Heads

The Labor Daily · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 1

HIGH on the bar at Manning Heads, the steamer Coolebar is in danger of suffering severe damage, should a southerly come sweeping…

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Canadian Schooner. Bombarded by Coastguard Cutter. New York, Feb. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 11

London despatches received at Washington state that the British Ambussador (Sir Esma Howard) will be instructed to conduct an inquiry into the alleged bombardment of the…

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Asleep at Wheel Ferry Steamer's Crash

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 3

At a nautical Inquiry held into the circumstances leading to a collision between the ferry steamer Kestrel and the Northern Steamship Company's hulk Wanganui, in Auckland Harbor,…

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Stranded Steamer. Pilot's Error. Resignation Follows. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 12

The Court of Marine Inquiry delivered its decision this morning following the investigation into the stranding of the steamer Clan MacNaughton on Middle Bank at the entrance…

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The Sun Stop-press Steamer Delayed London

The Sun · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 1

The N.D.L. steamer Sierra Nevada ([?]700 tons) is detained at Suez with leaking boilers…

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Missing Schooner John Alce Overdue Brisbane

The Sun · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 5

The deputy director of navigation (Captain Roskruge) was advised on February 23. that the John Al[?] was 25 days out from…

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Touraine Still Ashore. Efforts to Refloat Fail

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 4

After lightering nearly 400 tons of cargo, all efforts to refloat the Norwegian motor ship Touraine on yesterday morning's full tide failed. The…

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Steamer Coolebar. Salvage Gear Despatched

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 15

Expectations of the refloating of the steamer Coolebar from the south spit inside the Manning River entrance with the full spring tide on Thursday night were not…

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Opium Seized on Steamer From East

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 9

The Customs authorities made a big haul of opium on board the steamer St. Albans yesterday. One hundred and ninety-seven…

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Steamer Delayed Local Pay Demanded Newcastle

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 9

The steamer Willaston, which arrived at Newcastle from New Plymouth, last Saturday, under charter to the Phosphate Commission, to carry…

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Stuck Fast in Mud Steamer Touraine Brisbane

The Sun · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 5

Attempts to refloat the Touraine on this morning's tide were unsuccessful. The vessel remains firm, in the mud it is. now expected that it will be…

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