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Sydney · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1926

1,070 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 54

Crowded Ferry Steamer Struck by an Interstate Trader Off Milson's Point

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 14

THE KURAMIA, WHICH WAS DAMAGED THE SPLINTERED SPONSON…

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Record Wrecker Peter Manning — Wonder Horse

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 3

WHILE New Zealand light harness enthusiasts were cheering Onyx after her brilliant achievement when she established…

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Steamer Corrimal. Still "Black."

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 8

At a meeting of the Sydney Branch of the Waterside Workers' Federation, held last Wednesday, it was decided to declare the collier Corrimal still "black," despite…

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Steamer's Cargo Ablaze Puts Into Papeete

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 1

With part of her cargo ablaze, the tongue, of flame licking greedily at woodwork and inflammable matter, the French steamer Pasteur was…

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Steamer Missing 32 Men Aboard Philadelphia

The Sun · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 12

The British steamer Ruburn, with a crew of 32 and a cargo of 5000 tons of Dutch anthracite has not been heard from since she left…

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Schooner Distressed Steamer Sends a Line San Francisco

The Sun · Thursday 4 February 1926 · page 6

The American steamer Noyo (1419 tons) has succeeded in passing a line to the distressed sailing schooner Ecola (2266 tons), which left…

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Steamer Eudunda Sale Imminent

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 February 1926 · page 3

'It was slated in shipping circles yesterday that the steamer Eudunda, owned by the Australian Commonwealth Line, will be purchased shortly by Burns, Philp, and Co., Ltd…

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Yellow Reds Property Wrecked Missionaries' Loss Hongkong

The Sun · Thursday 4 February 1926 · page 6

Wanton destruction of British property by the Reds continues to be reported from Swatow The Taikoo Club has been…

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Lifeboat Was Defective So Claim Failed

Evening News · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 10

IT HAS been proved that the lifeboat was unfit, and, therefore, there must be a verdict for defendant."…

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"Condemned" Lifeboat for Corrimal Dispute in Court

The Sun · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 9

In the District Court to-day William Waugh, Ltd., ship chandlers, Balmain, sued John G. White, Pitt-street, Sydney, shipping agent and charterer, to…

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New Union Steamer

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 3

In order to keep ahead of the needs of New Zealand, the Union Co. has let a contract to Messrs. Napier, Miller, Ltd., of Glasgow, so build a new steamer for the east coast…

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Baker's Sick Wife Delays Steamer Sailing

The Sun · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 3

The sudden illness of the wife of the assistant baker on the Huddart Parker steamer Ullmaroa delayed the departure of that vessel for New…

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The Law Courts District (Before Judge Curlewis.) Hire of a Lifeboat

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 9

William Waugh, Ltd., ship-chandlers, sued John G. White, of Pitt Street, Sydney, shipping agent, to recover £31 2s for the hire of a second-hand…

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District Court. (Beforo Judge Curlewis.) a Second-hand Lifeboat. Waugh, Ltd., v White

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 12

The plaintiffs, William Waugh, Ltd., ship chandlers, of Balmain, sued John G. White, shipping agent, of Pitt-street, Sydney, claiming £31/2/, alleged to be due for the hire…

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Saint or Sinner? Gregory Rasputin. Wrecker of a Throne. (A. L. Williams.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 11

Rasputin, a saint and martyr! The presentation of that sinister person in a halo is one that prompts derisive laughter. I seem to have read somewhere tecently that it was…

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Fire on Steamer

The Sun · Monday 8 February 1926 · page 15

Tho Hteamer Cairnhill, [?] tons, which left Fremantle on January 27, for Alexandria, reports that she has a fire in the hold, but it is under…

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Two Shipwrecks Harmony's Passengers

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 February 1926 · page 3

The sea still holds its romances and its queen stories for those who seek them in the right places. In spite of nil that steam, internal- combustion engines and floating Pleadilly…

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Afloat and Ashore

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 9 February 1926 · page 7

TOM TAIT is sailing Eclipse under 2 disadvantage. He is suffering from two fractured toes, but still he declines to stay at home and rest. The official…

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On Fire Steamer Races for Port No Details Perth

The Sun · Tuesday 9 February 1926 · page 13

The steamer Cairnhlll, which left Fremantle on January 20, flour laden for Alexandria, has wirelessed the agents that a fire board…

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Ashore at Ocean Island Ooma's Plight

The Sun · Wednesday 10 February 1926 · page 9

The steamer Ooma, bound from Newcastle to Nauru, has gone ashore at Ocean Island There was evidently little damage,…

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