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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1927

1,337 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 67

Island Schooner Lost

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 January 1927 · page 13

The auxiliary schooner Teine Vincula, which went ashore on a coral reef at Nukunono Island, in the Gilbert and Ellice Group, has become a total wreck. Since the vessel ran aground in July last year, a…

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Louis Theriault. Schooner's Ill Fortune. Broken Tail Shaft

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 January 1927 · page 12

The auxiliary three-masted schooner Louis Theriault, which arrived in Sydney yesterday with a cargo of timber from New Zealand, appears to be dogged by ill-fortune…

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Body Ashore Head and Foot Missing Identified by Note Hobart

The Sun · Monday 10 January 1927 · page 10

A headless body, from which one foot is also missing, has been washed ashore at Lotto's Bay, and has been identified, from a note found in the…

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Wreck of the Temeraire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 January 1927 · page 13

The motor ship Temeraire, which became stranded on Bramo Island, in the Baltic, in September, and was later surveyed and condemned, has broken amidships, leading an opening of about three feet on the…

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Wrecked at 90 Miles Per Hour

The Labor Daily · Monday 10 January 1927 · page 1

The wreckage of the supercharged Alvis in which "Phil" Garlic's was dashed to death at Maroubra Speedway on Saturday night…

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Interstate Steamer Mernoo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 12

The new steamer Mernoo, which arrived at Sydney on Sunday with general cargo from Montreal, left last night for Melbourne. On arrival she will be taken over by her owners, the Melbourne S.S. Co…

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Game Fishing. Zane Grey's Schooner. Arrives at Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 14

Zane Grey, the well-known novelist, was so impressed with the deep-sea fishing grounds off the coast of New Zealand on his visit last year, that he has made elaborate plans for an…

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Mail Afire Blaze on Steamer Wellington (N.z.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 11

A fire occurred among the Christmas mail matter stowed in No. 2 hold of the Remuera, two days after leaving Panama…

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First Call at Las Palmas Warm Welcome Duke and Duchess Ashore Las Palmas (Canary Islands), January 10

The Sun · Wednesday 12 January 1927 · page 1

A change of wind, with a consequent flattening of the sea swell, allowed the Duke and Duchess of York to carry out their original programme…

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Steamer As Pavilion

Arrow · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 7

To accommodate to-morrow's bigh crowd at Manly Les Duff has arranged with the Manly S.S. Co. to run a special boat from Sydney to moor…

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Three Men's Burns in Steamer Blaze Fumes of Sulphur Melbourne

Evening News · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 11

AN outbreak of fire occurred in a hold containing a quantity of sulphur on the steamer Queen Olga at Yarraville yesterday, and three…

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Ships Wrecked and Crews Drowned Norwegian Gales Oslo

The Labor Daily · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 1

HEAVY GALES are raging along the coast of Norway. Several ships are reported to have been wrecked and their crews…

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In Distress. Steamer Narcissos. Towed Into Newcastle. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 16

The steamer Narcissos broke down near Newcastle to-night, and a request was made for assistance. Two tugs, the Commodore and Heros, were…

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Riotous Mob Orphanage Wrecked Girls Abducted Shanghai, Saturday Night

The Sun · Sunday 16 January 1927 · page 2

There are 40,000 Nationalists troops In Foochow, but they remained Inactive while a mob, representing the Fukien Students' Union, last night looted and…

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Steamer Narcissos

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 January 1927 · page 15

The steamer Narcisros, which broke down near Newcastle on Friday night arrived in port yesterday afternoon, in response to her request for assistance the vessel was towed into Newcastle late on Friday night…

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"Riot-proof" Steamer. for Dutch Company

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 17 January 1927 · page 4

The motor vessel Cremer, built for the Royal Dutch Packet Company, for service between the Dutch East Indies and China, is a peculiar craft in some…

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Surf Boat. Overturned Off Heads. Crew's Plight. Rescue by Pilot Steamer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 January 1927 · page 13

Four members of the North Bondi Surf Club had an unenviable expeileuce yesterday afternoon. While procceding under a large sail to Rose Day, theil boat was overturned by a…

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New Steamer Menes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 22

The new German steamer Menes, of the D.A.D.G. (German-Australia) line. is expected to reach Sydney on January 28 from Hamburg and Antwerp, via ports. The Menes is fitted with passenger accommodation for…

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Chinese Pirates Take Steamer

Evening News · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 1

Recent cables fold of the capture by Chinese pirates disguised as passengers. of the British steamer Sunning, between Anney and Honghong. This is the [?] of the Sunning, showing the damage caused by the fire stated by the p[?]s, and issue are Chief Officer T. P. Beatty (left), and Second Engineer Orr, who, with other officers, reg[?] control after [?]eping from the sa[?] is which…

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Smallpox. on Steamer Ganges. Four Dead. Suva, Jan. 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 18

There are 13 cases of smallpox on the steamer Ganges, which is due at Suva from Calcutta on Thursday. Four deaths are reported…

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