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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1927

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Steamer Delayed Trouble With Cook

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 7

Disagreement between a cook and the owners over the question of accommodation kept the Howard Smith cargo steamer Lady Isobel in Sydney…

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Steamer Lady Isobel. Trouble with Crew

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 12

The interstate steamer Lady Isobel, which was to have left Sydney for Newcastle on Tuesday night, was delayed owing to a dispute having arisen with members of the crew…

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Unlucky Steamer

The Sun · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 7

The N.Z. Shipping Co.'s liner Hororata, leaving London for New Zealand went aground at North Foreland, and was refloated with the high tide…

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Sir Neville Howse. in Hospital Ashore. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 10

The acting Prime Minister (Dr. Page) has received cable advice from the AttorneyGeneral (Mr. Latham) that Sir Neville Howse has entered the British Hospital at Port Said,…

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Big Wheat Cargo for Greek Steamer

Evening News · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 5

THE former Australian Commonwealth liner Carina has been re-named Bosoprokos by her Greek owners. The vessel will load wheat at Sydney for…

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Steamer in Trouble Lemaire at Gladstone BRISBANE

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 3

It was reported in Brisbane to-day that the Dutch cargo steamer Lemaire, bound from Melbourne to Singapore with general cargo and a shipment of…

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Arrival of Barnardo Boys by the Steamer Ballarat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 14

A GROUP AT THE HOME AT ASHFIELD YESTERDAY…

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Iron on Track Escape of Express Attempt to Wreck? Two Wheels Derailed Adelaide

The Sun · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 9

A serious accident to the Melbourne express was narrowly averted this morning. A short distance on the…

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Crew Walks Ashore Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Saturday 22 January 1927 · page 8

As a protest against the refusal of the owners to remove the cook from the collier Warspray, 24 of the crew walked ashore at Geelong to-day. The…

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Northern Territory Steamer Service

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 January 1927 · page 12

Instances of the hardships suffered by settlers in the Northern Territory are contained in a letter from one of the men to Councillor R. Marchant, of Darwin.This…

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Steamer Hororata Aground. London Jan. 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 January 1927 · page 18

The steamer Hororata, 9594 tons, grounded on the North Foreland, but was refloated at high tide, and was inchored in the Thames. A fog descended on the river and two vessels struck her, inflicting a…

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Travel Impressions an Argosy of Wool Life Aboard a Cargo Steamer a Study in Relative Values King George's Deputy & Sung Wu No. 1

Evening News · Saturday 22 January 1927 · page 6

"THE MOST exciting moment of the voyage," said the doctor, at we leant over the bridge deck rail and watched the final preparations before tatting off on the long trail from Melbourne to Dunkirk…

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Steamer Commandeered to Go to China

The Sun · Sunday 23 January 1927 · page 2

Disturbances in China are now having a direct effect on Australian shipping. A message received today by the Sydney office of Tata and Sons…

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"The Nervous Wreck."

Sunday Times · Sunday 23 January 1927 · page 23

The Frank Neil Company will open at the Grand Opera House on March 12 in "The Nervous Wreck." It is an American farce-comedy,…

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Commercial. Tute Steamer Commandeered

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 13

Mr. J. Halliday, agent for Tata and Sons, Ltd, Jute metchants, of Calcutta, has received a cable stating that the Januury steamor for Australia has been commandeered by the…

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Smallpox. Steamer Quarantined Suva

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 10

The steamer Ganges, on which cases of smallpox were discovered on the voyage from India, did not enter the harbour, but went direct to Nukulau quarantine station. where…

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Missing Steamer Found BOSTON

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 7

The cargo steamer John Tracy, which had been missing since January 11, was found off Cape Cod. She carries a crew of 27…

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New Pilot Steamer. Tender Accepted. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 11

A tender amon[?]g to £32,990, and designs submitted by Bow McLachlan, and Co., of Paisley, Scotland, for the construction and delivery of a steel single-screw steamer to act…

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Winning Delightful Royal Courtesy Jamaica Captivated Schooner Narrowly Misses Smash with Renown

The Sun · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 1

Australia will be captivated by the winning ways of the Duke and Duchess of York. The Royal couple captured the hearts of white and colored folk alike during their visit to Jamaica, by their…

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Pilot Steamer Awaits The Call-- Fellowship Boys For Australia

The Sun · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 16

GRANDFATHERS' RACE IN THE DEAD OF A LONDON. WINTER.--W. Hodgkinson, the winner, aged 76, being cheered after his victory. FRAMED IN THE BRANCHES of a great figtree at Watson's Bay, the pilot vessel Captain Cook lies quietly at anchor. She has, however, always to be ready to slip to sea at a moment's notice…

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