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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1927

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Foundered Coastal Collier Galava Nine Missing Three Survivors Swim Four Miles to Shore

The Sun · Wednesday 9 February 1927 · page 9

Nine lives are thought to have been lost when the collier, Calava, foundered off Terrigal shortly after midnight. Nine men are missing. Two of them are reported to have…

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Collier Foundered, Nine Men MISSING--Page 9 No Pact to Recall Troops Boxer Signs Labor Criticises Govt

The Sun · Wednesday 9 February 1927 · page 1

Replying to Labor criticisms of the Government's policy of sending troops to defend Shanghai, the Prime Minister (Mr. Baldwin), in the House of Commons today, said that assurances for the safely of foreigners might be given. but until the opportunity…

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Midnight Disaster Three Drift Ashore Two Men Picked Up by Tug 12 Hours' Fight for Life Collier's Plunge in the Dark

Evening News · Wednesday 9 February 1927 · page 9

THE collier Galava founded in from 10 to 20 minutes off Terrigal, shortly after midnight last night, and seven men are missing. A body has been sighted off Terrigal. The captain and four members of the crew drifted to the shore,…

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The Foundered Collier

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 1

Antonio Dondiero, of Waverley (left) and George Jones, of Hurstville (right), two of the crew who managed to get ashore at Terrigal…

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Steamer Sinks Collision with Crane FREMANTLE

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 9

Early on Tuesday morning the steamer Iron Prince sank at the Harbor Board's No. 4 crane. The vessel was leaving for Whyalla…

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"Give Us Air!" Cry on Steamer Morts Dock Strike

Evening News · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 13

SIXTY workmen, employed on the Broken Hill Proprietary Company's steamer Island Monarch, which is now undergoing repairs at…

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Galava Disaster Four Men Still Missing All Hope Abandoned Bodies May Be Washed Ashore

The Sun · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 15

Notwithstanding that a thorough searching of the sea and a complete combing of the shore have been carried out no trace has been found of tour of the men who were aboard the collier Galava when she foundered…

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Three of the Survivors of the Wreck of the Galava

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 12

ANTONIO DONDERO (FIREMAN), CAPTAIN PEARSON (MASTER), AND GEORGE JONES (FIREMAN.)…

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Captain's Graphic Story of the Wreck Vessel Turned Turtle Crew's Grim Battle for Life Terrible Sufferings Terrigal

The Labor Daily · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 5

THREE exhausted men staggering from Wamberal along the beach to Terrigal at 10.30 this morning 7 brought the news of the Galava…

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Ketch Varoe Wrecked

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 17

A wireless message received from Port Moresby states that the wooden ketch Varoe has been wrecked on the east coast. The Varoe was of 40 tons gross register, and was…

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FOUNDERED Seven Sailors Lost Disaster Near Terrigal

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 4

The collier Gelava, with twelve men on board, foundered off the N.S.W. coast, between Tug. gerah and Terrigal, early on…

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Portuguese Civil War Rebels Surrender at Lisbon and Oporto Both Cities Are Shelled Many Killed : Buildings Wrecked Government 'Plane Bombs Arsenal London

Evening News · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 1

AFTER having been subjected to a bombardment by field and machine guns for 44 hours, the rebels in Lisbon surrendered at 10.30 on Wednesday night With the surrender of the rebels at Oporto, the Government…

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Rebels Surrender Is Revolution Ending [?] Fierce Fighting Hundreds Killed; Property Wrecked London, Thursday Night

The Sun · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 1

After a 44 hours machine-gun and field-artillery bombardment the Lisbon rebels surrendered at 10.30 last night. It is believed that the Government's promptness in disarming the cruisers, whose crews were suspected saved the city from more…

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Hansen's Body Found Galava Wreck Was Vessel Safe?

The Labor Daily · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 1

The body of J. Hansen, A. B., of Market Street Sydney one of the Victims of the Galava foundering was found near Terrigal yesterday afternoo…

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From the Wrecked Galava

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 9

Captain James C. Pearson, skipper of the ill-fated collier, explaining how the disaster occurred. He is speaking to Mr, Winton (of the steamer Narrabeen), who helped to bring the bodies of the victims to the shore…

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Fire on Steamer. Extensive Damage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 15

The wooden steamer Our Elsio, well known in the North Coast timber trade, was severely damaged by fire while berthed at the wharf of the owners. A. and E. Ellis, Ltd., at…

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Explosives Aboard Steamer on Fire

The Sun · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 3

While the timber-freighter Our Elsie Elsie blazed on the Parramatta River yesterday evening, a red flag warned onlookers that explosives were on…

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Lost Galava Wreckage Picked Up

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 9

Identified as belonging to the illfated collier Galava, a lifebuoy and a derrick were picked up by the steamer Patonga off Terrigal yesterday…

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Mishap to Durenda. Sunken Wreckage Struck

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 4

With her pumps working at high pressure to keep in check water pouring in through a broken sea valve, the motor ship Durenda fought her way…

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