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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea
12 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers
SIR,—Will you have the goodness to insert in your next issue, the following corrections of My letter on the above matter, contained [?], Examiner of the 28th December instant, viz— Paragraph 1st states—[?] Every mall [?] forwarded from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE New England, a steamer intended for the coasting and river trade of the nighbouring colony of New South Wales arrived in Hobson's Bay on Thursday 27th January, from the Clyde, under canvas. She is quite a new vess[?]l, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →By the arrival of the Bullina and Helen M'Gregor, on Saturday last, we learn that the puddle steamur Trio, 125 tons, Captain —, from the Manning River, with a cargo of timber, bound to Sydney, in endeavouring to outride the late gale on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The schooners Flying Fish, and Isle of Thanet, have both been wrecked at Port Stephens. All hands saved. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE south and southeast gales that have swept along our seaboard for the last eight days have, unfortunately, left sad records of their violence. On Sunday night intelligence was received respecting the total loss of the schooner Flying Fish. 37 tons,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BY telegram, we learn that the Storm Bird, schooner, 96 tons, Captain FEATHERSTONE, which left Melbourne on the 12th instant, for Warrnambool, to load for Sydney, and from thence on to the Clarence River, to load with maize, for Melbourne,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WRECK OF THE EN[?]L WORTH FROM SAN FRANCISCO.—The Kenilworth, 700 tons, for Liverpool from New Orleans (cotton, 3803 bales, valued at between £70,000 and £80,000), when coming up the Channel, January 14th, about 8 a.m., was caught in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THIS smart little clipper steam yacht—for she justly deserves the name—arrived safely on the Clarence waters, on Saturday last. She left Sydney (with steam up) in tow of the City of Brisbane, on Thursday night, and was cast off when about three…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AT [?] carly hour on Saturday morning a telegram was received by the Government, conveying the startling and melancholy intelligence of the wreck of the ship Walter Hood, near Ulladulla. Sixteen lives have been lost. Captain Latto, well-known…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →I REGRET to have to communicate the sad intelligence of the total loss of the regular trader between this port and Sydney— the Panlo of 66, schooner, of 60 tons, Captain M'Gregor. It appears from the statement of the master of the vessel, that he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THAT misfortunes nover come singly was exemplified in the two dis[?]siers which attended the voyage of the mail steamer Avoca from Melbourne to Sydney. The first accident occurred while the Avoca was clearing Port Phillip Heads, where a collision…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →By telegram, we learn that the Sarah, brig, Captain BOOTH, whilst endeavouring to leave this port, at eight o'clock, yesterday (Monday) morning, owing to the wind suddenly falling Hight, went ashore on the north spit, at the Clarence Heads. The…
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