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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea
27 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 2
BY telegram, we learn that the schooner Missie, has been lost at the Sydney Heads—all hands saved. THE AGNES IRVING (s.) The Agnes Irving (s.) left Grafton on Thursday, the 22nd December, at 6 a.m.; crossed the bar…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Uncle Tom, brigantine, 120 tons, commanded by Captain William Rowlands, and an old trader to the Richmond River, has been lost about two miles to the northward of that port The vessel left Sydney on the 12th ulthno, bound to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Riatte, barque, Captain Hodge, sighted Newcastloon Monday at 12 o'clock, and shortly afterwards two guns were hred for the lifeboat from Captain Allen's Hill. The crew, including the volunteers, promptly mustered, proceeded to sea, and waited…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We are this week called upon to chronicle the loss of two vessels, whilst attempting to leave the port of the Richmond River. The first is the brigantine Fax, 157 tons, under the command…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE A.S.N. Company's steamber Lady Young, 425 tons, Captain [?], left Sydney for Brisbane direct, at 5 p.m. on Tuesday last, with a large carge and the following passengers—Misses Coutts (2). Mrs. M'Caviln. Mr. and Mrs. Clapperton. Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WE (Tuesday's Herald) learn by telegram that a very serious mishap has occurred with respect to the above-named vessel. The Barwon (s.), belonging to the Bulli Coal Company, sailed from Adelaide on the 1st instant, at 4·50 p.m. bound for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The branch Suez mail steamer was telegraphed as being sighted at Glenelg, at eight o'clock yesterday (Monday) morning, and wo waited anxiously for our telegram until midnight last ovculng, before going to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE Halen, brigantine, 165 tons, Captain M'Kinnon, with [?] feet of pine, bound to Sydney, in endeavoring to put to sea on Wednesday last, the the 12th instant, while crossing the Richmond River bar, the wind suddenly chopped round and drove the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE schooner Sylvanus, 51 tons, Captain Tyrrell, from Sydney, in ballast, in entering the port of the Richmond River, with the wind from the S.S.E., after crossing the bar, the wind headed the vessel, which was driven ashore on the rocks under the North…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ANOTHER terrible catastrophe has occurren on the Mississippi by tho blowing up of a largo saloon river steamer, and the loss of eightyseven lives, together with a largo number of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BY telegram, we learn that the A. S. N. Company has sustained another very heavy loss, by the total wreck of the steamer Auckland, 507 tons, which sailed from Melbourne on Thursday last, bound to Sydney, under the command of Captain WALKER,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—I have just read the remarks made by one signing himself "TRAVERLLER," relative to the present time-tables of the steamers, Clarence and Favorite; as far as I am concerned, as owner of the Favorite. I desire to thank "TRAVELLER" for his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BY the schooner Jessie Kelly, which arrived from New Caledonia yesterday, we have received news of the wreek of the schooner Emma Paterson, Captain Edgar, hence of that port. She left Sydney on the 2nd April, and was loston a coral reef thirty…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE news of the wreek of the steamship Auckland, on her passage from Melbourne, was received in this city late on Saturday night, and caused no small degress of surprise and excitement. Fortunately, no liver have been lost, as the nature of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE splendid screw steamer Queen of the Thames, the pioneer vessel of the Cape Route to Melbourne, and which left Port Phillip, in February last, under the most favourable auspices, conveying a large number of cabin passengers, amongst whom…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →By telegram, via Woolli, we learn that the one schoonor John. Bullock, 140 tons, under the command of Captain Watson, was being towed to sea on Friday last, by the Culloden paddle steamer, when the warp parted, and the vessel quickly drifted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE schooner Margaret and Mary 96 tons. Captain Pattison, in attempting to leave the Richmond river, with a cargo of timbor, bound to Sydney, has been lost at the Heads. It appears that she was salling out over the bar on Friday last, when the wind…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Sar[?] Ann, 185 tons Captain Mag[?], from Sydney, in ballast, in taking the bar at the Richmond River, on Tuesday last, there being a rather high sea on at the time, was pooped by a heavy sea which broke on board, carrying away her wheel, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE barque Japan, of Melbourne, Captain Barker, was lost on Cape East. Arctic Ocean, on October 8th, 1870. Nine men were lost, including the third ma[?]e. The rescued men were taken to San Francisco in the Hattl[?] Jackson, from St. Michaels…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE mystery attending the fate of the barque which the mall steamer Nevada reported having been in collision with, was cleared up this morning by the arrival of the Alice Cameron with the crew of the vessel, which proved to be the A. H. Badger,…
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