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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1893

9 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers

Another Steamer for the Clarence Trade

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 February 1893 · page 5

WHILE in Brisbane last week, Mr. D. Henderson purchased another steamer for the river trade. She is called the Woolwich, and was owned by the Aquarium Company, to run…

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Original Lines. the Wreck of the Orpheus

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 March 1893 · page 6

T[?]—Battle of Traf[?]r. So, sailors, sing the story Of gallant hearts, of glory. Of how a crew behaved—…

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T. C. Davis' New Passenger Steamer

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 March 1893 · page 5

MR. T. C. DAVIS is having built by Messrs Dunn Bros., at Berry's Bay, North Sydney, a new steam launch to take the place of the Favorite. The dimensions of the boat are as…

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Latest Telegraphic. The Belmore a Wreck

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 14 March 1893 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR, SATURDAY.—During a heavy gale which came up on Thursday night, the steamer Belmore (which was just ready to launch) became a total wreck. She…

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Wreck of the Trinacria. Thirty-four Lives Lost

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 March 1893 · page 8

NEWS was received in Glasdow of the loss off Cape Villano, Punta del Boy, and the Anchor liner Trinacria, from Glasgow to Naples. The Trinacrin left Glasgow on February 1,…

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Original Lines. the Wreck of the B[?]kenhead. [?]—"The Bay of [?]."

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 6

A FRIEND seeing I had verses printed in the Examiner on "The wreck of the Orpheus," suggested that I should compose similar lines on the Birkenhead, because it is related as a twin[?] in the Third Book…

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Wrecked at Cof[?]'s Hurbour. [By Telegraph]

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 June 1893 · page 5

COFFS HARBOUR, WEDNESDAY. — The Saucy Jack, brigantine, with coal and general cargo from Newcastle, bound for Townsville, is on shore one mile south of Coffs…

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Original Lines. the Wreck of the Victoria

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 July 1893 · page 6

AT first, when the news to Australia flashed That the Camperdown on the Victoria crashed— Was sunk by the blow in its [?] sound— And that Tryon was dead, and that hundred were…

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Terrible Explosion on a Coastal Steamer

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 29 July 1893 · page 5

SYDNEY. FRIDAY NIGHT.—The steamer Aramod arrived at Brisbane from Sydney this morning, and reports a terrible explosion aboard at 1 o'clock this morning, as the…

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