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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1902

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Narrow Escape from Foundering. Accident to the N.C.S.N. Co's Steamer Australian

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1902 · page 2

AT 3.30 p.m. on Saturday, the 21st instant, the steamer Australian crossed out of the Clarence River on her way to Sydney, with a full cargo of sawn…

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Steamer Sabbath Desecration

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 January 1902 · page 8

Mr. Editor.—With your permission, I venture to express, through your columns, the regret that is felt by myself, and every other lover of the Sabbath in the district, at…

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The Wreck of a Schooner. (By Telegraph). Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 February 1902 · page 1

THE schooner Prosperity, from the Richmond River, was wrecked near Point Lookout, on the Queensland coast,…

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Wreck of a Schooner

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 February 1902 · page 5

The schooner "Prosperity," laden with machinery from the Richmond River, has become a total wreck on the Queensland coast. The crew…

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Wreck of the Prosperity. Captain Peterson's Narrative

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 24 February 1902 · page 3

CAPTAIN PETERSON, of the wrecked brigantine Prosperity, interviewed on arrival at Brisbane, said that he joined the vessel, as master, at Richmond…

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Steamer Travelling Overland

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 7 March 1902 · page 5

AN annual sight of a passenger steamer travelling overland was witnessed at Parramatta recently, when the steamer Nepean, which had been running trips in connection with the…

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New South Wales Wrecks

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1902 · page 3

The following list of shipping casualties has been published in the GOVERNMENT GAZETTE by the New South Wales Navigation Department: January 19, Allyn, 40 tons, Captain J. White, a…

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New Steamer for the North Coast Line

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 7 April 1902 · page 1

Messrs. Nelson and Robertson have purchased the steamer Bobby Burns, well-known on the Queensland coast, from Capt. D. MacGregor, of Townsville. The new…

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New Steamer for the River Trade. Arrival of the Kyogle

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 18 April 1902 · page 4

ANY doubt that may have been entertained regarding tho safety of the steamer Kyogle, through the report from the signalmaster at Moruya on…

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The New Steamer Kyogle. The Official Luncheon

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 22 April 1902 · page 8

Our late telegrams in Saturday's issue gave an outline of the speech made by the Premier on board the North Coast Company's new steamer, Kyogle, after her…

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The Steamer Kyogle

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1902 · page 2

THE S. S. Kyogle made her first trip to the Clarence yesterday. A full description of the vessel has already appeared in our columns. In appearance she resembles the Kailatina…

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The Steamer Boveric. Sydney

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 9 May 1902 · page 4

NO tidings have yet been received of the steamer Boveric, which ia now 45 days out from Melbourne to Durban, and much anxiety is felt for hor safety…

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The Missing Steamer Boveric. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1902 · page 1

ANXIETY for the safety of the steamer Boveric is increasing. The vessel left Melbourne for Durban with 90 souls on board, and is now 17 days…

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The New Steamer "Kyogle."

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 May 1902 · page 5

On the Clarence there was anxiety to catch a first glimpse of the Kyogle. The vessel was to arrive at Grafton at any hour on Monday last—it depended upon…

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The Disabled Steamer Boveric. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 12 May 1902 · page 1

Three steamers have left Adelaide in search of the steamer Boveric…

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Missing Steamer Boveric

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 May 1902 · page 4

Freemantle advises that a lifeboat, containing the chief officer and three men belonging to the overdue steamer Boveric, was picked up by the steamer Willyama. The chief…

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Rescue of the Steamer Boveric

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 20 May 1902 · page 5

The Narrung, bound from Melbourne to London, via Cape Colony, fell in with the Boveric on the night of May 9. The Narrung stood by till daylight, and then…

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[All Rights Reserved.] the Straitsman, or the Outlaw at Bay. an Australian Story. by Stephen Hardy Chapter L the Wreck

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 May 1902 · page 6

OUT of a gaping fissure in the littoral side of a giant cliff, a man—or rather a being with some human resemblance—peered forth…

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Wreckage Washed Ashore. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 26 May 1902 · page 1

The side of vessel and a quantity of timber has been washed ashore at Hohora, New Zealand…

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Incident on a Sydney Steamer

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 6 June 1902 · page 3

A RATHER strange incident occurred at Kobe on board the E and A. steamer Australian. According to the statement of the chief officer of the vessel,…

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