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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1902

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The Missing Steamer Quiraing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 September 1902 · page 4

The Marine Court held an inquiry into the disappearance of the steamer Quiraing, which is supposed to have foundered with all hands, on her voyage from Newcastle…

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A Pioneer Steamer. Built 70 Years Ago

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 19 September 1902 · page 8

THE first steamer to cross the Atlantic to America was the old puddle-wheel steamer Beaver, which sailed from England for Vancouver on August 29, 1835. She was also the first steamer to round Cape…

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A Steamer on Fire

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 September 1902 · page 8

On Thursday the Metropolitan Fire Brigades received word that the steamer Manapouri, lying at Wooloomooloo Bay, was on fire. In two minutes fire-engines and…

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No More Deaths From Shipwreck

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 30 September 1902 · page 3

If all that is claimed for the new life-saving apparatus constructed by a Genevan citizen be true, we may expect that in the near future no…

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Wreck of the Barqucntine May

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 3

Further details are now to hand. A message from Wellington states that when the barquentine went ashore on the west coast of the North Island, close to where the…

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Runaway Steamer. a Remarkable Incident at Honolulu

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 27 October 1902 · page 3

OF runaway girls and runaway horses we have heard. To see a big ocean liner literally snap her hawsers, and run away is a very novel and rare…

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A Ketoh Wrecked. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 27 October 1902 · page 1

The ketch Korunnah is a total wreck at Lake Macquarie. The crew were saved…

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A Coffin Ship. Foundered at Sea. Thirteen of the Crew Drowned Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 October 1902 · page 1

A CABLE received this afternoon from New Zealand announces that the steamer Ventnor, which left New Zealand on Saturday for Hongkong with a…

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Sad Story of Shipwreck

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 November 1902 · page 6

New Zealand files just to hand contain further details of the wreck of the barquentine May, which was totally lost near Kaipara. Six out of…

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A New Steamer. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 3 November 1902 · page 1

The North Coast Coy, have placed an order with Foster and Minty, of Balmain, for the construction of a steel twin-screw steamer…

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An old Wreck Floated

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 11 November 1902 · page 4

In the year 1812 a British frigate called the Foxfire was lost between the Azores and Maderia, she having foundered in a gale, though not until most of her crew had been transferred in a…

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A Maritime Disaster. The Steamer Elingamite Totally Wrecked. on the New Zealand Coast [By Telegraph.] Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 November 1902 · page 1

THE steamer Elingamite, from Sydney to Auckland, was totally wrecked at Three Kings Islands on Sunday morning, during a dense fo[?]…

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Wreck of the Elingamite

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 14 November 1902 · page 5

HUDDART, Parker and Co's steamer Elingamite, which left Sydney on Wednesday week for New Zealand, struck a rock at the Three Kings, on Sunday morning, during a heavy fog…

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Wreck of the Elingamite. 36 Persons Still Missing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 November 1902 · page 5

The Elingamite struck the Three Kings Reef on Sunday morning at 10.30, during a dense fog. The vessel was steaming slow at the time. Fifteen of the crew and 27…

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A Graphic Story of Shipwreck. Terrible Tale of Suffering Five Days on a Raft. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

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

The warship Penguin arrived at Auckland last night with eight survivors from the wreck of the Elingamite, who were picked up on a raft…

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The Elingamite Wreck. Some Terrible Experiences

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 November 1902 · page 4

FURTHER particulars concerning the wreck of the Elingamite at Three Kings Islands state that Mr. P. Tones, of Sydney, was among…

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Wreck of tie Elingamite

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

A Raft Picked up—Terrible Sufferings.—Eight Persons Perish.—Twenty Still Missing. H.M.S. PENGUIN od Thursday picked up a raft containing 8 survivors of the Elingmamate. There…

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The Elingamite Wreck. in Regard to Lifeboats

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

The terrible experiences of those poor creatures who, after the Elingamite was wrecked, took to a raft, point to the necessity of compelling ocean going vessels to carry…

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The Elingamite Wreck. a Horrible Story. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 November 1902 · page 1

ALL the survivors of the Elingamite who were picked up by the Penguin are doing well. Johnson, who drank the salt water, is the worst, but he is…

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Wreck of the Elingamite. Sydney

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 21 November 1902 · page 4

ALL the survivors of the Elingamite who were picked up by the Penguin are doing well. Johnson, who drank the salt water, is the worst, but he is not in danger…

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