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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1904

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Latest Telegrams. the Australia Wrecked. All Hands Saved. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 June 1904 · page 5

The P. and O. mail Steamer Australia, inward bound, from London, was wrecked off Port Phillip Heads. All hands were saved…

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Mail Steamer Wrecked

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 June 1904 · page 5

The Australia from London to Sydney left Adelaide on Saturday evening for Melbourne. On Sunday night the passengers were warried they would require…

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Wreck of the Australia

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 June 1904 · page 4

Absolutely inexcusable was the wreek of this fine vessel, and it is not explained by the story that after the ship went on the rocks the pilot became nearly insane. As…

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The Australia Wreck. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 27 June 1904 · page 3

Medical certificates presented at the inquiry into the wreck of the P. and O. s.s. Australia stated that Pilot Dennis was suffering from a…

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Last Night's Wires. Wreck of the Australia. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 June 1904 · page 5

At the inquiry into the loss of the Australia, which has opened, Pilot Dennis said he took all the responsibility of the wreck of the vessel…

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Schooner Refloated. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 July 1904 · page 3

The schooner Australia, which went ashore at the entrance to the Manning River recently, was refloated this morning…

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Another Wreck. One Hundred Deaths From Exposure. Heartrending Scenes. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 July 1904 · page 5

In connection with the wreck of the emigrant ship Norge, further particulars are to hand. Among the saved are included…

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Emigrant Steamer Wrecked. Hundreds of Lives Lost

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 8 July 1904 · page 4

THE Danish emigrant steamer Norge, 3318 tons, has been wr[?]ked, and it is feared that upwards of 750 Scandinavians and Finns, who were aboard her, have been lost. The steamer, which…

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Wreck of an Emigrant Steamer. Over 600 Lives Lost. the Norge Founders in 20 Minutes. Heartrending Scenes

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 July 1904 · page 5

The Danish emigrant steamer Norge has been wrecked, and lt is feared that many Scandinavians and Finns, who were aboard of her, including the captain and the bulk…

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A Ketch Wrecked. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 11 July 1904 · page 3

The ketch Bell Flower was wrecked at Newcastle. The crew were saved…

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Another Wreck. the Nemesis and Her Crew Lost. the Beach Strewn with Wreckage. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 July 1904 · page 5

A large life-boat and a number of life-belts, bearing the name of Huddart, Parker and Co., have been washed up on the beach near…

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The Recent Storm. Steamer Nemesis Wrecked

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 15 July 1904 · page 4

THE storm [?] raged from the southern part of the coast up to the Hunter at the end of last week is described as equalling the Maitland Dandenong gales. On Saturday only a couple of steamers left…

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Steamer Strikes a Whale

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 3

Considerable excitement was occasioned on board the Tsyer liner Indradevi during her voyage from New York, when the vessel was found to have struck some object,…

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Japanese Forces Massing.—bulletproof Armour.—a British Steamer Examined. (From Our Sydney Editor.) London

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 5

Russians report, that the cruiser Askold was badly torpedoed. They allege that three Japanese torpedo boats were sunk. It is rumoured that the Japanese have…

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Wreck of the Nemesis

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 5

The missing steamer Nemesis was sighted by the Marloo on Saturday afternoon abreast of Wollongong. She was milking, but little progress against the gale, but…

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Latest Telegrams. Fire on a Steamer. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 July 1904 · page 3

A fire occurred on board the steamer Australia this morning and spread to the forecastle. The bows are aglow. It is feared the…

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Wreck of the Nemesis. SYDNEY, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 July 1904 · page 3

No further wreckage has been discovered from the steamer Nemesis…

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Shipwrecked. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 July 1904 · page 3

A bottle containing a message from two shipwrecked fishermen was found at Mandurah (W.A.), stating that they had been cast…

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The Lost Steamer Nemesis

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 July 1904 · page 5

Nothing further has been heard of the missing steamer Nemesis, and consequently the last faint gleam of hope for the safely of the vessel has gone…

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The Men Who Gave us the Lifeboat

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 July 1904 · page 6

We have all cause to bless the lifeboat and its Inventor. During its. one hundred and fourteen years of existence, it has been the means of saving thousands and thousands of…

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