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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1905

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Butter Temperatures on Board Steamer

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 August 1905 · page 7

At a meeting of Factory Delegates at Lismore, Mr. Clark (Lismore) moved: "That it is necessary that some combined" action should be taken by the several butter…

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New Steamer for the North Coast

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 29 August 1905 · page 4

When at the last half-yearly meeting of the North Coast Steam Navigation Co., the announcement was made that the directors had decided to issue 50,000…

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Heavy Gales and Wrecks

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 1 September 1905 · page 5

SYDNEY, THURSDAY.— The schooner Jones Brothers foundered off the southern breakwater at Newcastle early this morning during a heavy gale. A quantity of wreckage has been washed…

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Wreck of the Jones Brothers. Sensational Experience of Shipping

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 5 September 1905 · page 2

The storm which raged along the coast last week was one of the most severe ever experlenced. It was responsible for the total loss of the schooner Jones Brothers at Newcastle, with seven lives. The…

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Wreck of the Jones Brothers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 September 1905 · page 4

Further, particulars of the wreck of the schooner Jones Brothers state that the Helen Nicoll left Newcastle with the Jones Brothers in tow, at 5 o'clock on…

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Nothing but a Wreck. a Prompt Salvage. The Case of Mrs. E. COLE. (By a Local Reporter.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 September 1905 · page 8

A narrative well worth; reading is one which was told by Mrs. Elizabeth Cole, of No. 78. Carlton Crescent, Summer Hill, in the company of a…

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New Coastal Steamer

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 September 1905 · page 13

SYDNEY, Friday.—The steamer Wauchope, recently built for the Port Macquarie trade, has undergone a successful trial trip, attaining a speed of about 11 knots. The…

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The Jones Brothers Wreck

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 September 1905 · page 13

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Marine Court inquiry into the wreek of the schooner Jones Drothors at the outrance to Newcastle Harbour, when eight lives were lost, was…

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Capsize of a Schooner

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 26 September 1905 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Monday.—The schooner Moana, laden with hardwood from the Manning River (N.S.W.), has been found bottom upwards on the beach at Mokaw, on…

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Wreckage Washed Ashore. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 September 1905 · page 5

A large quantity of wreckage has been washed ashore at Kangaroo Island, South Australia. It is considered likely that it belongs to the…

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Foundered in a Typhoon

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 October 1905 · page 9

LONDON, Wednesday.—Further reports from Manila regarding the recent typhoon show that a number of shipping casualties have occurred. The steamer Cantabria,…

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A Much-wrecked Family

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 October 1905 · page 11

Thomas Richard Pearce, who was one of the apprentices on the ill-fated Loch Vennachar, belongs to a family, nearly every member of which has been wrecked in some…

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The Moana Wreck. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 9 October 1905 · page 3

The schoonor Moana, which was lost at Mokau (New Zealand), is fast breaking up. No more bodies have been found…

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Steamer Sunk by a Mine

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 October 1905 · page 9

LONDON, Wednesday.—The British steamer Leho struck a floating mine off Shantung, and sank. Fifteen of her passengers and crew are missing…

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Naval Repair Ship Ashore

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 October 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The steam repair ship Assistance (attached to the Atlantic Fleet, Commander Louis J. MacHutchin, 9600 tons) has been stranded on a sandy beach…

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A Schooner Wrecked. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 October 1905 · page 5

The island schooner Manatha has been totally wrecked in the Bouka Straits. The crow landed at a small island, where they remained for 28…

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Wreck of the Schooner Manantha

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 October 1905 · page 12

News reached Sydney on Tuesday of the loss of the schooner Manantha, Captain Strassburg. The vessel, which was owned by Mr. O. Mouton, of Herbertshohe. New…

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A Barque Ashore. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 23 October 1905 · page 3

The barque County Ayr, bound from Dunedin to Lyttelton, has gone ashore at the mouth of the Shag River, New Zealand…

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Schooner Overdue. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 30 October 1905 · page 3

The schooner Jap. is overdue from the Manning River, and fears are entertained for her safety. SYDNEY, Saturday night…

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STEAMER v. Stone Wall. Sydney, Wednesday night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 November 1905 · page 5

The new manly steamer Brungarra crashed into the wharf at Circular Quay this afternoon owing to the reversing gear failing to act. No…

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