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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1907

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A Cutter Wrecked. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 25 February 1907 · page 3

The wreckage from the cutter Tue[?]esba, bound from Suva to Drebebr, has been found at Savu Savu Bay. Twenty-seven kanakas from…

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Shipping Disasters. Series of Calamities. Great Loss of Life. Channel Steamer Wrecked. London

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1907 · page 3

A gale drove the Great Eastern Railway Company's Steamer Berlin on to Voorne Island, Holland, and she broke amidships…

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Cablegrams. the "Berlin" Wreck. London, Feb. 23, 1207

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1907 · page 3

The loss of the Great Eastern Railway Company's steamer Berlin on Voorne Island, Holland, is attributing to a breakdown of the…

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Wreck of the Caernavon Castle. Sydney, Feb. 25

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1907 · page 3

A boat containing the first mate and ten members of the crew of the Caenavon Castle arrived at Firemantle yesterday…

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Austrian Steamer Wrecked

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 1 March 1907 · page 5

LONDON, MONDAY.—The Austrian Lloyd steamer Imperatrix, from Brindisi to Bombay, with a crew of 120 men and 20 passen-gers, has been wrecked at Cape Elaphonisi,…

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The Berlin Wreck

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 1 March 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—Further particulars of the wreck of the Berlin state that after forepart of the vessel broke away, carrying with it many who were standing round…

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A Terrible Shipwreck. Great Loss of Life. London

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 1 March 1907 · page 5

The Great Eastern Railway Co.'s steamer Berlin was driven ashore on Voorne Island, near Rotterdam, during a[?]gale, The vessel broke amidships and…

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Latest Cables. Another Steamer Wrecked. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 March 1907 · page 3

A Dutch mail steamer has become stranded off the coast of Holland. Her 90 passengers and mails have been saved…

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Another Steamer Wrecked. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 March 1907 · page 5

The mail steamer Dakota bas gone ashore on the coast of Japan and is badly damaged. The passengers were saved. The insurances cover more…

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Loss of the Great Admiral Shipwrecked Crew on a Raft

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 8

In latitude 47.5 deg., and longitude 128.10 degrees W., during a strong south-easterly gale, accompanied by furious squalls and…

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Nothing but a Wreck. a Prompt Salvage. The Case of Mrs. E. COLE

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 March 1907 · page 12

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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Schooner Catherine's Survivors

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1907 · page 2

The steamer Turakina arrived at Hobart on Friday from London, via the Cape, 24 hours ahead of time. She has on board 11 of the crew of the Norwegian schooner Catherine,…

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Foundered at Sea. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 March 1907 · page 5

The ketch Annandale, bound from Sydney to the Bellinger, foundered at sea. The crew of seven hands took, to the ship's boat and pulled to Trial…

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Ketch Annandale Founders

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 9

The auxiliary ketch Annandale, one of the best known of the fleet of vessels employed in the coastal timber trade, and belonging to the firm of Messrs. Allen Taylor and…

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Another Shipping Disaster. the Suevic Wrecked. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 March 1907 · page 5

The White Star liner Suevic, bound from England to Australia, has gone ashore at Lizard Point, on the Cornwall coast. It is believed that…

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Coastal Shipwreck. the Ketch Annandald Founders

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 22 March 1907 · page 3

The auxiliary ketch Annandale, one of the boat known of the fleet of vessels employed in the coastal timber trade, and belonging to the firm of…

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Suevic Wrecked

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 22 March 1907 · page 4

The White star liner Suevic, bound from England to Australia, went ashore at Lizard Point, on the Cornwall coast. The whole of the 400 passengers and the 160 of the crow…

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A Steamer Founders

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 March 1907 · page 7

Details from Wuchow relating to the sinking of the Hong Hing show that the steamer left Wuchow on February 11 for Nanking, with a largo number of passengers of the…

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The Suevic Wreck

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 March 1907 · page 10

LONDON, Tuesday.—The Suevic is ashore on Brandies. Rocks, and her position is critical. The fog is clearing, but the weather is very bad and the sea rough. It…

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Wreck on the Coast

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1907 · page 2

The auxiliary ketch. Annadale, one of the best known of the fleet of vessels employed in the coastal timber trade, and belonging to the…

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