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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1907

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A Steamer Wrecked

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 July 1907 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—The steamer Fido, 1443 tons, is on a reef outside of Cook Island, abreast of Fingal lighthouse. She was bound to Sydney with a full…

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The Steamer Whistling Question. (To the Editor of the "Argus.")

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 22 July 1907 · page 4

Sir, -- In reply to "One of the Sufferers," I wish to inform him that whether the whistling of the steamers at the lower river centres affects me or not,…

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Latest Telegrams. Wrecked at Tweed Heads. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 22 July 1907 · page 3

A message from Tweed Heads yesterday stated: -- The steamer Fido, 890 ton[?], built in No[?]way three years ago, stranded at 7.30…

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A Steamer Wrecked

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 23 July 1907 · page 2

Sydney, Friday.—The steamer Fido, 1443 tons, is on a reef outside of Cook Island, abreast of Fingal lighthouse. She was bound to Sydney with a full cargo of…

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A Steamer Wrecked

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 23 July 1907 · page 2

Sydney, Friday.—The steamer Fido, 1443 tons, is on a reef outside of Cook island, abreast of Fingal lighthouse, She was bound to Sydney with a full cargo of…

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Wreck of the Fido

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 23 July 1907 · page 2

The steamer Fido, 890 tons, built in Norway three years ago, in command of Captain Larson, was stranded at 7.30 on Thursday night on a reef outside Cook Island, near…

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The Fido Wreck

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 July 1907 · page 5

The wrecked steamer Fido that went ashore on Thursday night on Danger reef, near Tweed Heads, is still in the same position…

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The Fido Wreck. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 July 1907 · page 5

A visit was made to the wreck of the steamer Fido this afternoon, near Tweed Heads, and the m[?] were recovered…

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A Fatal Wreck. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 July 1907 · page 5

The scow, Surprise, has been totally wrecked at Ohu[?] (N.Z.). The captain the made, and two of the crow, it is believed are drowned…

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Wreck near Tweed Heads. the Fido Stranded on a Reef

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 26 July 1907 · page 2

The Norwegian steamer Fido was stranded on Thursday night on a reef outside Cook Island, abreast of Fingal lighthouse, about one mile…

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A Steamer Wrecked

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 30 July 1907 · page 2

The wrecked steamer Fido that went ashore last week on Danger reef, near Tweed Heads, is still in the same position. The vessel is hard and fast- on the rocks. Being…

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The Fido Wreck Sold. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 August 1907 · page 5

The wreck of the steamer Fido, near Tweed Heads, has been sold for £116, the purchasers being Messrs. Emerson Bros., of Balmain. There was no bid…

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Another Wreck. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 August 1907 · page 5

The Russian ship Orient, which left Victoria on June 8, is ashore in a[?]bad' position near East London, South Africa…

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Steamer with Three Propellers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 2

LONDON, Tuesday.—Messrs. Harland and Wolff, of Belfast, are constructing for the Dominion line a steamer which it is believed will eclipse all existing records in…

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A Steamer Ashore. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 August 1907 · page 5

A telegram from Suva (Fiji) states that the steamer. Bucentaur, 3593 tons, bound from Vancouver to Sydney, has gone ashore on the Suva…

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Wrecked in a Gale. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 August 1907 · page 5

The schooner Stanley has been driven ashore on the Orewa Bench (N.Z.) and is now on a sandy bottom. The crew landed safely. The vessel…

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A Boat Washed Ashore. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 12 August 1907 · page 3

A boat has been washed ashore at Whangarei (New Zealand), bearing the name Constance Craig." This is the name of a bar[?]ue purchased for…

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A Fatal Wreck. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 August 1907 · page 5

The Union s.s. Coy's. steamer Kawatiri, bound from Hobart to Strahan, Tasmania, was wrecked at Macquarie Harbour just before…

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The Bucentaur Wreck. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 August 1907 · page 5

The steamer Bucentaur, which recently struck on the reef near Suva, Fiji, and afterwards backed off, is leaki[?]g badly, and it is…

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Attempt to Wreck a Mine. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 August 1907 · page 5

A young man is alleged to have dropped a case of dynamite down a Bendigo (Vic) mine, after having an altercation with…

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