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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1907

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Wreck of the Tomki. On the Richmond River Bar

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 September 1907 · page 5

The North Coast Co.'s steamer Tomki was overwhelmed by heavy sens on v Saturday afternoon while crossing out of the Richmond River, on her way to Sydney and is…

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Tomki Wreck Sold. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 September 1907 · page 5

The wreck of the steamer, Tomki at the Richmond River heads was sold by auction to-day for £35, Mr. W. H. Whatmore being the purchaser…

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Steamer Tomki Totally Wrecked. on the Richmond Bar

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 20 September 1907 · page 5

The Tomki was crossing the bar at 1 o'clock on Saturday on the flood tide, under conditions usually considered unfavorable, the wind blowing freshly…

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Latest Cables. Gale Wrecks a Fishing Fleet. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 23 September 1907 · page 3

Eleven vessels laden with fish were stranded during a gale off the Newfoundland coast and five persons were drowned. The gale did enormous…

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A Well-preserved Wreck. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 23 September 1907 · page 3

The British ship Dartford arrived yesterday from South America. The captain reports sighting the wreck of a large four-masted barque on an…

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Old Sailor Dead. Historic Wreck Recalled

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 24 September 1907 · page 2

One of the best known identities in shipping circles in Victoria has been removed by the death of Captain James Mclntyre, which occurred recently. Captain…

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Wreck of the Tomki. on the Richmond River Bar

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 24 September 1907 · page 4

The North Coast Co.'s steamer Tomki was overwhelmed by heavy seas on Saturday afternoon while crossing out of the Richmond…

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Wreck of the Tomki. on the Richmond River Bar

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 24 September 1907 · page 4

The North Coast Co.'s steamer Tomki was overwhelmed by heavy seas on Saturday afternoon while crossing out of the Richmond…

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The Patroclus Wreck. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 September 1907 · page 5

The steamer: Patroclus, which recently ran on the rocks at Portland (Dorset, England) during a fog, has been safely beached in Portland…

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The Wreck of the Tomki

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 September 1907 · page 4

The work of salving the cargo of the Tomki may now be said to be finished. The loss to shippers generally has not been very heavy, especially so when it is…

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The Steamer Service

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 4 October 1907 · page 4

The most important of the representation made in our issue of the 20th ultimo have met with a quick response from the N.C.S.N. Co., who have again placed a…

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Fire on a Steamer. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 7 October 1907 · page 3

The steamer Turakina, eight days out from Auckland to London, has put into Wellington with her cargo on fire. The Turakina belongs, to the…

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Steamer's Cargo on Fire

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 October 1907 · page 5

On Sunday week, when the N.Z. Shipping company's steamer Turakina was 557 miles south-west of the Chatham Islands, 1000 miles from Wellington, bound for…

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Run Down by a Steamer. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 October 1907 · page 3

In the race for the Sydney Sailing Club's handicap yesterday the Zena, an 18-footer, capsized near Clarke Island and was afterwards run down…

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A Barque Wrecked. Terrible Privations of Survivors. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 21 October 1907 · page 3

News reached Sydney yesterday afternoon of the wreck of the barque Alfhild, near Port Davey (Tasmania). The vessel was bound from Rio…

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Wreck at Tasmania

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 22 October 1907 · page 5

The barque Alfheld, bound from Rio Janciro to Hobart, has been wrecked off the west coast of Tasmania. During a heavy storm she was driven ashore by violent…

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Wreck of the Alfhild

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 25 October 1907 · page 8

The barque Alfhild, bound from Rio Janeiro to Adventure Bay to load timber, Was wrecked during a terrible gale, at an early…

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Wreck of the Alfhild

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 November 1907 · page 8

The remainder of the search party, for the castaways from the wreck of the Alfhild have returned to Hobart, Sergeant Ward reports the party searched the scrub and…

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Foundered with All Hands. London

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

The fishing schooner Orion has foundered, with eighteen hands, in a gale off the Newfoundland coast…

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A New Steamer

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 12 November 1907 · page 2

The steamer Yulgilbar, intended for the Macleay River trade, arrived in Sydney last week after a record voyage for a coastal steamer…

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