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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1908

165 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 9

Salvage Cutter Wrecked. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 4 June 1908 · page 5

The salvage cutter Hampton has been wrecked at North West Cape (W.A.). The vessel was in charge of a party sent up to refloat the wrecked steamer…

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Floating Wreckage. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 4 June 1908 · page 5

Wreckage has been seen floating between Port Stephens and Newcastle, and is supposed to be portions of the schooner Wallinga, which was wrecked…

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The Wreck of the Bellinger

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 12 June 1908 · page 6

One by one the old North Coast traders are finding a last anchorage. It is not long since the "Tomki" made her last voyage and settled…

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A Steamer Service

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 June 1908 · page 2

At a meeting of farmers at Wardell on Saturday, it was resolved to form a Co-operative Ferry Co., with the object of establishing a steam service between Woodburn and Ballins…

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Wreck Narrowly Averted

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—For six hours yesterday the Harbour was enveloped in a dense fog, which considerably hampered the movements of fenry boats. Along the…

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Spanish Steamer Sunk

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 June 1908 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.—The Spanish steamer Larache, 1505 tons, has been totally wrecked on the coast of Spain. The vessel was attempting to enter…

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Adventure in a Fishing Launch. Five Days in Open Boat. Experience of Woolgoolga Fishermen. Blown Ashore at Brunswick Heads

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 3 July 1908 · page 4

Much anxiety was manifested throughout the district on Tuesday week when the report Ruined currency that a party of fishermen in a…

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Wreck of Spanish Liner

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 3 July 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The Spanish liner Larache, 1505 tons, during a fog, struck the rocks at the entrance of Muros Harbor, on the north-east…

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Mishap to the Steamer Eden

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 July 1908 · page 11

when the steamer Eden, of the Illawarrs and South Coast S.N. Co's. line arrived from the South coast, she was reported to be leaking slightly, and after the cargo was discharged the…

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A Cheap Wreck. Sydney. Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 July 1908 · page 5

The wreck of the schooner Willinga as she lies at Port Stephens, was sold to-day to Mr. G. Whatmore for £1…

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Fishing Fleet Wrecked. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 16 July 1908 · page 5

A number of fishing craft were wrecked in a squall off the Cantabrian coast, Spain. Twenty-one of the men were drowned…

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Scene on a Steamer

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 July 1908 · page 2

"An assault of an unprovoked nature, committed by a person in authority on a vessel, must be punished more severely than an ordinary assault," remarked the…

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Steamer Arrangements for Fleet Week

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 31 July 1908 · page 4

Mr. John Thomson, M.H.R., having learned that a considerable number of portions from the North Coast intend visiting Sydney for the purpose of witnessing the…

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Shipwrecked on the Congo. Crew Eaten by Cannibals

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 31 July 1908 · page 2

The R.M.S. Macedona, which Las just arrived from London, brings details of a terrible disaster on the river Congo, whon the steamer Ville de…

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Steamer Mareeba Ashore

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—The A.U.S.N. Co's. steamer Mareeba is ashore ten miles south of Port Stephens. The vessel was bound from…

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Removal of Wrecks

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 10

A case of unusual interest was heard at the Water Summons Court, Sydney, before Mr. W. M. Macfarlane. S.M., in which the Superintendent of Navigation Proceeded against Arthur J…

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Shipping Disasters. the Mareeba Ashore Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 3 August 1908 · page 2

The A.U.S.N. Company's steamer Mareeba went ashore at Stockton Bight near Newcastle, at 4 o'clock this morning, during rain squalls and…

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A Probable Total Wreck. Sydney. Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 3 August 1908 · page 2

The steamer Mareeba yesterday appeared to be driven ashore somewhat. There has been a heavy sea and as the seas strike the stern of the vessel…

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The Mareeba Wreck

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 August 1908 · page 5

Later details concerning the wreck of the steamer Mareeba on Stockton Beach, ten miles from Newcastle, show that the vessel left Brisband on Tuesday night for…

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Another Wreck. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 August 1908 · page 5

A vessel is ashore near Seal Rocks and is supposed to be the Italian barque Gio Batta Beverina, which sailed from Newcastle on Monday with…

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