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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1909

197 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 10

Steamer Sailings Altered

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 December 1909 · page 9

Mr. Patterson, President of the Coal and Shale Workers' Federation, yesterday received a notification of his appointment to the Government Wages Board. He…

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Steamer Sailings Altered

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 December 1909 · page 9

Mr. Patterson, President of the Coal and Shale Workers' Federation, yesterday received a notification of his appointment to the Government Wages Board. He…

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The Clarence's New Steamer SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 17 December 1909 · page 5

The N.C.S.N. Co.'s new steamer, Burringbar, en route from the Clyde to Sydney, passed Cape Leeuwin (W.A.) on Wednesday afternoon…

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Another New Steamer. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 20 December 1909 · page 3

The new steamer Ourimbah, intended for the North Coast trade, was it will be remembered, unfortunately totally wrecked during a, fog off the…

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Steamer's Narrow Escape. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 20 December 1909 · page 3

The South Coast steamer Eden arrived in Sydney last night with her bow badly smashed and a quantity of water in her fore peak. No water…

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Duco Wreckage. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 20 December 1909 · page 3

Wreckage from the steamer Duco (which has been missing for weeks) has been washed ashore at the Chatham Islands, N.Z…

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Sydney Steamer Service

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 December 1909 · page 4

The North Coast Steam, Navigation Co. is making a special effort to cope with the holiday traffic, not withstanding the strike. The 'Kyogle will leave to-day as usual,…

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Sydney Steamer Service

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 December 1909 · page 4

The North Coast Steam Navigation Co, is making a special effort to cope with the holiday traffic, notwithstanding the strike. The Kyogle will leave to-day as usual,…

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Steamer's Sensational Trip. Rams Cape St. George in a Fog

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 December 1909 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Illawarra Co's. steamer Eden struck the cliffs under Cape St. George during a fog yesterday morning, and smashed her bow in, with the…

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Steamer's Sensational Trip. Rams Cape St. George in a Fog

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 December 1909 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Illawarra Co's, steamer Eden struck the cliffs under Cape St. George during a fog yesterday morning, and smashed her bow in, with the…

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Nearly a Wreck

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 December 1909 · page 3

On the arrival of the steamer Papanui at Beauty Point (Tas.) from London, via New Zealand, with 2200 tons of steel rails for the Scottsdale railway, and…

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Nearly a Wreck

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 December 1909 · page 3

On the arrival of the steamer Papanui at Beauty Point (Tas.) from London, via New Zealand, with 2200 tons of steel rails for the Scottsdale railway, and…

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North Coast Steamer Service

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 December 1909 · page 4

It is now sttated that the North Coast S.N. Company finds it possible to continue running the steamer Rosedale to the Bellinger, in spite of the strike. She has been…

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North Coast Steamer Service

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 December 1909 · page 4

It is now stated that the North Coast S.N. Company finds it possible to continue running the steamer Rosedale to the Billinger, in spite of the strike. She has been…

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The N.c.s.n. Co's. New Steamer Burringbar.—a Modern Coaster

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 December 1909 · page 8

The advent of the new steamer Burring[?]ar—the latest addition to the North Coast S.N. Co's, fleet from the Clyde, occasioned considerable interest. The vessel…

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A Total Wreck. LONDON, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 29 December 1909 · page 3

The steamer Southern Cross, which is ashore in Vigo Harbor, Spain, has become a total wreck, having broken in halves…

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The Ourimbah Wreck

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 30 December 1909 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Details just to hand of the loss of the N.C.S.N. Company's new steamer Ourimbah, while on her voyage out from Scotland, show…

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