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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1909

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A Damaged Steamer. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 March 1909 · page 5

The steamer Wallsend, which had been fast on Bellambi Reef, was towed into Sydney this morning and docked for repairs…

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Steamer's Remarkable Voyage

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 16 March 1909 · page 8

A remarkable tale of a steamer's adventures amid the reefs of the Pacific was told in the Marine Court. The vessel was the South Australian. 412 tons, owned by the Mutual…

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A Steamer Ashore. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 March 1909 · page 5

A telegram has been received in Perth stating that the steamer Koombana has gone ashore at Sharks Bay. The seamen are of opinion she will…

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Forrest Hall Wreck

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 8

At the inquiry concerning the wreck of the barque Forrest Hall, at Auckland. Captain Collins stated that at daylight on February 27 the ship was heading for the…

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The Forest Hall Wreck. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 22 March 1909 · page 5

The Marine Court commenced an inquiry at Auckland regarding the loss of the barque Forest Hall, which was wrecked on the west coast of the…

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Forest Hall Wreck

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 8

The Forest Hall inquiry was continued at Auckland. The Collector of Customs produced a cable from the owners stating that the…

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The Burrawong Wrecked. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 29 March 1909 · page 5

The North Coast S.N. Co's steamer Burrawong, when crossing in at the Manning River entrance yesterday, struck a spit and then the…

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Burrawong Wrecked

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 30 March 1909 · page 5

HARRINGTON, Monday.—On Saturday afternoon the steamer Burrawong, which was endeavouring to cross inwards, grounded on a small sand bank nearly one…

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The Burrawong Wrecked

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 2 April 1909 · page 4

Last Saturday afternoon the steamer Burrawong, which was endeavouring to cross inwards, grounded on a small sand bank nearly 100…

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Two Schooners Wrecked

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 April 1909 · page 4

The German steamer Germania, which arrived in Sydney on Sunday from the Islands, brought news of the loss of two trading schooners. One was the…

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A Steamer Wrecked. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 April 1909 · page 5

The steamer Mahratta, of 5000 tons, grounded on the Goodwin Sands. The passengers were taken off by lifeboats, but while the boatmen were salving…

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Coastal Steamer Service

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 15 April 1909 · page 4

Mr. Editor.—Your last Thursday's issue contains a letter (page 2) signed "Reform." The writer deals in a very exhaustive manner with the alleged wrong…

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Motor Boat Wrecked. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 April 1909 · page 5

The motor boat Myall has been wrecked at Broken Bay. There was no loss of life…

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Aeon Wreck Disappeared

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 3

A message, received in Auckland from Honolulu, dated March 7, states that the Aeon wreck has disappeared, and is believed to have been looted by pirates, and…

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The Steamer Service

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 19 April 1909 · page 2

The Harwood Farmers' Union is the latest public body in this district to urge on the N.C.S.N. Co. the necessity for replacing the Kallatina on the…

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"The Examiner" Established 1859. Grafton: Tuesday, April 20, 1909. the Steamer Service

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 20 April 1909 · page 4

The request made nearly a year ago at the Maclean District Conference for a faster steamen service between the Clarence and Sydney has been revived, and…

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Army Meroplane. Wrecked After Flight. a Marvellous Escape

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 23 April 1909 · page 4

Again Mr S. F. Cody, the inventor of the British Army aeroplane, has encountered defeat when victory seemed within his grasp. This morning (said the…

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A Ketch Wrecked

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 29 April 1909 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A message from Launceston (Tas.) states that the crew and passengers, from the wrecked ketch Dawn, comprising six males and four…

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Story of a Wreck. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 April 1909 · page 5

The crew and passengers of the wrecked ketch Dawn, numbering six males and four females, have arrived in Launceston. They experienced a…

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Young Woman Assaulted. While in a Steamer's Cabin

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 30 April 1909 · page 3

An extraordinary affair occurred on board the Union steamer Moerski last week while the vessel was moored to the…

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