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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 5 of 10

A Ketch Stranded

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 24 June 1909 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The ketch Alfred Fenning, loaded with hardwood from the Manning River, is ashore on Stockton Beach, just outside the northern…

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Another N. C. Steamer. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 25 June 1909 · page 5

A cable was dispatched yesterday by the North Coast S.N. Company, ordering a third new steamer, twin screw, of the combined passenger and…

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Two Total Wrecks. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 25 June 1909 · page 5

The Norwegian barque Orleans, bound from the Seychelles Islands to Dunedin (N.Z.) foundered twelve days ago about 200 miles from the west…

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A Damaged Steamer. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 June 1909 · page 3

The steamer Promise, which recently went ashore in the Fiji Group, was taken to Mort's Dock yesterday, and found to be seriously damaged…

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A Steamer Injured. SYDNEY, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 July 1909 · page 3

The Melbourne Steamship Coy's. steamer Melbourne arrived at Sydney this morning in a leaky condition. It [?]surmised that she knocked a hole…

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A Barque Wrecked. Survivors' Terrible Experiences

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 July 1909 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday 1.30 p.m. The Norwegian barque Errol has been wrecked on the Marthon Reef. Seventeen out of the ship's company of…

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Wreck of a Barque

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 15 July 1909 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Norwegian barque Errol, from South America to Newcastle, was wrecked on Middleton Reef, and 17, lives were lost, including Captain…

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News by Wire. Wrecked and Starved. Horrible Sufferings of the Survivors. SYDNEY

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 16 July 1909 · page 2

The Union Company's Island mailboat arrived in Sydney yesterday bringing only five survivors oat of a crew of 22 belonging to the…

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The Wreck of the Errol. Traqic Stories of Survivors Terrible Sufferings

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 July 1909 · page 9

SYDNEY. Thursday.—The [?] survivors from the wreck of the Errol [?]ve a tragic story, of their terrible suffering Seventeen lives were lost. Palmer, [?] seaman,…

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Another Barque Wrecked. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 19 July 1909 · page 3

The Norwegian barque Craig Isle has been lost while on a voyage from Westport (N.Z.) to Rangoon (Burmah). The crew were picked up by a…

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The Errol Wreck

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 20 July 1909 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The condition of Lawrence, one of the survivors from the Errol, has made no improvement. The excitement of being restored to his mother's…

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Burrawong Wreck. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 26 July 1909 · page 3

The wreck of the Burrawong at the Manning River Heads was blown up yesterday in consequence of the obstruction being a menace to…

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Tug and Steamer Collide. SYDNEY, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 2 August 1909 · page 3

While the steamer Colac was leave her berth at Newcastle early yesterday morning for sea in tow of the tug Leveret, by some means the two…

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Overdue Steamer Sighted. SYDNEY, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 August 1909 · page 3

The steamer Chillagoe, which was reported as overdue at Thursday Island, is safe. She was sighted this morning by H.M.S. Pyramus…

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A Missing Steamer. Cruisers in Search. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 August 1909 · page 3

Cruisers have left Simonstown, South Africa, and Durban (Natal) to search for the overdue steamer Warratah. It is thought that her…

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Steamer Waratah Overdue

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 5 August 1909 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The cruisers Forte aud Pandora have left Simonstown and Durban respectively to search for the overdue Lund liner Waratah. It is…

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A Steamer Wrecked. LONDON. Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 6 August 1909 · page 5

The liner Maori, bound from London for Lyttelton (N.Z.), has been wrecked between Cape Point and Capetown. All that is at present…

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The Overdue Steamer. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 6 August 1909 · page 5

The overdue steamer Chillagoe signalled at Goode Island, Torres Straits, en route to Sydney, on Wednesday…

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Removing a Wreck

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 6 August 1909 · page 4

The wreck of the Burrawong at Manning Heads on March 27 last was successfully blown up on Sunday. Three mines, in all over one ton of blasting gelagnite, were fired…

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Steamer Maori Wrecked. Forty-seven Persons Missing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 August 1909 · page 9

The "Daily Mail" correspondent at Capetown states that the Maori struck a rock off Duiker Point forty minutes after leaving Capetown, and sank hi four…

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