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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 6 of 10

The Missing Steamer. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 9 August 1909 · page 3

No news has yet been heard of the missing steamer Waratah. During the service at St. Andrew's Cathedral last night, the…

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New Coastal Steamer

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 10 August 1909 · page 2

The news reached Sydney that the new steamer Macquarie, especially designed and built for the passenger and cargo trade between Sydney and Port…

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"A Steamer Early."

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 10 August 1909 · page 3

"Don Dorrigo" writes in the "Herald": The above announcement in the advertisement of the N.C.S.N. Co. against the time of the steamer starting for Bellinger…

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Langton Grange Wreck. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 August 1909 · page 3

Advices have been received in Sydney, stating that all hands were saved from the steamer Langton Grange, which was wrecked recently at…

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The Maori Wreck

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 12 August 1909 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—An Italian fisherman, named Messena, with great gallantry, crawled on the razor edge of a rock swept by heavy seas in order to…

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Disastrous Wreck. Maori Lost Near Capetown. Fortt-seven P[?] Browned

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 13 August 1909 · page 6

The Shaw, Savill, and Albion liner Maori, 5317 tons, from London to Lytielton, N.Z., via Hobart, has been wrecked between Cape Point and…

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British Cruiser Rammed. by a Merchant Steamer

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 August 1909 · page 11

H.M.S. Sapphe, a protected cruiser, was rammed in a fog on Saturday night, 9th June, a mile off Dungeness by a Wilson line of the same name—the Sappho. The…

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A Damaged Steamer. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 16 August 1909 · page 3

The Norwegian steamer Sildra, from Ocean Island, was off the heads last night but continued her voyage to Melbourne. Her main mast was…

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A New Coastal Steamer

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 August 1909 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The new steamer Tuncurry, which was launched a couple of months ago at Forster, was taken on her official speed trial on Saturday…

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The Maori Wreck. LONDON, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 August 1909 · page 3

The captain and officers of the steamer Maori have been exonerated by the Court which inquired into the wreck of that vessel near Capetown…

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Wreckage Found

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 August 1909 · page 3

Piceos of planking found last week on the ocean beach, on the west coast of Tasmania, were brought to Hobart, and positively identified by Captain Lindstohl…

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Latest Cables. Another steamer Missing. Perhaps Helping the Waratah. London. Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 23 August 1909 · page 3

The steamer Menarandra, bound from Madagascar to East London, is 24 days overdue. It is suggested that she is…

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The Clarence Steamer Service

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 August 1909 · page 2

For several years past openly-expressed dissatisfaction has existed on the Clarence regarding the steamer service provided by the North Coast…

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A Steamer Wrecked. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1909 · page 5

The steamer Waipara, of 5505 tons, bound from Queensland to London, via ports, struck on a rock near Cape Moreton on (Q.) and had to be…

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The Clarence Steamer Service. Better and Faster Steamers Wanted

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1909 · page 4

In response to a numerously-signed petition, the Mayor of Grafton convened a public meeting in the Town Hall last evening for the purpose of…

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A Barque Wrecked. One Boat Missing. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1909 · page 5

The French barque Gael, bound from London to Hobart, founded last Monday 200 miles east of Cape win (W.A.). The first and third…

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Wreckage Found. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 September 1909 · page 3

A rudder, supposed to be that of a ship's lifeboat, has been found on the coast between Cape Leeuwin and Naturaliste Bay. It has been…

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The Waipara Wreck. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 September 1909 · page 3

One of the divers working on the stranded steamer Waipara in Moreton Bay (Q.) is reported to have had a sensational experience with a…

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Improved Steamer Service

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 3 September 1909 · page 4

Representatives of the N.C.S.N. Co., in the persons of Mr. R. A. Bell, general manager, and Mr. Metcalfe, one of the directors, will arrive in…

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Clarence Steamer Service. This Morning's Conference

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 September 1909 · page 2

At about 10.45 a.m. to-day a conference was held at the Grafton Town Hall, between Messrs. Bell and Metcalfe (representing the management…

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