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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1910

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Wreckage Discovered. Probably From the Missing Waratah

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 11 March 1910 · page 2

Reuter's Capetown correspondent reports (under date of Thursday last) that wreckage has been washed ashore in the neighbourhood of…

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A Steamer Wrecked. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 March 1910 · page 3

The Dutch steamer Van Der Hagen is on a reef near Gape Melville, 100 miles north of Cooktown (Q.) The steamer is in a serious position the…

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The Grafton Argus Phone 31. (Established 1874.) P. O. Box 37 Monday, March 14, 1910. The Clarence Steamer Service

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 March 1910 · page 2

When in Grafton on Saturday, Mr. R. A. Bell (general manager for the North Coast S.N. Co.) made an important communication to us, viz.,…

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Towing Troubles Dredge Wrecked. Punt Lost. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 March 1910 · page 3

The Government tugboat Rhea, which had to put into Byron Bay this morning, is leaking. The captain state's that he lost the dredge Ulysses whilst…

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New Coastal Steamer

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 March 1910 · page 4

The new steamer Minimbah, built in Glasgow to the order of the North Coast S.N. Co., Ltd., was signalled from South Head on Friday night. The Minimbah has been…

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Dredge Ulysses and Punt. Driven Ashore in a Gale. Both Crews Safe

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 March 1910 · page 4

News was received in Grafton on Saturday of the stranding of the dredge Ulysses, at Evans' River, some miles south of the Richmond River entrance…

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Remains Washed Ashore SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 March 1910 · page 3

A human skull and four small boss have been washed ashore among so[?]e seaweed at Largs Bay (S.A.)…

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The Sunken Steamer. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 March 1910 · page 3

The Bellambi Coal Company as started operations on the sunken [?]amer Currajong. The masts have been removed and to-day the funnel and…

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Proposed New Steamer

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 18 March 1910 · page 2

Witt a vew to further facilitating shipping between the Northern Bivera, the N.C.S.K. Coy, are new taking steps to have butilt a steamer twice the Orars's sige The…

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Dredge Ulysses and Punt. Driven Ashore in a Gale. Both Crews Safe

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 18 March 1910 · page 4

News was received on Saturday (says the "Examiner") of the stranding of the dredge Ulysses at Evans' River, some miles south of the…

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Wreckage From Missing Vessel. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 18 March 1910 · page 5

Wreckage from the missing steamer Prinz Wilhelm II., has been picked up at Belleisle, and confirms the belief that the steamer has been wrecked and…

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Steamer Struck by Lightning SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 21 March 1910 · page 3

The steamer Guthrie had a mass of flame run down her mast to the deck in a storm when 50 miles from Thursday Island. When the lightning struck…

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Sealing Vessed Ashore

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 29 March 1910 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The sealing vessel Viking, carrying 2400 seal skins, and a crew of 158 is ashore off French's Land. St. Pierre, on the Labrador coast…

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A Missing Schooner. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 1 April 1910 · page 5

Tears are entertained for the safety of the auxiliary schooner Malekala, which left the Solomon Islands three months ago for Sydney and has not…

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Attack by Bedouin Pirates. Incident in the Red Sea. Stranded Steamer Stripped. Crew Escape in a Dhow

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 1 April 1910 · page 5

The steamer Kilburn, which arrived at Melbourne from Grey Harbor on Tuesday, was the central figure an exciting incident in the Red…

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The Pericles Wrecked All Hands Saved. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 1 April 1910 · page 5

The magnificent Aberdeen liner Pericles, 11,000 tons, homeward bound from Sydney, struck a rock three miles south of Cape Leeuwin (W.A.) at 3.30…

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A Schooner Wrecked. SYDNEY, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 April 1910 · page 3

The schooner Relic has been wrecked at Eddystone Point (Tas.) The vessel struck inside the Eddystone Rock and foundered in deep water. She sank…

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The Pericles Wreck. a Valuable Cargo. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 April 1910 · page 3

The wrecked liner, Pericles, carried a valuable cargo, two lines from Sydney alone totalling over £100,000. There are 5000 bales of wool, worth…

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A Schooner Sunk

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The schooner Relic, from Hobart, bound to Adelaide with timber at ruck a rock inside. Eddystone. The vessel was afloat for three-quarters of an…

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A Schooner Wrecked. SYDNEY. Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 April 1910 · page 3

It is reported that the schooner, Countess of Ranfurly, bound from Sydney to the New Hebrides, is a total wreck on the coast of New…

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