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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911

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The Missing Aviator. Washed Ashore. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 2 January 1911 · page 3

The "Daily Express" is responsible for the report that the body of a man attired in English graments and believed to be the missing aviator,…

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An Overdue Steamer. Sighted at Sea. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 2 January 1911 · page 3

The steamer Papanui, which sailed from Melbourne, bound for Nagasaki (Japan) with a crew of Filipinos, was sighted on Dec. 19th…

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North Coast S.N. Co. Another New Steamer. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 2 January 1911 · page 3

The directors of the North Coast S.N. Co. have placed another order for a new steamer for the North Coast trade with the Ailsa Shipping Coy.,…

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Latest Cables Fears for a Steamer. Supposed Loss with All Hands. London, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 2 January 1911 · page 3

It is feared that the steamer Axim, from London for West Africa, has foundered. There were 30 hands aboard. The steamer is 20 days…

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Christian Unity. Wreck of Universal Prayer. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 2 January 1911 · page 3

The Evangelical Alliance has decided on a universal week of prayer in order to draw together the churches and Christians of the civilised world…

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Steamer Wrecked. Fifteen Persons Missing. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 3

The French steamer Norma has been wrecked off Algeria. Fifteen persons are missing…

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The Missing Steamer. Wreckage Found. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 5

Wreckage picked up in the Bay of Biscay leaves no doubt as to the fate of the British steamer Axim, which left London on December 9…

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Suffered After Every Meal. Life was a Burden With Severe Indigestion. Health Completely Wrecked— Pale, Thin and Miserable— Cured by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 10

Mrs. James Moody, of 34 Arundel-street, Fremantle, W. A. found her health completely wrecked by Indigestion. Do what she would, she didn't get any relief…

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Fire on a Steamer

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—A fire broke out on the steamer Newby Hall, at Loureuqo Marques, from Australian ports, and is reported to have been caused by…

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Steamer Wrecked Passengers Saved. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 3

The steamer Russia, bound from New York to Lisbon, struck a submerged reef. Her 105 passengers were rescued and…

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N.C. Co's New Steamer. Arrives at Fremantle. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 3

The North Coast S.N. Coy's, new steamer, Mainbar, arrived at Fremantle yesterday. She is intended for the Manning River trade…

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A Bomb Outrage Frisco Hotel Wrecked. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 3

An Italian fisherman hurled a bomb into the entrance of the Hotel Bimbo, in the Latin quarter of San Francisco…

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Coal Barges Wrecked. 34 Men Drowned. Vancouver, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 3

Three coal barges, bound from New York to the East, in tow of a tug, were driven ashore at Peaked Hill Bars and went to pieces in a few…

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More Immigrants. Steamer Specially Chartered. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 5

The steamer Rangatira, which has been chartered by the New, South Wales and Victorian Governments, sails on the 20th inst. with 1026…

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Mail Steamer Delayed. a Chapter of Accidents

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 5

The R.M.S. Ophir arrived at Fremantle on Wednesday morning 24 hours behind schedule time. She was delayed on her voyage owing to…

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The Rosedale on the Rocks. Likely to Become a Total Wreck

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 4

On Wednesday afternoon news was received in town that the Rosedale while crossing in at Bellinger Heads was driven on to the south spit and…

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Latest Wires The Rosedale Wrecked. Passengers Saved. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 5

The North Coast S.N. Co's. steamer Rosedale, 274 tons, which left Sydney on Monday night for the Bellinger, grounded while passing over the…

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Late Telegraphic Hews. Wreck of the Rosedale. No Hope of Saving the Vessel. Dorrigo Business People Again Suffer. Bellingen

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 3

ON Wednesday afternoon, at 3.30, the North Coast steamer "Rosedale," while coming in at Bellinger Heads in tow of the tug, touched on the…

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Two Nights on a Wreck. Gallant Efforts at Rescue

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 5

A thrilling story is told [?] the wreck of the German ship Pr[?]ussen, the largest sailing ship in the world, which, after being in sollision with the steamer…

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Latest Wires a Steamer Ashore. All Hands Safe. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 3

It is reported that the steamer Time, 2575 tons, belonging to Howard Smith and Coy., is ashore on a reef seven miles north of Devonport (Tas.), but that all hands are safe…

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