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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911

252 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 13

Steamer Rosedale Overdue

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 21 September 1911 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Up to a late hour last night there was no news of the Rosedale. The company has instructed all…

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Steamer Rosedale Overdue

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 2

Says the "Telegraph":—"The North Coast S.N. Company's wellknown coasting steamer Rosedale is overdue at Sydney from the…

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The Missing Rosedale Supposed to Have Foundered with All Hands. Wreckage Found Near Smoky Cape. Vessels in Search. Sydney

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 4

The North Coast Co's. steamer Rosedale which left the Nambucca on Friday morning is seriously overdue, and fears are entertained as to…

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The Missing Steamer. Rosedale Supposed to have Foundered With all Hands

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 September 1911 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—Wreckage identified as belonging, to the Rosedale was picked up off Smoky Cape, including two buckets and raft. It is now believed the…

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How to Avoid a Wreck. Let Readers Decide the Question

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 September 1911 · page 8

When a log horn warns the mariner to steer off the coast, if he still hugs the shore and wrecks upon it, whose fault is it? If the red switch light is up, and the…

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More Wreckage Found

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 September 1911 · page 9

The steamer Rosedale, which left Nambucca River for Sydney last Friday afternoon, passed Smoky Cape the same afternoon, and there is now positive…

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The Papanui Wreck. London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 25 September 1911 · page 3

Salvage of the steamer Papanui is impracticable. The cause of the fire has been traced to spontaneous combustion of coals…

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Wrecked Six Times

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 26 September 1911 · page 5

"All hands are safe, and will eventually be heard of" said Mrs. Yansen, the wife of Charles Yansen, the winchdriver on the missing steamer Rosedale, when…

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The Rosedale. Wreckage at Trial Bay. All Hope Abandoned

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 26 September 1911 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—No fresh news was obtainable on Saturday, regarding the missing steamer Rosedale, and as her course, after leaving the Nambucca…

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Wreckage at Nares Rock

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 28 September 1911 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—It was reported that something resembling the topmast of a vessel was detected in the vicinity of the Nares Rock on the…

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Lost Rosedale. More Wreckage

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 29 September 1911 · page 2

Port Macquarie, Monday.—A ship's iron safe, painted white, belie rod to be from the Rosedale, has been found on the beach south front here. The safe was looked, and…

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Bile Beans Saved My Life. Reduced to a Wreck by Constipation and Piles—doctors Were Baffled

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 September 1911 · page 8

"I am sure I would not have been alive to-day had it not been for Bile Beans," says Mrs. M. Beacall, of S Vere-street, North Richmond, Melbourne. "Before I…

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Wrecks, with Loss of Life

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 3 October 1911 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—For a distance of 60 miles a gale swept over the North Sea, causing many wrecks of fishing smacks with loss of life, particularly at…

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Steamer Burned. London

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

The Dutch steamer Ixion was burnt near Eugano, Dutch East Indies. The crew took to the boats, and one, containing 25 persons, is missing…

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Small-pox on Steamer. Sydney, Thursday Night

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

The E. and A. Co's. steamer Eastern, on which a ease of small-pox occurred, left Thursday Island this morning direct for Sydney…

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Disasters of North Coast. Many Wrecks

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 October 1911 · page 5

J. B. writes: Taking into consideration the vast [?] o[?] shipping disasters that have taken place along the coast of New South Wales during the past [?]…

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A Terrible Suicide Bedroom Wrecked. Sydney

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

Ambrose Bray blew his head off with a charge of gelignite at Boulder (W A.). The bedroom was wrecked…

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Explosion at Toulon. a Cafe Wrecked. London

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

A sensation was caused at Toulon (France) through the explosion of an infernal machine. The machine was placed in a cafe…

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Another North Coast Wreck the "Macleay" Ashore on Broughton Island. Fears for Safety of Passengers and Crew. Sydney

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 13 October 1911 · page 4

The steamer Macleay has gone ashore on Broughton Island. It is feared she will become a total wreck. Rescue parties have gone out from…

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Latest Wires Another North Coast Steamer Wrecked. the Macleay's Career Ended. Sydney, Thursday Night

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

The N.C.S.N. Co's, steamer Macleay 398 tons, has been wrecked off Broughton Island. The steamer, which left Newcastle…

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