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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911

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The Macleay Wreck

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 13 October 1911 · page 4

The sympathies of the North Coast residents will go out to the North, Coast Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., in the heavy loss which they have…

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Late Telegraphic News. Gazette Special Messages. Wreck of the Macleay. SYDNEY

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 14 October 1911 · page 2

THE steamer Macleay has gone ashore on Broughton Island, and it is feared will become a total wreck. A rescue party have gone…

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Wreck of the Macleay. Only Two Persons Saved. Survivors' Story of the Wreck

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 October 1911 · page 9

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The steamer Macleay struck a reef near Broughton Island on Wednesday night, immediately turned turtle, and sank. There are only two…

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Evidence of Wreckage

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 October 1911 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—Captain Tyree, of the steamer Ouraka, reported that between the Richmond Heads and South Solitary on Wednesday he sighted 40 or…

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A Missing Steamer. Supposed to Have Foundered. London, Saturday Night

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

It is feared that the steamer Nordstern has foundered between Gibraltar and Kiel, and that 28 lives were lost…

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More Wreckage Found But Unidentified. Sydney

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

Yesterday morning, "Happy" Ey[?], the life saver to the Manly Surf Club, found on the beach at Manly some wreckage which has not yet…

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Latest Wires The Macleay Wreck. Wreckage, But No Bodies, Found. Sydney, Sunday Night

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

An active search in the [?]nity of the wreck of the Macleay was made yesterday. A deal of wreckage was found on the shore, but no bodies…

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Another Coaster Wrecked

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 October 1911 · page 4

Yet another marine catastrophe on our coast. The Macleay after a career of nearly thirty years as a coaster between the rivers and Sydney, made her final…

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Survivors of the Wreck How They Were Saved

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 October 1911 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The two survivors were on Friday both suffering from shock ann the immersion of last night, but after a good breakfast…

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Wreck of the Macleay. A Fatal Blunder

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 October 1911 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—At the inquest on the three bodies found from the ill-fated Macleay, Pettersen, a Finn, 31 years of age, in his evidence said there was a…

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A Steamer Wrecked Value of Wireless. Vancouver, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 October 1911 · page 3

The steamer Priacess Beatrice ran ashore near Vancouver. By wireless a s[?]coring steamer was summoned to the wreck and saved the…

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Yongala Wreckage. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 October 1911 · page 3

A quantity of cargo is reported to be lying on Hinchinbrook Beach (Q.). It is supposed to have been washed up from the Yongala…

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Earthquake in Sicily. Several Towns Wrecked. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 October 1911 · page 3

The latest particulars of the earthquake in Sicily state that all communications with Sicilian towns are severed, but it is known that Santa…

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The Shipping Disasters. More Wreckage Found. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 October 1911 · page 3

More wreck age from the Rosedale has been found near Smoky Cape. It consists of 50 planks, rubber mats, some cabin t[?]mber fastened like a…

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The Macleay Wreck Lifeboat Washed Ahore. Sydney. Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 20 October 1911 · page 5

The lifeboat belonging to the steamer Macleay has been washed ashore near Port Stephens…

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Wrecked Before

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 20 October 1911 · page 3

Charles Peterson has been a sailor most of his life. He was wrecked once before in an American schooner off the East Coast of America 11…

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Wreck of the Macleay Founders on a Rock. Three Bodies Recovered

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 20 October 1911 · page 3

Charles Peterson, one of the two survivors when interviewed said: "I was at the wheel on Wednesday night at the time of the disaster. The…

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The Recent Shipwrecks a Movement to Assist

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 20 October 1911 · page 4

Mr. [?]. D. Morton, M.L.A., and Mr. G. S. Briner, member for Raleigh have called a meeting in Sydney for this (Friday) afternoon…

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More Shipwrecks Steamer Cromdale. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 23 October 1911 · page 3

The ship Cromdale struck a rock while entering Queenstown (Ireland) in a heavy sea. It is feared she will become a total wreck…

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Steamer Wrecked. Eighteen Drowned. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 October 1911 · page 3

The Greek steamer Gergie has been wrecked off Girode, 18 persons being drowned…

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