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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911

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Steamer Wrecked. London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 11 December 1911 · page 3

The Belgian steamer Vandyk has been wrecked at Land's End (England) and 14 persons were drowned…

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Australia's Biggest Steamer. London, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 11 December 1911 · page 3

The White Star line is building an 18,000-ton steamer for the Australian service. The new steamer will be of an…

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Three Kings Wreck

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 12 December 1911 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—At Wellington, New Zealand, the Special Court has commenced rehearing the inquiry into the Elingamite wreck at the Three Kings in…

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Wrecks in the Channel London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 December 1911 · page 3

Latest particulars of the big storm raging in the English Channel show that a large steamer was wrecked at Dungeness and another at Dover…

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Latest Cables British Royalties in Peril. Rescued From Wrecked Steamer. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 15 December 1911 · page 5

The Duke and Duchess of Fife, and Princesses Alexandria and Maud were passengers on the steamr Delhi, which has been wrecked off Morocoo. They…

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Latest Cables The Wrecked Delhi. Queen Mother's Appreciation. London, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 December 1911 · page 3

Queen Alexandra has telegraphed to M. Fallieres, President of the French Republic, her grateful thanks for the noble services rendered by the French…

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Wreck of a Coaster

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 December 1911 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The coasting steamer Brooklyn, owned by the Nowra and Jervis Bay Shipping Company, is a total wreck at the entrance to…

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Wreckage Sighted. Was It a Waratah Relic? Sydney. Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 December 1911 · page 3

The captain of the imm[?]rant steamer Matatua, which has arrived from England via the Cape, reports sighting barnicle- covered wreckage and…

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The Brooklyn Wreck. Sold for £90. SYDNEY, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 December 1911 · page 3

The wrecked steamer Brooklyn has been sold with her coal cargo, for £90. (The Brooklyn a well-known South…

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The Delhi Wreck

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 23 December 1911 · page 4

THE King has sent President Fallieres a letter of sympathy thanking the French Navy for the assistance rendered passengers of the Delhi…

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Steamer Founders. Only Two Survivors. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 29 December 1911 · page 5

The German steamer Chios foundered during a storm in the Bay of Biscay. Only the captain and one seaman…

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Supposed Wreckage at Narra[?]

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 December 1911 · page 2

The northern end of Narrabeen Beach is described [?] a correspondent to be a mass of wreckage. There are pieces of fruit and vegetables quite fresh, bread rolls,…

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