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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911

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Wreck of the Yongala. No Likelihood of Bodies Being Recovered

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—A Brisbane telegram from Townsville states that the steamer Alert, which arrived in Townsville from the vicinity of the Wheeler Reef, brought…

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The Recent Gales. Another Steamer Damaged. Sydney, Sunday Night

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

The steamer Wymeric, 5000 tons, which left Newcastle for South America on Thursday, encountered the recent gale blowing on the coast and…

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An Overdue Steamer. Delayed by Bad Weather. Sydney

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

A message was received last night from Townsville that the overdue steamer Yamata Maru is believed to have sailed for Brisbane without…

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The Yongala Wreck. More Wreckage Found. Sydney, Sunday Night

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

The latest particulars regarding the loss of the Yongala received to-day state that an airtight compartment, a form, a seat and a lifeboat were…

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More Wreckage Found. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 April 1911 · page 3

The search steamer Tarcoola has returned to Cairns. She reports the discovery of minor wreckage from the Yongala…

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The Yongala. Wreckage Picked up at Townsville. Public Feeling Intense

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 6 April 1911 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—At Brisbane, an urgent telegram was received from Cairns, that the Tarcoola had arrived there at noon on Sunday…

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The Yongala Wreck. More Wreckage Found

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 7 April 1911 · page 4

The latest particulars regarding the loss of the Yongala received state that an airtight compartment, a form, a seat and a lifeboat were found ten…

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The Yongala's Fate. More Wreckage. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 7 April 1911 · page 5

The steamer Levuka, which arrived at Brisbane from Cairns, passed a lot of wreckage between Salim Island and Townsville…

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The Yongala Wreck. Mails Washed Ashore. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 April 1911 · page 3

Three bags of mails from the Yongala have been washed ashore at Cassidy's Beach, 18 miles from Ingham. Much wreckage has been observed in…

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A Steamer Stranded. Passengers Saved. Vancouver

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 April 1911 · page 3

All the passengers from the German liner Prinzess Irene, which became stranded at Lone Hill, have been safely transferred to another steamer…

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Caught in the Ice. Steamer Crushed to Pieces. Vancouver, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 April 1911 · page 3

The sealing steamer Harlaw was caught in an ice field in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and crushed to pieces. The crew, numbering 130, escaped…

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Steamer Aground and Ketch Sunk

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 11 April 1911 · page 5

The large cargo steamer Oceano, which left Sydney on Friday night for Port Stephens to load timber, was reported on Friday to be ashore on a sandy bottom…

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A Steamer Ashore. No Lives Lost. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 April 1911 · page 3

The British steamer Inversk. bound from New York to Yokohama (Japan) has stranded at Juande Nova Island, on the west coast of Madagascar…

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A Steamer Stranded. in Daylight and Calm Weather. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 April 1911 · page 3

The steamer Brisbane left Port Kembla (South Coast) this afternoon for Melbourne with a cargo of coal, but ran ashore four miles south of Port…

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Another Crusoe Family. Their Property Wrecked. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 April 1911 · page 3

The steamer Amokura has reached the Great Barrier (N.Z.) after a visit to the Kermadic Islands. The vessel brought the Bell, family…

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The Yongala Wreck. Another Theory. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 April 1911 · page 3

It is now believed that the Yongala was wrecked at Lucinda Point. A good deal of wreckage has been found in Hinchenbrook Passage and…

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A Spanish Wreck. All Hands Saved. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 April 1911 · page 3

It is reported from Cadiz that the passengers and crew of the steamer Alfonso, which was totally wrecked near Vera Cruz, have been saved…

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Shipping Casualties. Wreck of the Iroquois

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 13 April 1911 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The steamer Inveresk, valed at £50,000, with cargo at £100,000, has been wrecked off, the East African coast. The officers and crew arrived…

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Fate of the Ketch Lansdowne. Crew Rescued by the Gabo

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 14 April 1911 · page 2

The wooden ketch Lansdowne, 73 tons, which was built on the Manning River in 1879, sank at sea, last Friday while on her voyage from the…

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The Wrecked Iroquois

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 April 1911 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—Captaiin Sears, who commanded the Iroquois, wrecked at Vancouver, has been arrested, and changed withmanslaughter. The evidence at…

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