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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911

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The Pelotas Ashore. Chances of Refloating. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 June 1911 · page 3

The barquentine Pelotas, bound from Eden to Wanganui (N.Z.), is ashore at the mouth of the Wanganui River…

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Steamer Knocked About. Sydney. Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 June 1911 · page 3

The British ship Celtic Race, from Liverpool, also arrived after an eventful voyage. After being ten days out Captain…

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The Recent Storms. A Schooner's Stormy Passage. An Awful Experience

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 15 June 1911 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The crew of the three-masted schooner Le Mael had a stormy passage on Saturday night. The seas racing through the heads were…

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Terrible Bomb Outrage. Spanish Cathedral Wrecked London, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 June 1911 · page 5

The great entrance to the Valencia Cathedral was shattered by a bomb explosion at Plaza, Spain. So violent was the shock that several…

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Wreckage Found. a Possible Clue. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 June 1911 · page 5

A considerable amount of wreckage has been washed ashore near Frankston (Vic.). The timbers appear to have belonged to a large…

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An Overdue Steamer

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 June 1911 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Navigation Department received a message from the lighthouse keeper on Seal Rocks to the effect that the steamer Bellambi…

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Steamer v. Whale No Damage Reported. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 19 June 1911 · page 3

The steamer Grantala struck a huge whale on the run round to Melbourne on Saturday. The monster spouted and made for…

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The Asia Wreck. Officers to Blame

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 19 June 1911 · page 3

VANCOUVER, Saturday Night. The Board of Inquiry into the wreck of the mail steamer Asia, near Shanghai, found that the third…

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The New Guinea Wreck. Inquiry to Be Re-heard. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 June 1911 · page 3

The Lieutenant-Governor has ordered the inquiry into the wreck of the steamer New Guinea, near Eden, in February last, to be reheard. The…

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A Steamer on Fire

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 June 1911 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—During the passage of the steamer Victoria from Lyttleton to Wellington, a fire broke out in the hold. The hatches were battened down,…

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Portuguese Monarchists. Steamer Landing Arms. London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 26 June 1911 · page 3

A mysterious ship, flying the German flag, has been cruisiag off the north coast of 'Lisbon, and is…

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Steamer Employees' Meeting

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 27 June 1911 · page 8

On Sunday there was a large gathering at Coraki of the ferries, tug-boats, river steamers and droghers' employees. Ballina, Lismore, Woodburn, Broadwater…

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Excursion Steamer Wrecked 500 Souls in Peril. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 June 1911 · page 3

The Finnish-Swedish mail steamer Bor, with 500 Stockholm excursionists aboard, was wrecked off Korpe Island, in the Outer Skerries, to-day…

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The Seestern Mystery. a Wreckage Discovered. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 June 1911 · page 3

The wreckage found on No. 5 Howick Isd has given rise to the belief that something has been discovered concerning the German Government…

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How to Avoid a Wreck. Let Readers Decide the Question

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 July 1911 · page 8

When a [?] horn warns the ma[?]ner to steer o[?] 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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Excursion Steamer Wrecked Passengers Saved by Wireless. Vancouver

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

The steamer Spokane, with 150 excursionists aboard going to Alsaka, struck a rock in Plumper's Bay and was run ashore in a sinking…

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New N.C. Steamer. the Wollongbar Launched. London

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

At the launching of the Wollongbar, Mr. Fisher said the mercantile shipping was the best agency for promoting an united Empire…

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Wreckage Sighted. Off Lord Howe Island. Sydney

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

A quantity of wreckage, consisting of masts and spars, has been sighted off Lord Howe Island…

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Fire on a Steamer. Man's Narrow Escape. Sydney, Tuesday Night

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

An outbreak of fire aboard the steamer Erina 55 tons lying at Long Wharf, White Bay, Balmain, this morning, resulted in the vessel…

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The Pelotas Wreck. Marine Board's Finding. Sydney

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

The inquiry into the less of the barquentine Pelotas at Wanganui has been concluded. The Court found that the accident…

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