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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911

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The New Guinea Wreck. Master Still to Blame. Sydney

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

The Marine Court, which was ordered to retry the case, has again found that the loss of the steamier New Guinea near Eden was caused by the…

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The Moruya Ashore. in an Exposed Position. Sydney. Thursday Night

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

The Illawarra S.N. Company's steamer Moruya, of 525 tons, is ashore at Pebbley Beach, Ulladulla, in an exposed position…

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How to Avoid a Wreck

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 7 July 1911 · page 3

A tiny leak in a big ship can easily be stopped if taken in time but if disregarded it will overcome the mightiest vessel, and drag her…

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A Total Wreck. 4 DROWNED. 290 Saved. Vancouver, Saturday Night

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

The steamer Santa Rosa is ashore near Vancouver, and will probably become a total wreck. The second officer and three of the…

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Dollars for Lives. the Santa Rosa Wreck. Vancouver

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

It is now stated that 12 persons were drowned by the wreck of the Santa Rosa because the captain was ordered by the company's agents to…

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New Steamer

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 14 July 1911 · page 3

Mrs. Andrew Fisher (wife of the Prime Minister of Australia) performed the ceremony of launching the North Coast Company's steamer…

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A Serious Charge. Alleged Ship-wrecking. Vancouver, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 July 1911 · page 3

Mr. Hewson, the father of the drowned mate, who was wrecked in the steamer Santa Rosa, declared at the official inquiry that the captain…

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Earthquakes in Hungary. Buildings Wrecked. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 July 1911 · page 3

There has been a recurrence of the severe earthquakes in Buda Pesth (Hungary), The shocks in Kcclosherute Street were severe. Two synagogue…

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Mail Steamer Wrecked All Hands Saved. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 21 July 1911 · page 5

The Channel mail boat Roebuck struck on Corbiere Rock, off Jersey, during a fog. All the passengers were saved…

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Dismasted Schooner. Taken in Tow. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 July 1911 · page 5

The schooner Jubilee, which was [?] in a dismasted condition off the Manning River Heads, is in stow of the steamer Wollowra…

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A Vessel Wrecked. Grew Saved. Captain Lost. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 July 1911 · page 5

The crew of the Bell Flower, which was wrecked in the recent gales, hung on to the ship all night. Then they got ashore through the great heroism…

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A Dismasted Schooner

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 29 July 1911 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—With nothing resembling, a mast left the schooner Jubilee was towed into port this morning. She looked a complete, wreck, almost a…

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Schooner Cut in Two

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 29 July 1911 · page 9

The Midland rail way's passenger, steamer Antrim, in a fog off Belfast, collided with a schooner, which was literally cut in two and sank in ten seconds. The…

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Shipwreck off New Zealand Coast

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 29 July 1911 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—Particulars are to hand of the wreck of the Balfour on the coast of Canterbury, N.Z. A boat which was luunched was smashed to atoms im…

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Sufferings of a Shipwrecked Crew

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 August 1911 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—Collins, the second mate of the barque Puritan, said he was left alone on the ship. The boat by mistake was pushed off without him…

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Raft Washed Ashore

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 10 August 1911 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—At Auckland, three casks bolted together, with two masts and remnants of large flags, were washed ashore. On the raft were a…

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Disastrous Collision. Mail Steamer Cut in Halves. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 August 1911 · page 5

The French mail boat Emir was rammed by the British steamer Silvester during a dense fog and sank like a plummet within five minutes…

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Latest Cables River Steamer Explodes 6 KILLED, 11 Injured. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 August 1911 · page 5

Six sailors were killed and the captain and ten passengers seriously injured through a boiler explosion on the Rhine steamer Guttenberg at…

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Mail Steamer Sunk. Loss of Life

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 August 1911 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.—The cable laying and repairing steamer Silverton on Tuesday rammed the French, mail steamer Emir, during a dense fog in the western…

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A Tugboat Wrecked. 40 Persons Drowned. Vancouver, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 August 1911 · page 3

A cable message from Guayaquil, the principal seaport of Ecuador, states that the tugboat Tumaco has been wrecked and 40 persons drowned…

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