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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1912

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Wrecked on a Reef One Boat Arrives at Yamba. Another Boat Missing

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 2

Considerable excitement was caused at Yamba early yesterday morning by the arrival of a lifeboat containing ten shipwrecked mariners, part of…

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Wreck of the Askoy. Shipwrecked Crew at Yamba. Five Days in an Open Boat

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 5

YAMBA, Tuesday.—A lifeboat arrived at Yamba, Clarence Heads, at 5 o'clock this morning with 10 occupants, including Anders A[?]dersen (first mate),…

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Another Wreck

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 4

The news of the arrival of one of the boats of the Norwegian sailing ship Askoy, at Yamba, created quite a stir in town on Tuesday. Happily in this…

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The Askoy Wreck

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1912 · page 2

Later particulars of the wreck of Askoy 011 Elizabeth Reef on Wednesday night of last week show that the ship was in ballast. She was…

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Wreckage Found Near Gladstone. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1912 · page 5

A message from Gladstone (Q.) stated that wreckage has been found on the beach near Gatcombe Head Lighthouse…

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The Wreck of the Askey. Presentation to the Crew

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 9

"Mignonette," who was a passenger by the Burringbar for Sydney on Wednesday, writes:—On Wednesday afternoon the captain, officers, passengers and crew…

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Latest Wires First Aeroplane Smash Hart's Machine Wrecked. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 3

The first sensational aeroplane smash to occur in Australia took place at Mount Druitt this morning when the machine of Mr. W. E…

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Latest Wires The Askoy Wreck Other Survivors' Story. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 3

Three of the crew of the Askoy, which was wrecked on Elizabeth Reef recently, arrived in Sydney by the French mailboat Ville de la…

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Health Wrecked by Anaemia. So Low and Wak she would have been Glad to Die. This woman who seemed to be Drifting into a Decline was saved by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 10

"No girl could have, been brighter or livelier than I was before I was seventeen but somehow Ana[?] stole on me and brought me down gradually to an…

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The Tathra Wrecked Twenty-four Men Missing. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 January 1912 · page 3

The steamer Tathra, formerly engaged in the South Coast trade, foundered in a gale off Ambry en Island oh the 4th inst…

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Petroleum Steamer on Fire LOSS, £137,500. LONDON, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 3

The Orient liner Osterley has reported by wireless that she passed the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company's tank steamer Spondilus on…

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The Tathra Wreck. Officers Exonerated. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 3

Further particulars of the foundering of the steamer Tathra show that the vessel encountered a heavy gale. Water came aboard and gave the…

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LATESTCABLES Steamer Founders. the Crew Missing. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 5

The steamer Vanadis, bound from the Tyne to Italy, foundered after leaving Ushant. It is believed that the crew of 23…

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A Terrible Gale. Numerous Wrecks. London, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 5

A gale swept over British Isles, resulting, in numerous fatalities and several wrecks. A large unknown' steamer was seen…

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How to Avoid a Wreck. Let Readers Decide the Question

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 8

When a log horn warns the mariner to steer off the coast, if he still hugs the shore and wreeks upon it, whose fault is it? If the red switch light is up, and the…

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Rosedale Wreckage

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—The wreckge found on the Seven Mile Beach on the South Coast, and identified as belonging to the Rosedale, consisted of an awning…

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A New Steamer

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Pulginbar, another North Coast steamer, was launched in the Clyde for the Clarence trade. She is to be of the Burringbar and…

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The Tathra Wreck

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The island steamer Malaita has arrived, having on board some of the survivors from the Tathra, including Captain Halliday and Messrs…

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Steamer Broken Down. Serious Damage Expected. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 3

The Underwriters' Association has received a cable stating that the P. and O. Co's. branch steamer Wilcarnia had put into Durban, Natal…

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The Delhi Wreck. Honors for French Rescuers. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 3

King George has conferred the Royal Victorian Order Honors upon the French officers and seamen who gave assistance at the steamer Delhi wreck, off the…

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