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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1912

189 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 10

Parcels to be Forwarded by Steamer

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 2

Mr. Thomson, M.P., has been informed that parcels, etc.. for Coff's Harbour, will be forwarded as far as possible by boat. This is the…

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New Hebrides Trade. New Burns Philp Steamer. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 5

Colonel Burns, M.L.C., returned from England yesterday. He says Burns Philip and Co. propose building a steamer for the New Hebrides…

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Wreck of the Titanic. Senator Smith's Report

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 6

At the British inquiry on May 23 regarding the loss of the steamer Titanic, Mr. Bride, the wireless operator, gave evidence to the effect that…

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Schooner Overdue. Anxiety about the Daniel

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 4

Considerable anxiety exists locally as to the whereabouts of the schooner Daniel, now five weeks out from Rockhampton to the Clarence River. The vessel was…

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A Steamer Stranded

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 June 1912 · page 3

The steamer Friendship (Corrigan's line), while being towed into the Tweed by the tug Terranora, of Saturday, met with a serious…

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Roosevelt the Wrecker. Opposition to Mr Taft. Question of Ethics

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 7 June 1912 · page 3

Imagine [?] Balfour three or four year from [?] [?]ting a campaign to [?] Mr [?] and [?]state himself in the leader [?] of the Unionist Party;…

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Latest Carles. Petrol and Powder. Ammunition Factory Wrecked Two Thousand Lives in Jeopardy. LONDON, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 June 1912 · page 3

Wiener Neustadt, one of the oldest towns in Austria, and situated thirty miles from Vienna, was the scene of an appalling disaster, the…

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Disastrous Explosion. Building Wrecked. Two Injured. SYDNEY, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 June 1912 · page 3

A disastrous explosion occurred in the canning factory of the Australian Pure Food Meat Supplies, Waterloo, yesterday afternoon, the…

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Ammunition Factory Wrecked

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 11 June 1912 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—Wiener Neustadt, one of the oldest towns in Austria, and situated thirty miles from (Vienna, was the scene of an appalling disaster, the result…

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Latest Carles. Transport Strike Immigration Steamer Delayed Masters and Men at a Deadlock. Vote of Censure in the Commons. LONDON

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 June 1912 · page 3

The steamer Makarini, by which 800 emmigrants were proceeding to Victoria, is still having her departure delayed by the Transport…

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Wreck of the Friendship

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 14 June 1912 · page 7

The "Tweed Herald" furnishes the following details of the disaster to Corrigan and Co's. Friendship, a boat which has been trading to the…

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A New Steamer

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 June 1912 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Sydney agents of the N.D.L. Line have been advised that it is proposed to build for the Atlantic trade an improvement on the…

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Latest Wires. a Liner Wrecked. Driven Ashore at Gisborne. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 June 1912 · page 3

The Tyser steamer, Star of Canada, 7280 tons., from Sydney to London via New Zealand and ports, and full of cargo, dragged her…

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Motorists Wrecked. Marooned on an Island. LISMORE

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 June 1912 · page 3

News reached town last night of another wreck at Tweed Heads. Early in the afternoon a large motor boat was seen in the vicinity…

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The Wreck Raised

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 1 July 1912 · page 2

[?] W. Greentree, oveseer of build[?] or the North Coast S.N. Co., [?] that the droghers Ramornie [?]in Ernie See) and the…

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Purchase of a Steamer

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

LONDON, Tuesday.—The Agent-General of West Australia has purchased a steamer in connection with the project of the West Australian Government to run…

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A Shocking Disaster Injured Pinned in Wreckage. VANCOUVER, Thursday Night

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

A shocking railway smash occurred near New York. An express crashed into a last West bound Lackwanna passenger…

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Bibles Washed Ashore

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

SYDNEY, Friday.—A box containing about a dozen Anglican prayer books has been washed up on the beach at Bunga on the Tathra side. They were…

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SMALL-POX. Case on Board Mail Steamer. SYDNEY, Sunday Night

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

On the arrival of the German mail steamer Prinz Sigismund at Brisbane from Japan yesterday, a member of the crew was discovered…

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Fatally Stabbed. Murder on a Steamer. SYDNEY, Tuesday Night

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

A stabbing affray took place on board the Dutch steamer, Van Wayerwyck at Melbourne. Two firemen named Assan and…

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