Northern Floods. Further Heavy Damage. Schooner Still Missing. Sydney
Owing to the recent heavy rains in Northern Queensland the washaways on the railways, particularly in the vicinity of Cairns, are very serious…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1913
152 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 8
Steamer Innamincka
SYDNEY, Monday.—Captain Irvine, of the Innamincla, when interviewed at Cairns, stated that despite the weather warning there was no sign of a storm…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Missing Schooner. Human Remains Found. Sydney, Tuesday Night
The Harbour Master at Townsville reports the discovery of the lower portion of a human body, wearing clasp boots, on the eastern side of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreckage Found. Belongs to a Ketch. Sydney
Portion of a ship's rail and bulwarks, with the name Galgabba on the latter, was picked up at Port Stephens. The ketch Galgabba left…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Friendship Wreck. Captain's Ticket Suspended
The adjourned inquiry into the wreck of the steamer Friendship, 142 tons, at Tweed Heads on November 28, 1912, was concluded in Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire on a Steamer. Hemp Cargo Smouldering. Sydney, Tuesday Night
A fire broke out early this morning among the hemp cargo of the steamer Matabua at Timaru. The decks were red hot before the brigade…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—A police court application was made on behalf of the Navigation Department for an order compelling Corrigan and Co. to remove…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on a Steamer Huge Sum Involved. London, Thursday night
A fire aboard the Turakina is burning fiercely. The underwriting interests exceed £500,000. Most of the vacant berths in the first and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At Sea. a Shipwreck Experience
After all the women and children were gone, I began to think it was time to take my own passage. Nothing, I hope, would have induced mens it came to the turn…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Floating Wreckage. in Two Places. Sydney
Wreckage consisting of the mast and parts of a derrick was seen sticking out of the water at Long Reef last night…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Red Pine Wrecked. All Hands Saved. Sydney, Sunday Night
The steamer Red Pire was wrecked on D'Urville Island (N.Z.) last night. She was laden with timber. All hands were saved…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—The French barque Jean Bart was reported at the Althorpes on Friday, as being a total wreck on the west side of Wardling…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Turakina Stench From the Cargo. London
The New Zealand steamer Turakina, whose cargo caught fire at Rio de Janeiro, has discharged her wool find flax but the rest of the cargo is…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The ownership of the Friendship, which was wrecked at Tweed Heads, was the subject of an application to the Full Court for a writ to restrain…
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The North Coast Co. has added another steamer to its fast increasing fleet. She is named the Poonbar, and was launched at Glasgow last week. Her length is 200ft.,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Heavy Rain Falling. Coastal Steamer Missing. Sydney
Latest reports regarding the floods in the South Island of New Zealand show that the damage is enormous. An accommodation house at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Capsizes. Captain and Crew Lost
A despatch received by the San Francisco Merchants' Exchange says that the German four-master steel ship Nimi, while being towed off a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shipping. a Wreck Rumour. the Kyogle. All day yesterday a persistent
Yamba reported this morning:--"S.E. strong, squally, cloudy; heavy sea; Kyogle off port last night; bar not navigable; gone on to Brisbane…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Is It a Wreck?
A rumor was extant in town on Tuesday that a steamer had gone to the bottom in the vicinity of Bonville beach, naturally causing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stranded Steamer. Floated Off Uninjured. Sydney
The steamer Mataram, which grounded in Torres Strait, was floated off yesterday, apparently uninjured, and resumed her voyage to…
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