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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1913

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Kallatina Ashore. At Woolgoolga. Our Special Message

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 1 October 1913 · page 2

After loading some 50,000ft of timber at Woolgoolga jetty the Kallatina left the wharf it bout 5.30 p.m. on Saturday, and anchored…

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The Dublin Strike. Relief Steamer's Arrival. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 October 1913 · page 3

Hungry crowds welcomed the relief steamer at Dublin. The Parliamentary Committee of the Trade Union Congress is…

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Panic on a Steamer. People Trampled Underfoot. Vancouver

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 October 1913 · page 3

Owing to the steamer Mohawk grounding near Ploughkeepsie, New York, a panic occurred among three hundred passengers. There was an immediate rush…

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Steamer Mohawk Aground

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 2 October 1913 · page 5

NEW YORK, Tuesday.—The steamer Mohawk, belonging to the Manhattan steamship Company, ran aground near, Poughkeepsie, and her three hundred…

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A Steamer on Fire. the Virtue of Wireless. Hundreds Perished in the Flames

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 14 October 1913 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The steamer Carmania, early yesterday morning, received a wireless call that the British steamer Volturno, bound from Rotterdam to…

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A Coaster Wrecked

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 October 1913 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The steamer Euroka, a well-known coaster, was wracked on Long Reel near Manly. The steamer left Lake Macquarie for Sydney…

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Euroka Ashore. Sydney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 22 October 1913 · page 2

The Steamer Euroka drifted on to Long Reef, near Narrabeen, and is likely to become a total wreck. After leaving Lake Macquarie on…

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Steamer Abandoned and Wrecked. Distress Signals Ignored.. Sydney, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 22 October 1913 · page 3

The steamer Euroka, of 170 tons, for many years in the North Coast trade, and for the last three 'years owned by Valentine, Geary and Coy.,…

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Wrecked Steamer Sold. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 24 October 1913 · page 5

The steamer Euroka, which was [?]lled near Long Reef, was sold at [?] yesterday for £155…

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Stranded Steamer Refloated. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 24 October 1913 · page 5

A message was received in Sydney to-day, stating that the Dutch steamer Houtman, which went ashore on Proudfoot Shoal, near Thursday…

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Steamer Sinks Tug. Two Men Drowned. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 24 October 1913 · page 5

A collision occurred in the Brisbane River last night between the steamer Kyarra and the same company's tug Chesterford. The latter attempted to…

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Late Cables. Dublin Strikers' Children. Dragged From Steamer. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 27 October 1913 · page 3

Despite Archbishop Walsh's injunction against the despatch of the strikers' children to England, on the ground that their faith would be…

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Cargo Steamer Wrecked. No Tidings of Crew. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 29 October 1913 · page 3

The reported wreck of the cargo steamer Melbourne while on a voyage from Newcastle to Cebu, in the Philippines, has been confirmed. The…

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Another Steamer Afire. Reaches Port in Time. Vancouver

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 29 October 1913 · page 3

With her forward deck red-hot from the flaming cotton below, the Routh liner Sow well raced int[?] Halifax (Nova Scotia) with 11,340 bales…

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A Russian Wreck. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 7 November 1913 · page 5

A train left the' line between Moscow and Kazan, Russia, and fourteen persons were killed and 15 injured…

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The Melbourne Wreck. Further Particulars. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 November 1913 · page 3

Further particulars of the wreck of the steamer Melbourne, on a voyage to Cebu, show that she struck a reef near Scargai Island…

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Mawson's Expedition. Relief Steamer Departs. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 November 1913 · page 3

Dr. Douglas Mawson's steamer Aurora, left Melbourne to-day for Adelieland to pick up Dr. Mawson and his party. Captain Davis anticipated…

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Steamer Ablaze in the Atlantic

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 November 1913 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The New York offices of the Cunard Co., received a wireless from the liner Pannonia that she received an "S.O.S." signal from the…

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Fire on Steamer Sydney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 19 November 1913 · page 2

When [?]earing Melbourne on a voyage f[?]om Trieste the Austrian steamer Joser Agost Foheregeg caught fire…

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Steamer Aground. Floated Off Subsequently. Brisbane, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 November 1913 · page 5

The Orient mail steamer Orama went aground in Moreton Bay last night, but was floated off this morning and resumed her voyage to…

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