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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1917

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The Halifax Disaster. Terrible Tidal Wave. Appalling Fatalities. Wreckage of Shipping. Vancouver, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 December 1917 · page 3

A message from Halifax says: Nine ships were wrecked or forced aground as the result of the tidal wave caused by the Mont Blanc .explosion. A wall…

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A Vessel Wrecked. 21 Men Missing. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 14 December 1917 · page 2

The steamer Frankb[?] has been wrecked and is a total loss on Formiga's Rock. Twenty one of the crew were saved, but 21 are missing…

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Norwegian Steamer Torpedoed. Copenhagen

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 21 December 1917 · page 3

The Norwegian steamer Maidag has been torpedoed. Three of the crew were lost…

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Explosive Factory Wrecked. North London Disaster. London, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 21 December 1917 · page 3

It is officially announced that an explosion wrecked the buildings at an explosive works in North London. No lives were lost…

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Explosive Works Wrecked. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 December 1917 · page 9

An official message states:--An, explosion wrecked the buildings of an explosive works northward of London, but without fatality…

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Armed Steamer Torpedoed. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 December 1917 · page 5

The Admiralty report:--The British armed boarding steamer Stephen Furness was torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Channel. Six officers and 93 men were…

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