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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1917

206 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 11

Steamer Service

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 August 1917 · page 2

The North Coast Company advertises in this issue that the [?].s. Kyogle left Sydney yesterday at 2 p.m., and is expected to cross into the Clarence River…

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A Sea Tragedy. American Steamer Mined. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 August 1917 · page 5

Five Americans were drowned when the American steamer City of Athens struck a mine close to Cape Town. Two of the crew and ten other passenger were lost…

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Tasmanian Steamer Service. the Oonah Requisitioned

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 August 1917 · page 3

The Federal Ministry has requisitioned the steamer Oonah, which was held up owing to the refusal of the crew to work. The Government intends to man the…

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Wreck of a Steamer. All Passengers Landed. Cape Town

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 August 1917 · page 5

Lourenzo Marquez reports that the City of Nagpur, bound for India, struck the Deccan Reef, 25 miles from Delagoa Bay. It is feared she is a total wreck. Seas…

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Steamer on Fire. Great Damage Done. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 29 August 1917 · page 3

The steamer Morinda, from New Guinea arrived in the harbor yesterday on lire and berthed at Miller's Point. She was partially sunk to…

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Struck a Reef. Mishap to a Steamer. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 August 1917 · page 2

The liner Bahmo, 3358 tons, bound to Rangoon from Glasgow, met with an accident off Cape Agulhas (South Africa). It is believed there was no loss of life…

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Steamer on Fire. in Sydney Harbor. the Morinda Gutted. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 August 1917 · page 3

A fire was, discovered on the Morinda shortly before her arrival in Sydney last night. When about 100 tons of cargo had been discharged this morning the fire…

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Steamer's Crew Charged. Two Other Crews Give Notice. Perth

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 August 1917 · page 3

Forty-nine members of the crew of the steamer Zealandia were charged at Fremantle Police Court with disobeying the commands of the captain, and were…

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The Morinda Fire. Burnt Steamer Declared "Black."

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 August 1917 · page 3

The damage by the Morinda fire is now estimated at £30,000. The sunken steamer Morinda has been declared "'black." Several shipwriahts…

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The Italian Offensive. Monitors Dominate the Gulf. Railways Wrecked. Hermada Being Shelled. Rome

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 August 1917 · page 2

Correspondents emphasise that Anglo-Italian monitors dominate the Gulf of Trieste. The monitors wrecked the railways to Nabrisima, Prosoceo and Comeno,…

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West Australian Steamer Service

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 September 1917 · page 5

On the advice of Mr. Hughes, it has been decided to take immediate steps towards restoring steamer communication between Fremantle and the Eastern…

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The Navy Scores Again. Hun Trawlers Driven Ashore Survivors Scrambled to Land. Copenhagen, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 3 September 1917 · page 2

A naval action occurred this morning near Ringkjobing. The cannonade I was exceedingly intense for about an hour. Four German trawlers were…

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Arranging for a Steamer. Mr. Hughes to Mr. Ryan. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 September 1917 · page 5

Mr. Hughes said he was endeavoring to send a steamer to Queensland with foodstuffs without delay. Mr. Hughes, referring to Mr. Ryan's…

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Steamer for Port Pirie

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 September 1917 · page 4

An interstate cargo steamer was despatched yesterday to Melbourne and Port Pirie with a full crew…

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Portuguese Steamer Blown Up. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 September 1917 · page 5

Lloyd's Marseilles agent reports that the steamer Alentejo, which had been requisitioned by the Portuguese Government, blew up in the harbor. There was…

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Wreck of the Dunbar

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 12 September 1917 · page 4

Sixty years ago the Dunbar was wrecked at the Gap, near South Head, Sydney. The vessel, which sailed from London, was in…

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Steamer Crews

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 September 1917 · page 5

Crews for two steamers have been engaged. A mass meeting of seamen carried a resolution re-affirming last week's…

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Lifeboat Picked Up. Eleven Survivors. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 2

The steamer Canonbar reached Newcastle this morning, having picked up a lifeboat containing eleven survivors from the steamer Nerong…

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Big Steamer in Trouble

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 2

A big steamer which came up to the Heads at midnight was unable to enter, because of wind and sea, and the master swung the vessel away to wait for…

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Steamer Leaves to Search. Thirteen Persons on Board. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 2

The first telegram in regard to the coastal shipping disaster from the lighthouse keeper at Norah Head stated that at 1p.m. the North Coast steamer was in a…

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