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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1918

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Dutch Steamer Mined. Fourteen Lives Lost. Copenhagen, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 25 November 1918 · page 2

The Dutch steamer Johanna was mined near the Skaw and 14 on board were killed. The vessel is still floating and will probably be salved…

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Last U-boat Victim. a Christiania Steamer. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 November 1918 · page 3

Reuter's Stockholm correspondent says the last victim of the submarines was the Christiania steamer Ener, which was torpedoed on the evening of the 11th…

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Arrival of Overdue Steamer. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 November 1918 · page 3

The overdue steamer Claverdon has reached Sydney after a protracted voyage of 157 days from New York…

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Human Wrecks in Austria. Fear of Bolshevism. Coffins Made of Paper. London, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 2 December 1918 · page 3

The Vienna correspondent of the "Daily Express" gives a grim account of 60,000 human wrecks, with their bones protruding through their skin,…

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Influenza Epidemic. Outbreak on a Steamer. 150 of Crew Die. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 December 1918 · page 5

A Genoa message states that the steamer Tomaso Disavoia has reached port from South America. Influenza broke out after leaving Monte Video. One hundred and…

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Schooner on Fire. Seamen Charged with Arson. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 6 December 1918 · page 2

Four seamen belonging to the schooner Edward West, which was afire in Sydney Harbour on Wednesday night, have been arrested and…

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Fire on a Schooner. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 December 1918 · page 6

The steamer Perth passed a floating mine at the western entrance to Cook Straits while running from Lyttleton to Greymouth (N.Z.)…

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Fire on a Schooner. Four Seamen Charged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 December 1918 · page 5

While Woodson, a seaman, was charged at the Police Court with having maliciously set fire to the American schooner Edward R. West, while three other…

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Dutch Liner Ashore. on the Barrier Reef. Cairns

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 December 1918 · page 5

Some time yesterday the steamer Houtman stranded on the Barrier Reef. Only meagre details are to hand, but it is authoritatively learned that the Nikko…

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A Steamer Founders. Seven Lives Lost. Honolulu

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 December 1918 · page 5

The steamer Benito Juarez, en route to San Francisco from Manila, foundered on Tuesday. Seven lives were lost…

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200 Cases on a Steamer. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 December 1918 · page 2

Wireless messages intimate that there are 200 cases of influenza on board a steamer due to reach Fremantle this week…

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New Launch Ashore. Assistance Sent. Melbourne

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 16 December 1918 · page 2

The new launch Canopas, which was built in the naval dockyard at Melbourne for the Federal Quarantine Department at Darwin has gone ashore…

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A Liner Ashore. Nova Scotian Disaster. Vancouver

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 16 December 1918 · page 2

A message from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, says that the Allan liner Corinthian has stranded on Brier Island. Mr. Asquith, speaking at…

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Telegrams. Disturbance on a Steamer. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 December 1918 · page 4

There was a disturbance on board the steamer Paringa on Saturday afternoon between a detachment of military police and some Italian reservist. The police…

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News of the World. Steamer Ashore. Halifax

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 December 1918 · page 5

The Allan liner Corinthian is ashore near Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. The vessel left London on November 22…

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Ashore. London, Monday Night

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 18 December 1918 · page 2

The Halifax-Allen liner Corinthian is ashore near Yarmouth Nova-Scotia. She left London on the 22nd of November…

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Bomb Explosion. Sensation in Sydney. Place Completely Wrecked. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 December 1918 · page 3

There was a sensational bomb explosion at Surry Hills early this morning in a house occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Ryan and Mrs. Bartlett and two children. The…

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New Zealand Steamer Quarantined. No New Cases. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 December 1918 · page 5

The number of deaths in quarantine to date is 42. The steamer Kanna, from New Zealand, was quarantined this morning…

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New Australian Steamer. Breakdown in Engine Room. Vancouver, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 23 December 1918 · page 2

A message from Seattle says: The Australian freighter Bundarra has returned to Victoria (B.C.) owing to a breakdown in the engine room. The…

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Steamer From New Zealand. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 December 1918 · page 5

The steamer Ngakuta arrived from New Zealand this morning and went into quarantine…

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