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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1918

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Two Men Drowned. Steamer Founders at Ballina. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 December 1918 · page 5

A double drowning accident occurred at Ballina this morning, when the river steamer Ballinna foundered at the wharf. The steamer berthed about 11, a.m…

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More Wreckage From Undola. No Survivors Found. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 December 1918 · page 5

A large amount of wreckage was discovered at Port Hacking yesterday and to-day, and indicates that disaster has overtaken the collier Undola. Other…

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Wreckage From the Undola. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 December 1918 · page 5

Further wreckage from the missing steamer Undola proves that the vessel foundered with all hands…

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Capsize of River Steamer. Two Men Drowned

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 30 December 1918 · page 2

At Ballina, Richmond River, shortly after midnight on Thursday, Davis Brothers' river steamer Ballina, which was moored to the wharf, sank. A…

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War at Our Doors. Steamer Wimmera Mined. Between N.Z. AND N.S.W. 85 SAVED; 73 Missing. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 30 December 1918 · page 5

It was announced last night that the Huddart Parker steamer Wimmera had been mined, while en route, from Auckland to Sydney, and that of 158…

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Wreck of the Hampshire. Details by a Survivor. the Vessel Mined. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 December 1918 · page 3

The ''Manchester Guardian" publishes additional details of the wreck of the Hampshire. A warrant-officer who was among the…

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