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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1919

276 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 13 of 14

Wreck at Urunga

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 November 1919 · page 4

The steamer Doris, from Sydney to Urunga with, general cargo, stuck on the Bellinger River bar on Monday. The sea washed her on to a sand spit on the…

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A Steamer Beached. Struck a Reef. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 7 November 1919 · page 2

The steamer Wyrallah struck a reef at the entrance to the Gippsland Lakes (Vic.) and was beached…

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Telegrams. Steamer Strikes a Rock Beached in Shallow Water. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 November 1919 · page 5

While outward bound with a cargo of wool, matte and other, merchandise for Melbourne, the steamer Wyrallah struck a rock at the Lakes entrance, on Tuesday…

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S.S. Doris Ashore

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 12 November 1919 · page 2

Last week the steamer Doris in trying to enter the Bellinger River, went aground at Urunga. Despite every effort made to get her into the…

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Gales in the Atlantic. a Steamer Stranded. the Crew Rescued. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 November 1919 · page 5

Terrific gales are sweeping the Atlantic and the North Sea, and some craft have been posted as missing. A Tyne lifeboat rescued 43 of the crew…

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Riots on Pacific Slope. Soldiers Murdered. I.W.W. Building Wrecked. Vancouver, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 14 November 1919 · page 3

A Washington message says: A mob at Centralia, Washington State (on the Pacific coast) lynched an I.W.W. leader on a railway bridge…

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A Terrible Storm. Steamer Pounded to Pieces. Others Missing. Vancouver

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 November 1919 · page 3

A message from Toronto says: The steamer Runnels was pounded to pieces in a Great Lakes storm. The Anderson lifesaving station rescued…

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Wrecked. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 19 November 1919 · page 2

The [?]xill[?]ry [?]mer Gilbert Island has been [?]ed in the Fi[?] group. She was driver high upon a…

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American Coal Dispute. the Men's Demands. Would Wreck Country's Industries. New York, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 November 1919 · page 3

A message from Washington says: The Secretary of State for Labor, Mr. Wilson, addressing the conference called to deal with the coal miners'…

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American Steamer Raided. by Sinn Feiners. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 November 1919 · page 5

Forty armed Sinn Feiners raided an American steamer at Cork for arms, seizing the officers and crew, the ship's arms having been previously removed by the…

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Wireless Telephony. Speaking to a Steamer at Sea. Successful Experiment. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 November 1919 · page 3

Wonderful advances in the development of wireless telephony have been made. An experimental telephone has been installed on the steamer Bombala,…

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Steamer Founders. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 November 1919 · page 5

The steamer Myron foundered on Lake Superior, and 38 persons wore drowned…

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An Overdue Schooner. Never Heard Of. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 November 1919 · page 2

The auxiliary schooner Ady, loaded with copra for London, has not been heard of since she left Suva (Fiji). She is now considerably overdue…

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A Schooner Overdue. Sydney, Friday Afternoon

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 29 November 1919 · page 5

The schooner Ady, which was leaded with copra at Sava [?] for London via panama is seriously over[?] and fears are entertained for her…

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Overdue. Anxiety for Schooner. Sydney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 29 November 1919 · page 2

The auxiliary schooner. Ady, loaded with copra for London, has not been heard of since the left Suva…

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Telegrams. a Schooner Overdue. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 November 1919 · page 5

The schooner Ady, which was loaded with eopra at Suva, Fiji, for London, yia the Panama Canal, is seriously Overdue, and fears are entertained for her safety…

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Influenza. Outbreak on Interstate Steamer. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 December 1919 · page 3

The steamer Karoola, from Fremantle and Adelaide with several mild cases of influenza on board, reached Melbourne to day…

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Wreckage at the Gap. the Authorities Puzzled. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 December 1919 · page 5

A quantity of wr[?]kage belonging to a motor launch, which was found at The Gap, is puzzling the Navigation Department surveyors. A thorough search failed…

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Aeroplane Accident. Machine Nose Dives. and Is Completely Wrecked. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 December 1919 · page 5

A sensational accident, occurred in the aviation grounds at Clarendon, near Windsor, late yesterday afternoon. Pilot Montgomery was trying out a plane owned…

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Incident at Kiel Canal. British Steamer Engaged. Berlin

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 December 1919 · page 3

A semi-official message states that while the British steamer St. Helena was anchored at Holtenau Locks, Kiel Canal, a man aboard escaped the British patrol,…

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