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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 6 of 14

Mail Steamer Arrives To-day. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 5

The American mail steamer Ventura, which is expected to reach Sydney tomorrow, reported by wireless this morning that all were well on board…

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Smallpox on a Steamer. Carrying Munition Workers. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 April 1919 · page 4

Another member of the crew of the steamer Eastern, which is carrying munition workers to Australia, is under observation, having developed a suspicious…

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West Australia. Outbreak on Mail Steamer. Perth

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 May 1919 · page 4

The mail steamer Khyber, which has arrived at Fremantle with troops, reported 19 cases of pneumonic-influenza. The vessel was quarantined…

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The Manning Eiver. Closed to Steamer Trade. Taree

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 May 1919 · page 5

Last month the North Coast S.N. Co.'s Gunbar, inward bound with a large cargo from Sydney and Newcastle, got stuck, on the narrows and was compelled to remain…

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Suspicious Case on a Steamer

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 May 1919 · page 4

A Japanese steamer which arrived last night has a suspicious case on board, which, however, has not yet been diagnosed. The" vessel was sent into…

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Commonwealth Steamer Sold. Paris

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 May 1919 · page 3

The Commonwealth Government has sold the Australfield for £171,000…

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Fire in a Steamer. All-night Fight. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1919 · page 2

An outbreak of fire occurred in the bunkers of the steamer North Point, 5000 tons, lying at Pyrmont. The fire brigades worked all night, but the fire…

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Fire on Steamer. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 17 May 1919 · page 2

A fire broke out among bunker coal on the steamer North Point at the wheat wharves at Pyrmont, but is now practically under control…

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Fire on a Steamer. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 May 1919 · page 5

A fire broke out among the bunker coal on board the steamer North Point at the wheat wharves at Pyrmont, but is now practically under control…

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Latest Telegraphic. Exit The Masks. Big Steamer on Fire. Sydney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 17 May 1919 · page 3

There was no trace of influenza masks visible on the trams in the streets this morning. Mr. Ashford is being taken over…

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Foundered at Sea. Loss of the Tuggerah. Six of the Crew Missing. Survivors Land at Cronulla. Steamer Despatched to Search. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 May 1919 · page 3

The collier Tuggerah, bound from Bulli to Sydney with a cargo of coal, foundered last night off Port Hacking. About half-past seven last night ten…

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Development in Melbourne. Steamer's Crew Gives Notice. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 May 1919 · page 5

An important development arising out of the seamen's meeting held in Melbourne on Saturday night took place this morning, when the crew of the steamer…

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A Schooner Overdue. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 May 1919 · page 3

Anxiety is felt in Melbourne concerning the schooner Speedway, belonging to the Commonwealth, which is a month overdue with an American cargo for…

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Steamer Strikes a Rock. on New Zealand Coast. Dunedin

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 May 1919 · page 2

The steamer Westmoreland arrived at Port Chalmers from the Bluff leaking badly as the result of striking a rock. Extensive repairs have to be carried out…

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Mine Washed Ashore. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 May 1919 · page 5

What is believed to be an enemy, mine was washed ashore near Port Stephens yesterday. It is believed to be one of those laid off Gabo…

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Hawker and Grieve Rescued. Picked Up by a Danish Steamer. London, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 26 May 1919 · page 3

The Coast Guard at Lewis report that a Danish steamer picked up Harry Hawker and his assistant, Grieve. (Lewis, or Lews, is the long island…

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Suspicious Case on Steamer. Bellingen

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 May 1919 · page 5

A suspicious case of pneumonic influeuza has been notified as being on the steamer Our Elsie at Uranga. The patient is being taken on to Sydney on the…

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Hawker Safe. Rescued in Mid-atlantic. By a Danish Steamer. the Engine Gives Trouble. and Compels Him to Descend. Receives Consolation Prize of £5000. LONDON

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 May 1919 · page 5

Lloyds station at Lewis, in the Hebrides, Scotland, reports that the Danish vessel, Mary, bound to Horsens from New Orleans signalled that she had saved the…

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A Wrecked Triplane. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 May 1919 · page 3

Tarrant's great triplane, carrying seven, failed to rise in a trial flight. The machine nose-dived and was wrecked, and the pilot killed…

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Postal Aeroplane Wrecked. Two Officers Missing. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 May 1919 · page 5

Reuter's Boulogne correspondent states that a British postal aeroplane crashed into the harbor, and was towed to the dock. The mails were landed, but the…

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