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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 7 of 14

Island Schooner Overdue. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 May 1919 · page 5

The two masted schooner Manua 73 tons, is one month overdue at Pago Pago from Apia. The Manua left Apia under sail, as her auxiliary engines were,…

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Schooner Returns to Port. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 May 1919 · page 5

The schooner Zingara, which left New castle on May 15 for Gisborne, New Zealand, put into Sydney through stress of weather. During the heavy weather…

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A Ketch Wrecked. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 2

The ketch Mary Virginia, bound from Adelaide to Launceston with a cargo of salt, was totally wrecked near Tamar Heads on Saturday night. The crow…

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Paul Freeman. to Be Brought Ashore. Demonstrations in Sydney. 10,000 People, at the Quay. Meeting of Protest at Town Hall. Freeman Just Clinging to L[?]. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 June 1919 · page 5

The report from the Sonoma this morning stated that Freeman was just clinging to life. He was absolutely helpless, lying in his bunk, and showing…

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North Queensland Food Supplies. a Steamer Chartered. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 June 1919 · page 5

The Queensland Government has chartered the steamer Musgrave to convey foodstuffs to the far northern and Gulf ports…

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Paul Freeman Ashore. Lodged in Military Hospital. Disturbances at Circular Quay. Policemen Use their Batons Freely. AN M.L.A. Hit on the Neck. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 June 1919 · page 5

Freeman was removed from the Sonoma at noon to-day, being carried ashore in a stretcher. His eyes were sunken, his cheeks hollow, his complexion sallow, and…

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Freeman Ashore

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 6 June 1919 · page 2

Paul Freeman, the internee on the S[?]oma was taken ashore on Wednesday and lodged in the Garrison Hospital, pending an enquiry as to…

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Telegrams. a Steamer Refloated. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 June 1919 · page 3

The steamer wallamba, which went ashore at the Nambucca entrance, has been successfully refloated…

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A Steamer Overdue. Hobart

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 5

Fears are entertained for the safety of the steamer Koonyai, which has been missing off the Tasmanian coast. The vessel left Strahan for Burnie at one…

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Trouble on a Steamer. Raratongans Take Charge. Wellington

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 June 1919 · page 3

About a dozen returning Raratongan soldiers, who were under the influence of liquor, boarded the Moana at Wellington and took charge of the vessel. Two…

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Koonya Wrecked. on Tasmanian Coast. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 June 1919 · page 2

A message received in Sydney stated that the steamer Koonya has been wrecked on Sandy Cape on the west coast of Tasmania. It is believed the crew are…

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Steamer Ashore on New Zealand Coast. Wellington

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 June 1919 · page 6

The Union Company's steamer Kowal went ashore near Farewell Spit, New Zealand, early this morning, while bound from Onchunga to Westport. No further…

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The Wrecked Koonya. Seaman's Thrilling Story. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 June 1919 · page 6

Seaman McLeod, who was at the wheel of the Koonya up to 8 o'clock on Tuesday night, tells a thrilling story of the wreck. He was below at supper, when…

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A Ketch Aground. Hobart

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 June 1919 · page 5

The Ketch Eliza Davies, 65 tons, from Melbourne, went aground on Shag Point in the River Tamar last night. The vessel dragged her anchors during a northerly…

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Telegrams. Steamer on Fire. Perth

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 June 1919 · page 4

The steamer Grelealdy arrived at Fremantle to-day with her bunker coal on fire…

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Volunteers on Steamer. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 June 1919 · page 3

The steamer Moona. with a crew of volunteers, left Melbourne for coastal ports. This is the first, vessel so manned and others are expected to follow in a few…

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Earlier Cables Bomb Explosions in America. People Killed; Buildings Wrecked

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 16 June 1919 · page 4

A New York cable dated June 3 says.-- Reports from cities where the bomb explosions occured say Anarchist…

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Fishing Smack Wrecked. Perth

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 June 1919 · page 1

Mr. Reginald Bower, owner of a cattle run on the coast between Fremantle and Geraldton, brought to Dandarragan, 50 miles inland, a man named Fortunado,…

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Mine Washed Ashore. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 June 1919 · page 1

A floating mine has been weeked ashore and exploded at Cape Everard, Bass Straits…

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Steamer for North Queensland Firemen Leave the Vessel. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 June 1919 · page 3

The State Government chartered steamer Allinga is now held up in Brisbane owing to the firemen refusing to sail on the vessel while the chief steward is on board…

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