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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1919

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A Ketch Wrecked. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 June 1919 · page 6

The ketch Sarah Hunter, bound front Tasmania to Melbourne, was wrecked on the Gippsland coast. The captain and crew got safely ashore…

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Telegrams. Fire on a Steamer. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 June 1919 · page 3

A fire broke out in the ship's stores on the steamer Buninyong in Darling Harbor. The fire brigades turned out and soon had the blaze under control. A…

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The Steamer Allinga. "I.w.w. Tactics." Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 June 1919 · page 5

The steamer Allinga is still hung up. The Adelaide Steamship Company, said the Minister for Railways, Mr. Fihelly, to-day, has adopted I.W.W. tactics. It…

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Smallpox on a Steamer. Perth

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 June 1919 · page 2

The steamer War Armour, which has arrived at Fremantle, reported seven eases of smallpox among her crew before reaching Colombo. This is the sixth…

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A Steamer Ashore. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 July 1919 · page 4

The Commonwealth's wooden steamer Coolcha is ashore at Antichamber Bay, South Australia. The vessel at the time was bound for Tasmania from Adelaide…

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Aground. The Steamer "Cooicha." Sydney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 2 July 1919 · page 2

The Commonwealth steamer, "Coolcha," grounded at Autechamber Bay, on the South Australian coast…

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Safety of a Ketch. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 July 1919 · page 2

The ketch Dart, which was believed to have been lost, turned up safely to-day, having been delayed by heavy weather during which portion of the top hamper…

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Mail Steamer Leaves. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 July 1919 · page 5

The mail steamer, Makura, sailed at 6 this evening for Sydney, via Auckland…

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Another Missing Mail Bag. Lost From Sydney Ferry Steamer. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 July 1919 · page 3

A mail bag which was placed with two others aboard the Manly steamer yesterday was missing when the steamer arived at Circular Quay…

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A Schooner Overdue. Perth

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 July 1919 · page 5

Grave fears are entertained for the safety of the schooner Alto, which left Hongkong on February 3, for Fremantle, but since that date nothing has been heard…

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A Schooner Overdue. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 July 1919 · page 2

The schooner K. H. Hall is considerably overdue at Melbourne from Sydney, and there is considerable anxiety regarding her safety…

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Food Shortage Up North. Steamer for Rabaul. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 July 1919 · page 3

The serious flour shortage continues in many centres in North Queensland. The steamer Meulsa was manned by a volunteer crew yesterday and…

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A Terrific Explosion. on a Steamer in Cardiff. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 July 1919 · page 5

Cardiff was shaken by a terrific explosion on an American steamer of 6000 tons, which was in dry dock. It is reported that twelve persons were killed and…

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Steamer for Australian Trade London

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 July 1919 · page 3

The British-India Company's steamer Wangaratta, designed for the Australian trade, has completed her trials…

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Repatriation of New Zealanders. Trouble on a Steamer. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 July 1919 · page 1

There was trouble on board the steamer Prinz Essin in harbor last night, 11 of the crew, firemen and seamen, quarrelling with the officers about the accommodation…

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Food for North Queensland. a Steamer to Leave. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 July 1919 · page 5

According to the Honorary Minister, Mr. Hunter, the State Government has been pressing the Shipping Controller, Admiral Clarkson, to allow the steamer…

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A Wreck Sighted. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 July 1919 · page 4

The American barquentine Echo which arrived yesterday, sighted a wreck on Beveridge Reef, in the Tongan group. The vessel was totally dismasted, only the…

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A Steamer Overdue. on Queensland Coast. Anxiety for Her Safety. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 July 1919 · page 3

Some anxiety is felt for the safety of the Government steamer, the Llewellyn, which has been running with foodstuffs from Rochhampton northwards. The…

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A Steamer Missing. Carrying Foodstuffs to North. Bread Tickets at Townsville Meat Works Employees' Unemployment. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 25 July 1919 · page 3

The Queensland Government steamer Llewellyn, which was carrying foodstuffs from Rockhampton to Northern ports, is reported missing. A close…

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Missing Government Steamer. Vessels in Search. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 July 1919 · page 5

Nothing further has been heard of the missing Government steamer Llewellyn, which is now six days overdue at Bowen. The steamer Relief is searching from…

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