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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 9 of 14

The Missing Steamer. Wreckage Found. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 July 1919 · page 2

Wreckage has been found at Yeppon, North Queensland, and has caused fears that the missing Government steamer Llewellyn has been smashed…

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Telegrams. Missing Steamer. No Information Received. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 July 1919 · page 2

No information about the missing Government steamer Llewellyn has been received at the Treasury Department. Mr. Theodore has given instructions that the…

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Collision in Sydney Harbor. Ferry Steamer Beached. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 July 1919 · page 2

A collision between the Sydney Ferries steamer Kummulla and the Watson's Bay Ferry Company's steamer Vaucluse occurred in Sydney Harbor to-day. The…

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A Stricken Island. Half Population Dead, Half Ill. Steamer's Experiences. Capetown, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 July 1919 · page 3

A Durban message says: A vessel now in harbour from the Straits Settlement reports that on her arrival at Reunion Island the constant…

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Missing Government Steamer. Wreckage Found. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 July 1919 · page 5

Grave fears are now entertained for the safety of the Llewellyn. Wreckage has been discovered on Yep[?]oon Beach. Several shipping men fear that the Llewellyn,…

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Missing Steamer. No Further Information. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 July 1919 · page 4

No further information about the Llewellyn has been received by the Treasury Department. The launch Florant made a thorough search between Bowen and…

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The Missing Steamer. the Search Continued. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 July 1919 · page 4

Thirteen days have now elapsed without any tidings of the Llewellyn. All the available boats are still searching and the coast is being patrolled…

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The Llewellyn. Some Wreckage Found. Further Search to Be Made. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 August 1919 · page 3

The Treasury Department has been advised by the master of the steamer Florant that wreckage has been discovered on the islands near the coast in a…

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Firemen Refuse Duty. Steamer for Rabaul. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 August 1919 · page 5

When the Commonwealth steamer Austral Port, was about to be moved from Port Melbourne pier to a bay anchorage to-day, the firemen on board refused to…

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A Ketch Missing. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 August 1919 · page 2

A telegram from Normanton states that the ketch Reliance, with a crew of three, which left Karumba on July 12 with provisions, has not yet reached Karumba,…

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Fire on a Steamer. Only Funnel and Hold Left. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 August 1919 · page 2

While the steamer Wauchope was proceeding front Melbourne to Tasmania with passengers and cargo, manned by a loyalist crew, a fire was discovered in the…

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The Llewellyn Lost. Wreckage Identified. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 August 1919 · page 2

A considerable quantity of wreckage has been found at St. Bees Island, North Queensland, and has been identified as portion of the missing…

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The Llewellyn. No Doubt of the Steamer Foundering. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 August 1919 · page 5

Advices received by the Marine Department to-day indicate beyond doubt that the Llewellyn has foundered and broken up. During the day a telegram was…

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A Vessel Ashore. Wellington

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 August 1919 · page 2

The barque White' Pine, from Australia, is ashore on a sandbank near Nelson, New Zealand…

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Relief Cargo Held Up. Firemen Walk Ashore. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 8 August 1919 · page 2

The Fremen on the State Government dredge at Brisbane walked ashore when the vessel was ready to leave with a cargo of foodstuffs, which…

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The Rest Cure. Scott Hayes' Adventures. Shipwreck, Lions and Tigers. New York

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 August 1919 · page 3

Scott Hayes, son of the late President. Hayes, was ordered on a rest cure voyage to South America with his family. His ship was stranded off Peru, and lay on a…

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Steamer Leaves for Mackay. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 August 1919 · page 5

The steamer Porpoise, banned by a free labor crew, sailed to-night for Mackay. In addition to passengers and mails the vessel carried a cargo of foodstuffs for…

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Cargo Steamer From Sydney. Waterside Workers Refuse to Unload Her. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 August 1919 · page 5

The steamer Swallow arrived from Sydney on Monday last with a full general cargo, but the local waterside workers have refused to unload her…

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Foreign Hotels Wrecked at Boulder. Perth

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 August 1919 · page 5

Soldiers wrecked the foreign hotels at Boulder, West Australia, last night. A Government proclamation has been issued closing all the goldfields hotels until the…

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Fracas on a Steamer. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 August 1919 · page 2

There was considerable excitement on board the steamer Bremen at Williamstown yesterday. As the result of a dispute between members of two sections of…

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