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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1920

202 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 11

Influenza. Report From Thursday Island. Arrival of Relief Steamer. Thursday Island

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 3

The arrival of the steamer Roggeveen with four doctors and fourteen assistants had a cheering effect on those already at work, and also those attending at other…

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A Steamer Ashore. Crew Safely Landed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 5

The coastal steamer Lubra has gone ashore at Catherine Hill Bay. The captain and crew, numbering eleven, got away safely in the lifeboat…

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Steamer Posted As Missing. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 5

A private cable from the East states that the former Australian steamer Brisbane, which left Shanghai at the end of December for Vladivostock, has not…

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Special Meeting on Monday. Steamer for Queensland Ports. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 5

The local branch of the Institute of Marine Engineers received a telegram from the executive in Sydney to-day instructing the branch to call a special…

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Steamer for Singapore. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 February 1920 · page 2

It is reported that the steamer Montoro will leave Sydney for Singapore Monday or Tuesday. The marine engineers profess to have…

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British Marines Ashore. an Imposing Spectacle. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 3

A message from Constantinople says: detachment of British marines from -- the fleet landed for a review ashore. They provided an imposing spectacle…

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Influenza. Case on a Steamer in Sydney. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 March 1920 · page 4

The suspicious case of sickness on board the Japanese steamer Komagata Maru has been definitely diagnosed as pneumonic influenza. The patient is a member…

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Wreckage Seen. Near Thursday Island

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 5

The master of the Japanese mail steamer, Aki Maru, which reached Brisbane from the East to-day, stated that on Sunday last, when approaching Thursday Island,…

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Late Wires Explosion on a Steamer One Man Killed Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 March 1920 · page 2

An explosion of benzine occurred aboard the coasting steamer Caroo off the Quensland coast. The steamer was burnt, and one man killed and another…

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A Ketch Missing. Five Persons on Board

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 4

The ketch Vic, of about 10 tons, has been missing in the far north for nearly a month. She left Thursday Island on January 21 for Burketown,.having to go…

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Maianbar Ashore at the Macleay Entrance. Kempsey

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 4

The North Coast Company's steamer Maianbar was caught by a strong gust from the north-east while the steamer was crossing out on Saturday evening, and…

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Fire on Coastal Steamer. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 4

The coastal steamer Our Jack has put into the Nambucca River. It is reported that a fire was discovered among the cargo pt sea. but the outbreak was extinguished…

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The Missing Ketch. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 4

No trace has yet been found of the missing ketch Vic, on which the Victorian pressman, J. Beckett and his son, and another European and two aboriginals are…

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Ulster's Decision Will Not Try to Wreck Bill London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 3

The Ulster Unionist Council at Belfast has rejected the proposal that Donegal, Monaghan and Cavan should be included in the Home Rule Bill…

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A Steamer Ashore. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 3

The steamer Gilgai is ashore at Point Lonsdale, Victoria. Several tugs have gone to her assistance. The vessel is on a voyage from Texas to Fremantle…

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General Cables. Schooner Abandoned at Sea Crew Picked Up New York, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 3

According to a windless message, the Cedric has picked up the crew of the abandoned schooner Maid of Lahave, 750 miles east of New York…

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CASUALTIES. Tragedy on a Schooner. Captain Fatally Stabbed. Russian Seaman Arrested. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 5

There was a sensational tragedy on board the American schooner John A. Campbell, which was loading cargo for the Gilbert Islands at a wharf in Darling…

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Ketch Vic at Mornington Island Mr. Beckett Safe. Thursday Island

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 5

The Victorian journalist, Mr. Beckett, with his son and Mr. St. Clair, also a native crew, were all found safe at the Mornington Island Mission by the cattle…

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The Treaty-wreckers Democrats Desert Wilson Montreal, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 22 March 1920 · page 3

A message from Washington says: Following the Senate's rejection of the Treaty, a lively debate occurred on Senator Robinson's motion to…

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Interstate Steamer Fares. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 March 1920 · page 5

Nothing definite yet is known as to how much the Interstate steamer fares will he increased. The Union Company state that the rates to New Zealand will…

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