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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 6 of 11

Marine Casualties. the Havre Picked Up. a Steamer Refloated. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 5

News was received by wireless last night that the disabled steamer Havre had been picked up by the tug Champion on Wednesday night and taken in tow…

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Marine Casualties. Carco Steamer Helpless. Through Loss of Rudder. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 June 1920 · page 5

A tug-boat has left Port Adelaide to go to the asistance of the large cargo steamer Kingsmere, which is reported to be drifting in a helpless state about 120…

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A Drifting Steamer. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 June 1920 · page 4

The tug Eura arrived at Adelaide after an unsuccessful search for the rudderless steamer Kingsmere. She left again this afternoon. The tug Wyola has been…

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Ferry Steamer Aground. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 June 1920 · page 5

The ferry steamer Bingara, which carried the members of the Federal Parliament and their friends to greet the Prince, was moored in Farm Cove. After the…

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Captain Fryatt's Steamer. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 June 1920 · page 4

The indignation caused by the Government's decision to sell Captain Fryatt's steamer at Brussels was reflected in the House of Commons this afternoon…

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Steamer Stranded on North Queensland Coast. Hull Seriously Damaged. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 June 1920 · page 4

Several messages were received in Brisbane to-day which stated that the steamer Antonio had gone ashore off Cape Melville, on the North Queensland coast…

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Novel School Proposed. Children to Travel the World. Bradford Suggests Classrooms on Steamer

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 18 June 1920 · page 4

A travelling school on board ship is conceived by the Education Committee of Bradford, England, as the best solution of an enormously increased…

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Industrial. Strike on Mail Steamer. Vessel's Departure Postponed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 June 1920 · page 5

The departure of the French mail steamer Pacifique from Noumea for Sydney has been indenfinitely postponed in consequence of the crew of the vessel…

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Wrecked. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 23 June 1920 · page 2

The ketch Violet was wrecked in the Togan group. No lives were last…

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Wreck of Ketch Violet. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 June 1920 · page 2

Further particulars regarding the wreck of the ketch Violet in the Tongan group show that the anchor was left swinging at the bow and smashed a hole on the…

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Schooner in Difficulties. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 June 1920 · page 2

A wireless message last night intimated that the American schooner Vigilant was in difficulties in a violent storm off the…

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Steamer in Distress. Cruiser Despatched to Assist. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 June 1920 · page 4

The cruiser Encounter has been despatched to the assistance of the steamer Mannheim, owned by the French Government, which is reported to be in distress…

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Jewels Lost in Wreck. Crew's Five Hours' Swim

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 June 1920 · page 3

The Queen of Tonga's jewels, valued at £15,000, were lost in the wreck of the ketch Violet, in the Haapai Group, last month. The anchor was left…

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Steamer Shooting Affray

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 June 1920 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday Night. There was a shooting affray on board the steamer Indarra at the new pier at Port Melbourne to-night. Arthur Gridley…

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Unfortunate Blacks. Treatment of Aboriginals. on Westralian Steamer. Port Darwin

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 June 1920 · page 5

On board the steamer Bambra which arrived from Wyndham to-day were 20 blacks convicted of various offences at Wyndham, and who are being conveyed…

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Steamer Reaches Port. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 June 1920 · page 5

The French steamer Mannheim, which was recently, in distress, reached Breaksea, Western Australia, to-day…

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Schooner in Heavy Weather. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 July 1920 · page 3

The American schooner Vigilant reached Sydney safely last night. The captain states that the weather experienced after passing Lord Howe Island was the…

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A Trawler Wrecked. Perth

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 July 1920 · page 5

The Westralian Government trawler Penguin was wrecked at Middle Island, east of Albany. The crew were rescued by the steamer Euola…

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Motor Launch Wrecked. Maryborough

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 July 1920 · page 4

inspector Toohey received a telephone message this afternoon from the lighthouse-keeper at Inskip Point to the effect that he had found the body of a newly…

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Fraser Island Wreck. Three Men Missing. Dead Man Identified. Maryborough

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 July 1920 · page 5

A further message was received from Inspector Toohey to-day with references to the vessel wrecked on Fraser Island; near Inskip Point. It indicates that probably…

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