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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1921

322 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 13 of 17

Ship on a Reef Likely to Become a Total Wreck Crew Standing by Suva

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 September 1921 · page 5

The ship Cardinia, bound from Levuka to Apia, missed stays and drifted on to the Mombuarua reef last night. The vessel bumped heavily, and at…

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Collision in a Fog. Near the Goodwin Sands Norwegian Steamer Sinks. Ten of the Crew Drowned. an Heroic Captain. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 September 1921 · page 5

The Ostend mail steamer Jan Breydel collided with the Norwegian steamer Salina in a fog off the Goodwin Sands. The Salina sunk immediately, ten of the crew…

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Peace-wreckers at Work. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 September 1921 · page 5

Prominence is given to a statement published to-day through the Press Association's Dublin correspondent by "an independent authority with the highest…

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Schooner Columbia River. Wrecked on Sunday Island

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 September 1921 · page 5

The schooner Columbia River was wrecked on Sunday Island, in the Kermadic Group, on September 8, while bound from Auckland to Portland. The vessel…

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Schooner Wrecked All the Crew Safe. Long Journey in Ship's Boat. Sydney, Monday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 September 1921 · page 3

Another marine disaster, involving the loss of an Australian trader, has been reported. The schooner Columbia River was wrecked on Sunday…

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Two Vessels Wrecked. The Crews Safe. 750 Miles in a Lifeboat. One Cargo Insured for £40,000. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 September 1921 · page 5

The ship Cardinia left Levuka on Thursday morning, and was towed thirteen miles to sea by the s.s. Ranadi. She was bound for Apia, Samoa, and had…

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Steamer Loses Her Propeller. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 September 1921 · page 5

According to a wireless message received by the agents, Messrs. Scott. Fell and Co., the steamer Westbrough, which left Newcastle for South Australia this…

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Towed Into Port. Disabled Steamer Rescued. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 September 1921 · page 3

The tug Heroine has towed to port the steamer Westborough, bound from Newcastle to Wyhalla, South Australia, which lost her propeller while off the…

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Kubelik Shipwrecked. a Tragic Incident

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 September 1921 · page 4

Kubelik, the famous violinist, who was on board the Jan Breydel, which collided with the Salina, in the English Channel, says that, after the…

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History's Most Colossal Wreck

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 September 1921 · page 2

The American merchant marine has proved one of the greatest flasooes of the wax, says the "Saturday Review." The Government's losses on its fleet…

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Burnt at Sea End of Italian Steamer. Crew's Long Row to Safety. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 30 September 1921 · page 2

News was received in Sydney yesterday that the Italian steamer Monte Dainco, bound from Newcastle to Genoa with coal, was burnt in the Pacific…

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Sailing Ship Wrecked. 400 Miles in Open Boat. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 September 1921 · page 2

News has roached Sydney of the loss of the sailing ship Monte Bianco in the Pacific while bound from Newcastle to Genoa with coal. The crew, after a…

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Unsinkable Lifeboat

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 1 October 1921 · page 4

Whenever shipwrecks have occurred on the high seas there frequently have been losses of life among the passengers because of some hitch in…

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Shipping Proposal. Co-Operative Steamer Urged. Lower Freights Promised

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 1 October 1921 · page 2

The extension of the Macleay River Co-Operative Shipping Coy's service to Coffs Harbor was the mission of Messrs. J. J. Rowe…

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Ketch Cut in Half. by P. AND O. Steamer. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 October 1921 · page 5

the P. and O. steamer Mantua, from London to Sydney, collided and cut in two a Norwegian ketch off the Isle of | Wight, at 3 o'clock in the morning. The…

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North Coast Steamer. to Replace the Wollongbar. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 October 1921 · page 4

Plans and specifications have been sent to England for a new steamer to replace the Wollongbar in the Byron Bay trade. The new vessel is to be an improved Orara,…

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New Commonwealth Steamer

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 October 1921 · page 5

The Commonwealth steamer Moreton Bay is nearing completion which is expected in London in November. She sails for Australia in the first week of…

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A Steamer Aground. Captain Censored by Marine Board. Brisbane

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 October 1921 · page 3

The Marine Board, at Brisbane, censured Captain T. W. Stuart, as a resuit of the grounding of the steamer lass o' Gowrie, on September 16,on…

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Shipwrecked Crews

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 October 1921 · page 5

A portion of the crew of the ship Cordinia, which was wrecked recently near Fiji, arrived in Sydney to-day. The remainder of the Crew of the…

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Another Ocean [?]Y. Wreckage Discovered. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 October 1921 · page 3

A message from H sta [?] that a quantity of wreck [?]bee discovered at King Isla[?]…

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