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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1921

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Increase in Steamer Fares. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 4

Increased steamer fares, ranging from 76 to £2 have been announced by the Interstate Shipping Companies to take effect from Monday. The new rates, which…

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Another Coastal Mishap. the Allenwood Ashore. Sydney, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 5

The Navigation Department has received a message that the coastal steamer Allen wood is ashore at Camden Haven…

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Marine Casualties. the Allenwood Ashore. Salvage Operations at Gisborne Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 4

The Navigation Department has received a message that the small coastal steamer Allenwood is ashore at Camden Haven. The Allenwood left Sydney on Sunday…

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The Kinchela. Mishap on Macleay Bar. Steamer Arrives at Sydney. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 May 1921 · page 4

The steamer Kinchela, which had her rudder damaged at the Macleay River, arrived in Sydney last night. The cargo is in good order The vessel will be docked…

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Wreckage Found. a Missing Schooner. Hobart

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 May 1921 · page 2

A spar, believed to be from the missing American schooner Omega, has been picked up on the south coast of Tasmania…

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Casualties. a Gutter Wrecked. Two Men Drowned. Perth

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 May 1921 · page 5

The cutter Secret, with two colored men on board, has been missing since the great storm at Shark's Bay, West Australia. It has now been reported, that splintered…

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Leaky Schooner Picked Up. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 2

The steamer Makamba which was returning from the New Hebrides, picked up an American schooner in a leaking condition, and towed her…

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Leaking Schooner Picked Up. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 3

The steamer Makainbo, which returned from the New Hebrides, picked up an American schooner in a leaking condition and towed her to Vila…

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American Schooner Laid Up. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 5

Rosenfeld and Co., agents for the American schooner John Winthrop, received a cable message from the American owners directing that the vessel be…

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A Schooner in Distress. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 June 1921 · page 1

The Schooner Cecilia suddenly arrived to-day from Auckland, having had to return for repairs. She took thirty days to do the journey…

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A Ketch Wrecked. No Trace of Survivors. Adelaide

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 June 1921 · page 3

A ketch, believed to be the Lily May, has been wrecked off Cape Elizabeth, but there are no traces of wreckage or of the crew, the catain, his wife…

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Marine Mishap. Wreck of a Ketch. No Trace of Survivors or Wreckage. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 June 1921 · page 4

A ketch, believed to be the Lilly May. was wrecked off Cape Elizabeth, South Australia. On board were the master (Captain Anderson), his wife and child…

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Missing Schooner. All Hope Abandoned. Probably Foundered in Heavy Sea. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 June 1921 · page 5

All hope for the safety of the American four-masted schooner Amplia J., which left Hobart on March 3 for Port Lyttleton (N.Z.), loaded with 387,006 feet of…

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New Steamer Service

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 June 1921 · page 5

Negotiations in connection with the establishment of a Commonwealth steamer Service between London, panama, and Fiji have been finalised…

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Struck a Mine. Fate of Greek Steamer. Conflicting Accounts of Losses. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 June 1921 · page 5

Reuter's Athens correspondent telegraphed that the Greek liner Bouboulina, from Smyrna, struck a mine and foundered. The battleship Lemnos saved two out of…

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Wreckage on the Coast. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 June 1921 · page 2

Wreckage, consisting of a lower mast, was sighted yesterday afternoon by the steamer Makambo when 28 miles from Sydney Heads Shipping men believe the…

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Steamer Strikes Mine. Many Passengers Believed to Have Perished

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 June 1921 · page 4

A message from Athens states that the Greek steamer Boubbulina, with 240 passengers and a crew of 25 struck a floating mine in the Eastern…

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Wreck of the Bouboulina. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 June 1921 · page 5

Reuter's Athens correspondent, telegraphed that it is now stated that the Bouboulina was requisitioned by the Greek Government, and the only passengers were…

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Wreckage Sighted. It Is From the Omega? Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 June 1921 · page 3

The steamer Makambo has wirelessed that wreckage has been seen twenty-eight miles out from Sydney. It is believed to be that of the…

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Queensland the Maranoa Seat. a Ketch Overdue. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 June 1921 · page 5

A telegram from Cairns states that Captain Moynahan, his wife and two children left Cooktown on the 7th instant with au aboriginal crew in the ketch Spray for…

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