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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1922

194 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 10

Timber Schooner's Plight. Leaking and No Rudder. Sydney, Saturday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 3

Bound from Gray's Harbor to: Sydney with a cargo of timber, the American four-masted schooner Repeat has been forced to put into Honolulu. She…

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Capt. O'connor's Birds. Gulls Fed on Steamer's Deck

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 4

Captain Wm. O'Connor, of the Illawarra Company's coastal liner Merimbula, is "Bill" to his friends. If the seagulls could speak they, too, would…

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Bubonic Plague. Girl Admitted to Hospital. Suspicious Case on a Steamer. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 2

A girl, aged 11, was taken to the hospital suffering from plague on Saturday. There are now eleven patients. Three rats and one cat were found to be…

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A Former North Coast Steamer

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 4

The Government of Tasmania has purchased the twin-screw steamer Tambar for the King Island trade. This steamer was built in 1912 by the Greenock and…

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Local and General. The Co-Op. Steamer

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 3

The Coffs branch of the A.L.P., at its last meeting, decided to recommend the Executive to urge Cabinet to p[?]tronise the…

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News of the World. German Steamer Capsizes. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1922 · page 5

Seven were drowned, and five are missing as the result of the capsizing of the German steamer Fehmarn in the North Sea gale on Saturday. The survivors…

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The New Steamer. for Byron Bay Trade. to Be Ready by Christmas. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 5

To replace the steamer Wollongbar, which went ashore at Byron Bay on May 16 last, the, North Coast Steam Navigation Company has completed…

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Newcastle Drowning. Body Washed Ashore. the Head Missing. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 2

A Newcastle message says: The body of Maurice Rowe, the well-known swimmer, who was drowned while surfing on Thursday, was washed ashore…

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In the Harbor. Two Men Nearly Drowned. Rescued by Pilot Steamer. Sydney, Tuesday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1922 · page 2

Two men, one being a son of Mr. J. Bailey, M.L.A. for Goulburn, had a narrow escape from drowning at Watson's Bay late last night…

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QUEENSLAND Cyclone Strikes Tambo. Some Sensational Incidents. Steamer Cooma Ashore. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 5

A message from Blackall states that a destructive cyclone struck Tambo late this afternoon accompanied by a thunderstorm, two inches of rain falling inside an hour…

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Jap. Liner Ashore. Vessel Abandoned. Crew Returning to Japan. Brisbane

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 3

Advice from Townsville states that the Japanese steamer Inaho Maru, 3939 tons, has been abandoned on Rossel Island and that the crew are…

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Alleged Embezzlement. Shire Clerk Committed. Said to Be a Mental Wreck. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 16 January 1922 · page 2

A Bathurst message says: Arthur Rodger, Town Clerk, who was recently arrested at Blayney, and charged with embezzling £92 from the Blayney,…

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Disabled Timber Schooner. Towed Into Sydney Harbor. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 3

The schooner Maroro, from New Zealand, with a cargo of timber, was reported to be disabled, south of Sydney Heads and was towed into port…

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Terrific Explosion Melbourne Cafe Wrecked. Man Burnt, to Death Another Seriously Injured. Melbourne, Monday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 3

An explosion in a Swanson-street cafe early this morning gutted the building. The premises caught afire and when…

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A Brave Girl. Puts on the Lifeline. and Brings Two People Ashore. Perth

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 4

At Cottesloe Beach a boy, Arthur Manning, got into difficulties while bathing in, the surf. His cry for help brought an elderly man, Charles Cooper, to his…

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Wrecks of War. Shell Shock and Its Legacies

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 3

Throughout this country at there must be thousands of class of human war-wrecks. Very are they suspected of being…

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Karitane's Wreck. Marine Court Inquiry. Evidence of Captain and Chief Officer. Sydney, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 5

The Marine Court to-day investigated the circumstances attending the loss of the steamer Karitane, which struck a rock at Deal Island, on the…

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No Sign of the Schooner. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 5

Further wireless reports about the Helen B. Sterling show that the flagship Melbourne passed over the spot where the message originated without seeing…

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Schooner Sinks at Sea. Crew Rescued by Warship. Value of Wireless. Sydney, Monday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 3

The Deputy Federal Director of Navigation announced this morning that the following, messages had been intercepted by the Pennant Hills…

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Rescued Schooner's Crew. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 2

The Flagship Melbourne with the crew of the Helen B. Sterling is due at Auckland to-night. When last seen, the abandoned…

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