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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 10 of 10

Crew Leave Steamer. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 December 1922 · page 2

On arrival at Wellington of the mail steamer Tahiti from San Francisco en route for Sydney, the crew of the vessel gave notice of their intention to leave…

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Kitchen Wrecked. Coal Explosion in England. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 December 1922 · page 5

The coal explosions recently reported in France have spread to England, where the Kitchen of a house at Gatord was devastated by an explosion in the stove…

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Steamer Resumes Voyage. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 6 December 1922 · page 2

The mail steamer Tahiti with a volunteer crew resumed her voyage from Wellington to Sydney last night…

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Another Steamer Sails. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 December 1922 · page 5

The mail steamer Tahiti with a volunteer crew resumed her voyage from Wellington to Sydney last night…

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Ferry Steamer on Fire. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 December 1922 · page 2

With a full complement of passengers on board the ferry steamer Kangara caught fire in Mosman's Bay this afternoon. The roof and portion of the life…

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"Attempt to Wreck Conference." Paris

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 December 1922 · page 5

An article by Mr. Lloyd. George is widely commented on in political circles and is regarded as a deliberate attempt to wreck the London conference at its…

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Industrial. Wouldn't Work Steamer. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 December 1922 · page 3

The Union Shipping Company is considering what legal action can be taken against the crew of the steamer whangape, who declined to give any assistance…

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Wanted Men on Tramp Steamer. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 December 1922 · page 5

Two men who are suspected of having murdered Carl Ersepke, on the Southern Pacific Railway in America, are reported to have left San Francisco in October…

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S. Derrigo. Steamer's Fine [?]ord

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 20 December 1922 · page 2

The steamer Dorrigo was to the Coffs Harbor and Woolgoolga trade on the 6th [?]. She entered the Jetty trade on the 6th December…

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News of the World. Australian Steamer Rammed. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 December 1922 · page 5

A Reuter message received at Berlin from Hamburg states that a German steamer rammed an Australian vessel off Brunshausen. The names are not…

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Steamer Sunk. Lost with All Hands. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 December 1922 · page 5

It is believed that the steamer Maid of Delos foundered during the great storm with all hands off the Welsh coast. She carried a crew of twenty-six…

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Damaged Steamer in Port Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 December 1922 · page 3

The steamer Yarra, which was in collision with the barque Muscoota, reached Melbourne yesterday afternoon with a gaping hole amidships, a twisted and…

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Fire on Steamer. Blaze in Niagara Store Room. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 December 1922 · page 3

A fire broke out early this morning in the engineers store room of the steamer Niagara, which is lying in Neutral Bay. On one side were ten cases of turpentine…

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Chinese Pirates. Capture and Rob Steamer. Sydney, Friday[?]

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 December 1922 · page 5

Full details of the s[?]ational capture by pirates of the steamer Sui An were related on the steamer Taiyuan when she arrived at Sydney to-day from Hong…

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