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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1922

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Steamer Sent to Quarantine. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 4

The steamer Victoria arrived from Hong Kong to-day. As a case of smallpox had been laded at Thursday Islam the steamer was sent into quarantine for…

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Fire on a Wheat Steamer. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 5

A fire broke out on the steamer, Holmlock which arrived, at Port Adelaide in ballast from Colombo to load wheat. The fire was located among the coal in a spare…

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Quarantined. the Hong Kong Steamer. Sydney, Tuesday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 3

The steamer Victoria from Hong Kong, which landed the fatal smallpox case at Thursday Island, arrived today and proceeded to quarantine,…

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A Steamer Ashore. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 January 1922 · page 5

The coastal steamer Mokau is ashore on a sandy bottom near Ulladulla, and is almost high and dry at low tide. The vessel is expected to be refloated in a day o[?]…

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Schooner Still Alfoat. the Melbourne at Auckland

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 January 1922 · page 5

The Commonwealth Navigation Service has been advised that the schooner Helen B. Sterling, which was abandon[?] on Monday is still afloat. The vessel is…

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Telegrams Coastal Steamer Wrecked. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 January 1922 · page 2

The coastal steamer, Mokau, sprang a leak on the South Coast and is a total wreck at Sussex Inlet…

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Wreck Abandoned. Mokau to Be Sold. After Removal of Cargo. Sydney, Saturday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 30 January 1922 · page 2

The coasting vessel Mokau, which sprang a leak at sea and was driven ashore in Sussex Inlet near Ulladulla, on January 19th, has been abandoned…

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Telegrams. a Disabled Schooner. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 January 1922 · page 3

The auxiliary five-masted schooner Malahat, which left Newcastle on January 13 for Hawaii, put into Auckland to-day disabled. The vessel encountered…

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Disabled in Hurricane. Schooner's Bough Time. at Auckland for Repairs. Auckland, Monday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1922 · page 3

The Malahat, an auxiliary five -masted schooner, which left Newcastle on January 13th for Hawaii, put into Auckland to-day, disabled…

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Karitane Wreck. Narine Courts Inquiry Master and Mate Exonerated Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 3

The Marine Court to-day finished its inquiry into the less of the steamer Karitane at Deal Island, while on a voyage from Devonport (Tasmania) to…

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Mokau Wreck. Sold for £300. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 2

The wreck of the coastal vessel Mokau, which has lain, stranded, on the South Coast since January 19th, was sold by auction to-day for £300…

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Wrecking the Coalition

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 5

In more, than one quarter the view is held that the new Irish complexity will prove the final factor wrecking coalition because the southern attitude…

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Steamer Passenger Disappears

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 February 1922 · page 3

During the voyage of the steamer Narkunda from Bombay to Colombo at first saloon, passenger, said to be Sir Lionel Bris[?]om, was missed from his…

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Schooner Valmarie, Ashore. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 5

It was reported at Wellington, New Zealand to-day, that the schooner valmarie. on the way from Grafton with hardwood tinmber is ashore west of…

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The Valmarie Ashore on N.Z. Coast. Eight Feet of Water in Hold. Wellington

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 2

The three-masted schooner, Valmarie, which left Grafton, N.S.W., for Greymouth on January 31st with a cargo of hardwood timber, is reported…

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Wreck of Valmari. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 February 1922 · page 2

Further particulars regarding the stranding of the schooner Valmarie show that Mrs. Schultz, wife of the captain, was taken off the vessel, with her child,…

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Trouble on White Star Steamer. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 February 1922 · page 5

A national affair occurred when the White Star steamer Arabic arrived at Naples. The captain reported to the Consulate that a stoker had been arrested…

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Salvaging the Wollongbar. Bullocks Pulling Parts Ashore

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 February 1922 · page 4

A team of 16 bullocks on Thursday commenced drawing at low tide material off the stranded Wollongbar at Byron Bay to a place on the Terrace…

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Schooner in Danger

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 2

The French schooner Repeat, while being towed to sea, broke adrift between Sydney Heads and was for some time in a perilous condition…

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QUEENSLAND Steamer Strikes a Reef. Deficit in Revenue. Price of Butter. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 5

The steamer Taiyan, from Hongkong to Sydney, struck a mass of rock which is situated midway between Mackay and Townsville at 11.30 last night, and made…

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