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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1923

225 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 12

Missing Steamer. Vessels Continue Search. Perth

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 June 1923 · page 5

The steamer Treganna has wirelessed that there is a possibility that the Trevessa's boats may make for Mauritius. The vessel was patrolling from midnight…

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United States Mine-sweeper Wrecked Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 June 1923 · page 5

A message from Seattle states that the United States Navy mine-sweeper Cardinal was wrecked on Chirikoff Island, in Alaskan waters, and is a…

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Terrible Tragedy. on American Steamer. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 June 1923 · page 3

An Oporto correspondent says that a terrible tragedy on the high seas was revealed on the arrival of the American steamer, Brave Coueur, from…

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Liner Strikes Submerged Wreckage. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 June 1923 · page 5

The 24,000 ton White Star liner Baltic, hound from Queenstown yesterday to New York, struck submerged wreckage. She is returning to…

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QUEENSLAND. Waterside Worker Killed. Mount Mulligan Coal Mine. Mysterious Wreckage. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 June 1923 · page 4

A proclamation issued to-day summons. Parliament for the despatch of business on July 10. A fatal accident marked the…

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Incensed. Steamer Stewards' Grievance. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 June 1923 · page 5

The stewards on the Commonwealth steamer Moreton Bay are incensed at the action of the officers in confining them when off duty to the small decks aft, and…

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Local and General. Built on Wrecks

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 16 June 1923 · page 2

Speaking at the New 'Settlers' League Conference at Guyra on We[?] day last, Lieutenant Colonel H. F White, C.M.G., of Guyra, said that ail…

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Wreckage Found. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 June 1923 · page 5

The acting Harbormaster at Rockhampton, after inspecting the wreckage found on South Keppel Island, advised that it was portion of a wooden twin-screw…

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Fears for Safety. Yacht May Have Foundered. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 June 1923 · page 3

Fear is expressed for the safety of the yacht Banandi, which was recently purchased for the Western Pacific High Commissioner. She, it is feared, foundered…

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Trevessa's Boats. Search Steamer Resumes Voyage. Perth

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 June 1923 · page 5

The Applecross wireless station has recived a message from the steamer Treyean stating: "We are afraid that further search is useless. There is not much hope…

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A Veteran Skipper. 32 Years Un the Bridge. Associations with Clarence Wrecks

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 June 1923 · page 1

One of the most popular captains on the coast is Captain Merritt, in charge of the Macquarie, a coastal boat, trading to the Hastings River. This week…

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Wreckage at Sea. Off Cafe Naturaliste. Perth

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 June 1923 · page 3

A wireless message has been received from the steamer Echunga stating that a spar about 18 inches in diameter, floating vertically, and apparently attached to…

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Terrific Weather. Sensational Experience. Manly Steamer's Plight. Cabins and Engineroom Flooded Collier Ashore at Cronulla. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 June 1923 · page 5

Terrific weather prevailed in Sydney Harbor throughout the night, the wind reaching a velocity of 70 miles an hour Ferry boats and other craft were…

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At the Dublin Docks. Incident on British Steamer. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 June 1923 · page 5

"The Times" Dublin correspondent reports that while Dungeness was lying at Dublin docks a civilian accompained by a man in…

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Body Washed Ashore. Man in Lifebelt. Furious Gale on Macleay. Shelter Shed Blown to Sea. Kempsey

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 June 1923 · page 4

In consequence of a report that the southerly gale which blew last night had done considerable damage at Crescent Head, which is the nearest seaside resort…

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Schooner Ashore. Near Bega Island. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1923 · page 2

The American schooner Manu[?] which left Suva on Saturday for Chile went ashore on a reef off the Island of Bega yesterday…

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Cable Laying. Steamer's Quick Work. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 July 1923 · page 5

The cable steamer Stephan performed some quick work by steaming from Bandi on Saturday night at 10 o'clock and laying out cable en route to Southport, 450…

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Sumatra Wrecked

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1923 · page 2

There was another grim tragedy enacted during the storm last Tuesday week in the Pacific Ocean in the vicinity of the North Coast, the…

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Sinking Fund. Bill Read Second Time. the Wrecked Sumatra. Royal Commission Refused. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 July 1923 · page 5

In the House of Representatives, Mr. Bruce undertook that copies of the Northern Territory ordinance would be made available to all members…

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Wreckage on Beach. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 July 1923 · page 3

Wreckage has been picked up near Cape Northumberland. Kerosene tins, new hatches, and foreign papers have been found. The beaches in the…

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