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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1924

268 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 14

QUEENSLAND. N.Z. Solicitor in Trouble. Fatal Motor Car Accident. Smallpox on Steamer Sussex. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 January 1924 · page 3

Foster Allan Bone (42), solicitor, of New Zealand, was charged at the Police Court to-day with stealing at Kawakawa (N.Z.) £4 the property of…

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Ketch Floria Arrival at Thursday Island. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 3

A message from Thursday Island states that the is alleged to have been concerned in landing Japanese in contravention of the…

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QUEENSLAND. Premier's London Mission. Hints to Financiers Reduced Steamer Fares. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 5

An important reduction in passenger fares between Brisbane and North Queensland ports was announced by the Interstate steamship companies to-day and…

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Ketch Missing. Three Months Out. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 5

On September 28 last the fourteen-ton ketch Salome left Sydney for Rabaul. Mr. H. A. Mackenzie, his wife, H. Wase and G. Shanley comprised the crew. He…

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The Dixmude. Wreckage Found. Two More Bodies Picked Up. Paris

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 5

The wreckage of the lost French airship Dixmude has, been located under the sea south of San Marco. Two bodies have been found of…

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Steamer on Fire. Malta

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 3

The steamer Leitrim, bound to Dunkirk and London from Rockhampton and Brisbane, reports a fire in her cross bunkers and No. 3 hold…

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Dixmude Wreckage. the Official Knowledge. Parts

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 3

The French naval authorities, at Bizerta. Tunis, have no knowledge of the reported discovery of bodies of members of the crew of the Dixmude…

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Steamer Strikes Bar. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 5

The steamer Kiama struck the bar at Bateman's Bay on Saturday, when bound for Sydney with a cargo of hardwood. The vessel returned to port and…

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Chinese Brigands. River Steamer Attacked. Shanghai

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 5

On Sunday the steamer Tzesui was attacked by Chinese brigands on the Upper Yangtse, who killed the British captain. Brandt, and a member of the…

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Steamer Ashore. Port Elliot Abandoned. Crew's Fortunate Escape. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 5

The cargo steamer, Port Elliot, is ashore at East Cape. The vessel was holed badly on grounding. All hands abandoned the vessel, which has since…

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U.S. Cruiser. Ashore Off Vera Cruz. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 5

The United States cruiser Tacoma is aground and in distress off Vera Cruz in heavy seas. Vessels are racing to her aid…

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Wrecked Pruth. Small Hope of Salvage. Rescue Ship's Rough Voyage. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 5

According to passengers who arrived on the Marella to-day, the prospects of refloating the Pruth, which struck a reef in the vicinity of Port Moresby…

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Wrecked Warship. May Be Abandoned. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 5

Naval officers believe the United State's warship, Tacoma, which went ashore off Vera Cruz, may have to be abandoned. It is reported to be resting…

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Timber Cargo Shifts. Steamer's Dangerous List. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 3

The steamer King Cadwalion arrived today from the Pacific Coast with four million feet of lumber. When she was four or five days out from Puget Sound…

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On the Rocks. the Steamer Bodalla. May Become Total Loss. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 3

A message from Moruya posted on the shipping board at the G.P.O. states that the steamer Bodalla is on the rocks near Narooma bar and will probably become a…

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The Bodalla. a Total Wreck Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 5

It is believed the steamer Bodalla, which went ashore at Narooma, is a total wreck. The vessel's stem is broken, and the waves are breaking all over her…

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Steamer Bodalla Abandoned. Sydney, Tuesday

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 5

Latest news from the wreck of the steamer Bodalla states, the vessel has been abandoned as a hopeless loss…

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QUEENSLAND. Thefts From Post Office. Inquiry Into Sawmill Fire. Wrecked Pruth Abandoned. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 5

An inquiry was held to day into the cause of the fire at Miller's sawmill at Moorooka on January 9. William Miller said he and his…

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Steamer Aground. Launceston

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 January 1924 · page 4

The steamer Port Lyttleton, 6446 tons, which left Beauty Point for Hobart yesterday, went aground on Middle Spit near Low Head, at low tide. It is…

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Steamer Returns to Port. Sydiney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 January 1924 · page 4

The Belbowrie which left this morning for the North Coast returned to port shortly after noon owing to bad weather…

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