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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 14 of 14

Japanese Ship. Driven Ashore in Storm. Forty- Four Missing. Tokio

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 December 1924 · page 5

The special service vessel Kwanto which grounded yesterday morning in a blizzard, was broken up by heavy sear and sank last night. She carried a crew…

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Experiences in Territory. Return of Ship-wrecked Party. Darwin

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 17 December 1924 · page 2

Ever Hall, who recently was wrecked on the coast east of Wyndham, returned to Darwin yesterday. He states that after his boat was…

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Wrecked Seamen. Story of Rich Gold Find. Darwin

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 December 1924 · page 5

Ivor Hall, who recently was wrecked on the east coast of Wyndham, returned to Darwin yesterday. He states that after his boat was…

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Steamer Ashore. May Become Total Wreck. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 December 1924 · page 5

The Union Steamship Co.'s now steamer Konini, from Adelaide to Dunedin, wheat-laden, went ashore two miles from the entrance to Bluff Harbor. The…

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Wanted Ketch. Seen Off Port Philip. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 December 1924 · page 8

The fishing ketch Dauatless recently came into prominence owing to the water bailiff being forcibly taken off her by the crew in Tasmanian waters. The…

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R.m.s. Orama. Orient Company's New Steamer

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 December 1924 · page 2

The departure of the R.M.S. Orama from Toulon on November 21, 1921, in the Commonwealth mail service is an epochmaking event in the history of the…

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Shipping Disaster Vessel Wrecked on Rocks. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 December 1924 · page 4

A preliminary inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the grounding of the steamer Konini at Invercargill showee that the causes of the accident are…

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Skip on Fire Japanese Passenger Steamer Passengers Take to Boats. Los Angeles

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 December 1924 · page 5

The Japanese passenger steamer Ginye Maru, bound from Valparaiso to Japan, is on fire and is calling for assistance from a point north-west of Acapulco, off…

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Storm Wreck

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 December 1924 · page 4

The storm on the Richmond on Friday night last was felt very strongly by the residents on the Lismore-Casino road. On the road between Disputed Plains…

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