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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 6 of 14

Wheat Cargoes. Steamer Creates Record. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 May 1924 · page 4

The steamer Emlynian created a record for the port of Sydney by loading 198,178 bushels of wheat in bulk, equal to 66,000 bags, in less than two days…

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Another Steamer Idle. Union Boycott Continues. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 May 1924 · page 5

Another steamer of the fleet of the Mcllwraith, and McEacharn line has been laid[?]idle as the result of the boycott on the part of the Seamen's Union…

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Collision in Harbor. Ferry Steamer and Launch. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 May 1924 · page 5

A report has been received from the Navigation Department that the Manly steamer Barrenjoey and a motor launch came into collision on Sunday. But for…

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Steamer Tintenbar. Abandoned As Total Loss. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 May 1924 · page 4

The North Coast Co.'s steamer Tintenbar, which went ashore on a reef off. New Ireland in the mandated territory, was abandoned as a loss. The vessel…

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Plane Completely Wrecked. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 May 1924 · page 5

A Cordova, Alaska, message states that Major Martin's 'plane has been completely wrecked by striking a mountain 199 miles west of Chignik. The two…

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Steamer Wrecked in New Zealand Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 14 May 1924 · page 2

The Union Company's steamer Ngahere, when leaving Greymouth. (New Zealand) struck on the North Tip and became a total wreck…

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Union Company's Steamer. Wrecked at Greymouth. Wellington

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 May 1924 · page 5

The Union Co.'s steamer Ngahere, when leaving Greymouth (N.Z.), struck on the North Tip and became a total wreck. The crew were saved…

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Foundered Astral. Marine Court Inquiry. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 5

The Marine Court commenced an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the foundering of the coastal collier Astral last month…

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Coastal Gales. Steamer Kut Overdue. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 May 1924 · page 5

It is believed that the steamer Kut, which was due in Sydney to-day from Kobe, has met with some trouble, efforts to communicate with the vessel by…

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Ketch Missing. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 May 1924 · page 3

Mystery surrounds the where[?] the 82-ton ketch Lialeeta, which left Launceston with a large cargo of timber for Melbourne on Monday, but has not been seen since…

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Missing Ketch Safe. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 May 1924 · page 1

The ketch Lisleeta, for whose safety considerable anxiety had been felt, arrived in Melbourne from Launceston yesterday…

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Steamer Idle at Newcastle. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 May 1924 · page 4

What looks like an extension of the shipping trouble has taken place an Newcastle and the steamer Koru[?] is tied up. It is understood three of the…

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Submerged Object. Steamer's Propeller Damaged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 May 1924 · page 4

The steamer Merriwa, bound from Melbourne to Newcastle, struck a submerged object off Cape Everard, and sustained damage to her propeller…

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Steamer Strikes Submerged Object Rudder Damaged Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 21 May 1924 · page 2

The steamer Merriwa ,bound from Melbourne to Newcastle, struck a submerged object off Cape Everard and sustained damage to her propellor…

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Small Steamer Sinks in Blackwattle Bay Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 21 May 1924 · page 2

The discovery was made yesterday that the small coastal steamer Irvington had been sunk in Blackwattle Bay during Sunday night but it is not…

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Coastal Steamer Sinks. in Blackwattle Bay. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 May 1924 · page 5

The discovery was made yesterday that the small coastal steamer Irving ton had sunk in Blackwattle Bay during Sunday night, but it is not known…

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Tug and Steamer Collide. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 May 1924 · page 5

The State Navigation Department was notified to-day of a collision in Berry's Bay between the tug Emu and the steamer Bulga. No serious damage was…

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News of the World. Fire on Steamer. Four Dead, Many Missing. Manila

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 May 1924 · page 5

Two women and two children are dead and many missing as the result of a fire on the inter-island steamer Lalloe on the Mindanao coast…

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Steamer Refloated. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 May 1924 · page 1

The steamer Waihemo, which went ashore at the northern breakwater at Newcastle yesterday has been refloated. The extent of the damage is not know…

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Wrecked Wyrallah. Master's Certificates Suspended. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 May 1924 · page 5

The Court of Marine Inquiry suspended for twelve months the certificate of the master of the Wyrallah (Captain Bracken), for faulty navigation, and…

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