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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1925

241 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 13

Channel Fog French Steamer Sinks Crew Believed Lost Huge Liner Collides with Lightship. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 August 1925 · page 3

The "Daily Chronicle's" Brest correspondent reports a col[?]on in the Channel in a thick fog to-night between the French cargo steamer St. Maro and the…

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Driver Insane Wreck of Amiens Express Cause of Accident Opinion of Experts. Paris

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 August 1925 · page 3

The driver of the wrecked Amiens express is insane. He has been placed in straitjackets. It is suggested he was affected by the heat before he left Paris,…

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The Lost Ketch. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 August 1925 · page 5

The inquiry into the loss of the ketch Laileeta, which disappeared with five men on board, was concluded to-day. The court found that the vessel was…

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Ketch Blown Up. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 August 1925 · page 1

A message from Suva states that an explosion occurred on board the ketch Lily, owned by O. F. Nelson and Co. The explosion was caused through…

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Job Control Again Crew Pa[?]d Off -- Steamer Tied Up Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 August 1925 · page 4

As a result of trouble which occurred on the steamer Marrawah, Holyman and Sons, Ltd. have tied the vessel up and paid off the members of the crew. The…

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29 Dead Explosion on Steamer 52 Others Seriously Injured. Newport

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 August 1925 · page 5

The death list arising out of the bursting of the boiler on the steamer Mackinac now totals 29, while two others are missing…

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Steamer in Trouble. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 August 1925 · page 4

The Commonwealth line steamer Eromanga bumped into the pile while moving out of the Victoria docks to-day. She was brought back to her course by two tugs…

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Fire on Steamer Cargo Badly Damaged. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 August 1925 · page 5

A fire broke out on the steamer Aroona while she was lying at North Wharf last night. By the time the firemen had arrived the fire had gained a good hold, but…

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Liner on Reef Steamer Going to Rescue. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 August 1925 · page 5

The steamer Woosung Maru has received a wireless message to proceed immediately to the assistance of the Japanese liner Sydney Maru, which struck a…

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Three Years Adrift In Arctic Ice Packs Amundsen's Schooner Maud Safe Arrival at Alaskan Port. Nome (Alaska)

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 August 1925 · page 5

Amundsen's schooner Maud has returned here after more than three years' imprisonment in the Arctic ice packs…

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Japanese Steamer Refloated. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 August 1925 · page 5

The steamer Sydney Maru, which went aground near Rabaul, has been refloated without assistance…

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Hull of Old Schooner Discovered

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 August 1925 · page 4

An interesting link with the early history of the Tweed has been dicovered at Bilings Beach, three miles north of Tweed heads. The hull of a vessel has…

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Steamer Leaves

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 August 1925 · page 4

The Blue Funnel liner Autolycus left the harbor unexpectedly to-day for Northern ports. The vessel is bound for Newcastle and Brisbane…

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The Wreckers. Communist Leader's Declaration

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1925 · page 2

W. Gallacher, chairman of the British Communist party, speaking at the Labour party summer school the other day, said that…

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The Steamer Chitral. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 September 1925 · page 5

The steamer Chitral got away to-day. It is not expected that she will encounter any trouble at other ports…

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Fire on Steamer. Heavy Damage. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 5 September 1925 · page 2

The damage done by a fire which occurred on the steamer Kent at Auckland is estimated at £100,000…

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£100,000 Fire Damage on Steamer Kent. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 September 1925 · page 5

The damage by the fire which occurred on the steamer Kent is estimated at £100,000. Further particulars of the fire show that…

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Pilots' Free Trips Crew of Pilot Steamer Strike. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 September 1925 · page 2

The pilot steamer Matthew Flinders is held up in Brisbane owing to trouble with the crew which refused to honor the agreement signed on their behalf by…

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Fire on Steamer 1500 Tons of Cargo Destroyed. Auckland. (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 September 1925 · page 2

An investigation aboard the steamer Kent, following the outbreak of fire, shows that in addition to 1500 tons of cargo destroyed in No. 2 hold, where the…

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Wreck of Karamu Story of Rescue of Crew. Hobart

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 September 1925 · page 2

Thrilling stories are told of the rescue of the crew of the foundered steamer Karamu, off the coast of Tasmania. When it was seen the vessel was…

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