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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1926

222 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 12

Captain Wilkins Two Planes Wrecked Polar Expedition Delayed. Fairbanks (Alaska)

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 March 1926 · page 5

The last of the three aeroplanes of Captain George Wilkins was wrecked today when the landing gear of the Detroiter, a three- engined machine, buckled,…

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Ketch John Alce All Hope Abandoned. Darwin

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 March 1926 · page 5

All hope of the return of the ketch John Alce, which left here two months ago, has been abandoned. It is believed the whole crew have been murdered by…

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Master of Steamer Fined. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 March 1926 · page 1

In the case in which Captain Hume, master of the steamer Wear, was charged with an infringement of the navigation regulations defendant was…

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Interstate Steamer Held Up. Fremantle

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 March 1926 · page 3

All the stewards except one employed the interstate steamer Barbra gave no [?]ice yesterday of their intention to cease worrk.. It is understood they are…

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Telegrams Crew on Steamer. Members of British Fascisti. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 March 1926 · page 7

The steamer Port Hacking, which has arrived in Melbourne from overseas, is said to be completely officered and manned by British Fascisti…

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Steamer on Fire. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 April 1926 · page 5

The steamer Port Lincoln from Brisbane and Albany is on fire at Hull and the cargo was damaged…

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"Had to Buy Food" Conditions on Immigrant Steamer. Woman's Sensational Allegations. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 April 1926 · page 5

A woman passenger on the New Zealand immigrant steamer Waimana made sensational allegations concerning the treatment of the passengers to-day. She…

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FOUNDERED Steamer Dorrigo Captain and Son Picked Up Remainder of Crew Adrift. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 April 1926 · page 3

Captain Roskruge, Deputy-Director of Navigation, received a message from the keeper of Double Island Point lighthouse that the steamer…

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Schooner's Rough Voyage. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 April 1926 · page 5

The schooner Holmwood, which arrived at New Plymouth 22 days out from Newcastle, was caught in the surf off Farewell Spit and swept by mountainous…

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Death on Steamer Old Byron Bay Resident. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 April 1926 · page 5

When Charles Hugh Fraser went on board the steamer Wollougbar to meet his aged father on the arrival of the vessel in Sydney yesterday from the North…

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Wrecked on Bar Motor Boat Lost. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 April 1926 · page 4

It is reported here that a motor boat named the Nicholas was wrecked on the Bellinger bar yesterday at Urunga, about 10 a.m. The man who was in charge of…

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Aeroplanes and Shipwrecks

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 2

The wreck of the Dorrigo is reminiscent of a shipping disaster which took place recently on the west coast of Ireland. A correspondent writes…

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Rowing Boat Washed Ashore

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 April 1926 · page 4

A rowing boat, with the name "Lola'' on it, was, towards the end of last week, washed ashore between Station Creek and Wooli Headland. No information is…

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Smallpox. Steamer at Port Adelaide Aeelaide

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 April 1926 · page 5

Four cases of smallpox have been discovered on the steamer Barrabool as a result of which 972 passengers and 241 of the…

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Hope Abandoned Dorrigo's Crew Report of Official Search Body and Wreckage Found. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 April 1926 · page 4

The report made by Captain Greenfield, harbor master at Maryborough, respecting the official search, for lost members of the crew of the Dorrigo, emphasises the view…

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Aeroplanes and Shipwrecks

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 April 1926 · page 4

The wreck of the Dorrigo is reminiscent of a shipping disaster which took place recently on the west coast of Ireland. A correspondent to an exchange writes that…

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Terrific Explosion on Oil Tank Steamer Toll of 23 Lives. Port Arthur (Texas)

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 April 1926 · page 5

A terrific explosion occurred aboard the oil tank steamer Gulf of Venezuela, in the harbor to-day and took a toll of 23 lives. The injured numbered more than a score…

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Smallpox on Steamer. Favorable Progress. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 14 April 1926 · page 3

Smallpox patients on the steamer Barrabool at Adelaide are progressing favorably and no fresh cases have been reported…

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Wreckage Found Possibly From the Dorrigo

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 April 1926 · page 4

A message from Tweed Heads states that a number of mattresses, similar to those used on board ship, have been washed up at Shark's Bay and Kirra…

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Telegrams Ferry Steamer Killara. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 April 1926 · page 4

The Marine Sourt to day suspended for two months the certificate of Captain Edgar Hush who was in charge of the…

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