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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 7 of 12

Bulls Wreck Aeroplanes. Madrid

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 June 1926 · page 5

A mob of infuriated bulls escaped from the Seville arena and entered the Seville-Lisbon airline's aerodrome. They charged and seriously damaged every aeroplane in…

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Steamer Hold Up German Crew on Board Want Australian Rates. Darwin

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 June 1926 · page 4

The trouble on the Marion Sleigh continues. The crew were engaged in Hamburg for two years and on arriving here they…

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Steamer Aground. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 June 1926 · page 4

It is reported that the small coastal steamer White Bay is aground at Lake Macquarie, and is in a difficult position…

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Ferries Lost Sydney's Densest Fog Collision on Harbor Ferry and Steamer Meet Head-on. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 June 1926 · page 5

At 7.30 this morning the densest fog on record descended upon Sydney and environs, although a few minutes earlier it had been possible to see…

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Benzine Iron Explodes Room Wrecked in Woman's Absence. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 4

Mrs. Berne, wife of the licensee of the Beach House Hotel, left a benzine iron she was using on the table while she left the room for a couple of minutes. A…

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Steamer Ashore. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 June 1926 · page 4

The Castle line steamer Suverie, 6386 tons, ran ashore near Nobby's late last, night. The vessel is not in danger, and it is…

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News of the World Fire on Steamer. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 June 1926 · page 5

Reuter's Antwerp correspondent states that the Norwegian steamer, Thanatta, on arrival from Australia with a cargo of wool and copra caught fire, but the…

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Fire on Steamer Waterfront Buildings Damaged. Antwerp

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 June 1926 · page 5

A fire is raging aboard the steamer Thanatta, at Antwerp (Belgium). The firemen were unable to master the out, break, and the fire continued to burn all…

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Steamer Refloated. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 June 1926 · page 4

The coastal steamer White Bay, which became stranded on a sandbank at Lake Macquarie, has been refloated…

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Manaia Wreck Nautical Court's Finding. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 July 1926 · page 4

The Nautical Court found that the wreck of the steamer Manaia was due to a strong sea taking the vessel off her course, and poor visibility preventing her position…

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Coaster Ashore. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 4

The State Navigation Department received a message to-day to the effect that the wooden coaster Our Elsie, 213 tons, had gone aground at Urunga,…

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Paris Express Wrecked Near Poissy 20 KILLED, 60 Injured. Paris

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 July 1926 · page 5

Twenty were killed and 60 injured owing to the derailing of the Havre-Paris express, near Poissy It is believed the accident was due to…

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Awful Smash Paris Express Wrecked 20 DEAD, 97 Hurt Agonising Scenes. Paris

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 July 1926 · page 5

The casualties at Poissy, the result of the derailment of the Havre-Paris express, are now estimated at 20 killed, and 97 injured…

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Cooma Ashore Steamers Standing By. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 July 1926 · page 4

The Interstate passenger steamer Cooma, which left Brisbane yesterday afternoon for Northern Queensland ports has gone aground on the North Reef, near Lady…

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Early Clarence History the First Regular Passenger Steamer

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 July 1926 · page 4

On a recent river trip from Maclean to Grafton by the s.s. Moongi my thoughts reverted into bygone years, and through the dim, misty past memory recalled the…

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Port Kembla Ashore. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 July 1926 · page 4

The Commonwealth and Dominion steamer, Port Kembla, is aground at San Salvador Island, in Bahania, and has four feet of water in the hold. The Port…

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Steamer on Fire. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 July 1926 · page 3

The steamer Kooringa, which left Melbourne for Tasmanian ports with a cargo of case benzine, and other goods, caught fire off Cape Schank. The captain and…

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Schooner on Fire. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 1

The schooner Louis Theriault, laden with coal, caught fire in Newcastle last night, shortly after her arrival from Port Stephens. The fire was extinguished by…

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Schooner Louis Theriault. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 3

The schooner Louis Theriault, which caught fire in Newcastle Harbor last night, was beached at North Stockton this morning…

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Fire at Sea Steamer Kooringa Lost Hatches Blown Up Four Men Badly Burnt. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 5

The steamer Kooringa, which left Melbourne yesterday morning for Tasmania with 6000 cases of benzine on board, was reported in the afternoon to be on fire…

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