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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1928

278 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 14

Newcastle and W.A. Steamer Service. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 July 1928 · page 7

A weekly steamship service between Newcastle and West Australia is to be inaugurated on Monday next…

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The Uralla Wreck. Good Salvage Prospects

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 27 July 1928 · page 4

Mr. Budrodeen, who purchased the Uralla wreck alter the underwriters save up salvage operations, appears to have an excellent chance of…

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Wrecked Plane Found in North Sea. Copenhagen

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 July 1928 · page 5

An aeroplane wreck, believed to be Nungessor's, was found in the North Sea, in the vicinity of the west coast of Denmark. An official of the French Legation…

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Ferry Steamer Blown Ashore. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 July 1928 · page 7

The ferry steamer Bronzewing, the oldest vessel owned by the Sydney Ferries, Ltd., was blown ashore near Woolwich wharf in the Parramatta River this…

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Disabled Steamer Waitcmo Towed to Auckland. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 July 1928 · page 4

The steamer Waitomo, which be ame disabled on her voyage from Newcastle to Bluff (N.Z.), has been picked up by the steamer Kaitoke. Both vessels are…

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Blown Ashore Ferry Steamer Bronzewing. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 July 1928 · page 5

During a southerly squall yesterday the ferry steamer Bronzewing was blown ashore at Woolwich. She remained fast on the shore and the passengers were…

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Uralla Wreck. Salvagor Knocked Out

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 31 July 1928 · page 4

Those engaged in salvaging operations on the wrecked Uralla at Stockton Beach are having some perilous experiences, owing to heavy seas…

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Iron Chief Wreck

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 31 July 1928 · page 3

The ketch Shannon is being prepared to salvage the cargo of railway sleepers on the steamer Iron Chief, which, sank after going ashore on…

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Increase in Steamer Fares. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 August 1928 · page 4

An increase of £2 in both first and second saloon charges has been announced in the rates of the principal shipping lines trading between England and…

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No Coal Needed Steamer Carries Enough for Return Trip. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 August 1928 · page 5

The German steamer Mosel,which arrived here to-day, carries enough coal to enable her to return to Hamburg without bunkering in Australia…

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Rescued by Steamer in Mid-atlantic 7Oo Miles From Cafe Race. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 August 1928 · page 5

Captain Courtney, who, in flying from the Azores to Newfoundland, was forced down on the water 500 miles from the Azores, wirelessed for assistance. A later…

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850 Miles Tow Steamer Waitomo Reaches Port Auckland

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 August 1928 · page 5

After having been towed 850 miles by the steamer Kaitoke the Waitomo, which broke her tail shaft on July 23, has reached port…

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Arrest on Steamer. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 August 1928 · page 5

When the steamer Chillagoe arrived at Sydney at 4 a.m. to-day a detective boarded the vessel and recovered goods alleged to be the proceeds of a robbery at…

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Mission Steamer on Reef. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 August 1928 · page 2

The mission steamer John Williams, which arrived in Sydney to-day, ran over a sunken coral reef in the Gilbert Islands, and later was beached for…

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Lighthouse Steamer Brisbane Boycott Unsuccessful Appeal to High Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 August 1928 · page 2

The High Court to-day gave reasons for upholding the decision of the Brisbane Magistrate in imposing fines on two men, who were held to be implicated in…

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In the Fifties Early Clarence Days the Dunbar Wreck Macleay Visitor's Memories

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 August 1928 · page 6

"Seventy-one years ago to-day I bought tobacco for my father in a store at South Grafton," said Mr. John Salmond of West Kempsey, who a few days ago was…

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43 BODIES Recovered From L55 Tragedy of Great War Wreck Located by Russians. Moscow

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 August 1928 · page 5

It is announced that 43 bodies of the British submarine L55 sunk in 1919, have been recovered. The commander was found at the steering…

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Steamer Overdue Believed Wrecked in Storm. Panama City

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 August 1928 · page 5

Reparts that the steamer William Mc-Kenney was lost with fourteen men in a storm on the California coast gained credence on Sunday when the motor ship…

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Theft on Steamer Young Frenchman Arrested. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 August 1928 · page 5

Shortly after the steamer St. Vincent de Paul left Noumea for Sydney it was discovered that 15,000 francs, approximately £120, was missing and a radio to…

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Overdue Steamer Battered by Storm Fourteen Men Washed Overboard. Panama

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 August 1928 · page 5

The steamer W. S. McKenney, which was thought lost in a storm off the coast of California, arrived here, badly battered and reported the loss of 14 men who…

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