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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1931

151 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 8

Japanese Steamer Wrecked British Warship to Rescue. Hong Kong

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 November 1931 · page 5

H.M.S. Hermes has gone to the assistance of the Japanese steamer, Ryujin Maru, which is ashore north of Foochow with a crew of 23 aboard…

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U.S.A. Airship Wrecked. Cape May (N.j.)

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 November 1931 · page 5

A Cape May (New Jersey) message states that the United States navy airship, Blimp K., one of the largest non-rigged dirigibles in the world, was…

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Disciplined Steamer Yarra Seamen. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 November 1931 · page 5

Because six members of the crow of the steamer Yarra refused to participate in the recent strike they were disciplined by the Seamen's Union to-day and denied…

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Steamer Reulah Ashore. Suva

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 November 1931 · page 5

The steamer Reulah was wrecked yesterday at the entrance of the lagoon at Fanning Island. It is believed it will be a total, loss. These were no casualties…

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War Vessel Ashore Will Prove a Total Loss Carrying Commander-in-chief. Shanghai

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 November 1931 · page 5

H.M.S. Petersfield, carrying Admiral Sir Howard Kelly, Conmander-in-Chief of the China station, Lady Kelly, and their daughter, grounded early this morning,…

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Mollison Forced Landing in Egypt Machine Reported to Be Wrecked. Rome

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 November 1931 · page 5

Mollison landed, at 5.30 p.m. yesterday at Foggia, in southern Italy, northwest of Brindisi. He took off again at 1.40 o'clock this morning…

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Fifteen Stowaways on N.Z. Steamer One in Portable Dynamo. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 November 1931 · page 5

When the steamer Wainui arrived at Wellington yesterday from Melbourne, 15 stowaways were found hiding in various parts of the vessel…

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Steamer Nambucca Ashore at Nambucca Heads May Become Total Wreck. Macksville

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 November 1931 · page 4

The North Coast Company's steamer Nambucca is ashore at Nambucca Heads, and latest reports are to the effect that the vessel is likely to…

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Ashore in Tweed Steamer and Tug. Tweed Heads

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 November 1931 · page 4

The North Coast steamer, Tyalgum, while crossing the Tweed River bar to-day, at 4 p.m., had the misfortune to go ashore. The tug, Terranora, which had…

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Two Shops Wrecked Supposed Explosive Gas. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 November 1931 · page 5

Two brick shops at Clifton Hill, Victoria, were completely wrecked, and a third was extensively damaged, early this morning, when a terrific explosion,…

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Stranded Steamer Nambucca Vessel in Bad Way. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 November 1931 · page 4

The steamer Nambucca is still ashore at the Nambucca Heads, and hopes of refloating her are not very bright. Contain Stobo, of the Marine…

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Steamers Ashore at Tweed Heads Both Vessels Refloated. Tweed Heads

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 November 1931 · page 1

The Tyalgum, under the command of Captain Gibson, for the Underwriters, was moved off the sand bank at 6 p.m. to-day, under her own steam, and with the use of…

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Wrecked in Yawl Old Mam Blames the Whisky

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 November 1931 · page 2

Caught in a gale Captain H Leave who was planning a trip to Australia in a 40 foot yawl, pitched, and tossed in Chesapeake Bay for hours, and finally was…

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The Steamer Ulmarra

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 December 1931 · page 4

So far as Ave were able to ascertain last evening, the steamer Ulmarra remains in much the same position at the Heads. The pumps were kept going all day, and…

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Disabled Steamer the Ulmarra Much Cargo Destroyed. Maclean

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 December 1931 · page 4

The steamer Ulmarra arrived at Maclean under her own steam about 4 a.m. to-day and berthed alongside the N.C.S.N. Coy's wharf, where the underwriters'…

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Tug Ashore

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 December 1931 · page 4

For the fourth time in three weeks, a vessel has run ashore on the North Coast, the well-known Northern Rivers tug Repton now being aground at the bar at the…

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Blown Up Wreckers at Work. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 December 1931 · page 5

The blacksmith's shop at the Lismore metal quarry, at North Lismore, was blown up on Friday morning. It was the sixth attempt to wreck the quarry in…

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Newcastle Boy Adventurers Stowed Away on Steamer

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 December 1931 · page 2

Plans secretly laid by two young Newcastle boys for an adventurous voyage to the East came to an abrupt conclusion when their presence aboard the steamer…

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Black Ban on Union Company's Steamer. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 December 1931 · page 4

Although declining to agree to a motion to declare all vessels controlled by the Union Steamship Company black a meeting of the Seamen's Union to-day impossed…

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Steamer Ulmabra

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 December 1931 · page 4

Work on the steamer Ulmarra was completed on Thursday, and the vessel left Maclean at 7 a.m., on her way to Sydney, reports our Maclean…

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