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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 8 of 8

Sea Story Wreck Of Rum Runner Sunk by Customs Vessel Sufferings of Survivors. Oslo

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 December 1931 · page 5

Brought ashore near Mealocy, famished and exhausted, on a boat bearing the corpses of four of their shipmates, an English first officer, named…

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Steamer Burnt Passengers Perish Half of 600 Missing Panic Followed the Fire. Shanghai

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 December 1931 · page 5

Approximately 250 Chinese passengers of the Chinese inter-island steamer Tatch, of 800 tons, are believed to have perished early yesterday, following an outbreak of…

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Wreck Story Fate Of Rum Runner never chased or fired upon Circumstantial Account of Disaster. Oslo

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 December 1931 · page 5

When the inquiry into the loss of the rum runner, Venus, was opened at Maaloey the British first officer, Savage, caused surprise by declaring…

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Scores Arrested Busy Billstickers Cover City and Suburbs "Smash Red Wreckers and Save Australia." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 December 1931 · page 5

Following police instructions over 50 men were arrested in the city and suburbs last night for posting anti-Communist bills, while many others…

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On the Rampage Chinese Students Newspaper Offices Wrecked Troops Expected to Shoot. Shanghai

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 December 1931 · page 5

Fulfilling expectations, the students assembled, here and went on a rampage this afternoon. They first attacked the central plant of the "Daily News," the…

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Ship Ashore 150 Yards Off Beach at Crescent Head. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 December 1931 · page 7

In fine, but foggy weather, the tramp steamer Newton Elm, bound for Loudon, via the South Sea Islands, ran ashore at 9 a.m. to-day, on a shoal…

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May Be Wreck Ashore On North Coast Steamer Newton Elm Tug[?] Attempt Fails. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 December 1931 · page 7

The British freighter, Newton Elm, 4213 tons, which ran ashore in a fog at Crescent Head, north of Port Macquarie, on Saturday morning, may…

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The Wrecker Bavin Flays Lang People's Commonsense One Thing Premier Cannot Smash. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 December 1931 · page 5

The action of Mr. Lang in wrecking the Federal Labor party at Saturday's elections makes one wonder how much longer lie will be able to continue…

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Steamer on Beach

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Thursday 24 December 1931 · page 2

The steamer Newton Elm (4218 tons), which became fast on a sand-bank about 150 yards from the beach at Crescent Head last Saturday, is…

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Refloated Steamer Newton Elm. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 December 1931 · page 5

The steamer Newton Elm, which ran ashore at Crescent Head nine days ago, was refloated this afternoon with the aid of two tugs. Before the vessel could be…

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Unsolved Mystery Benjamin Boyd 'The Wanderer' 'A Suspicious Rakish Craft' Memories of a Port Macquarie Wreck. (Article No. 2.)

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 December 1931 · page 6

Benjamin Boyd arrived in Melbourne on June 15, 1842. He had come in the yacht named the Wanderer. She had left Plymouth on December 23, 1841, and…

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