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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1932

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

Overboard Passenger on Steamer. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 December 1932 · page 3

William Vernon Walsh 30, a first-class, passenger bound for Melbourne, who jumped over the stern rail of the Katoomba to-day appeared for a moment…

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£5000 DAMAGE Fire On Steamer Copra Cargo Alight Desperate Fight by Firemen. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 December 1932 · page 4

Six fire engines and two fire floats were pouring water into the holds of the motorship Taronga at Pyrmont, this afternoon in an effort to save…

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Coaldale Storm Wrecks Wireless Set

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 December 1932 · page 9

A recent storm destroyed Mr. J. James' wireless set. The lightning struck the aerial, which resulted in a wreck of the complete set and speaker…

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Steamer Delayed Christmas Day Expenses Too Heavy. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 December 1932 · page 5

Heavy rates payable by wharf laborers who work on Christmas Day are responsible for delaying the departure of the liner Narkunda, due in Melbourne from…

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Eight Drowned British Steamer Sinks After Collision. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 December 1932 · page 5

The steamers Gateshead and Miranda collided off Seaham Harbor this morning. The Gateshead sank and the captain and seven of the crew were drowned. Five…

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Ii Drowned In Harbor Collision Napier (N.z.)tragedy Launch Sunk by Steamer. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 December 1932 · page 5

Eleven wharf laborers were drowned, and one, J. Harrison, is in hospital suffering from serious effects of immersion, as the result of a…

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