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Mid North Coast · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1900

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Wreckage of the Harvester. Maclean

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 16 June 1900 · page 4

CAPTAIN Magee, of the steamer Kallatina, reports having passed a quantity of wreckage on the trip up from Sydney. The wreckage was sighted on Monday afternoon, about four miles north of Cape…

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Bob Blizzard in Africa. His Shipwreck and Adventures. Edited and Revised by His Nephew, Benjamin Bunting. Chapter Xxii

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 16 June 1900 · page 7

When Mwepa had left, Guilherme and I had a serious talk about our future proceedings, and, calling for our men, we asked them if they would…

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Wreck at Seal Rocks

Macleay Argus · Saturday 16 June 1900 · page 6

THE United States burque Harvester, 41 days out from Capetown, bound for Newcastle, crashed on the outer Seal Rocks last Friday, about midnight,…

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The Steamer Coraki

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 20 June 1900 · page 2

The steamer Coraki (Captain Boulden reports) left Sydney on Monday 11th 10 am., variable squally S.W. and S.E. weather throughou the…

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The Steamer Coraki Successfully Floated. a Skilful and Daring Piece of Seamanship

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 20 June 1900 · page 3

THE steamer Coraki arrived at Taree on Sunday morning shortly before 1 o'clock, having been successfully floated by Captain Boulden at 10 o'clook On Saturday night, notwithstanding that a southerly…

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Bob Blizzard in Africa. His Shipwreck and Adventures

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 21 June 1900 · page 7

(I, Benjamin Bunting, so christened in 1860, do hereby declare that I am fully anthorised by my late uncle, Mr. Robert Bllzzard, deceased, to revise, correct, and publish these authentic accounts of his Adventures on the Dark…

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Louisa Messell Ashore. Bravery in Floating Her. June 20

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 4

ON Sunday night last, when the Louisa Messell was on the south beach at Camden Haven, the weather was very stormy, and the night exceedingly dark—yet notwithstanding the darkness, the gale, and the…

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The Steamer Coraki Successfully Floated. a Skilful and Daring Piece of Seamanship

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 2

The steamer Coraki arrived at Taree on Sunday morning shortly before 1 o'clock, having been successfully floated by Captain Boulden at 10 o'clock on Saturday night,…

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Bob Blizzard in Africa. His Shipwreck and Adventures. Chapter Xxiii

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 7

On camping the night before we should reach Kwitula we were busily engaged in arranging our plans, when we were startled by a great…

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Bob Blizzard in Africa. His Shipwreck and Adventures. Chapter Xxiii

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 28 June 1900 · page 7

On camping the night before we should reach Kwitula we were busily engaged in arranging our plans, when we were startled by a great…

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A Total Wreck

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 28 June 1900 · page 4

The schooner Confidence has been totally wrecked near Wide Bay. Queensland. There are no tidings of the crew…

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Bob Blizzard in Africa. His Shipwreck and Adventures

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 7

(I, Benjamin Bunting, so christened in 1860, do hereby declare that I nm fully authorised by my late uncle, Mr. Robert Blizzard, deceased, to revise, correct, and publish these authentic accounts of his Adventures on the Dark…

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Collision at Sea. a German Steamer Sunk

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 4 July 1900 · page 2

THE steamer Oratava, with twelve hundred troops on board for South Africa, collided in a fog with the Germad steamer Bremen off Ushant, and…

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Collision at Sea. a German Steamer Sunk. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 4 July 1900 · page 2

THE steamer Oratava, with twelve hundred troops on board for South Africa, collided in a fog with the German steamer Bremen off Ushant, and sank her. All on board were…

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Bob Blizzard in Africa. His Shipwreck and Adventures

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 5 July 1900 · page 7

(I, Benjamin Bunting, so christened in 186O, do hereby declare that I am fully authorised by my late uncle, Sir. Robert Blizzard, deceased, to revise, correct, and publish these authentic accounts of his Adventures on the Dark…

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Bob Blizzard in Africa. His Shipwreck and Adventures

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 7

(I, Benjamin Bunting, so christened in 1860, do hereby declare that I am fully authorised by my late uncle. Mr. Robert Blizzard, deceased, to revise, correct, and publish these authentic accounts of his Adventures on the Dark…

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Bob Blizzard in Africa. His Shipwreck and Adventures

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 12 July 1900 · page 7

(I, Benjamin Bunting, so christened in 1860, do hereby declare that I am fully authorised by my late uncle, Mr. Robert Blizzard, deceased, to revise, correct, and publish these authentic accounts of his Adventures on the Dark…

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Bob Blizzard in Africa. His Shipwreck and Adventures

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 7

(I, Benjamin Bunting, so christened in 1860, do hereby declare that I mn fully authorised by my late uncle, Mr. Robert, Blizzard, deceased, to revise, correct, and publish these authentic accounts of his Adventures on the Dark…

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Bob Blizzard in Africa. His Shipwreck and Adventures. Chapter Xxvi

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 19 July 1900 · page 7

Edited and Revised by His Nephew. Benjamin Bunting. I felt but little inclined to sleep that night, for fear that Ngoi might fail in his endeavour to bribe the fetishmen, or might even be unable to speak to…

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Bob Blizzard in Africa. His Shipwreck and Adventures

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 21 July 1900 · page 7

(I, Benjamin Bunting, so christened in 1860, do hereby declare that I am fully authorised by my late uncle, Mr. Robert Blizzard, deceased, to revise, correct, and publish these authentic accounts of his Adventures on the Dark…

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