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Mid North Coast · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1903

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WRECKED. (Copyright.)

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 2 April 1903 · page 2

[?] Confound it, Belle, when a man [?] home tired and discouraged [?] can't stand this eternal worry [?]…

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The Steamer Shamrock Offered for Sale

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 23 April 1903 · page 4

The steamer Shamrock was offered for sale this morning. The bidding only reached, £100, at which price she was passed in,…

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Steamer Traffic on Rivers

Macleay Argus · Saturday 25 April 1903 · page 6

THE following regulations relating to steamer traffic on rivers crossed by ferry punts, made by His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive…

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Steamer Traffic on Rivers

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 21 May 1903 · page 4

The following regulations relating to steamer traffic on rivers crossed by ferry punts are published in the Gazette:—Where any steamer navigating a river…

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Wreck of the Steamer Oakland. Founders in Nelson's Bay. Eleven Lives Lost. Sydney

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 30 May 1903 · page 2

The steamer Oakland, owned by the N.C.S.N. Co., foundered in Nelson's Bay yesterday. Kleven lives were lost…

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Maritime Disasters. North Goast Go's Steamer Lost. the Dakland Founders.eleven Lives Lost. Sydney. Friday noon

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 30 May 1903 · page 5

The North Coast Co's. s.s. Oakland, whilst on a trip from Newcastle to the Richmond, foundered in Nelson's Bay yesterday…

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The Steamer Oakland Founders. While Attempting to Enter Port Stephens. Twelve Lives Lost. Sydney, Friday, 11.58 a.m

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 30 May 1903 · page 4

The N. C. S. N. Co.'s steamer Oakland has been wrecked at Long Island, north of Newcastle. Eleven persons were drowned--the…

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The Steamer Trilby

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 4 June 1903 · page 7

Information was posted on the telegraph board at the General Post Office on Friday to the effect that the steamer Trilby, a well-known consul vessel, was off Crowdy Heads…

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Heavy Gale Along the Coast. Wreck of the Oakland. Eleven Lives Lost

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 4 June 1903 · page 7

ON Thursday morning lat we received a special wire from our Sydney correspondent stating that the North Coast Co.'s steamer Oakland foundered off Long Island on…

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Wreck of a Schooner

Macleay Argus · Saturday 6 June 1903 · page 9

The schooner Elliston was cast ashore to the north of Hat Head on Monday. From the meagre particulars to hand it appears, that the vessel, with others, was…

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Another Shipping Disaster. Wreck of the Schooner Elliston. Sydney, Thursday, 1.30 p,m

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 6 June 1903 · page 4

THE new schooner Elliston, whilst proceeding with a cargo of timber from the Bellinger River to Sydney, was wrecked at Korogoro Point, south of Smoky Cape…

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The Wreck of the Oakland. a Terrible Work

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1903 · page 5

THE South-west gale which swept along the coast during the earlier part of last week has not passed without leaving in its track a spiteous tale of wreck and suffering. The…

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The Schooner Elliston. a Total Wreck

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 10 June 1903 · page 4

THE three-masted schooner Elliston, which was driven ashore at Point Korogore, near Smoky Cape, during the recent gales, is looked upon as a hopeless wreck. The crew have abandoned the vessel, and…

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The Schooner Elliston. a Thrilling Narative

Macleay Argus · Saturday 13 June 1903 · page 12

THE schooner Elliston, which was beached near Hat Head last week, is expected to become a total wreck and the vessel has been abandoned to the…

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Ketch Ada and Eva Wrecked. One Life Lost. Sydney, Friday afternoon

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 27 June 1903 · page 6

THE ketch Ada and Eva, owned by Mr. F. Hayward, of Port Macquarie, bound from the Manning River to Greymouth, New Zealand, with a cargo of timber, was run ashore at Gillespie's Bluff during a…

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Launching the Nerong. New Steamer for the North Coast

Macleay Argus · Saturday 27 June 1903 · page 11

A LARGE number of ladies and gentlemen accepted invitations from Messrs. Foster and Minty to be present at the launching of the new steamer Nerong from their yards,…

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New Steamer for the North Coast. Launching the Nerong

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1903 · page 5

A large number of ladies and gentlemen accepted invitations on Wednesday week from Messrs. Foster and Minty to be present at the launching of the new steamer Nerong…

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Wreck of the Ketch Ada and Eva

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 2 July 1903 · page 3

THE ketch Ada and Eva, owned by Mr. F. Heyward of port Macquarie, bound from the Manning River to Greymouth, New Zealand, with a cargo of ironbark, ran [?]hore in a [?]king condition at Johnson, a Norwegian. He leaves a wife and two children in Australia. No trace of his body has been discovered. The remainder of the crew were in an exhausted condition when found. No farther…

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Wreck on the New Zealand Coast. the Ada & Eva. Wellington

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 4 July 1903 · page 3

The ketch Ada and Eva, from the Manning River (N.S.W.) to Greymouth, with a cargo of ironbark ran ashore in a sinking condition at Gillespie's Bluff, 100…

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Wreck of the Ada and Eva

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 4 July 1903 · page 5

THE ketch Ada and Eva, which was wrecked on the New Zealand coast, 100 miles south of Hokitika, during a heavy gale on the 23rd ult., was insured for £1300 in the…

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