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Mid North Coast · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1907

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Steamer Electra on the Bar. Passengers Landed in Baskets. Steamer Re-floated

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 10 April 1907 · page 2

WHEN attempting to cross into the Manning on Sunday afternoon last, at 3 o'clock, in tow of the tug John Gollan, the s.s. Electra, when off the end of the wall, took a…

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Steamer Electra on the Manning Bar. Passengers Landed in Baskets. Steamer Re-floated

Macleay Argus · Saturday 13 April 1907 · page 11

WHEN attempting to cross into the Manning on Sunday afternoon last, at 3 p.m., in tow of the tug John Gollan, the s.s. Electra went off the end of the wall,…

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Camels From India. Steamer Brings 516 FOR W.A.

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 13 April 1907 · page 3

An interesting and somewhat, novel mission was recently fulfilled by the steamer Century, of the Howard Smith line, which arrived in Melbourne on…

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The Plague. Infected Eat Found on the Steamer Ramornie. [By Wire.] Sydney

Macleay Argus · Saturday 13 April 1907 · page 9

A young man named Francis David Giblin, aged 26 years, who lived at Waterloo, was admitted to the Coast Hospital suffering from…

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The Plague. Infected Rat Found on the Steamer Ramornie

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 17 April 1907 · page 3

A young man named Francis David Giblin, aged 26 years, who lived at Waterloo, was admitted to the Coast Hospital suffering from plague. His…

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A New Unsinkable Lifeboat

Macleay Argus · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 15

The first patent for a lifeboat was taken out in 1785, but four years later a greatly improved form was brought out by Henry Greathead, which was generally adopted and…

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Stranding of a Steamer. Marine Court Inquiry

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 15 May 1907 · page 2

The stranding of the steamer Electra at Manning River Heads on April 7 last was on Friday investigated by the Marine Court. Judge Murray…

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Reduced Steamer Fares From United Kingdom

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 13 June 1907 · page 2

SINCE the revival of the assisted immigration policy of the Government a little over a year ago, large numbers of persons have taken advantage of the…

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The Steamer Kempsey. Successful Launch at Kinghorn. Interesting Ceremony

Macleay Argus · Saturday 15 June 1907 · page 11

YESTERDAY afternoon, about two o'clock, there was successfully launched from the shipbuilding yard of Messrs. Scott of Kinghorn, Limited, in presence of a…

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The Kia Ora Wreck. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 6 July 1907 · page 6

At the inquiry into the wreck of the Kia Ora on the New Zealand coast, a passenger swore that the chief officer and chief engineer were drinking at a…

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New Steamer Kempsey

Macleay Argus · Saturday 27 July 1907 · page 14

THE twin-screw steamer Kempsey, 463 tons, which arrived at Sydney on Sunday, was built to the order of N. Cain's Coastal Co-operative Steamship Co.,…

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The Steamer Kempsey. at Kempsey

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 1 August 1907 · page 4

THE Nicholas Cain Company's now steamer Kempsey arrival at the Government wharf on Tuesday night soon after 10 o'clock, having had a splendid…

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New Steamer Kempsey

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 7

The new steamer Kempsey, recently built to the order of Cain's Coastal Co-Operative S.S. Company and intended for the Macleay River trade, started from Sydney on her maiden trip in the coastal…

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Co-operative Company's New Steamer Arrival of the "Kempsey."

Macleay Argus · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 8

TUESDAY, the 30th July, 1907, should be a date marked with a white stone on the Macleay, for on that day a new steamer specially built for the…

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When Jack's Ashore. the Funny Little Ways of Britain's Darlings

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 10 August 1907 · page 4

"There's a dale more done in the field than iver gets into Field Ordhers." said Private Mulvancy, of famous memory, and this remark…

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When Jack's Ashore. the Funny Little Ways of Britain's Darlings

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 10 August 1907 · page 4

"There's a dale more done in the field than iver gets into Field Ordhers," said Privatge Mulvancy, of famous memory, and this remark…

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Steamer Wrecked -- Loss of Six Lives

Macleay Argus · Saturday 17 August 1907 · page 11

The steamer Kawatiri struck on the breakwater at the training wall at Macquarie Heads (Tas.) on Tuesday night and has become a total wreck…

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The Wrecked Kawatiri

Macleay Argus · Saturday 17 August 1907 · page 11

All efforts to find the missing bodies from the Kawatiri wreck have failed. It is probable the bodies have been carried out to sea. The…

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Coastal Steamer In Distress

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 24 August 1907 · page 4

The signa-master at Seal Rocks telegraphed on Wednesday morning:—"Steamer Kincumber flying signals of distress ; too far off to make out flags ;…

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Steamer Disabled. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Saturday 24 August 1907 · page 11

The steamer Kincumber became disabled at sea and was towed into Newcastle yesterday. Owing to an accident to her machinery the steamer was…

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