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Mid North Coast · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1910

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Steamer Lost

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 April 1910 · page 14

A report from St. John's, Newfoundland states that the steamer Aurora has been sunk, and her crew numbering 187 were all drowned. The steamer has been…

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The Steamer Satara Inquiry

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 April 1910 · page 14

The Marine Court this morning inquired into the cause of the loss of the steamer Satara off Seal Rocks. The Court found that the loss of the Satara…

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Impatient Mob. Wreck Aeroplanes and Burn Sheds

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1910 · page 7

The mob at Durango, in the province of Biscaya, Spain, became enraged at the delay in starting an aviation display, wrecked the aeroplanes, and…

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The Satura Wreck. Lascar Crew Sails for India

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1910 · page 7

The Lascar crew of the B.I.S.N. Company's steamer Satara, which was wrecked off Sugar Loaf point last week, left Sydney on Tuesday by the…

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Wreck of the Minimbah. Purchased by North Coast Company

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 4 May 1910 · page 3

The wreak of the steamer Minimbah at the Manning River entrance was on Friday disposed of Messrs. Hogg, Robinson, and Co., Lloyd's agents…

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Wreck of the Steamer Satara. Sydney, Thursday Night

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 May 1910 · page 14

At the Marine Court this morning the certificate of Captain Hugill, the master of the steamer Satara, which foundered off Seal Rocks, was…

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Confectionery from the Wreck

Nambucca News · Friday 6 May 1910 · page 4

MRS. J. MITCHELL, Taree, obtained a case of confectionery from the Wrecked steamer Mininibah on Thursday last, and as an object lesson on the effect of salt…

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The Countess of Ranfurly Wreck. Salvage Operations

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1910 · page 7

Advices received from Noumea from Mr. T. Johnson, Lloyd's agent there, state that salvage operations are being carried out at the wreck of the…

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New North Coast Steamer

Macleay Argus · Friday 13 May 1910 · page 18

A TWIN-SCREW steamer, capable of reeling off 18 knots per hour, and fitted with all due regard to the comfort of the travelling public, is the latest…

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A Record Wrecker

Nambucca News · Friday 13 May 1910 · page 3

O[?] all the dangerous bars on the North Coast, the Manning is by far the most dangerous. It has proved a voracious Davy Jones' locker…

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Russian River Steamer Wrecked

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 May 1910 · page 11

A steamer with 94 workman aboard struck a rock in the River Dnieper, Russia, and sank immediately, Of those on board 47 were…

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The Minimbah Wreck

Nambucca News · Friday 20 May 1910 · page 6

A donkey engine and lifting gear have been erected on the end of the breakwater to facilitate the dismantling of the Minimbah…

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Wrecked Steamer Kilburn

Macleay Argus · Friday 27 May 1910 · page 11

A telegram from Suva (Fiji) states that the steamer Aura has returned from Ethel Reef where she took the crew of the wrecked steamer Kilburn…

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A River Collision. Steamer and Drogher

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 28 May 1910 · page 7

A collision occurred on Tuesday morning while rounding Foulweather Reach, in the lower Manning, between the Manning River Limestone…

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Lost at Sea. a Disaster in the Channel. Twenty-two Men Drowned. Barque Sinks a Steamer

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 28 May 1910 · page 9

The German bargue Vinnen, bound from Hamburg to Mexico, collided with the British steamer Skerryvore, bound from Villa Ricos (Spain) to…

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Shoaling of the Macleay Bar. Narrow Escape of the Steamer Macleay. Vessel Beached at Jerseyville

Macleay Argus · Friday 3 June 1910 · page 14

UNLESS something is speedily done to deepen the Macleay bar, this river will add its quota to the total of shipping disasters on the coast…

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Steamer on Fire. Sydney

Nambucca News · Friday 24 June 1910 · page 3

The steamer Indradivi, which was considerably overdue, has again met with misfortune. Whilst lying in Auckland harbor…

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A Criminal Band. at Their Guilty Work. Burglary, Fires, Wrecking

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 25 June 1910 · page 12

The "Express" reports that the extraordinary series of outrages, including burglary, incendiarism, and attempted train-wrecking, which has occurred in…

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German Steamer Wrecked

Macleay Argus · Friday 1 July 1910 · page 11

Reports from Valparaiso (South Australia) state that, the German steamer Irmengard is ashore off Corval. The steamer is said to be…

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Wreck of the Minimbah. the Master Exonerated

Macleay Argus · Friday 1 July 1910 · page 14

AN inquiry was held on Monday by the Marine Court, consisting of Judge Backhouse, with Captains Carpenter and Bracegirdle as…

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