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Mid North Coast · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1910

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Zeppelin the 7th Wrecked After Exciting Ten Hours Cruise

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 2 July 1910 · page 9

The German passenger airship Zeppelin the Seventh has been wrecked in Westphalia after an exciting ten hours' cruise against a strong…

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Steamer Trieste Safe

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 6 July 1910 · page 5

The steamer Trieste, which was reported overdue, arrived at Bombay in tow of the collier, Lowther Range. Details of the tow showed that…

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Old-Time Shipwrecks on the Manning

Nambucca News · Friday 5 August 1910 · page 2

Hereunder we publish some old-time shipwrecks at the Manning, taken from a volume compiled by Mr. Henniker Heaton, which should prove of…

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The French Mail Steamer

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 August 1910 · page 11

The damage to the French mail steamer Salaizie is more serious than was at first thought and it will take some weeks to repair. It has…

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French Mail Steamer Safe

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 August 1910 · page 11

The French mail steamer Sairizie, after being towed well up by the steamer Sydney, was handed over to the steamer Pacifique and safely…

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Steamer Wrecked

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 August 1910 · page 11

A telegram from Adelaide states that it is feared that the back of the steamer Investigator, ashore at Port Elizabeth, is broken. The steamer…

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Steamer on Fire at Port Adelaide. Danger of Dynamite Explosion

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 24 August 1910 · page 5

Excitement ran high at Port Adelaide and surroundings on Saturday evening when it was learned that the steamer South Africa, which had…

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WRECKED. London

Nambucca News · Friday 26 August 1910 · page 4

All hope has been abandoned of saving the British cruiser Bedford, which went ashore at Quelport, in the China Sea. Her back is broken…

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Treasure Hunt. Company's Attempt to Salve Rich Wrecks. Four Millions Sterling

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 September 1910 · page 5

Another expedition in search of lost treasure is likely to be started shortly by a new limited company, the National Salvage Association. It is to be…

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Wreckage in Tasmania

Macleay Argus · Friday 9 September 1910 · page 11

Heaps of wreckage have been picked up at Currie Harbor, Tasmania, including a life buoy with the name "Princess Marie" on it…

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Irish Castle Wrecked. Acetylene Gas Explgsion

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 14 September 1910 · page 6

The Irish residence of the Earl of Huntingdon, Sharavogue Castle, Birr, King's County, was wrecked by an explosion of gas, and two of the…

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North Coast Co.'s New Steamer

Nambucca News · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 3

Mr. R. A. Bell, the general manager of the North Coast S. N. Co., late last week received a cable from the company's agents in Glasgow to the effect that the…

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Wrecked at King's Island

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 21 September 1910 · page 7

The ship Carnarvon Bay was wrecked on an unknown reef at the south-east. end of King's Island, Bass Straits. A boat, containing the captain and 16…

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The Wreck of the Ship Carnavon Bay. Sydney, Thursday night

Macleay Argus · Friday 23 September 1910 · page 11

The wreck of the ship Carnavon Bay which was wrecked last week has entirely disappeared. There is no sign of wreckage in the vicinity…

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News by Wire. Sydney, Wednesday night. Bombay Steamer Detained

Macleay Argus · Friday 30 September 1910 · page 11

The steamer Craignor, bound from Newcastle to Bombay, was detained at Thursday Island, the captain being charged with a breach of the…

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Mail Steamer Robbery. in Bullion and Bank Notes

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 8 October 1910 · page 10

Bullion and bank notes amounting to £5000 have been stolen from the mailroom of the steamer City of Seattle, while en route from Skagway…

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A Strange Sect. Wrecked on a Mud Bank

The Gloucester Advocate · Thursday 27 October 1910 · page 2

Despatches from Halifax, Nova Scotia report that the Rev. Frank Sandford's flagship, called Kingdom. Gone, is ashore on Mud Island, off…

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Wrecked Crew's Adventure Hardships in an Old Indian Fishing Camp

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 29 October 1910 · page 11

The details of a little drama (writes the London "Daily Mail" of 13th February) of the sea have reached Nevpport Monmouth…

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Wreck on the South Coast. Wyoming on the Rocks. a Total Loss.—all Hands Saved

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 2 November 1910 · page 4

News reached Sydney on Saturday night of the wreck of the steamer Wyoming, a well-known coasting steamer, owned by Captain Joseph…

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Schooner Wrecked. Perth

Nambucca News · Friday 4 November 1910 · page 3

An unknown schooner, believed to be a pearler, has been wrecked on the Western Australian coast, near Moora…

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