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Mid North Coast · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1913

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The Ellerslie Wreck SYDNEY

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 4

The Marine Court has exonerated Captain Weiberg in connection with the wreck of the steamer Ellerslie. Judge Backhouse remarked that it…

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Hall Wrecked

Macleay Argus · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 14

The public hall at Harvey, near Bunbury (West Australia) was destroyed by a gale. A girl who was playing the piano in the hall at the…

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Disastrous Explosion. Oil Tank Steamer Five Lives Lost New York, June 27th

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 2 July 1913 · page 6

An explosion occurred on an oil tank steamer in the harbour this morning. The oil burst into flames, and many…

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The Wrecked Steamer Hastings

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 July 1913 · page 14

IN supplement to the paragraph published in another column as to the wreck of the steamer Hastings, we may state on being interviewed…

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A New Coaster. Steamer Poombar Arrives

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 July 1913 · page 12

THE North Coast Company's new cargo steamer Poombar reached Sydney the other day from Glasgow. The vessel presents rather an odd…

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Wreck of the S.S. Hastings. at Macleay Entrance

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 4 July 1913 · page 4

The wind blew with hnrricaue force during Sunday night and people knew that shipping would have a rough time on the Coast. It was not,…

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Steamer Traffic

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 5 July 1913 · page 11

The Newcastle and Hunter River S.S. Co. Steamer leaves Sydney and Newcastle every night, except Sunday travellers to and from Sydney…

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Steamer Traffic

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 9 July 1913 · page 7

The Newcastle and Hunter River S.S. Co. Steamer leaves Sydney and Newcastle every night, except sunday travellers to and from Sydney…

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Giant Paddle Steamer

Macleay Argus · Friday 11 July 1913 · page 17

A new steamer named Seeandbee will ply on the Great Lakes this summer between Cleveland and Buffalo. The main difference between her and an…

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New Coastal Steamer

The Northern Champion · Saturday 12 July 1913 · page 4

The North Coast Company's new cargo carrier Poombar has reached Sydney, on hen maiden voyage from the Clyde, via Port Said and Albany…

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Master's Story. Thought It Was a Steamer

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 12 July 1913 · page 8

Captain Hadley, master of the Doris, a ketch of 100 tons, was seen on Tuesday evening, when he told the following story:-- "I left Camden Haven for Sydney with the…

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Store Wrecked by Falling free. Narrow Escapes at Camden Haven

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 16 July 1913 · page 3

On Monday morning in last week, about 8.30, when a hurricane of wind was blowing at Gamden Haven, it brought down a free, which fell over the shop and residence of…

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Steamer Hastings Refloated

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 19 July 1913 · page 7

The steamer Hastings, which recently sank in the Macleay River, was successfully floated on Saturday. The salvage operations were carried oat under the supervision of…

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A Deserted Ketch

The Northern Champion · Saturday 26 July 1913 · page 5

A telegram received by Mr. Male, M.L.A. for the north-western district from Broome, gives cause for fear that three white men have been…

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Steamer Traffic

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 2 August 1913 · page 4

The Newcastle and Hunter River S.S. Co.' Steamer leaves Sydney and Newcastle every night, except Sunday, travellers to and from Sydney…

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Steamer Robbery

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 6 August 1913 · page 8

On Friday morning at Graf ton Police Court, John Davis (38) a steward aboard the Pulganbar, was charged with stealing a hand bag…

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Explosion in a Mine. Thirty Lives Lost Property Wrecked Driving Into a Gas Pocket

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 6 August 1913 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon an explosion of gas wrecked the mine property of the Philadelphia and Reading Mining Company Pottsville. Of 36…

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Steamer Traffic

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 9 August 1913 · page 4

The Newcastle and Hunter River S.S. Co.' Steamer leaves Sydney and Newcastle every night, except Sunday, travellers to and from Sydney…

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Steamer Traffic

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 13 August 1913 · page 4

The Newcastle and Hunter River S.S. Co.' Steamer leaves Sydney and Newcastle every night, except Sunday travellers to and from Sydney…

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Steamer Traffic

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 16 August 1913 · page 4

The Newcastle and Hunter River S.S. Co.' Steamer leaves Syney and Newcastle every night, except Sunday, travellers to and from Sydney…

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