"Souveniring" from Wrecked Plane
Our attention has been drawn to the fact that portions of the wrecked Avro 'plane on the showground have been taken away as…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1921
56 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 2 of 3
Toll of the Sea. Two Steamers Wrecked. Our Jack and Fitzroy. Great Loss of Life Feared
It is a long while since such heavy weather has been experienced as that of Saturday night and Sunday last. About 6 o'clock Saturday light rain started to…
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The Fitzroy left Coff's Harbor at 3.45 p.m. on Saturday, and found good weather till about 10 p.m. Good progress was made till Cape Hawke was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck near Old Bar. Loss of Steamer Our Jack
About 11 o'clock on Sunday morning the police in Taree received intimation that a steamer was ashore at the Old Bar, and that wreckage was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shipping Disasters. Two Coastal Steamers Lost. Off Cape Hawke. Bodies Washed Ashore
The Fitzroy and Our Jack—two small coastal steamers—have been lost on the North Coast. There has been loss of life bodies…
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The 'Our Jack' left Sydney on Thursday last, and arrived at the Bellenger on Friday. She was loaded principally will sleeper and had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Famous Wrecks Dangerous North Coast Memorable Catastrophes
The north coast of New South Wales has a long toll of shipping disasters and loss of life, but seldom in that story has tragedy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Double Disaster. Coastal Boats Wrecked
The heavy south-east gale that accompanied the week-end rain-storm was responsible for the wrecking of two well known and efficient coastal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Coasters Wrecked. Our Jack and Fitzroy. Heavy Death Roll
The greatest shipping disaster in this part of the coast for many years occurred on Sunday morning, some miles south of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wrecks Stories and Scenes
The complete description of the wrecks of the steamers Fitzroy and Our Jack off the coast almost within coo-ee of Taree were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wreck Notes
The pilot ship which was despatched to make investigations at the scene of the wreck of the Fitzroy, reports that only dead cattle and a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Town Topics. Distressed Schooner
The schooner Mascot, registered at Singapore, but hailing from the Solomon Islands, with Capt. Brown in charge, put into Trial Bay…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Auxiliary Schooner in Macleay
Yesterday the auxiliary schooner, Mascot, was towed up the Macleay River by the s.s. Lady Beatrice and berthed at East Kempsey wharf. The…
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Captain Petric, of the steamer Poonbar, reported to the Navigation Department on Thursday last week that he sighted a floating object nine miles…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Auxiliary Schooner 'Mascot.' Disabled Near Sydney. Sydney
The auxiliary schooner "Mascot," from Rabaul, was in serious trouble early this morning, and send up rockets. She was shepherded into Broken…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Canastota. Possible Wreckage. Sydney
Wreckage believed to be that of the Canastota has been found at Lord Howe Island. Ten officers and 38 Chinese were in the crew she carried…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Recent Wrecks. Shire Council Inaugurates Relief Fund
In the presence of a full meeting of Manning Shire Council on Monday, President H. E. Milligan presented a minute recommending the creation of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Recent Wrecks. Shire Council Inaugurates Relief Fund
In the presence of a full meeting of Manning Shire Council on Monday, President H. E. Milligan presented a minute recommending the creation of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Our Jack" Wreckage
Mr. E. Badger, caretaker of the Old Bar recreation reserve, has purchased the wreckage which came ashore from the steamer "Our Jack," which…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Wreck of the Amythyst
Gloucester is to be favoured with a speaker of more than ordinary interest on Thursday of this week. The Rev. James…
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