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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1923
48 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 2 of 3
Steamer Noorebar
The steamer Noorebar, a former North Coaster, which has been idle in Sydney Harbor for many months, has been sold to Eastern buyers, and is to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer's Perilous Experience. Fine Feat of Seamanship. Newcastle
The fine seamanship displayed by Captain W. T. Hoskin, master of the coastal steamer Boambee, in bringing his craft safely over Newcastle bar…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Damage at Crescent Head. Shelter Shed Badly Wrecked
Consequent on a report coming to hand yesterday morning Messrs. J. W. Anderson, J. Leddy, J. S. May and H. May left town at once to see what the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tragedy of the Sea Man's Body Found. Washed Ashore at Crescent Head
SERGEANT HUGHES was notified by the Kempsey police on Thursday that the body of a man had been washed ashore that day at Crescent…
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The fire on the steamer Hartington, which was reported yesterday, has been subdued. The vessel has arrived at Moreton Bay, Queensland…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sumatra Lost on North Coast. Bodies and Wreckage Washed Ashore. Man Seen Clinging to Plank in the Surf
The sea has given up two battered bodies proving conclusively that the island steamer Sumatra has been lost on the North Coast…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Perils of the Sea. Rabaul Steamer Sumatra Wrecked. Near Crescent Head. Heavy Death Roll. Only Two Bodies Recovered
The fears of a marine disaster expressed in our last issue, when we reported the finding of two bodies on the beach near Crescent Head, have been unfortunately justified. On Saturday morning it was telegraphed from Sydney that the steamer Sumatra was reported missing,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Wallamba Wrecked. Sank in Four Minutes All the Crew Saved. Sydney
Word was received from the pilot station at Port Stephens that the steamer Wallamba, belonging to the North Coast S.N. Company,. Ltd., had…
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At an early hour on Wednesday morning Mr. Priest, lighthouse-Keeper at Port Stephens, advised Captain A. Sangster, Deputy…
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The North Coast S.N. Co's steamer Wallamba went ashore at Morna Point on Wednesday night. The crew of 16 took to the boats…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Steamer Uki
The North Coast S.N. Company recently obtained a new steamer for the Northern Rivers trade. This ship is the Uki, and it is quite on the cards…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mystery of the Sea. Corpse Drifts Ashore. Oil Tanker Missing. Vancouver
The American oil tanker Swift Star is believed to have been lost with 32 of her crew. She left Panama in July, and that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →[?]Re "Sumatra" Wreckage. Sydney
[?] quantity of wreckage was found [?]the beach near Camden Haven, [?] it is believed came from the [?]tra…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wrecks Belong to the King
Some time ago a plumber's labourer was hurt by a falling water-trough, when working aboard a liner in the Royal Albert Dock. He…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Steamer on Reef. Sydney
The steamer Changsha is on a reef in the Pacific, and cannot be refloated without assistance. There is water in two holds. A steamer has been sent to…
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Mr. W. J. France, the Acting Pilot Master at Camden Haven, has reported to the State Navigation Department that no further wreckage has been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fishing Launch Wrecked
THE deep-sea fishing launch Bell Bird, owned by Harry Jones, has been wrecked off Alexandra Head, Queensland. The Bell Bird left Brisbane on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Driven Ashore by Sharks
IT is rare that heavyweight reef-haunting fish like drummer are forced ashore by sharks (says an exchange), but this happened at Terrigal recently. Mr. and Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Ketch Phil Forbes
In No. 2 Causes Court at Darlinghurst, this week, W. Langley and Sons, Limited, proceeded against the Australian Provincial Assurance Association,…
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