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Mid North Coast · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1925

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Commonwealth Steamer Sold. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 5

The Commonwealth steamer Eugowra has been sold to the Broken Hill Pty. for cargo service…

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North Coast Shipping Disasters. Long List of Wrecks

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 2

Mr. G. W. Hillingworth writes to the "Daily Telegraph":-- The bar at Tweed Heads is an intriguing place, so calm often, with…

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Schooner Shannon. an Old-time Coaster

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 11 March 1925 · page 4

After dose on half a century's service in the Cape Hawke timber trade the schooner Shannon has changed hands, and can be seen moored ht Holmes'…

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New Coastal Steamer

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 17 March 1925 · page 2

The Pappenbarra is the name of the new steamer built for N. Cain's Coastal Co-operative S.S. Co., Limited, and intended for the North Coast trade…

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The Steamer Macquarie

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1925 · page 5

THE steamer Macquarie, which was timed to leave here at 3 p.m on Thursday, was held up by shoal water on the bar, and will probably not get out till Saturday…

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Cain Company's Now Steamer

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 28 March 1925 · page 4

THE N. Cain Coastal Co-op. S.S. Co.'s new cargo steamer Pappinbarra left the Clyde on January 7th for Sydney by the Suez Canal route, and departed from Perim last…

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Cargo Steamer Disabled

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 4

The North Coast Company's cargo steamer "Doepel" put into Forster Bay on Sunday night last in the full force of a stiff southerly that held…

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Peeps Into the Past the Wreck of the Brig "Maria"

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 3 April 1925 · page 8

The Maria was an accident vesseld brought by a number of adventures spirits to carry them to New Guinea She left Sydney in February. 1872…

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Ships Wrecked by Whales

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 4 April 1925 · page 7

To be wrecked by collision with a whale is surely the most fantastic form of accident at sea—yet instances of it are by do means scarce…

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The Steamer Macquarie

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 11 April 1925 · page 4

IN common with other steamers trading to the North Coast, the Macquarie has been greatly hampered and delayed by the heavy seas which have prevailed of late, making…

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OVER 50 Shops Wrecked. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 3

A little after midnight on Sunday the residents of Richmond, near Melbourne, were startled by a terrific explosion, which shook the ground. The…

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Once Cut in Halves. 20,000 Ton Steamer Arrives

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 22 April 1925 · page 4

Hearing no tell-tale scars of her gruelling experience which led to what has been acclaimed as the world's greatest marine engineering…

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30 Shops Wrecked. Big Melbourne Explosion

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 22 April 1925 · page 2

Thirty shops, with residences, were wrecked by a mysterious explosion at Richmond (Victoria), shortly after midnight on Sunday. All the…

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New Steamer

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 29 April 1925 · page 4

In accordance with plans shown us by Capt Ellery, the North Coast S. N. Company is having a steamer specially built for the Macleay trade, with large…

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New Steamer Pappinbarra

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 4

THE N. Cain's Coastal Co-operative Steamship Company's new steamer Pappinbarra, which recently arrived from England, was quickly placed in…

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The Steamer Macquarie

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 16 May 1925 · page 4

The steamer Macquarie, which has resumed running after her periodical overhaul in dock, arrived here on Wednesday and left again on Thursday at mid-day…

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Wreck of the Walter Hood. Story by one of the Crew

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1925 · page 3

Some little time [?] correspondence was published in the Sydney press relating to the wreck of the Walter Hood, one of a number of ships which…

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A Terrible Night Wreck of the Walter Hood. Story by one of the Crew

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 16 June 1925 · page 1

Some little time ago correspondence was published in the Sydney press relating to the wreck of the Walter Hood, one of a number of ships which…

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Yacht Believed Wrecked. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 16 June 1925 · page 3

Anxiety is felt tor the safety or a large and handsome Sydney yacht, the "Endeavor," with her crew of three. She left Sydney on June 3rd and is…

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Marooned. Schooner Wrecked

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 4

Marooned for nearly three months on Nassau, a lonely island in the Pacific, castaways from the auxiliary schooner Samoa, owned by Burns…

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