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Mid North Coast · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1925

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Steamer Laid Up

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 30 June 1925 · page 2

The steamer Macquarie is to be laid up for a time, while the Hastings service will be catered for by the Pappinbarra. Lack of logs through…

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Telegrams Steamer Canberra Afire. Swept Whole of the Decks. Steward Burned to Death. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 30 June 1925 · page 3

A fire broke out this morning on the steamer Canberra, lying at the foot of King-street. The blaze spread all over the ship. The smoke awakened the…

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Steamer on Fire. While Tied Up at Wharf. Passengers Escape in Night Attire

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 1 July 1925 · page 3

[?] after 3 o'clock this morning a [?] broke out on the steamer "Canberra." berthed at King[?] The whole of the vessel…

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Locked Steamer Released

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 8 July 1925 · page 2

The steamer Bermagui was floated into the navigable channel of the Moruya River yesterday…

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Steamer Abandoned. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 July 1925 · page 5

A Melbourne message states a small steamer, the Awaroa, has been abandoned on the rocks near Wilson's Promontory, Victoria. The crew were…

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Tragic Wreck of the Fifties

The Northern Champion · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 2

A wreck that thrilled Sydney in the fifties when the ill-fated ship Dunbar crashed into the Gap at South Head, in a blinding gale, mistaking…

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Schooner Safe. Sydney

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 14 August 1925 · page 4

The five- masted schooner, H. K. Hall, about whose safety considerable anxiety was being felt, has arrived at Callao from Newcastle, after a…

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Hull of old Schooner Discovered

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 2 September 1925 · page 4

An interesting link with the early history of the Tweed has been discovered at Bilings Beach, three miles north of Tweed Heads. The…

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An Old Time Wreck. Interesting Details

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 4 September 1925 · page 3

Folowing on a paragraph which appeared in our last issue in connection with an old wreck, our representative (says the "Tweed Heads and…

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Wrecking Temperance. (Published by arrangement.)

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 6 October 1925 · page 1

In a speech at the Seattle Chamber of Commerce Mr. A. Scott Bullitt is reported by the press agencies as saying:--…

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S.O.S. Message. No Trace of Wreckage. Capetown

Macleay Argus · Friday 9 October 1925 · page 5

The Greek cargo steamer Margarita is believed to have foundered with all bands off Great Fish Point, between East London and Elizabeth Bay. At…

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Sale of Steamer

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 November 1925 · page 4

The North Coast Steam Navigation Company has disposed of the Brundah to Burns, Philp and Co. for the Island trade. The new owners are applying…

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Raid on British Steamer Port Victor at Brisbane. Several Mew Removed to Hospital—revolver Shots Fired in Defence Brisbane

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 10 November 1925 · page 3

On Saturday night the deck of the steamer Port Victor, which arrived at Brisbane on Saturday from New York, with a crew signed on…

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New North Coast Steamer

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 22 December 1925 · page 2

The North Coast S.N. Co. has ordered another steamer for the coastal trade. She is building at the yards of the Grangemouth Shipbuilding Co., and will…

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New North Coast Steamer

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Thursday 24 December 1925 · page 6

The North Coast S. N. Co. has ordered another steamer for the coastal trade. She is building at the yards of the Grangemouth…

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