Steamer's Race to Save Life
On Tuesday morning a man named Ramsay was oiling some machinery on the Marama, bound from Auckland to Sydney. when he fell over a fan and…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1926
33 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 1 of 2
New Cargo Steamer
The North Coast S.N. Co.'s new cargo steamer Uralla, built for the North Coast trade, has been launched on the Clyde, and she is expected to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Labor's Protest Against Destroying the Wreckers. Subtle and Effective Weapons
This, however, is only another attempt to hoodwink the people. The public does not believe that the destructive work of the Communist will…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Steamer Coolebar
The salvage gear despatched from Sydney on Friday night to assist the refloating of the steamer Coolebar, which is stranded inside the Manning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Thrilling Sea Story. Wreck of Karu
A thrilling story of the wreck of the steamer Karu off Capo Maria Von Diemen was told by Captain Richmond at Auckland…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steamer Dorrigo Lost
The steamer Dorrigo, bound from Sydney to Thursday Island, foundered on Friday morning off the Queensland coast, between Brisbane and…
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Timber is accumulating on Wingham wharf and its surroundings, owing to the fact that it is well on to two months since last one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wreck of the Dorrigo. Twenty-two Hands Missing. Captain and Son Rescued
On Good Friday morning, the steamer Dorrigo, bound from Sydney to Thursday Island, foundered fourteen miles south-east of Double. Island…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shipwreck No Trace of Crew. Thirty-four Hours on Raft
No trace has yet been found of the 22 missing members of the crew of the steamer Dorrigo, which was wrecked off Double Island Point on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The 'Dorrigo'' Wreck. BRISBANE
Captain Gray and his son were in the water 34 hours before they were picked up by the steamer Moruya, after the wreck of the Dorrigo,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steamer Dorrigo Founders. Coastal Vessel's End. Two Survivors 34 Hours on Raft
The steamer Dorrigo, which was brought to Australia by Messrs. Langley Bros. to replace the Fitzroy After she was wrecked off Cape Hawke,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Boat Wrecked
A motor boat named Nicholas is reported to have been wrecked on the Bellinger bar last week while crossing out to so to Coff's Harbor. Tom…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wrecked in Far North
A sampan containing a party of four was recently thrown up on the beach in the far north of Queensland. The men slated they hid sailed from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steamer on Fire
A message from Suva States that a fire broke out in the bunkers of the steamer 'Kaiwarra' at Lautoka on Sunday. The outbreak was extinguished…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Dorrigo. Thrilling Sea Story
A thrilling story of how the Dorrigo behaved on the trip from Sydney to Brisbane was told to the Court of Marine inquiry by Captain John…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Cobaki
The steamer, Cobaki (Captain Anderson) arrived at the week-end with a load of coal. Should the Goal strike be prolonged the Macleay is well supplied…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →When Captain Cook Was Nearly Wrecked
Sunday, May 16th, marked the 156th anniversary of the day on which Captain Cook sailed along the coast from Cape Byron to Cudgen Headland. At…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Steamer
News from the "Old Country" informs us that the North Coast Company's new steamer Arakoon, specially built to cope with the increasing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cooma Wreck. Little Hope of Saving Ship. Sydney
A Brisbane message states that the steamer Burwah arrived at Port Alma with the passengers from the Cooma, which is ashore on North' Reef and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Arrival of New Steamer.--
The s.s. Uralla, the latest addition to the North Coast Co.'s fleet of cargo vessels, and which recently rode out the tempestuous weather on the coast,…
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