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Mid North Coast · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1928

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Steamer Uralla Still Held Fast

Macleay Argus · Friday 7 September 1928 · page 4

A message from Newcastle states that the spring tide on Friday evening last did not have sufficient lift to float the Uralla off the sand on…

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Uralla Still Fast Ashore

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 September 1928 · page 4

Mr. Budrodeen, the purchaser of the grounded steamer Uralla, is nothing if not persistent. Though misfortune has so far attended his…

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Saved From the Wreck

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 29 September 1928 · page 7

"Is the boat ready, Kate?" asked old Dan Maxwell. A red sunset was just breaking through the fringe of angry clouds…

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At Gale's Mercy Launch Driven Ashore. Perilous Plight of Forster Forster

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 2 October 1928 · page 3

A strong north-easterly, approaching at times to gale force was yesterday responsible for driving a fishing launch, known as…

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Washed Ashore

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 27 October 1928 · page 7

The new hand thought life was being very hard on him. On his first day on board be had been examined by the dentist, later vaccinated, and…

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Steamer's Strange Conduct. Whistling for Hours

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 10 November 1928 · page 10

The strange behavior of a steamer on the North Coast on Tuesday is puzzlling officials of the Navigation Department…

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Cliffs Wrecked by Snails

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 24 November 1928 · page 8

You might not believe that he was serious if someone told you that seasnails are entirely responsible for the fact that England is an island. Yet…

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