Clarence Bar Tragedy 53rd Anniversary of Wreck of the New England
It was just 53 years ago on December 27th since the s.s. New England, commanded by Capt. W. B. Mann, went to her doom on the…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1936
48 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 1 of 3
Wharf Wreck
From Magnus Everson, for Kinchela P.P.U.: One corner of Partridge's wharf has fallen down, and some planks are broken. It is three…
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About a week or so after, just as people were beginning to think the men had made a clear get away, Constable Constable, of Nambucca…
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According to the "Manchester Guardian" (London) the wreck recently located off the Old Head of Kinsale hy the salvage steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →New Zealand Cyclone. Three Men Killed. Ferry Steamer Strikes Rock. Havoc on Land and Sea. Wellington (N.z.)
The severest cyclonic storm for many years raged throughout the Auckland district last night and this morning. Extensive damage was…
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According to the "Manchester Guardian' the wreck recently located off the Old Head of Kinsale by the salvage steamer Orphir has been…
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The steamer Tirana, which was aground on the shoal near the entrance all last week, managed to get off on Sunday last, and later…
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Mr. Spooner, at Newcastle, Monday: "In order to encourage private industry and to preserve it from unfair competition the Government must keep…
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Running on to a bombora in a fog in pitch darkness of the early hours on Saturday morning, three Coffs Harbour fishermen had the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Manly Ferry. Goes Ashore in Fog. Passengers Rescued by Launch
Losing her bearings in the dense fog on the harbour on Tuesday morning, the Manly ferry Curl Curl ran on to a reef at Bradley's Head, and…
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The Fire King came in as usual on Tuesday. The passengers were Mrs. Whittenden, Miss Scott, Miss Cadden, Miss Smith,…
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Some idea of the rough seas prevailing on this coast during the Easier holidays may be gleaned from the experiences of Mr. and Mrs. Max. John…
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When the Bass Strait passenger steamer Nairana was entering Port Phillip Heads on Sunday morning, a huge tidal wave rose suddenly out…
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When the Bass Strait passenger steamer Nairana was entering Port Phillip Heads on Saturday, a huge tidal wave rose suddenly out of a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tidal Wave. Crashes Over Steamer. Four Lives Lost As Ship Heels Over. Three of Family Washed Overboard. Strange Happening in Calm Sea
When the Bass Strait passenger steamer Nairana was entering Port Phillip Heads on Sunday morning, a huge tidal wave rose suddenly out…
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When two men—William Passmore and James Rowe—endeavoured to take a motor launch out to sea over the Bellinger bar early on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Famous Edina. Oldest Screw Steamer in World
Monday was the 82nd anniversary of the launching of the bay steamer Edina, on the Clyde, on May 4, 1854. She was to make her usual passage to…
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A ceremony and event which will interest many thousands of people is the launching of a very fine coastal steamer; the hull of which has just…
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A ceremony and event which will interest many thousands of people is the launching of a very fine coastal steamer, the hall of which has just…
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On the stocks at Tuncurry in the shipbuilding yards of Mr. E. Wright, a new 360-ton steamer, built of hardwoods grown in the district, is receiving the…
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