£11,000 Punt May Have Foundered
NEWCASTLE. -- The first punt built for the Clarence River Harbour works, the Black Swan, is believed to be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mid North Coast · Shipwrecks & the sea
Shipwrecks & the sea, 1954
12 stories in Mid North Coast's papers
Wrecked Galleon in Antarctic
MELBOURNE: A big Spanish galleon lies wrecked near the Australian Antarctic base at Macquarie…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Of a Wreck and a Man. The "Hereward" and Anthony J. Cumming
The announcement that the ribs of the sailing ship "Hereward," 1513 tons, of London, which had constituted a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck Note Believed Fake
SYDNEY. -- A medicine bottle containing a note from three survivors of a supposed shipwreck which was found at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Capsize Wrecked Athaldo's Chance in Title Heat
A capsize cost ex-State Champion Athaldo the first heat of Manning Vee-Ess Club's 1953/54 Championship…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Two Men Drowned In Forster Wreck
Two men were drowned when the 45-ft. fishing boat, Leisure, capsized on the bar at Forster at 3.30 p.m. on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Record States First Steamer Entered Manning in 1842
As it has been erroneously stated that the first steamer, traded to me Manning River during the fifties of the last century, it is pointed, out that during March, 1842, the steamer Sovereign,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →'Par Wreckers' Too Good for 'Smart Boys'
The challenge match between Lavender's "par wreckers" and C. Cunning's "smart boys," on the Frederickton golf links last week-end, resulted in the "par wreckers" winning four up…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Alleged Attempt To Wreck Boats
Pert Macquarie Police are investigating an unsuccessful attempt to wreck two 50ft. fishing boats, valued at £5,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wrecked Launch
NEWCASTLE, August 5.--Police are trying to identify a wrecked launch which was washed up on Nobby's Beach…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Memorial To Wreck Victims
Ettalong C.W.A. intends to erect a permanent memorial to the victims of the s.s. Maitland disaster 56 years ago,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Attempt To Wreck Valuable Boats
A reward of £500 has been offered for information leading to the apprehension and conviction of those…
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