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Northern Rivers · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1905

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The Disabled Steamer Dorrigo. Explosion on Board

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 4

The disabled steamer Dorrigo (Tuesday's "Evening News" says) came throutrh the Pyment Brldge and berthed nb Nicoli's Wharf, Darling Harbor. The vessel put back…

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New Steamer for the North Coast Trade

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 6

MESSRS. LANGLEY BROS,' new screw steamer Cooloon, intended for the trade between Sydney, Coff's Harbor, and Byron Bay, made a successful…

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Whale Wrecks a Vessel

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 6

A GRAPHIC account has reached Liverpool of an encounter in the North Atlantic Ocean with a huge sperm whale, as a result of which the Danish schooner…

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A New Coastal Steamer. Trial Trip of the Cooloon

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 8

On Wednesday afternoon (says the "S.M. Herald of the 12th inst.) the new-steamer Cooloon, built for the firms of Messrs Langley Bros., for the passenger…

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A New Coastal Steamer

Northern Star · Monday 23 January 1905 · page 2

The new steamer Cooloon, built for the firm of Meesrs. Langley Bros., for the passenger and cargo trade between Sydney and Byron Bay, was taken down the…

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A New Coastal Steamer

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1905 · page 2

ADVICES received by the English mail contain accounts of the successful launching of the steamer Noorebar, built to the order of Mr.G.W. Nicoll for the…

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Turbine Steamer for Northern Riyers

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1905 · page 2

AT the half-yearly meeting of the North Coast S.N. Co, Mr. Alit, the chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, said it was the intention of the…

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New Turbine Steamer for the Richmond

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 4

To such an enormous extent has the Richmond River carce and passenger trade grown, that in order to keep abreast thereof, the North Coast Company has wisely decided to have specially…

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Trade With the Clarence. Steamer to Be Withdrawn

Northern Star · Monday 13 February 1905 · page 2

Mesara. William Collin and Son, Limited, have decided to withdraw the steamer Pyrmont from the Clarence River trade,and the vessel is timed to leave Brisbane on her…

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Steamer to be Withdrawn

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1905 · page 6

MESSRS. WM. COLLIN AND SON, Ltd., have decided to withdraw the steamer Pyrmont from the Clareance River trade, and the vessel is timed to leave Brisbane…

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The New Steamer Noorebar

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 6

THIS vessel, built for Mr. G. W. Nicoll for the trade between Sydney and Byron Bay, arrived safely in Sydney under command of Captain J. H. Hunter, on…

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A Novel Lifeboat

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1905 · page 9

A LIFEBOAT of unique design, named Uradd, recently reached Gloucester, Massachusetts, after a terrible trip from Norway. The craft is" only 18ft. long,…

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Wreck of the Orizaba

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1905 · page 6

At the preliminary inquiry into the wreck of the Orizaba at Fremantle, Captain Archer stated that after 8 a. m. on February 16, the weather was very hazy…

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Nothing but a Wreck. a Prompt Salvage. The Case of Mrs. E. COLE

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 5

A narrative well worth rending in one which was told by Mrs. Elizabeth cole. of no. 78 Carlton Crescent, Summer Hill, in the company of a…

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Wreck of the Khyber. Survivors' Thrilling Experiences. London, March 16

Northern Star · Monday 20 March 1905 · page 2

After sighting The Lizard the Khyber lost several sails, and drifted shorewards, and anchored late on Tuesday 400 yards off Porth Gwarra. Towards morning she…

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The Men Who Gave us the Lifeboat

Northern Star · Wednesday 22 March 1905 · page 2

We have all cause to bless the lifeboat and its inventor. During its one hundred and fourteen years of existence, it has been the means of saving thousands and thousands of…

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Mariners Ashore. Sailors Homes and Boarding-houses. the "Paddy Westers."

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 7 April 1905 · page 10

The erection of Sailor's Homes in nearly all shipping centres of the United Kingdom and British possessions, and the persistent efforts of the officers of the…

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The Wrecking of the Nancy Ann

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 5 May 1905 · page 12

For the hundredth time in one-tenth as many days, Mrs Russell was discanting upon the glories of a title and relating the advantages of a permanent residence…

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Wreck of the Khyber. Doomed in Sight of Home. Twenty-three Men Drowned

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 21 June 1905 · page 4

After a practical immunity for two years from disastrous shipwreck the rock-bound coast of Land's End has again been the scene of a terrible…

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Wreck of the Khyber. Doomed in Sight of Home. Twenty-three Men Drowned

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 21 June 1905 · page 3

After a practical immunity for two years from disastrous shipwreck, the rock-bound coast of Land's End has again been the scene of a terrible…

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