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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1917

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Cooloon Ashore All Hands Safe Taree

The Sun · Wednesday 28 February 1917 · page 5

Messrs. Langley Bros. steamer Cooloon ran ashore on the northern breakwater at Harrington whilst entering the Manning River to-day…

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American Steamer Gets Through

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 28 February 1917 · page 13

Advices from Paris state that the first American ship from the United States to enter the submarine zone has arrived in French waters. The Secretary of the American Embassy and…

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Steamer Ashore. Entrance of the Manning River

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 March 1917 · page 6

The well-known coastal steamer Cooloon ranashore at the entrance of the Manning River yesterday afternoon. It is feared that she will become a total wreck. The crew was…

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The Wrecked Schooner Kona

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 1 March 1917 · page 2

Much of the timber brought to Australia by the American four-masted schooner Kona, which was wrecked on the Scraper Shoal, Backstairs…

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The Schooner Alonnah. New Type of Oil Engine

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 1 March 1917 · page 2

Messrs. H. Jones and Co.'s timber boat, the Alonnah, has recently been fitted with, a new type of oil engine, known as the Skandia—the first of its…

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Greek Steamer Bombed. Ten Killed

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 March 1917 · page 5

ATHENS, Wednesday.—The newspaper "Prola" states that German aeroplanes bombed the Greek steamer Mykall. 935 tons, which was transporting infantry to Peloponuessus. Ten…

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Wreck of Cooloon

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 1 March 1917 · page 2

Messrs. Langley Bros.' well-known coaster, Cooloon, one of the best Known vessels in the New South Wales coastal trade, lies ashore near the…

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The Wrecked Strathcona

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 1 March 1917 · page 2

Captain Callaghan, who lately returned to Auckland, after several months' wandering in the islands, noticed among other things of interest…

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Hit the Breakwater. Cooloon Wrecked

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 March 1917 · page 4

The steamer Cooloon, a well-known consting vessel, was wrecked yesterday at the Ma[?]ning River entrance. The vessel; It appears, was entering the river from Sydney, via Newcastle,…

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A Coastal Steamer Lost. Wrecked on the Manning Breakwater

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 4

The well-known N.S.W. coastal steamer Cooloon was wrecked at the entrance to the Manning River on Wednesday afternoon. The Cooloon left Newcastle on…

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Gollided with Wharf. New Zealand Steamer Damaged. [?] Friday [?]

Evening News · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 5

[?] with the whart a [?] when having for the [?] seven enough…

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Rochester Safe. Threatened American Trio. Second Steamer Makes Port London, Thursday Evening

Evening News · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 1

A message from Berdeaue states that the [?] States [?] from New york, has [?]…

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Coastal Steamer Beached. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 March 1917 · page 13

A British liner collided at Gisborne last night with the Union Company's coastal steamer Arahwia, as a result of which the Arahwia was beached and her passengers were…

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The Wreck of the Cooloon. Sold for [?]20

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 March 1917 · page 10

Messrs. Fraser, Uther, and Co. yesterday imposed of the wreck of the steamer Cooloon, as it lies 200 yards inside the north breakwater at Manning Heads. Messrs. Langley…

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Dangerous River Bars. Steamer Ashore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 March 1917 · page 6

The condition of the bars of most of the northern rivers is unsatisfactory. During the last week or two one steamer, the Cooloon, has been wrecked owing to the…

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Wreck of Cooloon

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 6 March 1917 · page 12

Messrs. Langley Bros. well-known coaster, Cooloon, one of the best known vessels in the New South Wales coastal trade, lies ashore near the…

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The Wrecked Strathcona

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 6 March 1917 · page 9

Captain Callaghan, who lately returned to Auckland, after several months' wandering in the islands, noticed among other things of interest…

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Turkish Steamer Captured

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 7 March 1917 · page 13

The river gunboats Tarantula, Mantis, and Motes came into contact with and passed the retreating Turkish Army westward of Shumran Bend on February 28. They inflicted heavy loss…

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The Steamer's Arrival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 March 1917 · page 5

When one depends on the monthly arrival of a steamer for supplies, and the steamer arrives, then all is well. But when a coal strike, such as marked the latter end of 1916…

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