Steamer Drags Anchor. Fight with the Gale. Twenty Yards From the Rocks
Shipping in the harbor had a trying time, but up to 10 a.m. no serious damage to any vessel was reported. The Melbourne Company's Sydney, which has…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1917
206 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 11
Big Steamer Sunk. Off New Zealand Coast Blown Up by Explosion. Valuable Cargo Aboard. Passengers and Crew Saved. Sydney
The big cargo carrier, Port Kembla which belonged to the Commonwealth and Dominion fleet of oversea steamers, sunk while off Cape Farewell (New Zealand),…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Widespread Damage. Buildings Wrecked and Churches Damaged. Sydney
One of the wildest storms of wind and rain oh record raged in Sydney throughout, yesterday. There was widespread damage amongst…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident to a Steamer. Coolebar Returns to Port. Sydney
The steamer Cool[?]bar, which left Sydney yesterday for the Macleay River, returned several hours later and reported that part of the deck had become loose…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →French Steamer Sunk. Huns' Cowardly Tactics. Paris, Wednesday Night
A submarine attacked a French steamer in Spanish territorial waters on September 14th. The fact of the submarine sheltering itself in the midst…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late Wires. Probably More Treachery. Another Steamer on File. Sydney
A large steamer, which arrived on Monday from Melbourne, was found to be afire at midnight. The fire brigade and the vessel's own appliances…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire on a Steamer. Serious Outbreak. Damage Estimated at Thousands. Sydney
A serious outbreak of fire occurred on a big steamer at Miller's Point late on Monday night. The damage to the cargo and ship, which it is hard yet to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of a Scow. Auckland
The scow Eunice struck the Mole at the entrance to the Wanganui River (New Zealand). The vessel was driven on to the beach, and her back broken…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Schooner Overdue. Brisbane
The Burketown police report the schooner Reliance to be 15 days overdue from the return trip to the Macarthur River. No vessel is available for search purposes…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Quensland Sugar. Steamer Reaches Sydney. Sydney
The first steamer to arrive from Quensland, after being commandeered by the Government, will he unloaded at the Sugar Co.'s works at Pyrmont…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late Wires Another Steamer Afire. Brigade's Hard Task. Melbourne
A steamer berthed at the Victoria Dock, Melbourne, was found to be afire last night, the flames issuing from the forecastle. The fire burnt through…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Commandeered Steamer. Arrives in Sydney. Sydney
The Hopewell, the first of the steamers commandeered by the Queensland Premier, arrived this morning from Brisbane with 253 tons of sugar and a quantity of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer on Fire. Another Case in Melbourne. Melbourne
About 8.30 last night dense smoke was seen issuing from the fore hatc[?]es of a steamer at Victoria Dock. A large force of firemen speedily arrived and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queensland's Shipping Grab. Long Debate in Assembly. Steamer Refused Loading in Sydney. Brisbane
Mr. Ryan, (Premier) asked the Queensland Assembly for leave to introduce a bill and to pass it through all its stages at one sitting,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Canadian Politics. the Liberal Party Wrecked. Vancouver
A message from Ottawa says: Sir Wilfred Laurier has offered his resignation of the Liberal leadership, but the party is undecided whether to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Fire Bug Again. Another Steamer Ablaze. Sydney
A fire was discovered on the steamer Indarra in Sydney Harbor yesterday. Number three hold, which was full of cargo, was flooded to extinguish the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Steamer on Fire. Damage Not Yet Ascertained. Sydney
A fire broke out on the A.U.S.N. steamer Indarra this morning. The vessel was berthed at Darling Harbor, where she has been lying during the strike. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Passenger Steamer. Wyreema to Sail
The first interstate passenger steamer to leave Sydney since the strike will he the Wyreema. The crew have already signed on the vessel, which has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another German Raider. Operations in Western Pacific. Several Steamers Sunk. The Vessel Eventually Wrecked. Captain Taken Prisoner. Sydney
A story reached Sydney yesterday to the effect that a week or two ago the steamer Amara, on approaching the Island of Wakaya, sighted a launch, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of S.s. Nerong
Mr. Gardiner asked the Colonial Treasurer,—(1) Is it a fact that on the day of the wreck of the North Coast Company's steamer Nerong, the…
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