Steamer Lost on the Goodwins. Only One Survivor. London
The steamer Great Clive was lost on the Goodwins. There was only one survivo from a crew of thirty-two…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1920
202 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 11
Steamer Struck by Lightning
While travelling across Moreton Bay on Tuesday the Brisbane Tug Co.'s excursion steamer Koopa ran into a heavy thunderstorm. The mainmast was struck by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Smallpox on Steamer Vessel Quarantined. Sydney
The quarantine authorities received advice from Noumea that a coolie patient who was landed there from the steamer Roggeveen, was suffering from smallpox…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Schooner Springs' a Leak. Sydney
The schooner Huddersfield, which left Sydney for New Zealand on Saturday, returned to port yesterday in a leaky condition…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Overdue. 3000 Passengers on Board. London
The City of Calcutta, from Liverpool, with 3000 passengers on board, has not been reported since December 23, when off Ushant. Some anxiety is felt as to her…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News of the World Wild Weather on British Coast. Steamer Stranded and 13 Men Drowned. London
Wild weather continues on the coast of Great Britain. The steamer Treveal, from Calcutta, was stranded at Weymouth and broke up. The boats were swamped, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Total Wreck. Off French Coast. Twenty-six Survivors. Over 400 Passengers Aboard. London
The steamer Afrique, bound to West Africa from France, was damaged in a gale and was returning to port, when she struck below the loadline and sank…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"The New Struggle" to Re-build the Wreckage London, Monday Night
A Bolshevik manifesto urges all to join in the new struggle against cold, hunger and economic destruction. "The task," it says, "demands a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mysterious Loss of Steamer. London
It is reported that the loss of the steamer Principessa has mystified Europe, and caused great distress in Argentine, where the bulk of the passengers resided…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Afrique. London
The steamer Ceylon landed a considerable number of the Afrique's passengers and crew…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Reported Loss of Steamer. Official Denial. London
The loss of the steamer Principessa Mafalda is officially denied. (The loss of the vessel was reported in a cable which readied London from Genoa…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Marine Disasters. Wreck of the Afrique, Number of Passengers Landed. Painful Scenes on the Vessel. London
The French steamer Afrique (5400 tons), carrying 405 passengers, which became a total wreck off La Rochelle (on the Bay of Biscay), while making for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gales in Great Britain. Severest Tor Years. Many Minor Wrecks. London
The wild gales that swept over Great Britain during the week-end were the most severe for several years. The velocity of the wind reached 68 miles an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreckage in the Country. Extraordinary Occurrences. London
The great storm left an extraordinary trail of wreckage over the country. Mines and fields were flooded, and giant trees uprooted. One falling at Nottinghamshire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Waving to a Warship. Girl Falls Off Ferry Steamer. Sydney
Miss Juanita Burke, aged 16, while passing the warship Encounter in the Harbor in a ferry steamer, stood up on the rail, held on to a pole, and began waving to a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Afrique. 450 Lives Lost. London
There were nearly 30 survivors of the Afrique. Several empty rafts and boats were picked up. It. appears that the Afrique left Bordeaux on Friday with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer in Difficulties. Signal for Assistance. Melbourne
Cape Nelson reports that the steamer Gracchus, of the British-India line, signalled "Furnace leaky" and asked that, a tug be sent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of the Afrique. Only 43 Survivors. London
Reuter's Paris correspondent reports that the second officer of the Afrique declares that the ship did not strike a reef, but was disabled for two hours, with her…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Earlier Cables. North Sea Gales. Story of Afrique Wreck
Those rescued from the wreck of the French liner Afrique, off Ushant state that the French liner Crylon came to their assistance in response to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Engineers Walk Ashore. Steamer Blocked at Last Minute. Sydney
The. steamer Mataram was due to sail for North Queensland ports, and the passengers were aboard, when the engineers, suddenly made up their minds not to sail,…
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