Mishaps at Sea. Ketch Washed Up on Reef. Eight Australians Lost. Sydney
The ketch Korunah was discovered washed up on a reef near Fiji. There were eight Australians on board and it is believed that all perished…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1920
202 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 11
Steamer on Fire. Vancouver
The Niagara passengers arriving early this morning witnessed a spectacular pier fire, when the steamer Ballena was burned. The loss is estimated at £50,000…
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The steamer Ferret is a total wreck off the South Australian coast. The crew were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Warships Wrecked. London
During recent gales the warship Tyne sank in the Medway and the warship Dominion rescued the crew. The warship Ametliyst was wrecked on the Welsh coast,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Launch Wrecked. Sydney
A large -launch, believed to be the Vigilant, has become a total wreck at West Head, near Barrenjoey, while on her way from Newport to the Hawkesbury River…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Reported to Have Struck a Mine. London
It is reported that the Messageries Maritimes steamer Sphinx, bound for Marseilles, with several hundred passengers on board, struck a mine, but the report has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer in Danger. Enveloped in Fog. the Newcastle at the Gap. Sydney
The dense fog which enveloped the Heads on Saturday morning nearly ended disastrously for the coastal steamer New castle, and but for a timely warning the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegrams Steamer in Danger. Captain's Emphatic Denial. Sydney
The captain of the steamer Newcastle emphatically denies the statement of passengers that the vessel was in any danger gust before entering Sydney Heads on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Lost. with 27 of the Crew. Only Two Saved. Seattle
The steamer Pirie, with a crew of 27, was lost in a great storm at Cape Flattery. Two living sailors were washed ashore on a raft. The others are certainly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Industrial Troubles. a Steamer Laid Up
The Aramac, which is held up as a result of the firemen demanding additional hands for the stokehold crew, has been definitely placed out of commission. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Trouble on Steamer. Dismissal of Firemen. Sydney
A complicated position has arisen in regard to the steamer Wyreema. A settlement of the dispute in regard to the trimmers was reached…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wrecks on English Coast
There were several wrecks in a storm on the west and south coasts last night, including the big steamers Ansgir, Hathor and Cornwall. Two crews totalling 69…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Ketch in Danger. Sydney
The coasting ketch Ruby narrowly escaped running on to the rocks at North Head last night. The pilot steamer Captain Cook, however, was soon on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ketch on the Rocks. Sydney
The ketch Ruby, which had a narrow escape on Saturday, went ashore on the rocks at North Head yesterday, and was towed off leaking badly…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Steamer Overdue. Darwin
The Government steamer John Alice is several days overdue at Darwin from Oenpelli. The Administrator is a passenger and as the skipper is a new man it is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Missing Ketch. Melbourne
The Home and Territories Department has received a message from Darwin staging that there was no news of the John Alec, but that the Administrator, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer in Distress. Sydney
The coastal steamer Bodalla put into Wollongong this morning leaking badly…
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The steamer Cooma arrived from Brisbane two days late. The force of the gale compelled the vessel to put to sea for safety…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland. a Missing Schooner. Safety of a Racecourse. Serious Train Collision. Brisbane
At a meeting of the Labor party to-day Mr. W. Forgan Smith, Chairman- of Committees, was elected as an additional Minister. and- Mr. Kirwan appointed in Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Schooner in Distress. Captain and Crew Leave the Vessel. Sydney
The five-masted American schooner Ines, from Eureka for Sydney, timberladen, was picked up by the steamer Cosmos in distress about 300 miles from…
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