Telegrams. Increase in Steamer Freights. Sydney
The rates of freight in the interstate trade are likely to lie increased by 23 per cent, to meet the increased running costs…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1920
202 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 11
A Dramatic Arrest. Five Youths Taken Off Channel Steamer London, Sunday Night
A dramatic arrect was effected of five youths who were embarking on a Dublin ferryboat for Liverpool. Fifty police came alongside the steamer,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Great Tragedy Recalled Woman Escapes with Murderers Three Months Cruise in Ketch. Zara White's Death at Long Bay
The death of Zara White at the Long Bay Reformatory for Women removes the last of the three concerned in the great Barrier murder, near Auckland, New…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Terrible Tornado. Dozen Towns Wrecked. Eighty Killed Hundreds Injured. Vancouver, Monday Night
A message from Chicago says: The Middle West has been swept by a tornado which killed eighty persons and injured hundreds. Thousands of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Liner Ashore. London
The Federal liner Cawara is ashore near Panama Canal. The report, states that no lives were lost, although it is feared the vessel will become a total wreck. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Strikes a Wall. Sydney
The steamer Our Elsie struck the northern training wall off Klondyke, near Camden Haven to-day. The accident was caused by the steering gear carrying…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dispute on a Steamer. Chilians Use Their Knives. Sydney
During a dispute on board the American steamer E. R. Sterling among the Chilian members of the crew, knives were drawn, and, before order could be restored, two…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Steamer Beached. Sydney
The steamer Aughinsh struck a submerged obstacle off Montague Island yesterday, and had to be beached. The vessel's position is serious, the forepeak…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Stranded Steamer. Salvage Vessel Chartered. Sydney
The steamer Bermagui has been chartered to proceed to the stranded steamer Aughinish, for salvage operations…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Stranded Steamer. Presentation of Medals. Likely to Become a Total Wreck. Sydney, Tuesday. by General Birdwood. Sydney
It is now feared that the stranded steamer Aughinish will become a total wreck. Her ballast tanks arc stove in. General Birdwood presented a number of decorations and medals to ex-members of the A.T.F. in the Domain this afternoon. There was a large crowd present…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Stranded Steamer Successful Salvage Hoped for Sydney
Salvage work has been commenced by the Bermagui on the steamer Aughinish, which is stranded on Corunna Beach, South Coast. The water tanks…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Stranded Steamer Refloated Yesterday Sydney
The Broken Hill Proprietary Co.'s steamer Aughinish, which was run ashore at Corunna Beach (South Coast), after colliding with some…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Interstate Steamer Fares and Freights. Sydney
It is officially announced that passenger fares on steamers engaged in the Interstate trade have been increased by 20 per cent. Freight rates will also be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Ashore Hopes of Refloating Sydney
The steamer Westralia has gone ashore at Clarke Island, in the Straits. There are good hopes of refloating her…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Westralia Ashore. Safely Refloated. Sydney
The steamer Westralia ran ashore on Clark Island, Bass Strait, last night, but was floated off under her own steam this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Schooner in Distress. Sydney
The American schooner Irmgard, bound from California to Sydney with timber cargo, has been towed into Apia in distress. At times the vessel had four feet…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Matthews Meets Mishap. Wounded and Machine Wrecked. Weltevreden
Matthews crashed while landing on the island of Bali, and was wounded and the machine wrecked…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Deaths on a Mail Steamer. Sydney
During the voyage of the mail steamer Orvieto from London, via ports, there were four deaths, including a child, an elderly man, and a fireman. The fourth, a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Russian Wreckage. Burials at Pekin. Supposed Members of Royal Family. London
A Pekin message says: Four bodies, said to be those of members of the Russian Imperial Family, arrived from Harbin (Manchuria) and were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Smallpox on a Steamer. Sydney
The steamer Ceramic went direct into the quarantine area on her arrival in Sydney to-day in consequence of a case of smallpox having been discovered while the…
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