Coal Bunkers Afire. Steamer in a Critical Condition Perth
The State steamer Kwinana Arrived at Perth from Fremantle With her bunkers of coal afire and is now in a critical condition. Though every effort has been made…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1921
322 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 17
Steamer on Fire. Flames Beyond Control. Fears for Jetty. Perth
The State steamer "Kwinana" is on fire, with the flames beyond control. A fire broke out in the coal bunkers on Christmas Day, when the vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Benzine Explosion. Two Men Badly Injured. Steamer in Danger. Perth, Friday Night
During the unloading of three thousand cases of benzine in the steamer "Kurnalpi," at Bunbury, an explosion occurred, with the result that two…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on a Steamer. Vessel Considerably Damaged. Sydney
A fire broke out at Newcastle early on Saturday morning on the steamer Junee. The flames originated in the engineers' storeroom and quickly extended over a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Late Wires Fire on a Steamer. Cargo Ignites. Considerable Damage Done. Newcastle
A stack of goods in the engineer's storeroom aboard the steamer Junee ignited this morning. The engines and dynamo were greatly damaged, while…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Overdue. Adelaide
The steamer Killalby, which received orders at Cape Borda on Wednesday to proceed to Port Victoria, has not yet arrived, and is probably delayed by a gale…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Burning, Wrecking and Looting
It is unofficially reported that after the burnings at Middleton on Saturday, large parties of police and military entered the town in the evening, burned a garage and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Collision in Harbor. Horse Ferry and Steamer. Sydney
The horse ferry Barrangaroo and the Bellubera collided off Binalong Point this morning. The impact was slight and no damage was done…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Telegrams Porpoises Washed Ashore. a Rare Occurrence. Sydney
A camping party which has just returned to Sydney from Wreck Bay and Sussex Inlet, on the South Coast, reports that the carcases of eight porpoises, each…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Spanish Steamer Wrecked a Total Loss. Two Hundred Passengers Aboard. London
Reuter's Madrid correspondent reports that the Spanish steamer St. Isabella is a total loss on the coast of Villa Garcia, near the island of Salvora. She was boun[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Opium on a Steamer. Sydney
Opium, valued at between £300 and £400, was discovered on board the steamer Victoria, which trades to the East…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Damaged Steamer. Arrival at Sydney. Sydney
The steamer Junee, which was badly damaged by fire at Newcastle on New Year's Day, arrived in Sydney late this afternoon. According to a report from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Spanish Steamer Wrecked. Great Loss of Life
'It has been established that the missing steamer Santa Isabel of Barcelona, was wrecked at Corunna. The death roll, according to a cable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of Santa Isabel. Further Details. Vessel Cut lN Twain. Majority of Passengers Lost. London
Reuter's Madrid correspondent states that details of the wreck of the Santa Isabel show that the survivors number fifty-six, mostly members of the crew,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mail Steamer Held Up. Alleged Dirty Hold. Sydney
The steamer Makura, which was to have left Auckland for Sydney last night, was held up owing to trouble with the waterside workers. The latter turned up to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Steamer's Bunkers. Adelaide
A few hours before the steamer Walton Hall was booked to leave Port Adelaide for South Africa with a cargo of flour a fire was discovered in the bunkers. After…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →News of the World Action Against a Steamer. London
The action of the Spanish steamer Friana, in entering Villa Garcia and ignoring the plight of the Santa Isabel and not reporting the wreck was criticised by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Redwood Washed Ashore. Sydney
A large, quantity of redwood was washed ashore at Green Cape, and was identified as portion of the cargo of the American schooner Inca, which recently reached…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General Cables. Steamer on Fire Disappears. Fate of Crew Unknown. Rome
A steamer took fire off Savonia and disappeared. The fate of the crew is unknown…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreckage Found. Believed to Be From the Inca Sydney, Wednesday Night
The Navigation Department to-day received a message from the pilot at Eden stating that portion of a deck, house had been found floating, off the…
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