Telegrams Wreckage Washed Ashore. Sydney
A large quantity of wreckage was washed ashore on the Manly beach. The float sam has the appearance of having formed the deck cargo of a timber-laden vessel…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1921
322 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 17
British Steamer Wrecked. Huge Death Roll. New York
A message from Hongkong says it is believed that 600 were drowned in the wreck of the British steamer Hongomu, at Lammock Island, off Swatow…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Schooner Leaking Badly. Auckland
The schooner Cevilia Sudden, bound from Newcastle to Callao, coal-laden, put into Auckland last night leaking badly owing to having encountered heavy weather in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegrams. Attempt to Set Fire to a Steamer. Sydney
A block in a pipe on board the steamer Riverina necessitated the calling in of a plumber, who discovered that a 1lb. stick of phosphorus had been forced into the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Schooner Ashore. Crew Saved by Lifeboat. Melbourne
The Queenseliffe lifeboat rescued the crew of the schooner Woolomsi, which was driven ashore at Fort Phillip during the gale on Monday night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Schooner in Distress. the Crew Rescued. by Queenscliffe Lifeboat. Melbourne
After being in peril for nearly twenty-four hours the members of the crew of the schooner Woolomai were rescued late last night by a lifeboat at Queenscliffe,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shipwrecked Men Picked Up. Auckland
A passing ship picked up three men clinging to a burnt launch off the coast of New Zealand. The launch sank a few minutes later…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gale Wrecks a Building. a Victorian Tragedy. Melbourne
A heavy gale of wind lifted the huge frame timbers, weighing several tons, which were being placed in position for the roofing of a new building at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coastal Steamer Ashore. Sydney
A telephone message was received by the Navigation Department stating that the steamer Dauntless is ashore in Anna Bay, between Newcastle and Port…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Steamer Aground. Melbourne
The steamer Gundiah, which was reported overdue at Melbourne, is aground on the Tasmanian coast a few hours' steam from Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wheat Silos. First Steamer Loaded. a Successful Trial. Sydney
For the first time in Sydney the steamer Astyanax went alongside the silos yesterday and took in about four thousand tons of bulk grain. The loading machinery at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Towed 1560 Miles. Steamer's Splendid Feat
After towing her 1560 miles the liner Huanchaco recently delivered the 5000-ton steamer British Peer at Barrow, the port for which she was bound…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Government Yacht Ashore. Sydney
The Fiji Government's armed yacht, Pioneer, which is insured for £60,000, ran ashore on a reef on the north-east coast of Viti Levu on Thursday morning. There…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trouble on North Coast Steamer
Claiming that holiday money is due to them the seamen have expressed their intention of not signing on when the North Coast steamer Tintenbar is ready for sea…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegrams Fire on a Steamer. Vessel Returns to Port. Sydney
The steamer Tahiti, which left Wellington on Saturday for San Francisco returned to port late last night with a fire raging in No. 1 hold. The outbreak is believed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ketch Wrecked. Sydney
The ketch Eleanor has been wrecked at the Flinders Group. All hands were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Schooner Wrecked. Sydney
During a cyclonic disturbance along the Queensland coast, the schooner Seafoam was wrecked. The crew were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Destructive Hun. Darlinghurst Gaol a Wreck. Sydney, Friday Night
It is stated that during the occupation of the old Darlinghurst Gaol by Germans, damage amounting to many thousands of pounds was done The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bellata in a Storm. Steamer Loses Its Rudder. Returns to Sydney. Sydney
The steamer Bellata, of the Commonwealth line, had a narrow escape from disaster during the storm last week. After leaving Newcastle with a big cargo, she…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Founders. Nineteen Lives Lost. Vancouver
The steamer Colonel Bowie foundered in the Gulf of Mexico, nineteen persons being lost…
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