Steamer Wrecked. All on Board Landed Safely. Auckland (N.z.)
The coastal steamer Tasman, on a voyage from Auckland to Matalane, was completely wrecked off the Raurimous group of rocks. The passengers…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1921
322 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 17
A Schooner Ashore
The schooner Huranui is ashore near Gisborne, New Zealand. The vessel is on an even keel amongst the breakers. The crew are apparently safe…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Tasman. On New Zealand Coast. Four Hours in a Lifeboat. Steamer Sinks in a Few Minutes. Auckland
Further particulars of the wreck of the steamer Tasman on the New Zealand coast show that the crew and passengers landed after four hours' rowing in a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Schooner Aground. Vessel on Even Keel. Sydney
The schooner Huanui is ashore near Gisbourne (N.Z.) The vessel is on an even keel amongst the breakers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collision in a Fog. Australian-bound Ship Ashore. London
The steamer Benalla, en route to Sydney, is ashore at Pevensey Bay as a result of a collision with an unknown vessel, in a fog. There was no loss…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Benalla in Collision. in the English Channel. the Steamer Beached. London
The P. and O. branch liner Benalla, 10,000 tons, collided in a fog in the Channel. The steamer was beached, and is not in danger…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Saved Many Lives. Parachute Descents From the Air. Possibility of Escape From Wrecked Planes
During the war more than 800 men in the British Army escaped from burning observation balloons by the use of parachutes. At a recent…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Tasman Wreck. Survivors Suffer Severely Four Hours in Life Boats. Auckland, Friday Night
The crew and passengers from the wrecked steamer Tasman were landed after a four hours' row in the life boats. A bitterly cold wind was…
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The Newhaven lifeboat searched for three houre for the Benalla in a dense fog. When they found the steamer the captain said the ship was only slightly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Runs Short of Supplies
The steamer Kooringa, from Fremantle, and bound for Brisbane, put into Sydney last night on account of water, coal, and food supplies running short…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Wollongbar. Ashore at Byron Bay Hawsers Part in Heavy Storm Vessel Firmly on the Sand. No Loss of Life or Accident. Lismore, Sunday Night
The large and popular steamer Wollongbar, which arrived at Byron Bay on Thursday with a big list of passengers and much cargo, and had completed taking on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Rain and Gale. Will There Be a Flood? Continuous Rain Causes Anxiety. the Clarence River Rising Rapidly. Mail, Motor and Ferry Services Interrupted Land-slip at Glenreagh. Railway Men Isolated. the Wollongbar Ashore. on Byron Bay Beach. Sydney, Saturday Evening
A message from Byron Bay says the steamer Wollongbar, the N.C.S.N. Co.'s 2000-ton crack passenger steamer, broke away from her…
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The Wollongbar was a steel screw steamship of 332 h.p., 2005 tons gross and 811 net. Her dimensions were: Length 285.5 ft., breadth 40ft. 2in., depth 23ft. 8in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Ship Elmaren. a Total Wreck. Sydney
The motor ship Elmaren, which grounded on a coral reef in the Chagos group (Mauritius) a few days ago, has become a total wreck. Little hope is entertained of any…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Missing Schooner Omega. Hobart
Efforts are being made by the Tasmanian Government to get the New Zealand Government to organise a search for the missing schooner Omega, which left…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →TELEGRAMS. s.s. Wollongbar Ashore. Cargo Worth £70,000. Clarence River rises 46 Feet Sydney
The State Savings Bank Commissioners announce that to-morrow 31 more Rural Bank branches will be opened, and that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Steamer for the Clarence. All Coastal Boats Bar-bound Sydney, Tuesday Evening
The North Coast S.N. Company advised this afternoon that all vessels were bar-bound on the coast. No steamer is leaving for the Clarence…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Stranded Wollongbar Waves Inflict Much Damage. Hundreds of Sightseers View Wreck. Representative
A fresh storm on Sunday, night severely buffered the stranded Wollongbar. A party of officers boarded the vessel to-day and the story of their discoveries is not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Theory of Salving the Wreck
A local sea-faring man of many years' experience advances the theory that if the propeller on the stranded Wollongbar could be got to work, it would maternally…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grafton to Copmanhurst. Steamer Service Resumed
Both the Ibis and Pearl took up their up-river run yesterday, and met a very strong current, especially at Eatonsville, where the Ibis turned and…
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