Another Schooner Overdue. the Abemama for Clarence. Sydney
The schooler Abemama, which left Auckland on April 27 in ballast for the Clarence River is overdue. The same day the schooner White Pine left…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1922
194 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 10
Steamer's Rough Passage Sydney
The steamer Houtman, which reached Sydney to-day from Java, struck a cyclone after leaving Brisbane, and for two days the wind howled and seas…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accident on River Steamer
An unusual accident occurred on the river steamer Emma Pyers, on her journey from Tweed Heads to Murwillumbah on Sunday. The boat was about halfway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Not the Manurewa's More Wreckage Washed Up. Sydney
Two hatches, each ten feet four inches in length, and a kapok lifejacket, have been washed ashore at Seal Rocks. One hatch was marked number six in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Liner Rammed. Fatal Collision in a Fog. Steamer Egypt Sinks Off Brest. Seventy-Five Lives Lost. Black Crew Rush Life-boats. London
The P. and O. liner, Egypt, from London to Bombay, collided with the French steamer Seine, twenty miles from Brest in a heavy fog…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Steamer Aground. Sydney
A message received in Sydney from Lake Macquarie to-day states that the steamer Idant was aground inside the bar…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Manurewa. Wreckage Not From Barque. Sydney
The wreckage piled up on the North [?]as' some time ago was examined by Lins Damind, a seaman previously employed on the barque, Manurewa. He…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Wreckage Found. Sydney
Wreckage is still being washed ashore along the coast. The Navigation Department has just received word from the Police Department of a telegram from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Phil Forbes Wreck
The auxiliary ketch Phil Forbes, which foundered north of Port Stephens recently, while on a passage to the Manning River, has been examined by Diver…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on a Steamer. Sydney
A fire broke out in the captain's cabin on board the steamer Seagull at New castle last night, but prompt action on the part of the crew saved the vessel and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Missing Manurewa. Further Wreckage Found. a Spiritualist's Story. Sydney
Further wreckage has drifted on to Point Plomer, ten miles north of Port Macquarie. It consists of portion of a deck cabinet fittings, electric light…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ketch Sunk. by Waterspout. Sydney
The ketch Eggowa was sunk by a waterspout near Thursday Island. No particulars have been received concerning the crew…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Sea Tragedy. a Steamer Ashore in a Gale. Ran on to New Zealand Coast. Number of Crew Drowned. Auckland
A wireless received at Auckland states that the steamer Wiltshire is ashore and great danger from a strong gale that is blowing. The vessel is bound from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Collier Approaching Total Wreck
The collier Meeinderry, sunk off he breakwater at Newcastle, may be[?] a total wreck unless the weather moderates…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegrams. Steamer Wrecked. Crew Still on Board. Vessel Visible From Cliffs. Excitement on Shore. Sydney
The steamer Wiltshire has been wrecked on the New Zealand coast. SYDNEY, Friday. The latest particulars from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wrecked Wiltshire. Twenty of Crew Rescued. Eighty Still Cling to Wreck Bluejackets Use Lifeline. Auckland
The latest particulars from the wrecked Wiltshire show that one hundred members of the crew are still on the wreck. Four got ashore by means of a lifeline…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Thrilling Experiences. Wrecked in a Gale. Sinking of the Oakland
It is hardly possible for any man to have had a more thrilling experience at sea than Mr. Thomas. E. Gaites, a monumental mason, who carried on his…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Plague on a Steamer. Brisbane
A ease of bubonic plague occurred on board the steamer Southport, winch arrived at Thursday. Inland from Rangoon via Calcutta. The patient was a colored…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wiltshire Wreck. Mails Recovered. Sydney
A report from Tryphena Bay states that the wreck of the Wilshire has broken into three sections. One hundred and nine bags of mail…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wrecked Wilshire
Reports which have come to hand since our last issue regarding the Wilshire wreck on the Big Barrier Island (New Zealand) stress the heroism…
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