Mail Steamer Buffeted. Passengers' Terrible Experiences. Fremantle
On the voyage from Adelaide the mail steamer Maloja received a severe buffeting off Cape Leeuwin and lost £300 worth of crockery and glassware. Most…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1924
268 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 14
Danish Steamer on Fire. Damage to Australian Cargo. Copenhagen
The Danish steamer Siam, which was reported to be on fire at sea, has put into dock. Considerable damage was done to the cargo of 1000 tons of wood pulp…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Union Company's Steamer Aground. San Francisco
The steamer Orowaiti, belonging to the Union Steamship Co. of New Zealand, is aground on Point Buchon, 150 miles south of here…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tilted Steamer. a Perilous Voyage. Brisbane
A perilous trip was made across the Pacific by the steamer Anten, which arrived here to-day from San Francisco with a heavy list…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Schooner War Lord. Ashore in New Zealand. Sydney
The schooner War Lord (98 tons) is ashore at Opoutama. New Zealand. Her hull is firmly embedded in the sand, and the prospects of refloating are slight…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Tisnaren Collision. Steamer Puts Into Lisbon. Sydney
A private cable received in Sydney states that the steamer Tisnaren, from Gothenburg for Brisbane and Sydney, which was recently reported in collision…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Melba Romance. a Visit to Grafton. Narrow Escape From Shipwreck Helen Nicoll on Yamba Bar
"About 10 or 12 years since I contributed an article to a Sydney paper winch aroused much interest at the time, wh[?] Madam Melba (now Dame Melba) had…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Steamer in Trouble. Towed Into Port. Sydney
Late last night a wireless was received stating that the small coastal steamer Wyalong was in trouble off Narrabeen. The steamer's engines broke…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sailing Boat Wrecked. Sole Occupant Missing. Manila
The sailing boat, Dauntless, from Honolulu, was picked up on the Mindanao coast. No trace of Ira Spark, a religious fanatic, who sailed the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Martin's Machine. Found in Alaska. 'Plane Hopelessly Wrecked. Vancouver
A message from Port Moller (Alaska) states that William Sullivan reports that he has found the 'plane wrecked on April 30 by Major Frederick Martiu…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Excitement on a Steamer
The following is an extract from a letter writted by Mr. H. Logan, of Narrabri, who was a passenger on the steamer Hobson's a Bay: "After leaving…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Severe Storms. England's Queer Summer. Houses Wrecked--wembley Flooded. London
Terrible thunderstorms and torrential rain are again a feature of this amazing Summer. Wembley stadium to-day resembled a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Angry Sailor. Wrecked Chinese Shops. Incident at Lautoka. Sydney
At Lautoka, near Suva, recently, a seaman while leaving a Chinese store heard an expression to which he took exception. He seized a spade in one hand and a cane…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →To Escape Gallows Mahon Hunger Striking Execution on September 8. Hangman Nervous Wreck. London
Patrick Mahon, the murderer of Emily Kaye, as the result of a hunger strike is in a serious condition. He has not taken food since his unsuccessful appeal. Now…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Spontaneous Combustion. Goal Gas Explosion on Steamer. Sydney
Through spontaneous combustion, coal gas burst with a loud explosion in the bunkers of the steamer Mahamada, at Woolloomooloo to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In a Fog. Steamer Almost Ashore. Sydney
During a dense fog the morning the steamer Lygnern narrowly escaped going ashore through the captain mistaking the obelisk at King Edward Park for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm at Sea Huge Wave Hits Steamer Fifty Passengers Injured. Liners Fights Wind and Waves. New York
The White Star liner Arabic has arrived here with over 50 passengers who were injured when the ship was caught in a terrific gale which has raged in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →White Star Liner. Ashore Off Cornish Coast. London
The White Star cargo steamer Bardic went ashore in a fog off The Lizard this morning while proceeding to London, after discharging part of her…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer on Reef. Suva
The steamer Mesna, which ran ashore on Hakau Fisi reef, near Suva, last night, was homeward bound with a argo of 3000 tons of zinc ore and about…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Mesna. a Likely Wreck. Sydney
A message from Suva states that the stranded steamer Mesna is likely to become a total wreck. Her stern is well on the reef and…
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