Sold for £50. the Bodalla Wreck. Sydney
The Bodalla wreck was sold at public auction to-day for £50, the purchasers being William Wangh, Ltd., Balmain…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1924
268 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 14
Steamer Held Up. Intimidation Alleged. Sydney
A serious position exists on the Sydney waterfront in connection with the holding up of the steamer Austral Park. Over 200 men have presented themselves…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Colored Wrecks. 600 Cochin China Natives. for New Caledonia Mines. Ship Calls at Brisbane. Brisbane
As if to rebut the arguments recently hurled against the White Australia policy a south-east gale on Thursday drove into Brisbane the steamer St…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Violent Storm. Brisbane Badly Battered. Rain, Hail, Wind and Dust. Buildings Wrecked and Unroofed. Brisbane
One of the most violent and disastrous storms experienced in Brisbane for many years broke over the city on Saturday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Fordsdale. Sydney
The steamer Fordsdale will go to sea on her trial trip next week. She is a vesse of 12,800 tons, and the biggest built in Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Caught in Hurricane. French Mail Steamer Overdue. Sydney
No advice has been received in Sydney of the arrival of the French mail steamer Pacifique, which left here on January 17. Efforts to communicate with the vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer on Fire. London
The British steamer Port Pirie, bound from Antwerp to New Zealand, arrived at London with a fire in her lower cross bunker…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreckage at Port Stephens. Is It From the Pacifique? Sydney
Wreckage has been found at Port Stephen, including pine timber, fruit, and vegetables. There were also 20 hatches marked UD and FH in Roman…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →German Steamer Still Hung Up Sydney
The second attempt on the part of the captain to get the German-Australian steamer Hanover away has failed, and the crew are to-day again without…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreckage Mystery Solved
The mystery of the wreckage washed up near Port Stephens, has been solved by the Deputy Superintendent of Navigation at Newcastle (Capt. Sangster)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Communist Propaganda. Wrecked Labor Movement. Efforts Rendered Abortive. "Communist Movement Will Fail." Melbourne
Mr. E. J. Holloway, secretary of the Trades Hall Council, who recently represented the Commonwealth Government at the Labor Conference at Geneva, states…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Steamer Kyogle. Sydney
Negotiations are practically finalised for the purchase of the North Coast Company's steamer, Kyogre, for the Federal lighthouse service…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Claimed As Prize. Stranded Steamer Abandoned. Hongkong
The Kailan Mining Company's chartered steamer Hwahwu, with a cargo of between five and six thousand tons of coal, grounded at Ninepings, near…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wrecked Wollongbar
The damage that is being caused to the Byron Bay beach is generally credited to the hulk of the Wollongbar, says the "Northern Star." Some people…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Carried in Shore. Wreck of Port Elliott. Wellington (N.z.)
The Marine Court's inquiry into the loss of the steamer Port Elliott resulted in finding that the wreck was mainly due to the set of the tide in shore,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bodalla Wreck. Master and Officers Exonerated. Sydney
The stranding of the steamer Bodalla on the bar it Narooma on January 19, and her subsequent wrecking, was inquired into by Judge Scholes in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Last Night Ashore. Firemen's Mad Prank. One Man Drowned Sydney
A mad prank on the part of four firemen of the steamer Osterley resulted in a tragedy to-night. The men were celebrating their last night ashore prior to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Men Desert Prom German Steamer Sydney
Several of the men who had signed on the German steamer Hannover yesterday deserted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Race for Safety. French Steamer in Storm. Sydney
The French steamer Pacifique, on her recent trip to Noumea, encountered terrific weather. Huge waves found their way to the bridge and it was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Drama of Sea. Ketch on Goodwin Sands. Two Seamen Perish Skipper and Deckhand Saved. London
A thrilling drama of the sea was related by Skipper Farres, who was rescued from his wrecked ketch on the Goodwin Sands…
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