Steamer Refloated. Brisbane
The steamer Rio Claro, which for some few weeks has been stranded on Scott's Reer, near Gairns, was refloated at 6 o'clock to-night. Two tugs proceeded from…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1926
222 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 12
Eleven Drowned River Steamer Capsized. Quebec
Eleven persons, including several women, were drowned when the freight passenger steamer Guide sank on Friday evening near Godbout, on the northern shore…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →22 DAYS England To Australia Fast Steamer Service Speed Up to Cost £11,000,000. LONDON
An outline of a fast steamer service to Australia, involving the expenditure of £11,000,000 on seven liners of 24,000 tons, with an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mysterious Explosion Room Wrecked in Picture Theatre. Melbourne
A mysterious, explosion completely wrecked a room and severely damaged the stage at the Carlton Picture Theatre at Carlton last night…
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When the Norwegian steamer Bossa was leaving Port Pirie, two seamen jumped overboard, swam ashore and disappeared in the town. They are two of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tied Up the Steamer Maranoa. Sydney
The trouble with the crew of the steamer Maranoa has been settled and all hands were paid off this morning. The vessel will now be tied up indefinitely…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Whale Ashore Harpoon Proves Fatal. Sydney
The body of a big humpedback whale was washed up near Tuross Heads, on the South Coast, with a harpoon in it. It is evidently the whale which, with its Calf…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Leaking Explosives for Brisbane on Board. London
The Durenda, which departed from Liverpool on October 30 for Brisbane with 200 tons of explosives aboard, wirelesses from the Atlantic that a sea valve…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Was It a Hoax? a Steamer Mystery
After berthing the Gorman liner Aachen at Fremantle a statement was in circulation to the effect that the ship's wireless operator had received a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Coastal Steamer
The Arakoon, the latest addition to the North Coast Steam Navigation Company's fleet, en route from Glasgow to Sydney, is expected to reach Durban this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Guinea Murders "Natives in Dangerous Mood" Opinions of Steamer Passenger Sydney
Passengers on the steamer Montero, which arrived from Rabaul to-day, express the opinion that the murderer's' of the three white men at Nakanai will not…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ferry Steamer Nobody at the Helm Captain's Sudden Illness. Sydney
With nobody at the helm the ferry steamer Kosciusko left Circular Quay, Sydney, yesterday afternoon. According to the statement of Colonel…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Driven Ashore by Gale. Melbourne
The steamer Malaita, which was driven into the South Melbourne men's baths during yesterday's storm, is still aground. All efforts to move her have failed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dispute Delays Steamer. Sydney
The steamer Suva, whose departure for Fiji last night was delayed, is stall, held up. The dispute is said to have arisen from a compensation claim on behalf of a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Throat Cut Man Found on Steamer. Sydney
A man was found lying in a bunk on the steamer Baradine, at Walsh's Bay, with blood flowing from wound in the throat. The police were informed that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shipwrecked Sailors Picked Up by Steamer. Auckland
Weak from exposure and starvation the captain and three sailors of the schooner Joseph Whitaker were picked up from an open boat by the steamer Colac…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Huge Fish Stops a Steamer. Auckland
A remarkable occurrence took place during the voyage of the steamer Maunganui from Sydney. Steaming on a smooth sea the speed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Chinese Runs Amok Six Stabbed on Steamer. Singapore
A Chinese passenger of the steamer Sama Maru to-day ran amok, stabbing one Chinese and live Japanese passengers. None of the injured was fatally wounded…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of Motor Launch Occupants Scramble Ashore. Fremantle
The motor launch Lynette the Second became a total wreck wben it dashed on to the rocks off the west end of Rottnest Island yesterday. The party of four on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Yamba Steamer Excursions
The popularity of the fast river trips to Yamba has been abundantly shown during the past few weeks, when the new motor ship Mulgi has been well…
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