Not Raised Yet Remains of WRECkED Greyoliffe. Sydney
Efforts to raise the remaining portion or the wrecked ferry Greycliffe this afternoon failed. Diver Cannon spent the morning placing additional cables around…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1927
241 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 12 of 13
Failing Timber. Men Escape When Steamer's Mast Breaks
It is wonderful hew the men working on the North Coast Company's steamer Doepel escaped injury when the vessel's mast snapped while she…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dutch Tanker Wrecked Off Yarmouth Crew Saved by Lifeboat Magnificent Seamanship. London
A high-powered car, equipped with modern life saving appliances, left London for Yarmouth to aid in the rescue of the crew of 15 of the Dutch oil tanker…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →GREYCLIFFE Examination Of Wreck Ferry Captain's Evidence Boat Erratic in Steering. Sydney
When the Greycliffe inquiry was resumed to-day, Mr. Justice Campbell said it was a matter of importance that the stern of the Greycliffe wreck should be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Leaking Steamer. Sydney
The steamer Koboliko, which is reported to have sprung a leak yesterday while on her way from Sydney to the Solomons, is at present sheltering off Port…
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In all parts of the Richmond River district may still be seen evidence of the violent storm on a recent Sunday evening, says "The Star." Trees are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Plane Crash 'Golden Wasp' Wrecked Occupants Have Remarkable Escapes. Sydney
The aeroplane, the Golden Wasp, which was concerned in the death of a woman at Mascot, aerodrome some weeks ago, was totally wrecked yesterday, when it…
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The wooden steamer Kobiloko, of 150 tons gross, bound from Sydney for the Solomon Islands, sprang a leak while steaming along the coast on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Aground and Refloated
The s.s. Doepel, a North Coast Steam Navigation Company's vessel, ran aground on the rocks near Lower Southgate at about 4 p.m. on Friday, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Steamer Attacked Chinese Pirates Again Busy. London
The Armiralty announces Chinese pirates attacked the British steamer Siangtan. The commander of the warship Aphis…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Saved Express Night Officer Wrecks 'Goods' Rani It Into Dead End Head-on Collision Averted. Wagga
It transpires that only by the derailing of a goods train did the night officer at Uranquinty (between Wagga and Albury) save the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →16 Stokers Arrested Trouble on C.S.R. Steamer. Sydney
The police this afternoon arrested 16 men, the entire stokehold crew of the Colonial Sugar Company's steamer Rona, on a charge of refusing duty…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire in Steamer Charge Against Two Seamen Newspapers and Bedding Ablaze. Brisbane
William Ronald Ray and Robert Foy, seamen, on remand, appeared at the Police Court to-day charged that on December 3 they set fire to a heap of newspapers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Seamen for Trial Fire on Steamer. Brisbane
Further evidence was heard in the police court in the case against two sea men, William Ray and Robert Foy, charged with having set fire to a heap…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Menace 8000 Tons Of Petrol Floating Down River Oil Tanker Wrecked in Mersey London
THERE WAS A SENSATION AT LIVERPOOL, WHEN THE ANGLO-AMERICAN OIL COMPANY TANKER, SEMINOLE, GROUNDED…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →'Mercy of God' Ferry's Narrow Escape Brisbane River Incident Passenger Launch and Big Steamer. Brisbane
The inquiry into the mishap which occurred on the Bulimba Reach, Brisbane River, on Saturday last, when the Bulimba municipal ferry launch came into contact…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Plague Rats? Steamer From Mexico Wireless Officer's Death Vessel Quarantined. Townsville
The steamer Roserie, which arrived at Towpsville from Tampico (Mexico) on Sunday last, with a cargo of bitumen for Queensland and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Struck Reef Steamer in Fog Plates Reefed Off. Melbourne
The Broken Hill Pty's cargo steamer Ironmaster, was proceeding to Whyalla for a cargo of iron ore for Newcastle. On reaching Port Phillip Heads, she…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Suicide Hoax Woman's Hat and Letter Found on Ferry Steamer. Sydney
A woman's hat and a letter signed "May R. Jones," were found on the upper deck of the ferry boat Koompartoo, by the master of the vessel, when it…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Eleven Men Picked Up at Sea Survivors of Burnt Schooner. Honolulu
The steamer Niagara wirelessed that she picked up, 11 members of the crew of the schooner Doris Drane, which was destroyed by fire 340 miles north of…
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