Ambulance Wrecked Six Nurses Thrown Out. Sydney
An ambulance waggons carrying six nurses got out of control at Little Bay last night, and crashed into a telegraph pole. None of the nurses were seriously…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1927
241 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 13
The Patonga Wreck. in the Cedar Days
The following report of the wreck of the schooner Patonga at Coffs Harbor is taken by the "Raleigh Sun" from the files of the "North…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →'No Defect' Garlick's Wrecked Alvis Evidence at Inquiry Coroner Says Accidental. Sydney
The tragic smash at Maroubra Speedway on the night of January 8, which resulted in the death of the well-known racing driver, "Phil" Garlick, was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegrams Terry and Steamer Collide Sydney
A collision occurred off Bradley's Head, between the Interstate steamer Lady Isobel and the Manly ferry steamer Bingarra, with the result that both vessels…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Ketch Ashore Abandoned by Crew. Melbourne
The crew of the ketch Helen Moore, which was blown ashore on a sand bank near Queenscliffe on Wednesday night, abandoned the vessel. It was found she…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Medical Advice Steamer's Call Answered. Sydney
While the liner Orvieto was between Colombo and Fremantle the wireless operator received a call from the steamer Navua, bound from Australia to Egypt,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Held Up Trouble Between Engineer and Fireman. Sydney
As a result, it is alleged, of an attack by a fireman upon the second engineer, the mail steamer Orsova, which was due to sail from Sydney for London yesterday,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Oil Fire Steamer's Narrow Escape. Sydney
A graphic story of a big oil fire at SanPedro was related by the crew of the motor ship Hellenic, which arrived at Sydney to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →FOUNDERED Steamer Galava Seven Men Drowed Five Survivors Swam Four Miles to Shore. Sydney
A COASTAL STEAMER, THE GALAVA, FOUNDERED OFF TERRIGAL, BETWEEN NEWCASTLE AND SYDNEY. JUST AFTER…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Our Elsie Damaged by Fire North Coast Timber Freighter. Sydney
well known in the North Coast timber trade, was severely damaged by fire while berthed at the wharf of the owners, Messrs. A. and E. Ellis, last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dense Fog Navigation Endangered Collision in Channel Runaway Steamer at Large. London
THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND AND THE SOUTH MIDLANDS HAVE BEEN ENVELOPED IN A FOG, WHICH HAS NEVER…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dunbar Wreck Recalled
The death of Mrs. Wright, of Young, recalls the wreck of the Dunbar. Mrs. Wright, who was a native of Bedford, England, came to Australia as a child…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →River Steamer Sunk Water Poured Into Engine Room Sydney
The river steamer, Willirie, owned by the Hawkesbury River Transport Coy, sank in the Hawkesbury River, while laden with a cargo of fruit. All the crew…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steamer Jambed Under Brisbane Bridge Pulled Off by Tugs. Brisbane
Through the action of the flood tide, as she was being hauled from the Adelaide Company's wharf, South Brisbane, this morning the steamer Chronos was driven…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Sinks Many Pilgrims Drowned. London
A Berne message states that a steamer with 700 pilgrims on board sunk when approaching a landing stage on Lake Como…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Many Killed Result of Tornado Gales in Western Pacific Steamer Lost with All Hands. Vancouver
At least 35 persons were killed and 40 injured, as a result of the tornado which swept sections of Louisiana and Mississippi, on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Old Wreck Recalled
Fifty-seven years ago the Walter Hood was wrecked between Ulladulla and Jervis Bay. Eleven lives were lost, and the bodies were buried near the beach…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Steamer and Collier Inquiry Into Collision. Sydney
The Court of Marine Inquiry to-day opened an inquiry into the collision between the steamer Binngarra and the collier Lady Isobel, off Bradley's Head,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Launch Wrecked One Man Drowned. Auckland
The launch Mercia while attempting to cruise round the North Cape, crashed ashore in the heavy seas. A huge wave washed the deckhouse overboard, with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flu at the Cape Australian Bound Steamer Delayed. Capetown
The Ceramic was recently quarantined owing to an outbreak of mild influenza. The same course has now been adopted with the immigrant ship Benalla, bound…
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