Three Months Gaol. Fight on Ferry Steamer. Sydney
At the Central Court to-day, Sydney Christensen, 19, cabinetmaker, was sentenced to three months imprisonment on a charge of assaulting John Jackson,…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1928
278 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 14
Ran Ashore South Coast Steamer Passengers Landed Safely. Sydney
The Illawarra company's steamer Merimbula is ashore on the South Coast. The vessel left Sydney yesterday afternoon and became stranded about 10 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ship's S,o,s. U.S. Destroyers Searching for Steamer. San Francisco
Two United States destroyers and a minelayer are searching west of Honolulu for the steamer. British Hussar, in response to the vessel's faint wireless…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →S,o,s, Call No Trace of Steamer. Honolulu
Naval vessels searching for the steamer British Hussar report no trace of the vessel, and have been ordered to return to Pearl Harbor in extended formation…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Engines Groaned Wreck of Merimbula Passengers Panic Stricken. Sydney
Mr. A. L. Millican, who was a passenger by the steamer Merimbula when she went ashore, stated that the crash threw most of the passengers out of bed, one being…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Struck a Reef American Steamer Wrecked. Suva
The American Steelmaker, from Noumen to Honolulu, was wrecked on the Mitchell reef, in the Ellice Group, yesterday. The crew were not endangered…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steamer Zealandia Taken Off Hobart Service. Hobart
A public meeting at Hobart protested against the withdrawal of the steamer Zealandia from the Hobart Sydney trade. Speakers declared that the disabilities of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Earthquake Villages Wrecked Disaster in Italy. Rome
Investigation of the earthquake in The Canne Alps shows that it was more serious than expected, 25 being killed at Cannia by falling masonry, while many…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stranded Steamer Merimbula Sold for £300. SYDNEY
The steamer Merimbula was sold at auction to-day for £300 to Mr. A. W. Clarey, of Melbourne. The vessel is still hard and fast on the rocks and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Iron Chief Ashore at Crowdy Head Two Ships Answer S.O.S. Call Crew of 33 Still on Board. Sydney
The steamer Iron Chief went ashore last night, on the Mermaid Reef, near Crowdy Head, about 150 miles north of Sydney…
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Because it was alleged that members of the crew had been allowed to handle cargo on the vessel, the stevedores were withdrawn from the steamer Arendskerk,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sale of Steamer Riverina. Sydney
The stranded steamer Riverina was sold to-day to S. Wilkie, of the Wilkie Car Service Company, Sydney, for £310…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Iron Chief Wreck Attempt to Save Vessel. Crew Very Comfortable. Sydney
The latest news from the wreck of the Iron Chief discloses the fact that the vessel is still lying broadside on to the beach and that fairly heavy seas are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Gosford Still Ashore. Sydney
The small steamer Gosford is still ashore at Ettalong Beach, though she has bees turned completely around…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Loss of a Ketch. Adelaide
After an unsuccessful search for the wreckage of the missing ketch Aerial the tug Conqueror has been ordered to return to Port Adelaide. It is now thought that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Steamer Gosford Floated. Sydney
The small steamer Gosford which had been stranded at Ettalong for several days, was towed off the sandbank by the tug Bustler to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Total Wreck The Iron Chief Gallant Rescue by Alex Heynatz Officers and Crew Pace Danger Calmly. Sydney
The steamer Iron Chief, which ran on the Mermaid Reef on the night of Sunday, April 1, and was beached next morning a mile and a half south…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lady Bailey's Flight Crash at Tabora Machine Wrecked, But Flier Unhurt. London
Lady Bailey, flying in a Moth plane from England to South Africa, cabled to her husband that she crashed at Tabora, near Lake Tanganyika…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Wreck Episode Mr. Majerszky's Daring Swim to Get Newspaper Copy
Those who sit at home and read newspaper reports of sensational events in comfort, have no idea of the risks and effort sometimes required…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Total Wreck. End of the Iron Chief. Coffs Harbour's Sympathies
Coffs Harbour's sympathies are entirely with Messrs. Scott Fell and Co., owners, in the loss of the Iron Chief which has become a total wreck on…
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