Struck Derelict Belgian Steamer Damaged. Auckland
The Belgian steamer Schelldepas, which arrived from Antwerp, struck a submerged derelict, supposed to be a wooden vessel, which resulted in water entering…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1928
278 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 14
Thief Shot Dead Sensation on Steamer Captain Drew Revolver. Auckland
A sensational affair occurred on the steamer Port Curtis, now in New Zealand waters, while she was at Brooklyn, New York, a few weeks ago…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →French Steamer Ashore Passengers Landed Safely. Sydney
The French steamer Saint Antoine went, [?]shore while trying to enter Quitoe Pass, New Caledonia, 30 miles from Noumea. It is feared the vessel will become a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Collision in Mid Air 'Planes Wrecked, Pilots Killed Tokio
In a practice flight two fighting 'planes collided head on, falling like stones about 800 feet. They were completely wrecked and the pilots killed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Valuable Cargo Salved From Sunken Steamer. Sydney
The steamer Calulu arrived at Sydney to-day with 2300 tons of zinc slabs and silver lead, salved from the sunken steamer Yarra off Gizo. The metal is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Aerodrome Wrecked Hangars and Planes Destroyed £50,000 Damage at Washington. New York
A message from Bolling Field (Washing ton) states that a tornado swept over the Government landing field late this afternoon, completely wrecking 11 planes,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Pioneer Gone Mrs. Elizabeth Little First White Woman on Palmer's Island an Echo of Dunbar Wreck
One by one the pioneers of the Clarence are being called to their long rest, one of the latest to pass away being Mrs. Elizabeth Little, of Braunstone road,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Trawler Ashore Crew Spent Night on Rocks. Auckland
A fish-laden trawler went ashore on the rocky coast near Coramandel Peninsula, New Zealand. It is expected to become a total loss. The crew of 11 men…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gulf Tragedy Crew of Ketch Murdered White Man and Two Japanese Darwin
Following the finding of the ketch Koschimoli, stripped of all valuables, on the shore of Bickerton Island, the murdered bodies of a white man and two…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Garden's Brother Master of Steamer Arkaba "Strikes Never Do Any Good." Sydney
By a curious chance the master of the steamer Arkaba, who is preparing to go to sea with a volunteer crew is a brother of Mr. J. S. Garden, the secretary of the…
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The North Coast Company's steamer Uralla, well-known at Coffs Harbour, went ashore in yesterdays gale 10 miles north of Stockton…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →80 M.P.H. HURRICANE Collier Wrecked Near Newcastle Six Believed Drowned-three Bodies Recovered Steamer Uralla Ashore--All Hands Safe Two Other N.C.S.N. Steamers Overdue Sydney
In the terrific storm which swept the New South Wales coast last night and to-day the small collier, White Bay, was wrecked on a reef south of Moran Point, in Stockton Bight, Newcastle. Three bodies have been recovered and it is believed the crew of six were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Uralla Ashore All Hands Safe Two N.c.s.n. Vessels Overdue
A report was received from Bobs Farm, 10 miles north of Newcastle, to-night, to the effect that the North Coast Steam Navigation Coy's vessel, Uralia, which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Italia How Airship Wrecked Mobile's Story of Disaster Wireless Signals Have Ceased. London
General Nobile, before his wireless gave out, sent the story of the Italia disaster. The airship became unmanageable…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In Same Storm Steamer and Southern Cross. Auckland
The steamer Aymeric, which arrive here from Naura, encountered the sa[?] storm as Captain Kingsford Smith did his flight to Brisbane. The vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BEACHED Steamer Uralla Lying Broadside on Battered by Hurricane. Sydney
OFFICIAL ADVICES RECEIVED IN SYDNEY TO-DAY STATE THAT THE URALLA IS LYING BROADSIDE ON WELL UP ON THE…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →White Bay Waves Engulf Steamer Sole Survivor's Story ''Crew Didn' T Have a Chance.'' Newcastle
Draedse Grieupern, 36, is apparently the sole survivor of the wrecked steamer. White Bay in Stockton, Bight, near Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Seven Killed Tornado Is Oklahoma . Two Towns Wrecked. Vancouver
A message from Altus (Oklahoma) states that at least seven were killed in the towns of Blair and Headrick, which were demolished, while farm lands, on a front…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →After the Storm Vessels Reach Port the White Bay Wreck No More Bodies Found. Sydney
THERE IS NO TRACE OF THE REMAINDER OF THE CREW OF THE ILL-FATED WHITE BAY. THE POLICE CUT A HOLE IN…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Valuable Cargo Salved From Wreck £58,000 Worth of Zinc and Silver Lead. Brisbane
The salvage party which left Sydney on March 26, to proceed to the wreck of the Norwegian vessel Yarra, in Gizo. harbor, Solomon group, reached Brisbane this…
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