Steamer Aground and Refloated. Melbourne
The Canadian Government steamer Canadian ran aground on a mud-bank in Corio Bay to-day. The vessel, however got clear at high tide, under…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1930
186 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 10
Wreck of the Manuka Valuable Paintings Found on Beach. Auckland
A message from Christchurch says that twelve of the valuable paintings aboard the wrecked steamer Manuka, owned by Murray Fuller, have been found by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Wrecked Passengers Reach Land in Boats. New York
A Lima (Peru) message says the Chilean steamer Mapocho is a total wreck, 200 miles north of Callao. All the passengers landed safely in the ship's boats…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ketch at Yamba
The ketch Wyalong, bound direct from Sydney to Rabaul, put into the Clarence on Saturday last and anchored near the Heads. The reason for the vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Aground and Refloated. Melbourne
The steamer Iron Knob grounded off the Victorian coast near Port Albert early on Saturday morning, but was refloated off two hours later. The damage is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Fall on Steamer. Adelaide
Percy Scott, 43, electrical engineer, was fatally injured when he fell down the companionway of the steamer Katoomba yesterday. He had been on the vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Ketch Wyalong
The ketch Wyalong, a small vessel of about 60 tons, bound from Sydney to Rabaul, put into the Clarence on Saturday last, as already recorded. Yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Swedish Lifeboat Woman
A Swedish woman, Miss Naomi Sjoberg, is a regular member of a lifeboat crew. She lives at Enskar, and goes out fishing with her father, the lifeboat coxswain, in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Trace Bodies of Three Airmen Washed Out to Sea? Wrecked 'Plane Dragged Ashore. Melbourne
The search for the bodies of the three airmen, Flight–Lieutenant F. A. Briggs, 32, Captain Hugh Grosvenor, 34, Aide–de–Camp to the South…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wyalong Ketch at Ashby Dock Interesting Native Crew. Maclean
The ketch Wyalong, which put into the Heads on Saturday last, is receiving attention at Ashby Dock. She is a coal burner of nearly a hundred tons in charge…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Washed Ashore Two Caps and Plane Wreckage Melbourne
Two flying caps, believed to belong to airmen who were lost in the Widgeon crash, were washed up on the beach at Altona. Nearby was a quantity of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On Maiden Voyage Steamer Limpopo Wrecked. Capetown
On her maiden voyage from Scotland to Lourenco Marques, the steamer Limpopo was wrecked at Sylvia Hill, ninety miles north of Luderitz. The crew of fifteen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Crew Rescued Wrecked Steamer Limpopo. Capetown
The Government tug arrived at Luderitz this morning, bringing the crew of the wrecked steamer Limpopo. In view of the rocks and heavy breakers the men…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreckage Washed Up at Bondi. Sydney
A quantity of timber which had the appearance of wreckage was washed ashore at Bondi to–day. The Superintendent of the State…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Manuka Wreck Captain Held Responsible. Auckland
Ross Clark, captain of the steamer Manuka, was to–day held responsible for the wreck of the vessel on the coast of New Zealand…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Taken by Sharks Five Occupants of Wrecked Launch Shocking Disaster in Mauritius Capetown
Five lives were lost in a motor boat disaster at Tamarind, on the west coast of Mauritius. The boat was used for shark fishing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sailing Vessel Wrecked Three Men Marooned. Melbourne
After a small sailing vessel ran on the rocks and then sank, near Bulli Cove, Erith Island, in Bass Strait, yesterday, three men and a dog managed to reach…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Eielson's Plane Wreckage Reported Found. Seattle
The United States signal corps at Fair banks (Alaska) reported on Saturday night that Eielson's plane is reported to have been found smashed up. No details…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Workless Englishmen Six Stowaways on Steamer. Newcastle
Shortly after the steamer Newtown Pine left Newcastle yesterday for Rabaul and the Continent six stowaways were found on board with 19 between them…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Warrimoo Smash Catchpoints Were Open Cause of Derailment Injured Man's Fortitude Hand Amputated Under Wreckage. Sydney
There is now ground for believing that the derailment at Warrimoo was caused by the runaway catchpoints on the down line being in an open…
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