Caught in Bridge Steamer Badly Damaged. Sydney
Caught by the closing section or Pyrmont bridge last night, the fore and aft masts of the steamer Gosford were broken off and a large, portion of the…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1931
151 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 8
Lost Propeller Steamer Adrift in Mid-ocean. Auckland
A message was received to-day from the steamer City of Kimberley. bound from New York to Auckland, that she had lost her propeller and was now…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Big Seas Breaking Over Stranded Steamer. Sydney
Salvage operations have been temporarily suspended on the stranded steamer Kianga, which is aground near Moruya. A strong north-east wind blew up this…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Red" Timber Still on Steamer King Lud. Sydney
The unloading of Soviet timber from the steamer King Lud has not yet been resumed, although the agents for the vessel deny that any hitch has occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →'Plane Wreckage Found No Trace of Occupants. London
Skiers found near the summit of Aiguille de Gant the wreckage of a two seater foreign bloodstained aeroplane, but were unable to find a trace of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreckage Found Believed to Be Missing Launch. Wellington, N.Z.
Wreckage believed to be part of the launch To Aro[?]a, which has been missing since last Friday, was found at Chatham Islands to-day. There was no sign of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →DECEPTION Lord Kylsant's Denial Case at Old Bailey Royal Mail Steamer Packet Co. London
Sir Patrick Hastings, K.C., appearing for Harold John Holland in the case in which Morland and Lord Kylsant are charged, at the Old…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →S.O.S From Lord Howe Island Steamer Leaves with Doctor and Nurses. Sydney
In response to a wireless message from Lord Howe Island, requesting medical assistance for a woman who is seriously ill, the Newcastle pilot steamer Birubi…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Jumped Overboard During Voyage To Sydney Man From Lismore Passenger by Steamer Orara. Sydney
Under the delusion that he was going to he murdered a passenger on the North Coast Company's steamer Orara leapt overboard yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bombs on Line Attempt to Wreck Express. Belgrade
A dastardly Communist plot to wreck the Paris-Belgrade express was partially successful. Bombs were placed on the line exploded and two persons were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cutter Wrecked Foreigners Have Narrow Escape Sydney
A radio report from Finders Island states that the cutter Romp was wrecked on July 30, at Cone Point, Gape Barren Island, as the result of being caught in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Returning by Steamer Record-breaking Airmen. Marseillus
The American, airmen, Broadman and Polando, who made a record non-stop flight, from Now York to Constantinople,, sailed to-day for New York…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bomb Explosion Fifteen Believed Killed Tenement Wrecked. Paris
A large tenement house in a suburb of Lyons (France) was wrecked by a mysterious bomb explosion at 2.30 this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sold for £400 Wrecked Steamer Kianga. Sydney
The steamer Kianga which went ashore near Mornya in June last has been sold for £400. It was stated that about £4000 had been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →12 DEAD Rome-Vienna Express Wrecked in Collision Seven Carriages Derailed. Vienna
Twelve are known to have been killed, and 38 injured, when the Rome[?]Vienna express collided with a goods train near Loeben. A heavier death…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Out of Wreck."
"We are anxious to save something from the industrial wreck of New South Wales. The general trend of business men there is to get their capital out of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Blown Ashore Old Paddle Steamer. Melbourne
While being towed down Port Phillip Bay to be sunk outside the heads, the old paddle steamer, Hyg[?]a, broke away from the tug Eagle, and was washed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News of the World Liner Ashore. Shanghai
The liner, Burgenland, 7000 tons, with 20 passengers, is on the rocks and sinking, at South Korea. Vessels are rushing to her assistance. Two holds are reported…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Refloated Steamer Kianga Sold for £380-- Now Worth £4500. SYDNEY
The steamer Kianga, after having been aground on Binge Binge Point, near Moruya, since June 19, was refloated during the week-end…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Line Blown Up How Express Was Wrecked Terrific Explosion Communists' Threat. Budapest
It is now revealed that the explosion which wrecked the Budapest Cologne express, killing 25 passengers, smashed windows in houses for…
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