Voyage of Ketch
Major Lee Murray, accompanied by his wife and a friend, continued their voyage from Coff's Harbor on Monday in their 54-ton ketch Hay Dream, en route to the…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1932
125 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 7
Thief on Steamer Woman Robbed of £1200 Worth of Jewellery. Auckland
When the steamer Sierra reached Auckland from Sydney the officers reported that jewellery worth £1200 had been stolen from a passenger, Mrs. Walter Gledhill. The opinion is expressed that thieves…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Blown Ashore Steamer's Narrow Escape. Melbourne
The Interstate steamer, Ashridge, was blown ashore, at the mouth of the Yarra River, but subsequently was towed to safety by tugs. It is believed she is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Eighteen Missing French Steamer Abandoned Storm in Bay of Biscay. London
The French schooner, Rouzie, was abandoned during a storm in the Bay of Biscay by a crew of 29 who put off in eight boats, three of which have since…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Missing Ketch Five Days Overdue. Adelaide
No news has been received of the missing ketch, Vivid, which is now five days overdue. Captain H. C. Miller. made a careful…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Missing Ketch Piece of Floating Timber Found Adelaide
A piece of timber picked up by the ketch Neldchee, about a mile and a quarter from Cape Hardy, is thought to have belonged to the ketch Vivil, which has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An Insolent Employee Wrecked Room with Axe. Sydney
When a young married women living at Roseville told a man who had been given temporary work about the premises, that she was dissatisfied with his services, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Local and General Mishap to Steamer Kalipso
The river steamer, Kalipso, which was well patronised by passengers for the Maclean Show yesterday met with a slight mishap at Maclean. While passing through…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Courthouse Wrecked Many Killed and Injured. Bastia (Corsica)
The celling of the Correctional Court collapsed in a solid mass, during the hearing of a case, and buried Magistrates, barristers and public…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Loss of Ketch Vivid. Adelaide
Wreckage found in the Spencer Gulf indicates that the ketch Vivid, with her crew of three men, has been, either wrecked or sunk…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →'Record Tired' Scott Stops At Koepang Reach Darwin Early To-day Will Go Home on Steamer. Sydney
Apparently not wishing to risk the night crossing of the Timor Sea, Scott decided to rest at Koepang, where he arrived at 4 p.m. to-day and leaves…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →HURRICANE Damage In New Hebrides Plantations, Ships, Buildings Steamer Driven on Reef. Port Villa
A cyclone of great intensity passed over the New Hebrides on Monday and Tuesday. Houses and stores were unroofed, goods were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Malinoa Ashore. Sydney
A message received in Sydney this morning stated the Burns, Philp steamer, Malinoa, which is ashore at the New Hebrides, is in grave danger of breaking…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stranded Steamer Unlikely to Be Refloated Sydney
A message received in Sydney states that the stranded steamer Malinoa, ashore on a coral reef in the New Hebrides. is unlikely to be relloated. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →115 M.P.H. Tornado In East Bengal Gaol Wrecked Many Dead-hundreds Injured. Calcutta
Twenty-two warders, convicts and political prisoners were killed and over a hundred injured when Mymen- singh gaol buildings collapsed during…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Nearly Wrecked Three Shops Looking for Gas Leak with Lighted Match. Auckland
When a resident of Onehunga attempted to locate a gas leak with a lighted match there was a terrific explosion, which almost demolished three shops…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tragedy of the Sea Wreckage of Sailing Ship. Capetown
Heavy seas have brought into St. Helena Bay, 80 miles to the westward of Capetown, a wrecked sailing ship, keep upwards…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Turned From Lang One of Staunchest Supporters Wrecked Three Labor Governments. Sydney
Mr. Simon Hickey, M.L.C., who had been a supporter of Mr. Lang until the introduction of the Mortgage Tax Bill, declared during the debate: "I cannot…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →'HYPNOTISED' Lang Labor Government Followed the Wrecker Into Political Oblivion. Sydney
The dramatic intervention of the Governor, when he exercised his constitutional prerogative of dismissing the Lang Ministry, was action…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coastal Steamer Aground Union Company's Kaponga. Wellington (N.z.)
The well known coastal steamer, Kaponga, 2450 tons, went aground at Greymouth bar this afternoon. A small tug is standing by…
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