Christmas Tragedy of 1882 Wreck of the New England on Clarence Bar
December 27 was the anniversary of the wreck of the steamer New England, a regular trader between Port Hunter, Sydney, and the Northern Rivers. The…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1934
134 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 7
Schooner Isabel Eventful 16 Months' Trip Sensational Ending £1500 Worth of Goods Seized. Sydney
The eventful voyage of the English schooner, Isabel, from England to Australia, which occupied sixteen months, ended in a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mission Launch Wrecked on Sandbank. Brisbane
Caught by cyclonic blow while rounding Cape Grafton, near Cairns, the 40-ton launch, Clam, of Yarrambah Mission, was wrecked on a sandbank…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →TORNADO Two Homesteads Wrecked Big Trees Uprooted Fences Flattened--crofs Destroyed. Brisbane
Like a colossal scythe a tornado swept through bushland at Moggill, near Brisbane, last night leaving a path of desolation over a strip of two…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hungarian Steamer Foundered in Indian Ocean. Perth
News of the Hungarian steamer, Arpad, foundering in Indian Ocean was brought by crew of the Ormonde which arrived yesterday. The Ormonde was north of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Schooner and Seaplane for Far North Patrols. Sydney
The Minister for the Interior, Mr. Perkins, stated to-day that the Federal Government were considering the adoption of more speedy means of patrolling…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Four Men Rescued by Coastal Steamer Adrift on Disabled Launch. Newcastle
In the height of a gale four men were rescued last night from the Sydney owned launch, Venture, by the coastal steamer, Urana, which left Newcastle for the Man…
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Residents or Seaham witnessed the spectacle of a small steamer blazing fiercely on Monday night, when the Currambene, which had been anchored for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Kingsford Smith Returning by Steamer. Auckland
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith will return to Sydney by the Wanganella on February 2. The Southern Cross will remain in the Dominion temporarily…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WRECKED Trans-Siberian Express Heavy Death Roll Feared Third Outrage in Three Months. Shanghai
Another trans-Siberian express has been wrecked, making the third within three months. This time it is feared the outrage was accompanied…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Eleven Drowned From Ship's Boat Left Stranded Steamer Declined to Go in Lifeboat. Amsterdam
Eleven men, being the officers and crew of the [?]Jeamer Oakford, which stranded in yesterday's gale after springing a leak off Texel Island,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gale Wrecks Warehouse Five Men Killed Nine Seriously Injured Buried in Wheat and Masonry Tragedy at Hull Wharfside. London
Dragged unconscious from the ruins, nine workmen were admitted to the hospital seriously injured, while five more are believed to be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Submarine "Chaser" Wrecked and Cbew Lost. Tokio
A recently invented submersible submarine chaser, which was being tested in Sasebo harbor, collided with a torpedo boat in a snowstorm and the entire crew…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →100 Drowned Explosion on Chinese Steamer Disaster on River. Shanghai
A terrible river disaster is reported from Hankow, involving the deaths of at least 100 Chinese passengers of the Chinese steamer, Weirung…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pirates' Plans Upset Captured Steamer Grounds. Shanghai
The death roll in the Yangtse slapping disaster is now estimated at 200 as the result of a check-up by the authorities at Hankow…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Huge Expenditure on Jap. Army and Navy May Wreck Government. Tokio
Questions by the Budget Committee in the Japanese Lower House indicate serious concern over the enormous increase in requirements for naval and military…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mob Violence at Kalgoorlie Wrecking, Looting And Burning Three Hotels and Thirteen Shops Destroyed Attack Upon Foreigners Trams and Motors Commandeered Perth
Three hotels and thirteen shops leased or owned by foreigners a building, a wine saloon and a two storey house were wrecked, looted and burned by an uncontrollable mob at Kalgoorlie and Boudler last night. Police reinforcements were rushed to the towns…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrific Explosion Burleigh Sensation Bakehouse Totally Wrecked Brisbane
A terrific explosion at Burleigh, early this morning, wrecked a bakehouse, which E. Marsh had recently taken over to start a branch of his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No Action to Be Taken Schooner Isabel Seized Goods to Be Returned. Sydney
When the schooner Isabel entered Sydney Harbor some weeks ago after an adventurous voyage from England, Customs officers and detectives boarded…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Plane's Dash Dramatic Race Against Time to Connect with Steamer. Coff's Harbor
In a dramatic race against time the New England Airways Fokker (City of Lismore) left Coff's Harbor at 3.15 p.m. to-day, piloted by Tom…
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