Missing Endeavor Discovery Denied Steamer Captain's Report. London
An unfounded report that Sopwith's yacht, the Endeavor, which had been missing in the Atlantic almost a week, since she broke away from a towing…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1937
153 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 8
The Urana Wreck
Three men are working on the salvaging of parts from the steamer Urana, which was recently wrecked at Old Bar. The sea has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →15,000 Miles Tow Tug's Tremendous Task Steamer From Australia to Tyne. London, September 18
Damaged by a boiler explosion, the Middlesborough steamer Kingswood arrived in the Tyne this week after being towed 15,000 miles from Australia by…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Urana Wreck Court Blames Captain Certificate May Suffer Ship Insured for £25,000 SYDNEY
Captain John Charles Droder, master of the steamer, Urana, which went aground and later became a wreck at Old Bar, Manning River,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ship Deserted by Chinese Sailors Afraid To Go To Dairen 36 Ashore at Newcastle Sydney
Fearful of what might await them at the end of their journey, 36 Chinese of a complement of 45 aboard the freighter Silksworth, bound for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Misfortunes British Tramp Steamer Sunk, Locked In Ice, Afire Welcombe's History Sydney
THE BRITISH TRAMP STEAMER WELCOMBE, WHICH ARRIVED AT SYDNEY TODAY, HAS IN THE PAST FEW YEARS HAD AN UNUSUAL SERIES OF MISADVENTURES…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Suspended Captain's Certificate Sequel To Urana Wreck Penalty Lasts Four Months Sydney
John Charles Droder, captain of the North Coast steamer, Urana, which went ashore and was wrecked at Old Bar, Manning Heads, on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ex-communist Dictator Wrecking Charge in Russia Moscow
M. Belakun, the ex-Communist dictator of Hungary, has been charged with wrecking. The newspaper "Comintern" accuses…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →French Steamer Bombed by Unknown Plane. Paris
An unknown aeroplane bombed the French steamer Ouedmellah carrying grain and cargo from Morocco to France, 50 miles from Barcelona. Two…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Geelong Watersiders Ordered Back To Work Loading of Japanese Steamer. Melbourne
A special meeting of the Geelong branch of the Waterside Workers Federation today ordered the resumption of work by 80 wharf…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Burnt in South China Sea 26 People Still Missing Passengers Jump Overboard. Hong Kong
The British steamer Kaitangata caught fire and was destroyed between Hong Kong and Rainan Island, in the South China Sea…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Greek Company Owned Bombed Steamer. Barcelona
The British steamer. Jean Weens, which sank yesterday following a bombardment from insurgent planes, 16 miles from the Catalan coast, was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Racing to Barcelona H.M.A.S. Hood Sinking of Steamer British Government May Act Immediately London
Flying the flag of Rear-Admiral Cunningham, the Hood, flagship of the battle cruiser squadron in the Mediterranean, is travelling at full…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Honeymoon Cruise To Last Three Years 20,000 Miles in 35 Tons Lifeboat. London, October 23
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Browning are planning to leave Gosport, England, on a honeymoon trip which will last three or four years. They will sail in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Steamer Overdue Loss in Gales Feared. St. John's (Newfoundland)
The steamer Calgadoc with a crew of 15, carrying a cargo of coal from Sydney, is six days overdue, and it is feared that she foundered in last week's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sea Drama Two Die On Steamer Mysterious Disease. Perth
A drama of the sea is being enacted aboard the Hain steamer, Trefusis. Which is due at Albany to-morrow morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Timber Cargo Burnt In Furnaces Steamer Ran Out of Coal. Newcastle
A race for port was staged by the steamer Helmspey, 8500 tons, which made an emergency call at Newcastle to-day, five weeks out from Vancouver…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A 300 Years Old Wreck
Of all the tragic shipwrecks that have taken place on Australia's rock bound coasts no one has been more dramatic then that of the loss of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →STEAMER'S S.O.S. Sheltering From Typhoon. Hong Kong
The steamer Kaying turned back to seek shelter from a typhoon and her wireless message to this effect was misinterpreted, leading to the mistaken…
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