Ship Foundered Fears for Crew of 30. ALGIERS
The vessel Saint Prosper is believed to have foundered in a terrific storm. Cargo and wreckage were found on the beach at Tenes, and it is feared that…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1939
96 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 5
Passenger Missing From Steamer Arahura. Wellington (N.z.)
When the steamer Arahura berthed at Nelson to-day from Wellington, Mr. W. Snodgrass, M.L.C, was missing from the ship…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Thrice Shipwrecked Remarkable Salvage Feat Recalled Death of Mr. Thomas Tollow
A former very old resident of the Clarence in the person of Mr. Thomas Tollow passed away on the 24th inst. at his residence, "Yamba," 8 The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Smuggling Jews. Jerusalem
The coast guards surprised a steamer landing Jewish refugees from Germany and took the captain, crew and passengers to Haifa under guard…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police As Wreckers
Poker, fruit and pin gambling machines valued at £3000 were, smashed by Sydney police on Thursday. This action followed the court decision that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lismore-brisbane Steamer Service
A request for information as to the advisability of starting a steamer service between Lismore and Brisbane has been received by the Lismore Chamber…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →28Ft. Ketch Leaves Sydney for San Francisco. Sydney
George O'Brien, accompanied by his wife and two sons, aged eleven and eight, sailed for San Francisco to-day aboard a 28ft. auxiliary ketch, which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Refloated. London
The steamer Hilary, which went aground near Holyhead, has been refloated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ketch Overdue Family on Board. Sydney
The auxiliary ketch, Hispaniola, in which Mr. George O'Brien, his wife, and two sons, Noel, 8, and Lyall, 10, left Sydney on April 9 for San…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Overdue Ketch Returns To Sydney O'brien Family on Board. Sydney
The auxiliary ketch, Hispaniola which left Sydney sixteen days ago for America, via Lord Howe Island unexpectedly returned to Broken Bay…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreckers Barred Industrial Labor Party Statement by Leader. Sydney
Hurstville and Waverley by elections showed such a great electoral swing to Labor that if the general elections came to-morrow we would…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Ferry Steamer Two Youths Injured. Sydney
Two youths were injured aboard, a Manly ferry to-day. Keith Ridge way, 18 of Willoughby was making a way fast as the vessel berthed at Manly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Complete Loss Kalipso Burnt Out Well- Known River Steamer . Destroyed at Cowper Wharf
Built in 1915 at a cost of about £6000 " the Clarence River pleasure and passenger boat, Kalipso, was burnt to the water's edge and became…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Voyage to 'Frisco Ketch Hispaniola Starts Again. Sydney
The auxiliary ketch Hispaniola, with George O'Brien and his wife and two children on board, set out from Palm Beach to-day for San Francisco…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shipwrecked on Barren N.W. COAST Four Men In Desperate Need Rescue Party From Darwin Darwin
Four men who were shipwrecked from a lugger on the barren north-west coast of Australia are in desperate need of help. After their ship was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Many Lives Lost Russian Ships Wrecked. Moscow
Twenty members of. the crew "of a Russian sealer are believed to have been drowned in the White Sea. Five bodies .were washed up. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lugger Wrecked Survivors In Dinghy Nightmare Experience. Darwin
A nightmare experience, including a perilous; journey, through shark-infested water, in a leaky dinghy and with very little food, was related by four men…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Henrietta 140Ft. Schooner Enters Coff's Under Full Sail. Coff's Harbor
Considerable interest was created Sin Coff's Harbor shortly after 7 o'clock this morning by the entry into the harbor of a 140ft. auxiliary schooner under…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Treasure From Dutch Wreck?
Search for the ancient coins reported to have been found near the Murchison River, Western Australia, by an aboriginal, now hinges on the ability of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Steamer in Fog Crashes Into Wharf. Sydney
The Interstate freighter Wanaka crashed into a wharf at Kirribilli early this morning while grouping through the fog which enshrouded the harbor. In…
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