Fire on a Steamer Adelaide
On Thursday afternoon a fire was noticed in the engineroom of the Australian Commonwealth cargo steamer Gilgai, which had arrived at Port…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1923
198 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 10 of 10
Storm in S.[?]. Fishing Cotter Wrecked and Shipping Much Delayed General Rain Reported Adelaide,Saturday
At 9.15 o'clock last night a gale which had hither[?]o been blowing strongly, rose to 47 miles an hour. The temperature dropped to 46 degrees…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Illegal Fishing. Sea Captain Is Arrested and Ketch Confiscated Hobart
A Launceston message states that a party of police visited Mourode Island and arrested Captain M'Kay, of the ketch Dauntless, for the alleged illegal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Earthquakes in Rabaul. Would Have Wrecked Sydney Sydney
Passengers who reached Sydney by the steamer Mataram to-day described a series of earthquake shocks which occurred at Rabaul. They stated that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Treyessa Inquisy. Compass on Lifeboat Was 16 Points Out (Reuter's Message.) London, November 25
Scully, an able seaman, giving evidence at the inquiry into the loss of the Trevessa, deposed that the compass in the Trevessa's lifeboat was about 16…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire on a Steamer. Ten of the Crew Missing (Reuter's Message.) London, November 24
The British steamer Otterburn sent a wireless message to Marseilles for help. While tugs were approaching the vessel two explosions occurred,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Peohibition in U.S.A. British Schooner Seized and the Crew Arrested (Reuter's Message.) New York, November 26
The British schooner Tomako was challenged six miles out and fired upon by the coast guards when she attempted to escape. The schooner hove…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SCHOONtR Ashore. Seven Reported Missing Suva, November 29
The auxiliary schooner Wave went ashore on the Naselai reef this morning daring a gale. Seven of those who were aboard are missing. All…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Austral Peak Sold to British Buyers (Reuter's Message.) London, November 29
It is reported that the Uoinmonwealth steamer Austral Peak has been sold to British buyers for £20,000 net, delivery to be made in Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prchibition in U.S.A. British Schooner Louise F Released by U.S.A. Judge Officers Not to Blame (Reuters Message.) Vancouver, November 28
A Jacksonville message states that the British auxiliary schooner Louise Fy which was recently seined by prohibition officers, bas been released by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prohibition in U.S.A. Dutch Schooner Seized Outside 3 Miles Limit (Reuter's Message.) New York, December 8
Further international complications are expected to result from a revenue cutter's seizure of a Dutch 105 ton schooner Zeehond outside the three…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Robbert on a Steamer. Watch Valued at £400 Stolen From Passenger Auckland (N.Z.)
A passenger aboard the steamer Makura was robbed of a watch valued at £400 during the voyage from Sydney to-Auckland. The watch is a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New South Wales. Outbraek of Smallpox on Steamer Eastern Sydney
A medical examination of the passengers and crew of the steamer Eastern this morning revealed that a woman passenger was suffering from smallpox…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →No Further Cases Reported From Steamer Eastern Sydney
There have been no further cases of smallpox among the passengers of the steamer Eastern, which is now in quarantine in Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Men Drowned. Indian Washed Ashore Tells of Loss of a Launch Sydney
An island launch, containing one Chinese, an Indian, and a Fijian pilot, was recently lost near Lautoka. The Indian wag subsequently washed ashore…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →General Cable Hews Schooner Is Waterlogged in Vicinity of Honolulu (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver, December 26
A San Francisco message states that the scbconer Eric, bound from Vancouver to Brisbane, has become waterlogged, and is in great distress near…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Men Drowned. Indian Washed Ashore Tells of Loss of a Launch Sydney
An island launch, containing one Chinese, an, Indian, and a Fijian pilot was recently lost near Lautoka. The Indian was subsequently washed ashore…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gales in the Black Sea. American Steamer Founders (Reuter's Message.) London, December 30
Reuter's Constantinople correspondent reports:— "Violent gales have greatly damaged shipping in Turkish waters, particularly…
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