Gales Along Coast. Iron Monarch Driven Ashore Heavy Rain Reported Sydney
Gales of a cyclonic character swept the coast yesterday, accompanied by heavy rain and rough seas. Shipping was delayed, and several vessels had…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1923
198 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 6 of 10
A Steamer in Tow Adelaide
The Port Augusta arrived to-day with the Tasmanian steamer Wareater in tow. Owing to the electric power being cut off from Port Adelaide…
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The North Coast steamer Wallamba foundered near Newcastle last night, and the crew took to the boats. After six hours' rowing they were picked up…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wallamba a Wreck. Bottom Ripped Out of Her Grew Reaches Sydney Sydney
The Steamer Wallamba, which went ashore at Morna Point on Wednesday night, is a total wreck.The crew were landed in boats at Port Stephen…
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Mr. S. M. Bruce, Prime Minister, announces that a Royal Commission is to be appointed to imduire into the Sumatra.wreck…
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Wreckage believed to be from the Sumatra was picked up off Bateman's Bay on Saturday, and will be sent to Sydney for identification…
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The steamer Wareatea is under arrest. It is understood that there is a salrage claim by the owners, master, and crew of the Port Augusta, which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Irish Envoys. Arrival at Melbourne on Steamer Mongolia Under Police Escort Melbourne
With the deported Irish envoys, Father O'Flannagah and Mr. O'Kefly, on board, the Mongolia arrived at Port Melbourne yesterday and berthed at…
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A steward on the steamer Mar[?] had three fingers revered by the be[?]ing of a door in a gale. He was lan[?], at the Semaphore for madical…
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Although she was a thousand miles from land, large quantities of mud, intermingled with a torrential downpour of rain, fell upon the decks of the…
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A fire broke out on the British-Inlia steam navigation company's steamer, Woodarra, after she had left Cape Town en route from Australia to United…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Industrial Matters. Steamer Ooma Sails After a Long Hold-up [?]Ltese Crew Engaged Melbourne
After beinig delayed in Melbourne for some time owing to the captain's inability to complete a crew, the steamer Ooma, owned by William…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer on a Reef. Passengers Take to Boats (Reuter's Message.) London, August 14
The steamer Princess Ena, bound from Southampton to St. Malo with 280 passengers, struck Minquier's Reef, Jersey Island, during a fog early this…
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While members of the North Football Club were on tour in Tasmania a report was received in Broken Hill to the effect that they witnessed the rescuing…
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Reuter's Paris correspondent reports:— "Paris newspapers state that a message from Brest announces that a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Much Damage Ashore Many Buildings Wrecked (Reuter's Message). Shanghai, August 18
A later message from Reuter's Shanghai correspondent states:— "The destruction ashore is more extensive than previously thought. Huge…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Accident on Steamer Three Firemen Succumb (Reuter's Message). London, August 19
Gallant efforts were made to ride to the Cunard steamer Vennonia to mave the lives of three firemen who were scalded as the result of a burst…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stranded Shangsha. the Steamer Victoria Will Pick Up Passengers Sydney
News respecting the stranded steamer Changaha states that the Victoria, travelling between China and Australia, will pick up the passengers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Launch Wrecked. Five Men on Board One Body Washed Ashore Brisbane
The deep-sea fishing launch Bell Bird has been wrecked at Alexandra Heads, Queensland. It is understood that fire men were aboard the vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Boat Strikes a Whale. Crew Jumps From Seats Thinking Vessel Ashore Adelaide
When the steamer Cooee arrived at Port Adelaide thia morning it was reported that while she was in the Gulf of Aden on her homeward voyage…
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