Steamer Port Lyttleton. Departure for Java Sydney
The steamer Port Lyttleton, which has been held up in Sydney Harbor since February 15 by the Labor unions' boycott, sailed on Saturday afternoon…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1924
341 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 10 of 18
Fishing Boat Wrecked. Three Men Marooned Fremantle
Three men, Horace M. Watts, his son, and George Barker, went fishing on Sunday when the boat was wrecked at Carna[?] Island. Heavy seas…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Ferry Steamer. Steamed From Glasgow Sydney
A new vehicular ferry, steamer for the Sydney Ferries Co., named Koondoolo[?], arrived yesierday and received a tremendous ovation from the other…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Rammed. Four Passengers Dead and Many Are Missing (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver, July 21
A message from New York states that the passenger steamer Boston when bound from Boston to New York was rammed amidships during a heavy fog…
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Reuter Tokio message states that the Japanese steamer Mat Suyama Mary conk to the west of Grote Island. All the crew numbering 57. except one,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Evidence of Tragedy. Wreckage Is Identified From Fisherman's Boat Two Men Are Missing Perth
Evidence of another tragedy at sea was provided by the discovery on Thursday of an ice box containing fish, [?] [?]dd[?], a pillow, and other…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Steamer Sinks. Most of the Passengers Believed to Be Saved (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver, July 26
A message from Norfolk, Virginia states that an excursion steamer, the Gratitude, with 200 persons aboard, sank in the harbor. It is believed that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Japanese Steamer Lost. 54 Passengers Drowned (Reuter's Message.) Tokio, July 28
The North Japan steamship Tairei Maru, bound from Ottomaru to Otaru, is reported to have been lost off Cape Notoro on the evening of July 27. Of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Douglas Mawson Crew the Expedition Steamer Equipped with Wireless Port Darwin
The Darwin police authorities are installing wireless on the steamer which is to be used in the search for the missing white women from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Immigration. More Persons Reach Sydney by Steamer Jervis Bay Three More Boats Coming Sydney
Immigrants reached Sydney, yesterday by the Jervis Bay. Among the number were 32 nominated passengers, 32 girls for domestic service, and 40 farm…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lost Japanese Steamer' Collision During a Fog with Another Steamer (Reuter's Message.) Tokio, July 29
The accident which caused the sinking of the Japanese steamer Tairei Maru, which was lost off Cape Notoro on July 27, and from which 54…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Industrial Matters. Job Control Talked of on Steamer Fordsdale Sydney
The Seamen's Union is discussing job control in connection with the steamer Fordsdale, which is due to-morrow. The vessel was held up on the last trip…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on a Steamer. 60 Passengers Missing (Reuter's Message.) Manila, July 30
Sixty passengers were rescued but 60 are missing from the motorship Agusan which was afire off the Mindanao coast. The passengers were mostly natives…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Steamer Benalla. Inquiry About Grounding Fremantle
Evidence was taken yesterday by the Court and Marine Inquiry into the circumstances attending the grounding of the steamer Benalla at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Fordsdale. Efforts by Union Officers Fall to Provoke Trouble Sydney
Efforts by the Seamen's Union officials yesterday to provoke trouble on the Fordsdale were apparently futile. The watersider worked at unloading…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Douglas Mawson Mystery. Search Party Is Delayed by Trouble on Steamer Port Darwin
The expedition to investigate the Douglas Mawson mystery has been delayed in starting owing to engine trouble on the steamer Huddersfield…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Schooner to Leave To-day Trouble Over a Mate Melbourne
The schooner Huddersfield will leave Darwin to-day in search of the survrirors of the Douglas Mawson. This announcement was made in the House…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Steamer Fordsdale. Efforts by Union Officers Fail to Provoke Trouble Sydney
Efforts by the Seaman's Union officials yesterday to provoke trouble on the Fordsdale were apparently futile. The watersides worked at unloading…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire on Steamer. Passengers Landed From Motor Ship Agusan (Reuter's Message.) Manila, August I.
Twenty-two passengers from the motor ship Agusan which caught fire off the Mindanao coast on July 30, have been landed from a lifeboat on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Douglas Hawson Mystery. Search Party Is Delayed by Trouble on Steamer Port Darwin
The expedition to investigate the Douglas Mawson mystery has been delayed ia starting owing to engine trouble on the steamer Huddersfield…
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