Steamer Fordsdale. Some Men Standing Firm to Re-engage on Vessel Sydney
At the conclusion of the second conference yesterday afternoon regarding the Fordsdale, Mr. Kneen stated that the conference was negotiating along…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1924
341 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 12 of 18
Steamer Fordsdale. New Crew Being Picked Sydney
A new crew for the steamer Fordsdale is being selected to-day and will be signed on to-morrow…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Steamer Fordsdale. Vessel Departs To-day Sydney
When the steamer Fordsdale sails to-day she will have over 10,000 tons of freight, including a shipment, of flour for Alexandria. The chief…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer's New Record. Time for Atlantic Crossing. Reduced by Six Hours (Reuter's' Message.) New York, August 14
All steamer records from Cherbour[?] (France) to New York w[?]e shattered by the Cunard steamer Mauretania. Her time for crossing was 5 days 3 hours…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Steamer Fordsdale. Departure on Saturday. Sydney
The steamer Fordsdale got away from Sydney on Saturday as anticipated. There was no further trouble…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Work Stopped on Steamer While Men Attend Football
"Football first" is the slogan of the wharf laborers at Cairns (says a Brisbane message in the "News"). They knocked off work on Tuesday on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trouble Is Threatening on Steamer Largs Bay Sydney
It was reported yesterday that trouble is now brewing among the stewards of the Largs Bay, although nothing definite is known…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sale of a Steamer. a Commonwealth Boat Melbourne
It is understood that the Commonwealth line's steamer Enoggera has been sold to the A.U.S.N. Company, but both sides refuse to discuss the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Revolution in Brazil. Steamer Sunk in River and Many Rebels Drowned (Reuter's Message.) Buenos Aires, August 21
According to a message from Piraj[?] Brazilian troops sank a steamship which was carrying rebels on the Parana River. Many of the rebels were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Lifeboat Davit Australian Invention
According to the claim made for a new type of davit patented by Capt. J. Crossley, marine superintendent of the Adelaide Steamship Co., lifeboats can be…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sile of a Steamer. a Commonwealth Boat Melbourne
It is understood that the Commonwealth line's steamer Enoggera has been sold to the A.U.S.N. Company, but both sides refuse to discuss the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Revolution in Brazil. Steamer Sunk in River and Many Rebels Drowned (Reuter's Message.) Buenos Aires, August 21
According to a message from Piraju Brazilian troops sank a steamship which was carrying rebels on the Parana River. Many of the rebels were…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"A Receiver of Wreck."
A "Receiver of Wreck" is quite an important post, although not a very well-known one. It is generally held by a Customs officer or Inland…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storms in England. Several Houses Wrecked (Reuter's Message.) London, August 23
Terrible thunderstorms and torrential rain were again a feature of this weekend. The Wembley Stadium on Saturday resembled a lake. There was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Robbery on a Steamer. a Passenger's Losses Estimated at £200 Sydney
A sensational robbery was perpetrated on board the mail steamer Orvieto last night. About £70 in notes with jewellery and clothing, etc.,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cargo Steamer Ashore (Reuter's Message.) London, August 31
The White Star cargo steamer Bardie went ashore in a fog off Lizard Head this morning while proceeding to London after discharging part of her cargo…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →General Cable News Cargo Steamer Ashore (Reuter's Message.) London, September 1
The position of the White Star cargo steamer Bardie, which is ashore off Lizard Head, is unchanged. The re[?]rigerator temperature is being…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More Foreigners. Batch on Italian Steamer
By the Italian steamer Caprera which arrived at Port Adelaide from Gen[?] and Port Said Monday afternoon, another contingent of foreign migrants,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cargo Steamer Ashore. Three Holds Full of Water (Reuter's Message.) London, September 2
A message from Liverpool states that a salvage officer reports that the White Star cargo steamer Bardic is lying on a rocky bottom and is fairly well…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Manslaughter Charge. Steamer Is Commandeered for Benefit of Witnesses Launceston
The trial of Archie Douglas Mansell on a charge of manslaughter in connection with the death of Edward Mansell at Flinders Island was begun to-day…
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