Fire on Ferry Steamer About £3000 DAMAGE Melbourne
The Williamstown Council's ferry steamer Rosny caught fire at about 7 p.m. last night after finishing her last trip from ort Melbourne to…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1925
270 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 11 of 14
Steamer Trelyon Raided Crowd of About 400 on Boat Draw the Banked Fires Fremantle
Late on Tuesday night about 400 seamen raided the steamer Trelyon. They drew the fires which were banked and caused damage when they pulled…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wreck of the Merganser Not Regarded As Total Loss (Reuter's Message.) London, October 7
Reuters Lasbon correspondent reports:— The British Consul at Oporto has been informed from Caminha that the 9-ton yawl Meganser which was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Latest News Issue No Trace Is Found Steamer Still Searching (Reuter's Message.) Capetown, October 8
The Greek cargo vessel Margarita, loaded with maize for Dakar is believed to have foundered with all hands off Great Fish Point between East…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →U.S.A. Airships Replacement Advocated of Wrecked Shenandoah (Reuter's Message.) New York, October 8
A message from Washington states that the immediate replacement of the airship Shenandoah by a dirigible three times larger was recommended to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ketch Aristides Saved From Shifting Sands Cargo Jettisoned port Pirie
Realising that his vessel, the 80-ton ketch Aristides, was steadily sinking in the treacherous sands of Pondalowie Bay, near the Aithorpes, where it had…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Greek Cargo Steamer Believed to Be Losy Steamer Abandons Search (Reuter's Message.) Capetown, October 8
The Edinburgh Castle has aban doned the search for the Greek steamer Margarita, from which no replies to wireless calls have been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Greek Cargo Stemer Believed to Be Lost No Trace Is Found Steamer Still Searching (Reuter's Message.) Capetown, October 8
The Greek cargo vessel Margarita, loaded with maize for Dakar is believed to have foundered with all hands off Great Fish Point, between East…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Seamen's Strike in Australia Steamer Port Lincoln Departs From Melbourne Melbourne
The steamer Port Lincoln which has been held up here, got away to Sydney on Saturday night:—…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Search Is Abandoned for Missing Greek Steamer 36 Persons Missing (Reuters Message.) Capetown, October 10
The search for the Greek cargo steamer Margarita has been abandoned. The general opinion is that she capsized owing to her cargo shifting…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In South Africa Steamer Ballarat Sails with 900 Emigrants Aboard (Reuter's Message.) Capetown, October 10
The steamer Ballarat, the first ship to become involved in the strike at Capetown, with 900 emigrants aboard, has sailed for Australia. The Ballarat…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In New Zealand Steamer Arawa Departs with Free Labor Crew Wellington (N.Z.), October 13
The liner Arawa, manned mainly by free labor sailed yesterday afternoon. One hundred of her crew are in gaol…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Body Washed Ashore Discovery at Bondi Sydney
The body of a boy was vashed up on Bondi beach at 6 o'clock yesterday morning. It is believed to be that of Percy Osborne, who fell 100ft. over…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storm in Sydney a Church Wrecked at Brighton-lesands Other Property Damaged Svdney
Reports continue to come to hand concerning the severe storm which swept over Sydney and suburbs during Monday and Monday night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire on Steamer Blaze on the Turakina Extinguished After Fight Wellington (N.Z.), October 15
A serious fire broke out in the No. 4 hold of the liner Turakina alongside of King's wharf at 8 a.m. to-day. It was not till 2.30 p.m. that the fire was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Raid Made at Bunbury on Steamer Apolda Perth
In the early hours of Saturday morning seamen raided the steamer Apolda at Bunbury. They raked the fires drew the fire bars and dropped…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Six Passengers Lost From Steamer Comanche (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver, October 18
A message from Mayport Florida states that at least six passengers are believed to have been drowned and many injured when the steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer with List Workers Jump for Safety Melbourne
The Japanese freighter Fuji Maru arrived in Melbourne ycsterday with I a list of 20 degrees and when tied up at the wharf, the vessel took another…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wreck of the Comanche Nergo Crew Stamped and Seized Lifeboats Passengers Thrown Into Sea (Reuter's Message.) New york, October 19
The "New York World" says that the negro crew of the Clyde liner Comanche, which was burnt off the coast of Florida on Saturday night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Strikers in Queensland Capsize Steamer's Coal Brisbane
At Gladstone when a number of volunteers went to the jetty on Saturday rooming, strikers capsized five trucks of coal intended for the steamer Makia,…
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