A Dummy Torpedo Struck a Mail Steamer Sydney
While in the Mediterranean Sea the mail steamer Osterley, which arrived in Sydney yesterday, was struck by a dummy torpedo during naval…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1926
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Steamer Turns Turtle .[?] Men Picked Up (Reuter's Message) Vancouver, March 4
A [?]sam (Washington) message says that the Japanese steamer Horaisan Maru.[?] for Japan with lumher. [?]turtle and sank at tim…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Dummy Torpedo Struck a Mail Steamer Vessel Not Damaged Sydney
While in the Mediterranean Sea tho mall steamer Osterley, which arrived in Sydney yesterday, was struck by a dummy torpedo during naval…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lifeboat Wrecked End of Adventurous Voyage Darwin
A telegram received by the subcollector of Customs at Darwin from thc sub-colloctor of Customs at Cairns states that a ship's lifeboat, in which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →FROM N.Z. Seamen's Union Caused Delay to Steamer Wellington (N.Z.), March 10
The Seamen's Union executive has expelled a fireman who is alleged to have been the chief cause of the delay to the steamer Moraki at Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Water Shortage Three Complete Trains for Broken Hill Loaded Into the Steamer Echunga Vessel Expected to Sail To-day Two Other Trains Also to be Sent Sydney
A creditable piece of stevedoring work was carried out by J. W. Alexander and Company in connection with the loading of railway rolling stock on the steamer Echunga. The shipment included three locomotives, each weighing 20 tons, and three complete trains, comprising water tanks,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Battle of Petitions on Steamer Mataram
During a recent voyage of the Mataram from Rabaul to Sydney, a battle of petitions was waged on board (says a Sydney message in the "Adrer…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on Coal Steamer Caroo Being Removed Adelaide
The South African coal steamer, Framblington Court, which is at Wallaroo loading wheat caught fins yesterday, and is still burning. The efforts…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Steamer Sinks Cargo Includes Material for Sydney Harbor [?] (Reuter's Message.)
The Papare [?] after [?] finally [?] Paris for the. Sydney harbor [?] which were [?] [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Iron Crown Returns to Port Jackson Sydney
The strainer Iron Crown, which left for Port Pirie a few days ago and was ordered back to Sydney, arrived in Port Jackson last nicht. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Polar Exploration the Wilkins Expedition Last 'Plane Wrecked (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver, March 20
A message from Fairbanks (Alaska) says that the last of the three airplanes for Captain George Wilkins was wrecked on Friday when…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Brazilian River Tragedy Explosion on Steamer Causes 83 DEATHS Vancouver, March 24
Reuter's' Rio de Janeiro correspondent reports:— Eighty passengers, the captain, and the first and second engineers of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the Karu Inquiry at Auckland Auckland (N.Z.), Marth 25
At an inquiry which has been opened at Auckland into the wreck of the steamer Karu, a former member of the crew said he had tested a plate in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Port Hacking Officered and Manned by British Fascisti Melbourne
The steamer Port Hacking, which has arrived in Melbourne from oversens, is said to he completely officered and manned hy members of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Strike of Stewards on W.a. State Steamer No Settlement Reached
Negotiations were carried on on Monday with a view to a settlement of the trouble on the West Australian Government steamer Bambra, whose…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Thain Wreck in Colombia Ten Killed and 20 INJURED (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver, March 30
Reuter's Bogota (Colombia) correspondent reports:— At least 10 persons were killed and 20 injured when an express train bound…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Treatment of Migrants on Steamer Waimana Woman's Allegations. "Food Was Disgusting." Auckland (N.Z.), April 1
A woman passenger on the New Zealand immigrant steamer Waimana made sensational allegations concerning the treatment of passengers yesterday. She…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Anchor of a Steamer Caught in Electric Cables Narrow Escape of Crew
When the steamer Koranui was passing through the narrow laneway of Prymont Bridge on her way to Tasmania she got into difficulties, and, to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Lifeboat Rudders Have Been Washed Ashore Brisbane
Two lifeboat rudders, one of which bore the name Dorrigo in large letters, have been washed ashore at Double Island lighthouse…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Collision in U.S.A. River Oil Tanker Sinks a Dutch Steamer Some Deaths Reported (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver, April 8
The New Orleans shipping authorities have been notified that the Dutch steamer Silvanus collided with the oil tanker Thomas H. Wheeler on…
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