Steamer Is Rough Sea
Tremendous seas were encountered by the liner Makura on her voyage from Wellington (N.Z.) to Sydney, which terminated on Saturday (says a…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1926
186 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 5 of 10
A Disabled Steamer Drifting and Helpless
With her tail shaft broken, the phosphate steamer Wonganella, four days out from Newcastle, is drifting helplessly (says a Sydney message in the…
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The steamer Eastern Moon which is without a propeller about 470 miles off the coast is still awaiting the arrival of the tug Lindfield…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Disabled Steamer Eastern Moon's Troubles. Sydney
A message from the Eastern Moon yesterday afternoon stated that she had blown past Lord Howe Island and is now 76 miles away from the island…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Chicago Tornado Mail Airman Killed and 200 Houses Wrecked Chicago, May 19
Two hundred houses were wrecked and Ross Kirkpatrick, a United States mail airman, was killed by a tornado which swept the suburbs of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire on the Makura Passengers Driven Ashore Sydney
An hour before the steamer Makura was scheduled to leave for San Francisco a fire was discovered in the stokehold. All the metropolitan…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →70 Tons of Opium Found on a Steamer Three Chinamen Arrested Brisbane
Shortly after the Arafura berthed in Brisbane last night 70 tins of opium valued at £500 were discovered by [?]stoms officers. There Chinamen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fireman on a Steamer Slashed with a Razor Another Fireman Detained. Brisbane
A dispute between two firemen on the steamer Peterton at Brisbano on Saturday night resulted in one of them, a man named Foley, being se…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →South Australia Fight on a Steamer Adelaide
In a fight among the crew of the steamer Easterner at Port Adelaide on Monday evening Bruno Apfelbaum is alleged to have struck Frank Boniface…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Enginemen's Strike the Steamer Dimboola Has Cancelled Sailings Melbourne
The Melbourne Steamship Co. stated yesterday that the steamer Dimboola will be tied up as a result of the enginemen's strike. The vessel was to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tug Quilta Is Beached Crew Got Ashore Safely Adelaide
The tug Quilta. an old wooden vessel of 64 tons gross belonging to the Adelaide Steamship Company, sprang a leak off Corney Point on Saturday and in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Attempted Trmn Wrecking Two Boys for Trial Brisbane
Two schoolboys at Innisfail have been committed for trial on a charge of attempted train wrecking. It is alleged that the boys attempted to obstruct…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Enters Sydney Without an Inspection Action by Authorities Sydney
The steamer Tomehani which arrived in Sydney from Papeete (Tahiti) yesterday morning proceeded straight up the harbor and berthed at No. 7…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire on a Steamer No Great Delay Expected. Sydney
The steamer Suva was unable to sail for Fiji yesterday owing to a fire which' broku out in thc bunkers. The coal is still smouldering and firemen…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Service Abandoned Melbourne
Because no coal is available the East-West steamer service has been definitely abandoned. Tile entire passenger service has been tied up…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Attempt to Wreck Express Dfrlxg Strike Nine Miners Charged London. June 8
There were dramatic scenes at Newcastle where nine miners were charged with displacing a rail for the purpose of derailing the Scottish express…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trade Union Office Wrecked at Lisbon (Special to "The Miner.") Lisbon, June 14
An explosion wrecked the headquarters of the Builders' Trade Union. One person was killed and one injured. It is believed that they were secretly…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire on Steamer Borda Ship Returns to Las Palmas. (Special to "The Miner.") London, June 14
The P. and 0. Cape Service steamer Bords bound from Australia to London has returned to Las Palmas with a fire in her bunkers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire on Steamer Borda Vessel Resumes Voyage After Fire Extinguished (Special to "The Miner.") London, June 16
The.Borda's commander has sent a wireless message from Las Palmas that she fire in the bunkers is not serious andre causing no-anxiety…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accident on Steamer Three Men Injured
When a stack of about 50 bags of potatoes fell in the hold of the steamer Chillagoe three men were injured (says a Sydney message in the…
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