A Big Oil Fire Crew of Steamer in Sydney Relate San Pedro Story Sydney
A graphic story of a big oil fire at San Pedro was related by the crew of the ship Helenic which arrived in Sydney to-day. They stated that the fire…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1927
225 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 2 of 12
A Steamer Aground Chew Tells of Experience During a Heavy Fog
To be aground for some time with engines going ahead and her crew unaware of the predicament was the experience of the British steamer City…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Robbert on Steamer Detectives Find Goods. Adelaide
Hurriedly ransacking a number of cabins on the interstate steamer Zealandia, now at Port Adelaide, last evening in the absence of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Galava Wreck Fireman Dives From Tug and Rescues Engineers More Bodies Recovered Sydney
The wreck of the co[?]r Galava off Terrigal, between Newcastle and Sydney, on Tuesday night (as reported in yesterday's Latest News Issue), was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Galava Wreck Inquiry to Be Held Sydney
An inquiry into the wreck of the collier Galava off Newcastle is likely to be held on Monday. The body of J. Hansen, a seaman…
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The wooden steamer "Our Elsie," well known in the North Coast timber trade, was severely damaged by fire while berthed at a wharf yesterday…
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The wooden steamer Our [?] well known in the North Coast [?] [?] was severly damaged by [?] [?] [?] at a [?] yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer in a Sale Vessel Dragged Anchor to Keep an Even Keel Brisbane
The steamer Yankallilla, which arrived at Townsville from Cairns yesterday, was struck by a cyclone off Fitzroy. For a time there was a danger…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dense Fog in England Many Collisions at Sea Crew Leave a Steamer with Engines Running (A.p.a. Message.) London, February 13
The whole of England and the South Midlands has been enveloped in a fog which has never completely lifted since Friday. Many collisions between…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer in Trouble on Reef for 12 HOURS Brisbane
The steamer Kallatina was stranded on a reef near Green Island for 12 hours yesterday. She was finally washed off by a tremendous wave,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Schooner[?] Sunk (A.p.a. Message.) London, Februar 15
The steamer City of Birmingham[?] from Wallaroo[?] collided with and sank at Barrow last night the motor schooner Hibernia. The former was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer in Collision Antwerp[?] February 14
The Port Wellington, in collision with an unknown vessel, was damaged in the ste[?] and is slightly leaking. The Port Wellington (Captain Farmer)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Hits Bridge Bridge Badly Damaged Brisbane
The steamer Chronos struck Victoria. Bridge to-day. So badly was the bridge damaged fears are entertained for its safety. The extent of the damage to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stranding of a Steamer an Inquiry Held Cairns
A perliminary inquiry into the stranding of the Kallatina on a reef near Cairns during the recent cyclone was held yesterday. It was alleged…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Swiss Steamer Sinks About 30 Persons Injured (A.p.a. Message.) Berne (Switzerland), February 18
A steamer with 700 pilgrims aboard sank on approaching the landing stage on Lake Como. Most the pilgrims were saved, but many were injured…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Hits Dinghy
The river steamer Zephyr on Monday night collided with a dinghy, which was anchored without lights in Freshwater Bay. The steamer stopped…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Redfern Explosion 13 Shops Were Wrecked and 26 Places Damaged Sydney
Detectives are still pursuing important clues in the hope of tracking those responsible for the explosion at Redfern yesterday. which resulted…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Greek Steamer Sinks After Striking Rock Only One of Crew Saved (A.p.a. Message.) [?]
The Greek steamer St. Enies struck a rock on [?] stormy weather and sank in 10 minutes. The third engineer was picked up…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest News Issue General Cables Crew of French Steamer Is Rescued by Germans (A.p.a. Message.) London, February 28
The French steamer Malouin which was abendoned, is sinking off Pensance (Wales). The German oiltanker Phoeb[?] rescued the crew of 53…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Strikes Submerged Object London, March 4
The Lund steamer Barrdale. which left Port Pirie (South Australia) for the Bristol Channel, struck a submerged object on Wednesday, and is…
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