Tasmanian Documents Stolen on a Steamer Melbourne
Important State documents in a dispatch case were stolen from the cabin occupied by Mr. J. A. Lyons. Premier of Tasmania, on the steamer Loonanna…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1927
225 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 6 of 12
Ferry Steamers Collide in Sydney Harbor Four Passengers Injured One Steamer Sinks When Towed to Moorings Svdney
A collision between the ferry steamers Kanimbla and Balgowlah occurred in Sydney Harbor yesterday, afternoon as the result of which the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Schooner Ashore Driven by a Gale Fremantle
The three-masted schooner Abemana was driven ashore by a fierce gale on friday night while at anchor at Strath Fremantle, where she had been for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on German Steamer Has Been Extinguished (A.p.a. Message.) London, June 20
An Amsterdam messasft states that a fire which broke out aboard the German liner Essen en route from, Brisbane to Hamburg has been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Thefts on Steamer Sydney
Cabins were ransacked and jewellery, clothing, and other articles were stolen during the voyage of the steamer Katoomba from Melbourne to Sydney…
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The steamer Euchunga was delayed for 24 hours at Newcastle owing to job control tactics by the crew, who demanded,that pickls should be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Hobson's Bay Blown Out of Course
While entering Fremantle harbor after dusk on Thursday night the liner Hobsoh's Bay, which was on a voyage from England to Australia,…
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Keith Devereux (22) and Cyril Scott (22), salesmen, were charged at the Central Police Court on Saturday with having stolen goods, valued at £95,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer's Rough Voyage Much Damage Caused on the Starboard Side
Battered and broken by a howling South-west gale, Which she had fought against for three weeks in the southern Indian Ocean, the Commonwealth and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hawaii to U.S.A. by Air Plane Wrecked When Starting Off (A.p.a. Message.) Vancouver, July 4
A message from Mana (Hawaii) states that Richard Grace, one of the United States aviators, experienced rudder trouble after taking off for the United…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tragedy Ow Steamer What Appeared a Murder Proved to Be Suicide Case (A.p.a. Message.) London, July 5
Details of a tragedy involving the death of a woman on board the German steamer Crefeld at Antwerp, show that Norman Smith, husband of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Delhi Moslems Object to a Film Police Stop Attempt to Wreck Theatre (A.p.a. Message.) Calcutta, July 5
Wild scenes were witnessed at a Delhi cinema theatre dnring the showing of the film "Moon of Israel." The film, which is taken from the Book of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer's Narrow Escape Strikes Submerged Portion of Iceberg (A.p.a. Message.) London, July 10
A thrilling escape from destruction by crashing into an iceberg was told by passengers of the steamer Montcalm on arrival at Clyde. They…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Waterside Workers Refuse to Work Steamer Complain of Stench Melbourne
Waterside workers who refused to work the, French steamer Ville d'Amiens which arrived yesterday, allege, that a member of the crew died…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Small Steamer Sunk in Bay of Bengal 26 Lives Lost, Calcutta, July 16
The steamer Shahzada of 2246 tons, belonging to the Asiatic' Steam'Navigation Company, sank in a storm, in the Bay of Bengal 50 miles from the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Value of Wireless Jn Saving Life at Sea Case on Steamer Waipahi Auckland (N.Z.). July 21
The value of wireless in saving life at sea was again demonstrated during the voyage of the steamer Waipahi to Cook Island. Captain Grey fell ill…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Chinese Pirates Passengers Robbed on Norwegian Steamer (Special to "The Miner.") Hongkong, July 21
The Norwegian steamer Solviken sent a wireless message to Hongkong this morning for assistance, as she had been pirated in Bias Bay…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Across the Atlantic in Small Schooner Adventures of Students London, July 26
Six adventurous young Harvard students, sailing the 16-ton schooner Nicandor, which is only 41ft. along the waterline, have crossed the Atlantic in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Survivors of Wreck Murdered by Bandits (A.p.a. Message.) london, July 28
A message from Las Palmas (Canary Islands) states that it has now transpired that six persons from the steamer Faustino, Who were previously reported…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Survivors of Wreck Murdered by Bandits (A.p.a. Message.) London, July 28
A message from Las Palmas (Canary Islands) states that it has now transpired that six persons from the steamer Faustino, who were previously reported…
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