Tug Wrecked in Storm Woman Cook Drowned (A.p.a. Message.) London, August 22
A Stockholm message states that a tus foundered in the Gulf of Bothnia during a violent storm, and that wreckage has been washed ashore…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1927
225 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 8 of 12
Steamer's Crew Objects to the Chief Steward Adelaide
The steamer uanaaian inventor, which was due to leave for Melbourne this morning, was delayed several hours by the crew refusing to sail with…
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Stewards on board the steamer Maheno went on strike this morning and refused to take the vessel to sea until the chief and second stewards had been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer in Distress May Need Assistance (A.p.a. Message.) London, August 26
An Aden message states that the steamer Nirvana, from Fremantle, has sent a wireless message reporting a serious leak in No. 1 hold. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire on a Steamer Anxious Time of Crew on Trip to Australia Coal Cargo Burning Adelaide
With smoke issuing from her hatches and ventilators the British cargo steamer Otterpool berthed at Outer Harbor shortly before noon from…
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It has been reported to the postal authorities that registered mail was stolen from bags on the steamer Marsina which arrived from Rabaul…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Reaches Aden Tn Leaking Condition (A.p.a. Message.) London, August 31
A message from Aden states that the steamer Nirdana, which is leaking badly, arrived there this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →CAPTAIN REDFERN's Flight Was Sighted by Steamer Off Venezuelan Coast (A.p.a. Message.) Montreal August 31
A message from Kingston (Jamaica) states that the Norwegian steamer Christian Krohg has reported sighting Captain Paul Redfern 23 hours after…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Former Russian Steamer to Be Returned to Russia Soviet Court Decision Riga, September 4
The Soviet Court at Odessa has decided that the steamer Inkerman must be returned to Russia. It has ordered an Egyptian Company to pay 12,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →S.O.S. Call Received Steamer to the Re[?]ue Vancouver, September 7
A New York message says that the Radio Corporation of America announced at 4 o'clock on Wednesday morning the receipt of wireless messages…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Destroys Steamer Crew Trapped by Flames Three Persons Incinerated (Special to "The Miner") London, September 6
Captain M'Arthur and two stewards were incinerated when imprisoned in cabins of the excursion steamer Grenadier, which was destroyed by fire close…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Man Jumps From Steamer in Shark-infested Waters No Trage of Him Found (A.p.a. Message.) London, September 7
When the steamer Bendigo was rounding Cape Verde, James Wilson, one of three mental defectives from Adelaide, made a sensational leap into…
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The "Miner's" Sydney correspondent telegraphs that the Howard-Smith collier Lady Isobel went aground at the entrance to the Newcastle Harbor…
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The "Miner's" Sydney correspondent telegraphs that the Howard-Smith coller Lady [?] went aground at the [?] to the New[?] Harbor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Factory Explosion Three Workmen Killed and Building Wrecked (Special to "The Miner") London, September 11
A mysterious explosion at a naval cordite factory at Holton Heath killed three persons and burned down the building. The dead are.—Ernest…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trans-atlantic Ventures Search for the Old Glory Wrecked Plane Found 650 Miles Off Newfoundland (A.p.a. Message.) Vancouver, September 12
The steamer Kyle which has been searching for the Fokker monoplane, Old Glory, off Newfoundland, reports having found a wrecked plane, but…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Forgot His Ticket Passenger Delays Steamer
Arriving at the wharf in plenty of time to catch the steamer Manuka for New Zealand yesterday, a passenger found that he had left his ticket at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →700 Birds Released Taken From a Steamer Brisbane
Customs searchers yesterday seized about 700 birds on the steamer Arafura. They were secreted in boxes and cages in the coal bunkers. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Edie Creek Gold Steamer From New Guinea Brings Big Consignment Sydney
The stearer Montoro from New Guinea to-day brought 15,000 ounces of gold, valued at about, £38,000, this being the heaviest shipment for 13…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Aerial Doings Trans-atlantic Ventures Wreckage Has Been Found From the Old Glory (A.p.a. Message.) Vancouver, September 13
Wreckage from the monoplane Old Glory has been found. It includes a 34ft. wing containing three tank sections, a quantity of gasoline, fuel…
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