Wreck of the Collier Annie M. Miller
The collier Annie M. Miller foundered about two miles off Sydney fields shortly before 8 o'clock Friday night. Six members of her crow of 12 were…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1929
189 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 2 of 10
Steamer Runs Ashore on Victorian Coast All Passengers Saved Sydney
The interstate steamer Kanowna, which left Sydney on Saturday for Fremantle via Melbourne and Adelaide, ran ashore last night on Cliff Island,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Wrecked Kanowna Further Details Ship's Officers Deny Passengers' Statements Melbourne
Further particulars of the stranding of the steamer Kanowna show that the position was more serious than was at first thought. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wrecked Kanowna Passengers Lose Possessions Melbourne
The cargo of the Kanowna has been valued officially at £100,000. It is believed that passengers also lost all their possessions…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wrecked Kanowna Adelaide People Praise Those on Rescue Steamer Adelaide
The Adelaide passengers from the Kanowna arrived by train this morning. Most of them were cheerful after their unenviable experiences. They…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cleft Island, Off Which the Steamer Kanowna Sank
It is situated about six and a half miles from land, near Wilson's Promontory (Victoria), and is 371ft. high…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rye Lifeboat Disaster Squabble About Funds Fob Victim's Dependents (Special to "The Miner.") London, February 19
After, three months of acrimonious wrangling concerning the administration of the £35,000 publicly subscribed for the benefit of the dependents of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wrecked Kanowna (Continued from Page 3.) More Experiences Related by Arrivals in Adelaide Adelaide
Mr. F. G. Filmer, a New Hebrides planter, who was a passenger on the Kanowna, arrived in Adelaide to-day. He said that one of the first boats to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pictures of Passengers off the Wrecked Kanowna
EAGER EYES WATCHED THIS VESSEL. Steamer Mackarra with her load of rescued passengers approaching the wharf at Melbourne. CAPTAIN A. W. NEWBERRY…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wrecked Kanowna an Inquiry Next Week Into Sinking of Vessel Melbourne
Sitting in public at the Law Courts, a Court of Marine inquiry will begin early next week an investigation into the sinking of the steamship Kanowna…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer in Distress Off Queensland Coast 30 Passengers on Board Sydney
A radio message was received in Sydney last night to the effect that the steamer Arafura was in distress off the Queensland coast as a result of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wrecked Kanowna Inquiry Is Opened Melbourne
An inquiry was opened to-day recarding the loss of the steamer Kanowns. Before proceedings started Mr. T…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wrecked Kanowna (Continued from Page 3.) Chief Officer's Evidence at Melbourne Inquiry Melbourne
Giving evidence at the inquiry into the Kanowua disaster, Chief Officer O. A. Godwin, of the ill-fated vessel, said he had previously been employed as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on a Steamer Damage Probably £1000 Adelaide
Coal in a bunker hatch of the British steamer Nolisment at Port Adelaide was ignited during the night and caused damage believed to amount to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steamer Delayed Cook Leaves Vessel at the Last Minute Wellington, February 28
The chief cook's unheralded departure delayed the Port Alma's sailing to London for fully five hours to-day. The cook came ashore just on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Disabled Steamer Has Reached Brisbane Engines Broken Down Sydney
The disabled steamer Arafura reached Brisbane at noon yesterday in tow of the tug Forceful after a week's battle with high seas and winds. Her…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer in Cyclone Heroism of Chinese Referred to by Passengers Brisbane
Atter fighting her way down the Queensbnd coast with a damaged propeller for the best part of a weet through tempestuous weather, during…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Loss of a Steamer Inquiry Opened in Sydney Improperly Loaded Is Finding of Court Sydney
A marnie court inquiry into the loss of the Annie M. Miller, which foundered between Bondi and the Sydney Heads, was opened to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wrecked Kanowna an Error of Judgment on the Part of the Captain Finding at the Inquiry Melbourne
The Marine Court of Inquiry yesterday concluded the inquiry into the loss of the Kanowna. The court held that an error of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Wrecked in Yanstse-kiang River No Casualties (Special to "The Miner.") Shanghai, March 13
During the gale last night the steamel Giessen struck Button Island at the mouth of the Yangtse Kiang River. Half of the crew were rescued…
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