Aeroplane Wreckage Picked Up on N.Z. BEACH Auckland (N.Z.), July 29
A piece of oregon pine, said to be obviously an aeroplano strut, was nicked up on Foxton Bench, New Zealand. It has evidently been in the water for…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1931
154 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 5 of 8
Steamer Passenger Jumps Overboard Suffered From Delusions Sydney
Under the delusion that he was going to be murdered a passenger on the North Coast Company's passenger steamer Orara leapt overboard…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Wreckers
A correspondent calls attention in yesterday's issue of "The Miner" to the oxtraordinary negligence of the city autliorities in permitting the Town…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Theft of Ketch Captain Acquitted Brisbane
The adventurous cruise of the beehede-mer ketch which disappeared from Thursday. Island some three months ago has been, brought to a conclusion with…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cutter Wrecked Crew's Hardships Sydney
A radio report from Flinders Island states that the cutter Romp was wrecked on July 30 at Cone Point, Cape Barren Island, as the result of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sunken Steamer Egypt Salvage Ship's Divers Reach the Strong-room Brest, August ll
Divers on the salvage ship Arplgllo have reached the strong-room of the P. and O. liner Egypt, which sank in 1922 after a collision, with the loas of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Drug Traffic Seizure of Opium on Japanese Steamer Sydney
Customs patrolmen last night seized 20 tins of opium which they found concealed on a member of the crow of the Japanese steamer Kamo Maru. A…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wreck of Lytee-moon
"Ly-ee-Moon'' asks when the skip of that name was wrecked. The Ly-ee-Moon, a Sydney steamship, and a favorite with passengers, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Strikes Bridge Melbourne. Tharsday
While steaming down the River Murry from Mildurn to Remark for overhaul the steamer Ero crashed into the bridge at Curlwan. Captain Drew…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Strikes Bridge Melbourne
While steaming down the River Murray from Mildura to Re[?]mark for overbank the steamer Ero crashed into the bridge at Curlwan Captain Drew…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Condemned Steamer Breaks Away From Tug Terrifying Experience of Two Men Aboard Melbourne
While being towed down Port Phillip Bay to be sunk outside the Heads, the old paddle steamer Hygoia broke away from the tug Eagle and was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Isolated for a Month on Great Sandy Island Boat Was Wrecked Brisbane
After being isolated on a secluded portion of the Great Sandy Island for a month a French-Canadian named Alphonse Lambert found his way to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Theft on a Steamer Prospector Loses £153 BUT £100 Note Is Returned Adelaide
A wallet containing £153 in bank notes was stolen from a cabin occupied by Mr. F. Wells on the Dimboola at Port Adelaide last night. Mr. Wells,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Chinese Repatriated 200 Bodies on Steamer Darwin
The Australian-Oriental liner Taiping whioh sailed for Hongkong yesterday toik 36 indigent Chinese. She also carried 200 bodies of dead Ohiuese,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tiny Steamer Disappears Two Officers Drowned London, September 5
During the Rales to-day the tiny steamer Opal was seen at Land's End, Cornwall, battling in huge seas. While a lifeboat was preparing to go out to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Passenger's Loss £200 Taken From Cash Box Melbourne
A passenger on board the Hobsons Bav. which left here on Saturday afternoon, is alleged to have lost £200 on the steamer. When the passenger, with…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mysterious Passenger on Steamer Ballarat May Be Lord Langford Fremantle
The mysterious passenger on the steamer Ballarat who is believed to be Lord Langford refused to discuss his inheritance when approached by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Kianga Refloated Aground Since June 19 Sydney
The steamer Kianga, which has been aground on, Binge Bingo Point, near Moruya, since June 19, was refloated during the week end. It will be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Missing From Steamer an Australian Fireman Lost on Homeward Journey London, September 17
While travelling homeward from Australia, where he worked as a fireman on coastal vessels, Mr. John Connor, of Liverpool, was reported missing from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Missing From Steamer an Australian Fireman Lost on Homeward Journey London, September 17
While travelling homeward from Australia where he worked as a fireman on coastal vessels, Mr. John Connor, of Liverpool, was reported missing from…
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