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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea
79 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 4 of 4
Pittsburgh, September 10—Between 20 and 30 persons were killed when the five decked inland excursion steamer, "Island Queen," claimed to be the largest of its kind in the United States, burned and sank at the quayside in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →ON June 10 last year four men set out from Coffs Harbor in a fishing boat on their way to Sydney. A storm blew…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Washington, October 10.—Full support for the statement by the Acting Secretary of State. Mr. Robert Lovett. hat the revival of the Comintern by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →London, October 22.—The Air Ministry has announced that divers have found one airman's body near the wreckage of a Sunderland which crashed into the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Portland (Maine), October 24. — The mass evacuation of three small Maine towns near New Hampshire border got under way today as forest fires were whipped up by strong winds such as spurred the fires that in the past two days have destroyed over 400 homes, summer cottages and buildings. The Governor of Maine, Mr. Horace Hildreth, last night appealed to the populace to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY—Disappointed with the Arbitration Court on the dispute on the steamer Corio members of the Seamen's Union…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Athens, October 27.—The wreckage of a plane believed to be that of a Swedish Skymaster, was found on the eastern slopes of Mount Thymettus. The plane vainly tried to land at an airport at Athens last night during a storm. Swedish…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →London, October 58.—Lloyds believed that 60 passengers and 12 of the crew of the 193 ton steamship Mallard were lost when the ship capsized last Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New York, October 30.—Search planes sent out to seek the private aeroplane carrying Governor of Oregon, Earl Snell, and other members of the State of Oregon Government, after it foiled to reach Adel, Oregon, yesterday, sighted the wreckage…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →London, November 5.—The worlds largest liner, the 'Queen Elizabeth' (83,000 tons', yesterday altered course to go to the rescue of the Portugese 230-ton…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Halifax (Novia Scotia). November 17.—Thirty shipwrecked members of the crew of the British freighter Langlescrag are now huddled together on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Manila, November 17.—A typhoon with 75 miles per hour winds at the centre whirled northward towards Japan today after causing extensive flood and wind damage in Northern Philippines. The Red Cross reported that 382 homes…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Halifax (Nava Scotia), November 18—Thirty shivering survivors of the wrecked British freighter Langlecrag, who have been huddled together on the cliffs of Northern Newfoundland since the ship ran aground early on Saturday, are "in pretty…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →HALIFAX (Nova Scotia), November 18. — Thirty ship-wrecked members of the crew of the British freighter…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ketchikan (Alaska[?] November 26—Forty-eight men are believed to have lost their lives in a shipwreck near here. A coastguard plane reported the Army…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY.—Two aircraft were wrecked, two others were damaged and a hangar was-blown, into the near by Castlereagh…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MANILA, December 26.—The worst typhoon since 1934 early this morning hit the Philippines, causing many casualties, floods, destruction and shipwrecks. Tacloban, capital of Leyte, according to radio reports, is burning in a high wind and 70 per cen.high wind and 70 per cent, reported to be destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Name (Alaska), December 24.—The wreckage of Super Fo[?]tress which has been missing since December 23 on a flight over the North Sale was sighted…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →NOME (Alaska), Dec. 28.—Ground parties are battling in stormy Arctic weather, and 20…
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