Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Shipwrecks & the sea, all years

Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1931

26 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 1 of 2

Big Motorship Wrecked Six Killed Explosives on Board Colombo

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 3

The motorship Tricolor, 6119 tons, was wrecked by a terrible explosion following a fire off Bentote on Monday afternoon. The…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Plane Wrecked Crashed in Fog Flyers' Amazing Escape

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 3

Flight-Lieut. Charlesworth and Cadet Johnson, of the Royal Australian Air Force, crashed in a Wapiti plane at Exeter this…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Steamer Ashore Passengers Safe Capetown

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 3

The Belgian steamer Kabinda went ashore on Mafia Island and is breaking up. The passengers and crew are being taken off by the Daressalaam,…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Eagle Wrecks R.A.F. 'Plane Met in Mid-air Two Dive to Death

The Burrowa News · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 2

Calcutta.—To the dangers of flying in India must be added the risk of encounter with giant rock eagles. Two British airmen hare just been…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

In Distress Japanese Steamer Tokio

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 2 February 1931 · page 3

The Arabia Maru, from Vancouver, is reported to be trying to reach Uraga Dock, in danger of sinking after a collision at the entrance to Tokio Bay…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Storm Damage Switchboard Wrecked

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 23 February 1931 · page 3

Tarlo: Struck by a flash of lightning during the heavy storm last week, the telephone switchboard at the Tarlo Post Office was completely…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Collier Ashore Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 February 1931 · page 2

The collier Belbowrie, which went ashore on the south coast yesterday, was refloated this morning without assistance and is now anchored in…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Fatal Fight On a Steamer LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 March 1931 · page 3

Thomas McMahon was charged at the Westham Court with the marislaughter of John Stibbings, who died following an altercation…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Buteshire Ashore London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 9 March 1931 · page 3

The steamer Buteshire, bound from Sydney to Hull and London, ran ashore off Chequer Shoal. A number of the crew got off…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Servia Has Earthquake Many Killed Towns Wrecked Terror-stricken People Belgrade

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 9 March 1931 · page 3

A disastrous earthquake has occurred in Southern Servia King Alexander and the Prime…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

10 Lives Lost Steamer Wrecked Fog and Disaster London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 March 1931 · page 3

With the loss of 10 lives, the steamer Citrine, bound from Glasgow to North Wales, was wrecked on Bradda Head, on the south…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Six Lives Lost Steamer Wrecked OSLO

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 3

The steamer Hera, 1080 tons, ran ashore on cliffs near Hammerfest, the northernmost town in Europe, during a heavy snowstorm and pounded to…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

On a Reef Near Sydney Malabar Ashore Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 3

The steamer Malabar, which left Melbourne for Sydney en route to Singapore, ran on a reef on the northern side of Long Bay at…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Sold for £140 Wrecked Malabar

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 8 April 1931 · page 2

The wreck of the Malabar was sold at auction by Fraser, Uther, and Co., Ltd., yesterday for £140. The cargo was sold separately for…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Sold for £140 Wrecked Malabar

The Burrowa News · Friday 10 April 1931 · page 7

The wreck of the Malabar was sold at auction by Fraser, Uther, and Co., on Tuesday for £140. The cargo was sold separately for £41…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Murder Charge Steamer Fracas

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 3

At the Central Criminal Court to day the trial commenced of Ernest Oldfield, 26, an engineer on the steamer "Sierra" who was…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Steamer Turns Turtle French Disaster 300 Passengers Perish Vessel Caught in a Gale Paris

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 15 June 1931 · page 3

As a result of the French Steamer St. Philbert turning turtle, 300 on board were drowned. The St. Philbert left Nantes on Sunday morning bound for Noir Moutiers from where she departed for home in the afternoon…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Steamer Ashore Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 22 June 1931 · page 3

Hopes are entertained for the salvage of the coastal steamer Kianga, which grounded on Binge Binge Point, south of Moruya, late on Friday night…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Steamer Drifting Auckland

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 June 1931 · page 3

A message has been received that the steamer City of Kimberley, bound from New York to Auckland, has lost her propeller and is now helplessly…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Picnic Tragedy Steamer Recovered St. Nazaire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 August 1931 · page 3

The hull of the excursion steamer St. Philibert, which recently foundered with the loss of several hundred lives, was beached to-day. It is…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →