Sydney-bound Steamer Sunk. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) London, Tuesday Night
The steamer Marne, en route from New York to Sydney, caught fire and sank near Panama…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1920
173 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 9
Berrima Ashore Failure to Refloat
London, Monday.—The steamer Berrima is ashore near Dover. Tugs have failed to refloat the vessel. All the Berrima's passengers have…
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The ferry steamer Kumulla crashed into the stone wall at Circular Quay. The impact was severe, a large hole being made in the vessel below. Luckily there were no…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Steamer Tied Up. Addition to Sydney's Fleet. 1000 Men Idle. Sydney
On Messrs Burns, Philp's steamer Makambo the engineers gave notice to-day. The idle, engineers here number 100, while other workers who are idle…
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Owing to the impossibility of despatching the Commonwealth steamer Barambah, the crew were paid off to-day…
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It was announced in Sydney yesterday that the steamer fares to the United Kingdom on vessels belonging to the shipping combine had been increased by 20 per cent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Latest. Steamer for Rabaul Men and Owners Agree. (By Telegraph.). Sydney
Arrangements have been made with Messrs Burns, Philp, and their engineers for the despatch of the steamer Iduna to Rabaul…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Marine Engineers. Strike Position Unchanged. Island Steamer Trade
The executive of the Institutes of Marine Engiheers held an all-day sitting on Wednesday, and at the conclusion announced that the strike position had not changed…
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It was announced on Monday that the steamer fares to the United Kingdom on vessels to the shipping combine had been increased by 20 per cent…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.S. Shipping Casualties Wreck. and Fire. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) New York, Tuesday Night
The collier Maiden is ashore on the Long Island coast. The Shiping Board's cteamer William Henry Webb is afire off the Jorsey…
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Information received from Catherine Hill Bay states that the steamer Lubra is making water badly and apparently her back is broken. She is ashore midway between the…
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A private cable from the East States that the former Australian steamer Brisbane, which left Shanghai at the end of December for Valdivostock, has not since been…
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The collier Lubra went ashore at Catherine Hill Bay at 9.45 last nigh. All hands were saved. The Lubra, a steamer of 279 tons, is…
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It was announced in Sydney yesterday that the steamer fares to the United [?] dom on vessels belonging to the [?] combine had been increased by 20 per[?]…
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The Brisbane Marine Board has received a telegram from the shipping inspector at Thursday Island, stating that the ketch Phoenix sank in a small river. The whole…
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In connection with the discovery of the mine, which was found washed ashore near Camden Haven. Superintendent Childs has been advised that the constable from Kew…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Explosion on Steamer. Russian Soldiers' Panic. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) London, Sunday Night
A slight explosion occurred aboard the French steamer Dunmont D'Urville as slie was leaving Odessa. There were 200 Russian soldiers…
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The collier Lubra went ashore at Catherine Hill Bay at 9.45 last week. All hands were saved. The Lubra, a steamer of 279 tons, is…
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The P. and O. boat to connect with the Moron left to-day. Passengers were warned that they might be held up at Boulogne, and miss their vessel at Marseilles, but they felt…
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The P. and O. boat to connect with the Morca left to-day. Passengers were warned that they might be held up at Boulogne, and miss their vessel at Marseilles, but they felt…
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