Set Fire to Steamer. Boy Immigrant Sent to Reformatory
A young fresh-faced immigrant, William Litchford, aged 16½, pleaded guilty in the Supreme Court, Brisbane, to setting fire to the steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea
Shipwrecks & the sea, 1923
342 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 18
Wreckage Found. Report From Camden Haven
The officer in charge, of the pilot station at Camden Haven has reported to the Secretary for Navigation at Sydney the discovery of a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Channel Steamer. Strikes a Jersey Reef. No Casualties Reported. London, August 14
The Southern railway steamer Princess Ena from Southampton to St. Malo with 280 passengers struck the Minqulers Reef Jersey,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Serious Damage. Fire on Norwegian Steamer. Sydney
A fire in the bunkers of the Norwegian steamer Nieisnielsen after burning fiercely for 8 hours, was finally got under this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Plundering of the Wrecked Wallamba
Dear Sir,—Will you kindly allow me space in your paper to give a true version of the plundering of the wreeked Wallamba. "Resident" would have your…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer on Fire
After a hard fight for 13 hours the Sydney firemen extinguished a fire on the Norweigan steamer Niels Nielsen, off Long Nose Point on Thursday. Oil…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Serious Damage. Fire on Norwegian Steamer Sydney
A fire in the bunkers of the Norwegian steamer Nielsnielsen, after burning fiercely for 8 hours, was finally got under this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →American Steamer. Fired on by Chinese. Shanghai, August 12
Reuter's correspondent reports that the American steamer Alice Dollar, recently mentioned in cables, on its outward trip was fired on at…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Set Fire to Steamer. Boy Immigrant Sent to Reformatory
A young fresh-faced immigrant William Litchford, aged 16½, pleaded guilty in the Supreme Court. Brisbane, to setting fire to the steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Channel Steamer. Strikes a Jersey Reef. No Casualties Reported. London, August 14
The Southern railway steamer Princess Ena, from Southampton to St. Malo, with 280 passengers, struck the Minquiets Reef, Jersey,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Missing. Steamer Blown Ashore. Disaster Near Fremantle
Two lives are believed to have been lost following the blowing ashore of the small steamer Venus about forty miles from Fremantle…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Launch Disaster. Five Men Drowned. Wreck Near Brisbane
Five men lost their lives in the wreck of the Brisbane launch Redbird, off Maroocydore, just north of Brisbane, on Tuesday night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Mishaps. London, August 22
The canadian-Pacific liner Empress of Scotland was disabled in the Channel through striking submerged wreckage. She was escorted to Southampton…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Changsha. Position of Steamer Unaltered
The position of the stranded steamer Changsha, which went ashore in the Celebes is unaltered, according to infomation received in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stranded Steamer. Two Men Still Missing
The latest message received by Captain Ball owner of the steamer Venus which has been blown ashore about 40 miles north of Fremantle…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Trouble on Steamer New Crew Signed On
Owing to trouble among members of the crow, the steamer Wareatca did not leave Port Adelaide for Hobart on Wednesday as expected…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Missing. Steamer Blown Ashore. Disaster Near Fremantle
Two lives are believed to have been lost following the blowing, ashore of the small steamer Venus about forty miles from Fremantle…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Launch Disaster. Five Men Drov[?]ned. Wreck Near Brisbane
Five men lost their likes in the wreck of the Brisbane i[?]nch Bel[?] bird, off Maroocydore, just north of Brisbane, on Tuesday night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fishing Launch Wrecked
It is reported from Brisbane that five men aboard the 35ft. motor-boat Bellbird are believed to have been drowned following the wreck of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Lost Propeller. Steamer Eastern Moon
The steamer Eastern Moon, after losing her propeller off Cape Northernland on Saturday, drifted about during the cay, but is now anchered…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →