An Inferno. Crude Oil Aught. Fire on Schooner. Newcastle
The fire on the schooner Louis Teriault was attended with grave danger to the fireman, and J. Golger had a narrow escape from death…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1926
192 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 10
Flame Swept Ship Ill-fated Steamer Kooringa. Captain's Graphic Story. Petrol Fumes Ignite. Melbourne
Further particulars of the outbreak of the fire on the steamer Kooringa show that four members of the crew were badly burned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ferry Punt Sunk. Damaged by River Steamer. Grafton
All river truffle was hold up owing to the river steamer, Gladys Phelps, corning into collision with the Grafton ferry punt, into morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gale in Victoria People Injured. Thirty Homes Wrecked. MELBOURNE
Further particulars of the violent gale, which passed over the western district of Victoria last night, show that 36 people were injured…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ferry Punt Sunk. Damaged by River Steamer. Grafton
All river traffic, was held up owing to the river steamer, Gladys Phelps, corning into collision with the Grafton ferry punt this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fourteen Dead. Japanese Freight Steamer Crashes. Vancouver, July 26
A Shanghai message states that fourteen were killed and drowned and scores injured when a Japanese freighter the Taisho Mara crashed into a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Eight Killed. West Indies Hurricane. Three Schooners Wrecked. Miami (Florida), July 29
Eight persona are known to have been killed in the hurricane at Nassau on Monday. The steamship Munamar…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fourteen Dead. Japanese Freight Steamer Crashes. Vancouver, July 26
A Shanghai message states that fourteen were killed and drowned and scores injured when a Japanese freighter, the Taishe Marn, crashed into a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gale in Victoria Many People Injured. Thirty Homes Wrecked
Further particulars of the violent gale, which passed over the western district of Victoria, show that 60 people were injured…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Wreckers How Russia Works Abroad Aim to Overthrow Democracy
When America was threatened with a coal crisis in 1923 the American, miner was shrewd enough to detect the working of the Soviet agents of revolution…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Aground. Shortage of Food on Board. Darwin
The steamer Marion Sleigh, is aground in the Alligator River, Northern Territory. There is a shortage of food on board…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Brolga Wreck. Crew Arrive in Sydney. Belongings Not Insured. Sydney
The crew of the wrecked trawler Brolga arrived at Sydney to-day. When the vessel struck, some of the crew were flung from their bunks…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Aground Shortage of Food (By Telegraph.) Sydney
The steamer Marion Sleigh is aground in Alligator River, Northern Territory. There is a shortage of food on board. Among the passengers are a number of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wrecked Brolga Crew Arrive in Sydney. (By Telgeraph.) Sydney
The crew of the wrecked trawler Brolga arrived in Sydney to-day. When the vessel struck some of the crew were flung from their bunks. H…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Brolga Wreck. Crew Arrive in Sydney. Belongings Not Insured. Sydney
The crew of the wrecked trawler Brolga arrived at Sydney to-day. When the vessel struck, some of the crew were flung from their bunks…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Joy Riders Crawl Out of Wreckage
Two young men and two young girls had narrow escapes at Manly on Tuesday night, when the motor car in which they were riding capsized. The car…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Seagull. Coastal Steamer Beached
When off Morna Point, shortly before 11 a.m. on Saturday, the coastal steamer Seagull, trading between Newcastle and Port Stephens, sprang…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Ketch Ashore
The ketch Seagull sprang a leak on the voyage from Port Stephens to Newcastle on Saturday afternoon last, but the master managed to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Chinese Pirates Raid on River Steamer Passengers Taken Prisoners. HONKONK, Aug. 23
News comes from Macao that the river steamer Mansing was raided by pirates on August 19, while on a voyage from Malowchow to the Sunning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"The Seagull" Wrecked
The "Seagull owned by Viggers and Co. Newcastle sprang a leak on leaving Port Stephens on Saturday and was beached on the Salt Ash beach later in the day…
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