Ran Amok. Savage Attack on Mission Steamer. Native Killed. Another Terribly Wounded
A native boy, a Gilbert Islander, on the London Missionary Society's steamer, John Williams, was killed and…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1927
277 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 14
Gallant Rescue. of Shipwrecked Crew. Heroic Spanish Skipper. London, April 15
The British United Press tells a thrilling story of the rescue of a Collingdale's crew by a tiny motor boat, steered by a veteran Spanish…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Launch Disaster Wrecked in Cyclone. Eight Bodies Recovered; Three Missing
The fatalities in Sydney and suburbs attributable to the storm now number 16. The bodies of eight persons who were drowned in a launch disaster in Botany Bay have been recovered. Three…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrible Gale. Steamer's Rough Passage. Seaman Injured
The steamer Ihumata, proceeding from Newcastle to Gisborne, put into Auckland to land a seaman. James Thomas, 55 years, who was injured…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Thieves Fined. Raid on Steamer Kanowna
It has been the practice when a ship arrives at Cairns, for a crowd of men to raid the firemen's quarters and stand the food…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Walter Hood Wreck
Mr. Roberta. F. Williams, believed to be the sole survivor of the wreck of the Walter Hood in. Wreek Bay (Jervis Bay-Ulladulla Sector) 57…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Thieves Fined. Raid on Steamer Kanowna
It has been the practice when a ship arrives at Cairns, for a crowd of men to raid the firemen's quarters and stand the food…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrible Gale. Steamer's Rough Passage. Seaman Injured
The steamer Ihumata, proceeding from Newcastle to Gisborne, put into Auckland to land a seaman. James Thomas, 55 years, who was injured…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Tasman. Aground in Great Barrier Reef
The Dutch steamer Tasman, bound from Java to Australian ports, grounded on a submerged portion of Clerke Island, which is off the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Man Overboard. Sensation on Ferry Steamer. Mental Patient's Swim. Sydney
There was a sensational incident on the ferry steamer Kuramia to-day. The vesesl was approaching…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Tasman Ashore Vessel in No Danger
The Dutch mail liner, Tasman, ran ashore on a submerged extension of Clerke. Island, off the coast of North Queensland, on Saturday, morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →China Steamer Fired On
London,-Tuesday.—The Secretary for Foreign- Affairs (Sir Austen Chamberlain) stated in the House of Commons yesterday that the discussion was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Refloated. After Nearly Six Months. Melbourne
The steamer Malaita, which since November 17 has been firmly embedded in the sand at South Melbourne Beach, has been refloated…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Native Sentenced. Murder on Mission Steamer. Sydney
At the Central Criminal Court. to-day, Toaura, a Gilbert Island native pleaded guilty to charge of manslaughter in connection with the death…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bootmaker Robbed. Theft on Board Steamer. Auckland
When the steamer Aorangi arrived here from Sydney, the police searched the vessel for a thief, who stole money and jewellery valued at £150,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Washed Ashore a Precious Find
Mr Arthur Lynn, of Newcastle, salved a quantity of ambergris on Tuesday from the sea near Nobby's. Real ambergris chemist assured him, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Refloated. the Steamer Tasman, Brisbane
A message was received this morning, stating that the stranded steamer Tasman had been refioated, and had suffered very little damage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Refloated. After Nearly Six Months
The steamer Malaita, which since November 17 has been firmly embed, ded in the sand at South Melbourne Beach, has been refloated…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Native Sentenced. Murder on Mission Steamer. Sydney
At the Central Criminal Court to-day, Toaura. a Gilbert Island native, pleaded guilty to charge of manslaughter in connection with the death…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Steamer Aground. Broken Hill Company's Ironmaster. Melbourne
The Broken Hill Proprietary Coy's interstate steamer Ironmaster has gone aground near Pt. Agusta. Details are very meagre…
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