Desperate Battle British Steamer Attacked. Chinese Pirates. Hongkong, Dec. 3
The 2000-ton steamer Haichang was pirated between Swatow and Hongkong early this morning, and British officers, who resisted, are…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1929
328 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 16 of 17
Cardiff Vessel Wrecked
The great gale that swept over Southern England and the Continent caused many deaths and widespread damage…
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Reports of many shipwrecks and big losses have come to hand. The small Rotterman steamship Merwede was driven ashore near Newhaven, and…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Darthpool Wreck in Full Sail. London, Dec. 5
When the survivors of the Darthpool. which went aground on the Cape Verde islands, arrived at Plymouth. Alfred J. Pazolt graphically described…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Launch Damaged. Attempt to Wreck Craft. Holes Drilled with Auger. Sydney
The police are inquiring into an attempt to wreck a launch in Kogarah Bay last Sunday. Thirteen holes were drilled with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Graphic Story. Wreck of Norwich City. Lifeboat Caps1zed. Sydney
Survivors bf the steamer Norwich City, which was recently wrecked off the coast of Fiji, arrived at Sydney to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Manuka Wrecked Ran Ashore in Thick Fog. Passengers Saved. DUNEDIN
The Union Company's steamer Mannka, ran ashore in the fog about 40 miles south of Dunedin last night and this morning…
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A message received that morning from Wellington states that the wrooked steamer Maunka capsized during the night and field with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wrecked Manuka Capsizes and Bolls Over. Sydney
A message from Wellington (N.Z.) states that the wrecked steamer Mauuka capsized during the night and rolled over into deep water…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local and General Steamer Excursion
All excursion trip will he run between Clarence Town and Newcastle on New Year's Day by the s.s. "Warringhi," The boat will leave…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Sinks. New York Collision, New York, Dec, 18
The Furness-Bermuda liner Port Victoria sank in the entrance to the harbour, following a collision with the coast liner Algenquin, in a fog…
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The Union Company's steamer Manuka ran ashore in the fog about 40 miles south of Dunedin last night and this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Floods in Fiji. Ships Ashore. Heavy Damage and Loss of Life. Suva, Dec. 16
The auxiliary cutter Tui Cakau struck the Wakaya Reef and disappeared in a squall. It is feared that Mr. J. Henning the owner, and…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Graphic Story. Wreck of Norwich City. Sydney
Survivors of the steamer Norwich City, which was recently wrecked off the coast of Fiji, arrived at Sydney to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →To Show Cause. Master of Wrecked Trawler
The Court of Marine Inquiry found Hint Captain Howse, Master of the trawler Gunndaal, which was wrecked at Capo Howe was very…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Capsized. Wreck of the Manuka Sydney
A message received this morning from Wellington states that the wreeked steamer Manuka capsized during the night and filled with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Overdue Ketch. Six Men Aboard. Fears for Safety
Bound from Ballina to Brisbane, on a vayage that ordinarily occupies about 30 hours, the auxiliary : ketch' Corwa, engaged in trading between…
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A message from Coolangatta on Monday stated that tho overdue auxiliary ketch. Corwa was sighted late that afternoon off the Tweed Heads. In…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"All Well." Overdue Ketch Sighted
A message from, Coolangatta last night stated that the overdue auxiliary, ketch Corwa was sighted late yesterday afternoon off the Tweed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Norwegian's Predicament Lost Everything in Wrecked Manuka. Difficulty of Landing in Australia. Sydney
Ellis Ellefsog, a Norwegian seaman, lost all his possessions, including £80 in money, when the Manuka was wrecked last week on the New Zealand coast…
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