Smallpox Case Put Ashore From Narkunda
A case of smallpox was put ashore from the R.M.S. Narkunda at Colombo, according to advice received yesterday by the Federal Department of Health…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1930
154 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 8
Liner Ashore. Not Making Water. London, March 4
The Federal liner Corwall, from New Plymouth(New Zealand) to London, is ashore at Burach. She is lying on the port how, but…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Affect of Heavy Coal Lorries on Kearsley Shire Roads Engineer Estimates Rate of "Wreckage" at £400 Per Week. Council Sending Deputation to Mr. Bruxner
Matters dealt with at yesterday's meeting of Kearsley Shire Council included a report by the engineer (Mr. J. F. Shine) concerning damage to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Steamer Aground. Salvage Efforts Fail. London, March 6
The British steamer, the Master of Cornwall, from New Zealand to London, which ran aground at Caraco, in the Dutch East Indies, cabled that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Champagne Cider Island Wreck
Wrecked on a lonely Island stocked with 100,000 bottles of champagne cider—that was one of many thrilling experiences of 34 members of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fatal Nose Spin. 'Plane Wrecked Near Essendon. Two Mechanics Killed
Frederick Ward, 23, and Roy Neville, 21, air Mechanics, were killed when a de Havilland Moth aeroplane crashed into a paddock, near…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Publican Missing Supposed Disappearance From Steamer
Grave fears are entertained for the safety of Mr. James Stewart, licensee of the Crown and Anchor Hotel, Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ferry Steamer Crashes Into Quay
Passengers from Clifton Gardens and the Zoo on board the ferry steamer Kareela had an exciting experience on Saturday night, when the ferry…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on Steamer. Newcastle Inquiry Adjourned. Newcastle
The Deputy-Coroner opened an inquiry this morning into the cause of the fire on the steamer British Honour, but it was adjourned without…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Injuries. Pell Down Steamer's Hold. Sydney
Stanley Kelly, 34, of Homebush, who fell 25 feet down the hold of the steamer Balranald yesterday, at Jones' Bay, died this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cockatoo Island Steamer to Be Built. Canberra
The Federal Government has decided to build a steamer at Cockatoo Island at a cost of £120,000. Instructions have been given for the work…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Young Man's Death Fatal Fall Down Steamer's Hold. Sydney
Stanley Kelly, aged 34, of Homebush, who fell 25 feet down the hold of the steamer Balranald yesterday at Jones' Bay, died this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Cornwall Leaves Coracao for London, Curacao, March 24
The strainer Cornwall which recently ran aground, has obtained a certificate of seaworthiness, and has sailed for London on the return…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on Steamer Repairs to Be Done in Sydney. Newcastle
The steamer British Honour, on which a sensational oil fire occurred a fow weeks ago, will leave for Sydney to-morrow under her own steam…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Damaged Steamer Repairs to Be Done in Sydney
The steamer British Honour, on which a sensational oil fire occurred a few weeks ago, left for Sydney under her own steam to go into dock…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Otranto. Collides with French Steamer. Pout Said, March 30
The Orient Company's liner, Otranto collided to-day with the French steamer Bernardin de St. Pierro, anchored in the harbour…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mails Damaged Fire on Steamer. London, April 2
The mails on the steamer Commo[?] which caught fire recently at Colombo, reached here considerably damaged by water…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →S. 0. S. Steamer in Distress. Wellington (N.z.)
The wooden steamer Tairoa was found in distress off White Island, near Napier, to-day, and was taken in tow…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Calcutta Riots Trams Wrecked and Fired. Police Open Fire. Calcutta, April 15
Savage rioting in several parts of Calcutta broke out this morning as the result of the "hartal," or day of protest in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Kobenhaven. Abandoned and Wrecked. Australian's Theory. London, April 19
The young Australian journalist, Mr. A. J. Villiers, who has been round the world in sailing vessels, advanced a new theory to-day…
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