S.O.S. MESSAGE Steamer Aground PERTH
The Japanese steamer Shunesl Maru, of 4910 tons, which was bound to Fremantle to load wheat for the Far East, went…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1931
136 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 7
Imprisoned in Wreck. Engineer's Grim Experience
Tho terrible experience of an engineer who was imprisoned in an overturned launch for many hours is related by the "Herald" correspondent at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Threat to Wreck Show Side-showmen Cause Trouble at Inverell
On Monday morning 150 indignant side-showmen, with 30 motor vehicles replete with show para phernalia, paraded the main streets…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →TREASURE Hunt in West Dutch Wreck
The discovery, near the mouth of the Moore River, of a skeleton and a number of ancient coins, believed to have been relies of the Dutch…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Aground LONDON. March 8
The steamer Buteshire, bound from Sydney to Hull and London, ran ashore in the fairway on the Chequer…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Buteshire Ashore Vessel Leaking Badly. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) LONDON
The steamer Buteshire, bound from Sydney to Hull and London, is ashore in the fairway on Chequer Shoal. A number of the crew have been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ferry Steamer Crashes No Injury to Life. Sydney
The ferry steamer Kosciusko, missing the pontoon early this morning, crashed into the bridge which connects the wharf to the tramway jetty at Neutral…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ten Lost Steamer Sinks Struck the Rocks London, March 18
With a loss of ten lives the steamer Citrine, bound from Glasgow to the North of Wales. was wrecked on Bradda Heads…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ship Ashore in Cyclone Pounded to Pieces Survivors Suffer Hardship (Australian Press Assn. Message.) Oslow
The steamer Hera ran ashore near Hainmerfest, the northernmost town in Europe, during a heavy cyclone. The ship was pounded to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →WRECKED Sealing Schooner Crew Safe St. John's (Nbwfoundland,) March 20
The auxiliary sealing schooner, Sir William,, sank fifteen miles northeast of Horse Island on Friday. The crew of 28…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ten Lost Steamer Sinks Struck the Rocks London. March 18
With a loss of ten lives the steamer Citrine, bound from Glasgow to the North of Wales, was wrecked on Bradda Heads…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Clan" Steamer's End.—
After steaming almost continuously for the past 30 years, the freighter Clan Lindsay, which cost £112,000 to construct, was recently sold to a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →WRECKED Sealing Schooner Crew Safe St. John's (Newfoundland, March 20
The auxiliary sealing schooner, Sir William, sank fifteen miles north-cast of Horse Island on Friday. The crew of 28…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Southern Cloud. Fruitless Search. Wreckage Rumour. Melbourne
To-day's search for the Southern Cloud again proved fruitless. A number of 'planes belonging to Australian National Airways continued the search,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →EVENTFUL Steamer's Voyage Captain Shot Marseilles, March 31
The steamer Ville de Verdun, well known in Australia, arrived from Noumea after a voyage as full of incident as…
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The well-known mail steamer Malabar, running between Melbourne and Sydney, and bound to Singapore, went aground this morning near Long Bay…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Malabar Goes Ashore Near Long Bay on Reef Passengers Safe Abandoned Sydney
The steamer Malabar, which left Melbourne on Tuesday for Sydney, en route for Singapore, ran oh a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Malabar Ashore May Founder at Any Moment. Passengers and Crew Safe. Sydney
The steamer Malabar, which left Melbourne on Tuesday, en route to Sydney, ran on to a reef on the northern side of Long Bay at 7…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Long Tow Steamer Mataram SYDNEY
The steamer Mataram left Tulagal, Solomon Islands, during the week-end in tow of a tug. The Maturam developed engine…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wreck Sold Sydney
The wreckage of the Malabar was sold at auction to-day for £140. The purchasers were the Penguin Salvage Company Ltd…
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