Fastest Lifeboat
The world's fastest and largest life boat, built for the Royal National Life-Boat Institution, was launched from Messrs. John [?]. Thornycraft and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Illawarra · Shipwrecks & the sea
Shipwrecks & the sea, 1930
8 stories in Illawarra's papers
"Shipwreck" Brown Again. Defeats McLeod on Points
When Al Brown, of Woonona, commonly known as "Shipwreck," enters the hempen arena, the public can always bank on a "whirlwind" contest,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Overseas News. Scout Who Saved 12 LIVES. Sworn Out to Wreck in a Hurricane
The rescue of 12 women and children by a Boy Scout was revealed by the announcement that Lord Baden-Powell, the Chief Scout, has awarded the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Change. the Wrecks of Yesterday. Stuart Park
people keen. For change, to whom the new look always green.—Wordsworth…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Metal Steamer
Mr. Davies asked in the Legislative Assembly last week if the Leader of the House was aware that one of the reasons, assigned for the present…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Piracy Up to Date. Woman's Audacious Coup on Japanese Ship. Looting Raid Four Hostages Taken Ashore
The full story of one of the moat remarkable exploits of modern piracy in Far Eastern waters, in which a young woman took the leading part, is…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Australian Wrecks. Stories of Buccaneers
An alluring field for historical research itself in the numerous stories told of ancient wrecks found around the Australian Coast (says an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Six Stowaways. Landed at Pt Kembla From French Steamer
Six stowaways were discovered concealed in the wool cargo of the French steamer "Cephee," just after she had sailed from Sydney yesterday, en route…
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