Another Steamer Grounds at Nambucca
The steamer Doepel, which has supplanted the wrecked Nambucca in the Nambucca River trade, commenced rather unluckily. About 3 o'clock on…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1934
52 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 3 of 3
Wreckers of Homes. Sixty Thousand Born in a Day
The home of the termites, known as white ante, is a miniature world of wonders. A colony of termites contains a king,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Overdue Schooner. Arrives at Suva. Suva
Anxiety regarding the schooner Isabel was relieved when the vessel arrived at Suva yesterday. The Isabel, which was 45 days out from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Memory of '66 When the "Eclipse" Foundered
July, 1866 (writes "Hawkeye", in the "Northern Champion"), saw a disastrous flood, caused by the sanding up of Farquhar Inlet. Dr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the Dunbar. Commemoration Ceremony
Shortly after midnight of August 20, 1857, the clipper ship Dunbar, which had battled all night against a storm, was driven on to the cliffs near the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fishing Launches Wrecked
Deep concern is being felt for the plight of fishermen and their dependents who lost their motor launches at Coffs Harbour during…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Explosion Wrecks Pilot Boat
The crew had remarkable escapee when at South West Rocks, near Kempsey on Friday night, the pilot launch "Macleay" was destroyed in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trespassing. Japanese Schooner. Sydney, Friday
At the Rabaul Police Court, 24 of the crew of a Japanese schooner, including the Captain, were each sentenced to six months' imprisonment, and fined…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer in Heavy Weather. Sydney
The steamer Morinda, which arrived to-day from Lord Howe and Norfolk Island, was considerably buffeted about by heavy seas on the voyage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victoria's Great Flood Disaster. 17 Lost in Shipwreck. Enormous Damage in City and Country 6000 People Homeless in the State
The terrific storm which lashed Victoria last Thursday and Friday has cost at least 33 lives, has made 6000 people homeless, and has done…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coastal Steamer Lost All Hands Drowned
Helpless in raging seas during a terrific storm, the coastal steamer, Coramba, 531 tons gross, was wrecked off Newhaven, Phillip Island, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aquatic Sport Speedboat Wrecked at Taree
On Saturday last the M.R. Aquatic Club conducted speedboat and sailing events which were witnessed by a crowd of some hundreds of people, who…
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