Steamer Founders Twelve of Crew Lost
There are only two survivors of a crew of 14 aboard the coastal steamer Bombo (540 tons) which sank off Wollongong about 10 o 'clock last Tuesday…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1949
11 stories in Mid North Coast's papers
Italian Liner Driven Ashore In Sydney Harbour SYDNEY
The 7,000-ton Italian freighter, Orione, was driven ashore by violent winds in Sydney Harbour to-day and is now fast on the rocks. It has not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Attempted Wrecking of Brisbane Express Three Years Sentence
Douglas Francis Hardie, 22, labourer, a native of Coff's Harbour was sentenced to three years hard labour by His Honour, Judge…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods Wreck Church Interior
The interior of Maitland's historic 91-year-old St. Paul's Church of England has been wrecked by the flood…
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The interior of Maitland's historic 91-year-old St. Paul's Church of England has been wrecked by the flood…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Launch Wrecked Near Red Head Kalgoorlie Man Missing Mate Swims to Shore
A 22ft. launch carrying a man from Sydney and another from Kalgoorlie, was wrecked in the heavy sea on Monday afternoon, about a mile and a half…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Still Missing Man From Wrecked Launch
So far no trace has been found of Thomas Panning, who fulled to reach shore when the launch in which he and a companion, Reginald Taylor, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Mission Launch Wrecked Kempsey
The Seventh Day Adventists' mission launch, Leleo, ran aground on Crescent Head during a storm early to-day. Three officers and a crew of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →22 Homes Swept Away; Others Complete Wreck
KEMPSEY, Sunday.-- Kempsey to-day is attempting to salvage something from one of the worst floods in history. It was greater than in 1893, and to-day showed nothing but devastation. At least 22 homes have completely disappeared,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →216 Deaths in Blaze on Steamer
Police estimate thai at least 216 people died in the fire and panic aboard the pleasure-cruiser Noronic. 6.905 tons, at Toronto Dock early on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Aluminium Funnel for British Railways' Steamer
An interesting exhibit at the Engineering and Marine Exhibition which opened recently at Olympia London, was an aluminium alloy funnel. Made by William Denny and Brothers of Dumbarton, it is on show for the first time in this…
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