Steamer in Peril. Off Queensland Coast. Sydney, Monday Night
Battered by a cyclone, and with 15 feet of water in the engine room, the Japanese steamer Kinsen Maru is in a dangerous position 590 miles off the…
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A Marvel Lifeboat
The George Shoo lifeboat at Brixham (Eng.) is thus described in the "Lifeboat":—She is a cabin motor lifeboat, 51ft. by 13ft. 6in. On…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Parramatta River Steamer. Crashes into Wall. SYDNEY
The Parramatta ferry launch Renown crashed into the stone wall at Long Nose Point on Monday night, splitting her bows open. The few…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Missing Steamer. Some Survivors Picked Up. SYDNEY
A message reached Sydney, early this morning, to the effect that the master of the Japanese steamer, Hide Maru, had, late last night, rescued…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Believed to Be Lost. Captain of a Coastal Steamer. SYDNEY
While the interstate steamer Poonbar was proceeding between Bundaberg and Bo wen, Captain Thomas Mutton (54) is believed to have been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Disabled Steamer. Still No Tidings. Fears for Her Safety. Sydney, Wednesday Noon
There is still no word of the Japanese steamer Kinsen Maru, which was disabled 500 miles off the Queensland coast…
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The 18 survivors of the Japanese steamer Krunsen Maru, Which foundered off the Queensland coast last week will return to Jappan in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Daring Pirates Chinese Steamer Captuerd Shanghai March 30
Four British mercantile officers were captured at Newchwang in a daring act of piracy yesterday. The steamer "Nanchang" (2489 tons) was anchored…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →Country Edition The following appeared in our Country Edition of Wednesday. Telegrapic News. Rescued at Sea. Two Men Cling to Wreckage. NEWCASTLE
The Portfield picked up two men clinging to a piece of wreckage several miles off the coast. The men were James Mackey and Wm. Same,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Sinks—crew Saved Hong Kong
Bound for Hong Kong, the Norwegian steamer, Sjorden, struck a rock and sank at Chewng Chau, outside the harbor. The rice cargo was lost…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →Air Accidents Robbiano Missing 'Plane Wreckage Found. Calcutta, April 17
Captain Leonida Robbiano, the Italian aviator, who is flying to Australia, is again missing, this time between Calcutta and Victoria Point,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pulpit on Big Steamer
On the upper deck of the P. and O. liner Narkunda, which arrived in Sydney several days ago, is a beautifully carved pulpit which will be used in…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Yacht Wrecked in N.z. Three of Crew Lost
The yacht-Mizpah was struck by a squall off the Bay of Plenty. (N.Z.), and was wrecked. Messrs. T. N. Naylor, J. Hurrell and J. P. Kelleway,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Yacht Wrecked in New Zealand. Three of Crew Drowned. SYDNEY, Wednesday Noon
A yacht was wrecked off the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. Three members of the crew of four lost their lives, namely, J. Hurrell, J. P…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bert Hinkler Found Body Near Wrecked Plane
Squadron-Leader Bert Hinkler, the Australian airman, who was lost while on a flight from England to Australia a few months ago, was found dead 300…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bert Hinkler. Body Found in Italy. Near Wrecked Machine. ROME
The body of Squadron-Leader, Bert Hinkler, who left London on a flight to Australia on 7th January, and was not afterwards heard of, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Bert Hinkler Body Pound in Italy Wrecked Machine Close by Rome, April 28
The body of Squadron-Leader Bert Hinkler, the Australian airman, who left Feltham (Eng) at 3 a.m. on 7th January on a flight to Australia, has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mail Steamer Without "Males"
When the Japanese steamer Kame Maru arrived at Victoria Dock, Melbourne, on Monday, seventeen women lined the rails, but mere male had no…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Vandal Wrecks Home Smashes Furniture and Fittings and Then Starts Fire
An almost unparalleled act of vandalism occurred at a house in Strath held on Tuesday night last when an Intruder after smashing almost…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Waterspouts in Bight. Strange Sight Seen From Steamer
Passengers on the interstate steamer Katoomba, which arrived at Port Adelaide on Monday, saw about 12 waterspouts in the Great Australian…
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