Vandals Wreck 'Planes Damage Estimated at £1000
Three aeroplanes were almost wrecked at West Subiaso (W.A.) aerodrome as the result of vandalism, which has involved the Aerial Commerce Co. and…
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Woman Flies Atlantic Alone Makes Forced Landing in Nova Scotia Escapes Injury, Plane Wrecked
Louisburg (Nova Scotia), Sept. 5. Mrs. Beryl Mansfield Markham escaped with a few scratches when the aeroplane in which she had flown across…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Steamer Turns About at Full Speed Artillery Practising
Passengers' from Lord Hows and Norfolk islands in the Morinda, which arrived at Sydney on Monday, wondered what was amiss when the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wrecked at Iceland. French Vessel and Crew Lost. COPENHAGEN
Dr. Charoot, leader of the French polar expedition, aboard the vessel "Pourquoi Pas," and the crew were drowned, with one exception, when a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fell From Steamer Woman's Death
The body of Miss Constance Mary M'Rae, aged 27 years, well known in society circles in Melbourne, who had been a passenger on the steamer Tanda…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →Leader Crashes in Big Air Race Lot Injured--plane Wrecked Johannesburg
With a little more, than four horse flight to victory. Capt. S. Halse, ate leading all the way lu the Portsmouth mouth Johannesburg air race…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Man's Disappearance From Steamer Katoomba Police Mystified Sydney
An Intensive investigation is being conducted by the police into the mysterious disappearance of Bruce McCallum, of Glenelg, S.A., who, after…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Capsized. Serious Loss of Life. SYDNEY
A message received in Sydney early this morning stated that the Royal Packet Navigation Company's steamer Van der Wijck, 2633 tons, capsized…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Drowned in Fierce Storm Cutter Wrecked on Reef
In a fierce westerly gale early on Monday morning, the cutter Kingfisher was dashed on to the Daly Head reef, 10 miles off Comey Point, in Spencer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Late Letters. Mailbags Washed Ashore. LONDON
Five thousand sea-soaked letters have been received at London postal head quarters to-day. They had been washed ashore in two mail bags on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Egyptian Steamer Sunk. Fourteen Lives Lost. ALEXANDRIA
Fourteen were drowned when a small Egyptian steamer struck a reef and capsized. The sole survivor was picked up after being nine hours…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →5000 Letters Washed Ashore in Mailbags Part of Lost Air Liner's Mail London. November 11
Five thousand sea-soaked tetters arrived at London Postal Headquarters to-day. They have been washed ashore in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dramatic Fire. Manly Ferry Steamer. Engineers Rescued by Firemen. SYDNEY. Monday Night
Thousands of people lined the northern foreshores of Sydney Harbour to-day and, watched a desperate battle by asbestos clad firemen to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on Ferry Steamer Sydney Harbor Sensation Five Men Trapped One Dies From Burns
One man died and two others are now in hospital in a serious condition as the result of a fire which trapped five employees below decks in the Port…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shipwrecked Two Men's Escape
The great fortitude of two men who, after a shipwreck, lived on two tins of condensed milk and a few yams for 10 days and tramped more…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Trawler Wrecked Fisherman Swims to Rooks
Thrown into the sea when the anchor chain fouled, causing his 50-feet trawler to dip, George Dewsbury, of Huskisson, who was fishing outside…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tug Wrecked in Collision Crushed by Freighter
Five members of the crew of the wooden steam tug J. W. Alexander (62 tons) had remarkable escapes from death early Tuesday morning in Corio…
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