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New England · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1922

54 stories in New England's papers · page 3 of 3

Saved From the Sea Picked up by Government Steamer

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 September 1922 · page 4

On her voyage from Java to Sydney the Commonwealth Government steamer Emits picked up two Javanese fishermen who had been blown out to…

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Passport Cancelled Passenger Removed From Steamer. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 16 September 1922 · page 4

When the steamer Hobson's Bay reached Fremantlc yesterday, a passenger alleged to have been travelling on a passport issued in the name of…

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Ketch Reproated

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 October 1922 · page 4

The stranded ketch Ruby was re-floated at Broken Bay yesterday…

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Sale of a Wreck

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 31 October 1922 · page 4

The sailing shop "France" which was wrecked off New Caledonia has been sold for £2000 prior to running ashore. The vessel was valued at…

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Wreck of " France" [?] Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 1 November 1922 · page 4

The sailing ship France, which was wreck[?] off News C[?] [?] which [?] [?]…

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Washed Ashore Sequel to Sunday Fatality. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 November 1922 · page 4

Th body of a man believed to be one of the party lost when the sailing boat sunk off Kurnell last Sunday, has been washed ashore at Botany Bay…

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Newspaper Office Burned Club Wrecked. (Reuter). London

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 November 1922 · page 4

The offices of the "Epoca' 'newspaper and the premises of all Communist organisations in the town of Bari were sacked and burned by the Fascisti…

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SMALLPO[?] On Steamer at Fremantle

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 November 1922 · page 4

The steamer Huntress reached Fremantle with a case of smallpox aboard…

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Row on Steamer. Colored Seaman Shot

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 November 1922 · page 4

During an altercation among members of the colored crew of the steamer Burtshire, lying in Jones' Bay, yesterday, shots were fired, and a seaman…

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Peud on Steamer. Between Iris[?] and English

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 November 1922 · page 4

Passengers on the steamer Barrabool, which has arrived at Fremantle, spoke [?]eely about the fend existing between Irish and English travellers on board…

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80 Drowned, 20 Saved Shipping Disaster on American Coast. Steamer Goes Ashore. (Router's Cable). London

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 22 November 1922 · page 4

At Mixicall, LOwer California, eighty persons were drowned while attempting to land from a steamer which went ashcre at the mouth of the Colorado…

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Life on the Ocean Wave Steamer Makura to Sail. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 December 1922 · page 4

The steamer "Makura" is ready to depart this afternoon. A volunteer crew is already on board. No trouble is anticipated…

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Wrecked Homes Damage at Broken Hill. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 16 December 1922 · page 4

A Broken Hill message says that further reports are coming to hand daily of wrecked homes as the result of Sunday's storm…

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Steamer Delayed Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 30 December 1922 · page 4

The departure of the steamer Niagara for Vancouver has been delayed as a result of some of the men, who previously signified their intention of sailing…

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