Sailors Ashore Fight in Restaurant. Tried to Climb Wall
With long swords dangling at their sides, their neatly-pressed tunies sporting many shining buttons and loops and bands of gilded braid, two…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →New England · Shipwrecks & the sea
Shipwrecks & the sea, 1923
77 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 4
Captain and Engineer the Alleged Bribe to Sink Steamer
At the hearing on Friday at Liverpool of the Board of Trade inquiry into the loss of the cargo steamer Borre, Captain Peter Johnstone, shore…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Schooner Founders. Fifteen of Crew Missing
The schooner Amy Turner, proceeding from Melbourne to Manila, foundered in a gale off Guam. Eleven of the crew, are missing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fishing Ketch Wrecked Owner Missing. Sydney
The fishing ketch "Evelyn" has been wrecked near Gabo Island. Peter Nilsen, the owner, is missing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Vessel Wrecked Survivors' Graphic Story. Captain and His Wife Go Down with Ship. (Reuter's Cable). Shanghai
Reuter's Manilla correspondent states that survivors of the wrecked vessel "Amy Turner" have arrived at Manilla. They were Charles West, a mate…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Waitangi Ashore
The steamer Waitangi ran ashore whilst attempting to enter Pates Port New Zealand. Probably she will become a total wreck. The crew was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer, Ashore, Gradually Breaking Up
The steamer Waitangi, which ran ashore while attempting to enter Patea Port, New Zealand, will probably become a total wreck. The crew were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Collision in Harbour. River Steamer Rams Ferry. No Lives Lost. Master's Presence of Mind. Sydney
The steamer "Burringbar" from the Rihmond River and the vehicular ferry "Benelong" collided in the Harbour last night. The ferry, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreckage Washed Up Discovery Off Queensland Coast. Sydney
Wreckage has been found at Port Lihou, on the South-West Coast of Prince of Waels Island, off Queensland Coast. It is stated that it consists of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Chinese Pirates. Steamer Offers Resistance. Two of the Crew Killed
The steamer Tailyuan, which arrived in Sydney on Thursday from China, brought news of further depredations on the part of pirates…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Communists Busy. Wrecking and Incendiarism. (Reuter's Cable). London
Gelsinkirchen is still in the hands of the Communists. The defence force has been driven out and the police headquarters wrecked and set on fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shipping Dispute Crew of Oil Steamer Paid Off. Sydney
Members of the crew of the naval oil steamer "Kurumba" were given 24 hours' notice yesterday. They will be paid off to-day, and the vessel thrown…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Real Heroine. the Captain's Wife. the Amy Turner Wreck
Four of the survivors of the ill-laved barque the Amy Turner, which, with a crow of thirteen, foundered off Guam on March 27, reached Sydney by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fishing Smack Wrecked. Crew Escapes
The fishing smack Lanama was wrecked at Hunter's Island, Tasmania. The owner, with his mate, succeeded in reaching the shore after a rough…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the Trevessa. Sydney
A wireless reached Sydney this morning stating that no trace of the crew of the steamer Trevessa could be found, but the search will be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreckage Found. Supposed to be the Llewellyn
The wreckage of a vessel 130 feet long has been discovered on South Keppel Island, Queensland. The rumored exact locality is where the steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreckage Found Portion of Wooden Ship. Sydney
Inspection of the wreckage on South Keppel Island shows that it is portion of a wooden twin screw steamer. The vessel had broken in two, and one half…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Japs. Quarrel. Fracas on Steamer. SYDNEY
As the result of a quarrel among the Japanese crew of a Dutch steamer at Newcastle, one man [?] in a local hospital with several…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Quarrel on Steamer. Javanese Seriously Injured
As a result of a quarrel amongst the Javanese crew of a Dutch steamer at Newcastle, one man lies in the local hospital with severe gashes in the head…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Bone-Dry" Australian Steamer at 'Frisco. (Reuter). London
A San Francisco message states that the "Makura," from Australian docked. bone,dry. for the first time in history. The captan left all the liquor at Suva…
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