On a Reef. Steamer in Danger
Wireless news reached Sydney to the effect that the steamer Pruth, from New York, had gone ashore on a reef near. Port Moresby. Her position is…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1924
72 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 4
Steamer Wrecked One Boat Picked Up. (Australia Press Association), London
A wireless message from the steamer "Walda" slates that she picked up a lifeboat, which had left the Italian steamer "Tasmania" five hours…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Ashore. All Hands Saved. Wellington (N.z.), Mon
The cargo steamer Port Elliott, is ashore at East Cape. The vessel was holed badly, on grounding and all hands abandoned her. She has since…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Small Pox. Aboard French Steamer. SYDNEY
The French steamer Francois Xavier arrived in Townsville on route from New Guinea with a small pox patient on board…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →More Smallpox. Infected Steamer at Townsville
The French steamer Francois Xavier arrived at Townsville, en route from New Guinea, with a smallpox patient on board…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Driven on the Bocks. Steamer's Hopeless Plight
Driven on the rocks at Narooma, on Saturday night, the coastal steamer, Bodalla, is believed to be a total loss. Yesterday she was full of water, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wedded, but no Wife. Tangled-love Match Invalid Prie[?] Action to Prevent Moral Shipwreck
Rather than allow a woman to run the risk of "moral shipwreck," a Catholic priest performed a marriage ceremony which deprived her of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Schooner Destroyed Message by Wireless. Sydney
Wireless news received in Sydney Ifrdm the Solomon Group is to the effect that the auxiliary schooner, "Hauto," had been burnt to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sailors Desert From German Steamer Hanover. Sydney
Several of the men who had been signed on the German steamer Hannover yesterday have deserted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Total Wreck Crew Landed Safely. Sydney
The 'Killobranks," fully laden, went aground while leaving Shell Harbour yesterday, and subsequently became a total wreck. The craw were landed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer "Black." Dockers Hold Aloof. SYDNEY
The Commonwealth steamer Port Lyttleton was yesterday towed into dock for repairs, but as the vessel had been declared "black" the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shipping Trouble Steamer Declared "Black." Sydney
A meeting of the Labour Council ratified the union groups action in declaring the steamer Port Lyttleton "black." A resolution was carried that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of "Armagh" Salvage Operations Proceed. Sydney
The Salvage Association reports that the cargo salved from the "Armagh," which was wrecked in December, is worth in actual value about £50,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Strikes Sand Bank Refloated Two Hours Afterwards. Sydney
The steamer "Marella" struck a sandbank near Port Darwin yesterday. She remained bard and fast for two hours before being refloated. No…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ready for Sea Australian Steamer. Sydney
The steamer "Fordsdale" is now ready for sea with a full [?] of union hands aboard, and will [?] port this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Spar Washed Ashore. Investigation Proceeding
A sparr 90ft. in length, resembling ship's mast, has been washed ashore near Narrabeen. The navigations department is investigating…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Quarantined. Outbreak of Smallpox
The steamer Victoria, from the East, has been quarantained at Thursday Island owing to an outbreak of smallpox…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Schooner Wrecked No Loss of Life. Sydney
News reached Sydney yesterday that the auxiliary schooner in Ascot had been totally wrecked at Santa Cruz group. There!s no loss of lire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Afire. 120 Pilgrim Aboard LONDON
A fire broke out in the steamer "Frangestan," from Bombay. The captain wirelessed that the position is most serious and it may be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ship Ashore Refloated Without Assistance. Sydney
The steamer "Galava" went ashore near Quarantine Cove in Sydney Harhour, early this morning, hut was refloated several hours later without…
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