Fire on Steamer. Dog Saves Captain's Life. But Is Suffocated
Captain Yoshloka of the Japanese steamer Usuri Maru, which is berthed at Porth Adelaide, claims that his pet cocker spaniel saved his life…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1927
121 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 7
Seventy-five Years Ago. Wreck of the Barque "Rosetta Joseph."
The following is taken from the Port Macquarie "News," of February 5, 1927. It is interesting to note that Mr. George Francis, mentioned in the…
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It is dangerous for foreigners to go ashore at Nanking. The Cantonese are setting up artillery on the hill overlooking the river and guns are already…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Steamer to Sail After Hold-up By Jobs Control SYDNEY
Another steamer, the Junee, which has has been laid up at Sydney since the middle of February owiog to job control, is to be manned. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Schooner Burned. Twelve Men Missing. (Reuter's Cable). London
The Halifax fishinf schooner "Commonwealth" was burned in a blizzard. Twelve of the crew arc missing. The captain and eight men were picked up…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Schooner Wrecked Search For Crew Abandoned HALIFAX
A Halifax message states that [?] search has been [?] for the [?] men who were lost [?] when the schooner Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mail Bag Stolen. Thief on Manly Steamer
A registered mail bag was stolen from the mail room of the Manly ferry steamer Bellubera, between Manly and Sydney, yesterday afternoon, and…
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The steamer Riverina. with 162 Passengers aboard, went ashore near Ca[?] Island and is now fast embedded in the sand…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer's Grim Fight. Cables Slipped. Inches From Disaster
Two hundred and thirty-five miles without gaining in inch. That is the cloquent record of the battle that the Baron Ardossan fought…
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Mexico City.—Sixteen persons were reported to have been drowned when a schooner sank yesterday, in a gale off Tabesco…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Latest Telegrams and Cables [Through our Metropostian Agents.] SYDNEY, Monday. Steamer on Reef. [?]house in Darkness
The Dutch steamer Tasman, with a cargot[?]and passengers aboard grounded on a submerged portion of Clerke Island off the eastern coast of York…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer in Gale Blown Into Swimming Baths SYDNEY
The Melbourne steamer Malaita which, since November 17, has been firmly embedded in the sand at the South Melbourne beach, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Rough Passage Seas Pound a Steamer Steering Is Damaged and Pumps Fail Great Fight Wins Out FREMANTLE
Fully laden with rock phosphate from Nauru, the steamer Kllchedane ran into a storm off the South Coast and with a list of six decrees to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Refloated. the Steamer "Tasman." Sydney
A message was received in Sydney this morning, stating that the stranded steamer "Tasman" had been refloated…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wrecked. Point Cook 'Plane. Lonely Vigil. All Nigiit in Storm
It is now revealed that a Point Cook 'plane was totally wrecked at Wangaratta on Tuesday. Engine failure forced Sergeant…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →WORTH £80,000 Wrecked Vessel Brings £150 BRISBANE
It is understood that the steamer Cooma, which lies on the North Reef, has been purchased by a Sydney firm for £150. The purchase price includes…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Plane Wrecked. Narrow Escapes. Occupants Injured
Strking a fence in a forced landing, an aeroplane piloted by Lieut. Frewin, of the Eagle Aviation Service, Brisbane, and carrying two passengers,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Telegrams. Steamer Tasman. Not Badly Damaged
An examination, in dock, of the steamer Tasman, which recently went ashore off the Queensland coast, showed the damage was confined to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ketch Wrecked Adelaide
The ketch Spindrift was driven ashore at Port Lehunte last night during a heavy gale. The vessel sought shelter and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →London Fights to Hear Trunk Murder Trial Steamer Founders Death Roll of 108 Officer Saves Fifty Lives Manila (Philipines). Wed
One hundred and eight persons are believed to have been drowned when the Inter-island steamer Negros foundered in a typhoon on May 28, 150…
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