Fishing Ketch Lost. Crew Saved
The fishing ketch "Myrtle May" sprang a leak find sank in Bass Strait. The crew was saved. The crew of two and Captain…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1929
123 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 7
Ran on to Rocks. Cargo Boat Wrecked. CAPETOWN
The "Western Knight" an American cargo boat, ran on to rocks in a dense fog eight miles south of Port Elizabeth. The crew and five…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fishing Ketch Lost. Crew Saved
The fishing ketch "Myrtle May" sprang a leak and sank in Bass Strait. The crew was saved. The crew of two and Captain…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ran on to Rocks. Cargo Boat Wrecked
The "Western Knight" an American cargo boat, ran on to rocks in a dense fog eight miles south of Port Elizabeth. The crew and five…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Not Happy. Rich Girl's Romance. Divorce Court Wreck
The woman who used to be called "the richest little girl in the world" has discovered once more that £60,000,000 is no insurance against…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Aground. Tugs Rush to Rescue. (Renter's Cable). London
The French liner "Paris" left Plymouth for New York this morning, and grounded on Eddystone Rocks. Tugs and dest royers rushed to Eddystone in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Missing Steamer. Last Heard of in December (Reuter's Cable) Copenhagen
The owners of the missing training ship "Kobenhaven," which has been missing since December, have learned that the steamer was in touch with a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fierce Fight On Auxiliary Ketch Constable Wounded Darwin
Fierce fighting, occurred on board aa auxiliary ketch near Victoria River, when three aboriginal members of the crew attacked Constable…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Disabled Steamer a Long Tow SYDNEY
The mission steamer Southern Cross is lying disabled at Norfolk Island owing to a broken rudder tank. All the passengers, with the exception of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Disabled Steamer a Long Tow
The mission steamer Southern Cross is lying disabled at Norfolk Island, owing to a broken rudder tank. All the passengers, with the exception of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lemonade in Petrol Tank. Boys Wreck Cordial Factory Wellington (N.z.)
A [?] from wellington (N.Z.) says that two boys, aged 9 and [?]. entered a cordial factory at Hastings smashed open barrels of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ghastly Scenes Death Creeps Upon Helpless Patients. When Explosion Wrecks Hospital. Six Physicians Among the Dead. Death Roll Reaches 125. (Reuter's Cable). Cleveland
The dead from the hospital disaster now total 125, and is increasing hourly. There are persistent reports that a man was seen using a blow torch in the vicinity of a room where the X-ray films exploded…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Atlantic Crossed in Lifeboat
The Atlantic has been crossed in a lifeboat. Maul Muller, a German sailor, arrived at Gibraltar, Cuba, on Sunday,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shop Wrecked. Mysterious Outrage. BRISBANE
A message from Mackay reports that a terrific explosion occurred yesterday morning in a two-storey city shop, known as Tattersall's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To Re-kindle Trouble? £48,750 on Soviet Steamer
[?].—Directly the Soviet steamer Kommunst' berthed at Ireqi, police placed mounted guard aboard and only allowed the captain to go on share,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Explosion at Mackay. Building Completely Wrecked
Brisbane.—A message from Mackay states that a terrific explosion occurred yesterday morning in a two-storey city shop known as Tattersall's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Moir and Owen Found. Machine a Complete Wreck
Flight-Licutenant Moir and FlyingOfficer Owen have been found. They are safe and well. They landed in the vicinity of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Schooner Wrecked Crew Rescued Sank in Five Minutes HOBART
The schooner Thuraka, 248 tons, while on her way from Hobart to complete her cargo oi timber for Adelaide, struck before daylight this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Schooner Wrecked. Crew Saved. Sydney
The schooner "Thuraka" was wrecked outside Actean Island, Tasmania. The crew was rescued. The vessel had 110,000 feet of timber on board…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rescued by Steamer. Swedish Aviator on Long Flight. (Reuter's Cable). Reykjavik
The steamer "Erga." which raced to the rescue of Captain Aherenberg. the Swedish flier, who was attempting a Transatlantic flight via ireland. and…
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