Helpless! Steamer Develops Engine Trouble Sydney
The steamer "Orungal," which left Brisbane at noon on Saturday, bound for Sydney, is drifting helplessly off Smoky Cape with 200 pasesngere…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1929
123 stories in New England's papers · page 6 of 7
Steamer in Trouble Off New Samoa. SYDNEY
A radio message received in Wellington, New Zealand, from Apia states that an S.O.S. message was picked up from the steamer Norwich City in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Killed Plane Crashes at Grenfell Flames Consume Wreckage
Two well-known airmen were killed when their plane crashed in Forbes Street, Grenfell on Saturday Afternoon, and then burst into flames…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Air Mail Wrecked. Crew Escape. Berlin
The London to India aeroplane, carrying two pilots, a mechanic, wireless operator, and a postal official encountered a fog approaching nk…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Remarkable Coincidence. Ship Ashore: Captain's Wife Gassed. London
A remarkable concidence is that almost at the same moment as the Norwich City was wrecked on Gardiner Island, in the Phoenix Group, the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer "Orungal." Gear Wheel Stripped. Unusual Mishap. Sydney
The steamer "Oruugal," which arrived in Sydney yesterday in a disabled condition will be laid up for three months until a new main gear…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Disappeared at Sea. Coastal Steamer Steward. Sydney
Terence John Lewis, a steward on North Coast steamer "Arakoon." disappeared when the vessel was between Coff's Harbour and Newcastle, on her…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pirates Beaten. Fierce Fight Aboard Steamer. Three Hundred Passengers Detained. Hong Kong
It is learned that there was a des[?]erate battle between officers of the steamer "Hai-Chang." which was pirated by Chinese and pirates. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Warships Rush from Hong Kong to Shanghai VENGEANCE? Attempt to Wreck Launch Police Inquiring. Sydney
The police are inquiring into an attempt to wreck a launch in Kogarrah Bay. Thirteen holes were drilled with an auger in the bull and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wrecked Steamer Plucky Crew SYDNEY
A radio from the master of the Norwegian motor tanker Lincoln Ellsworth, which assisted in the rescue of the survivors of the wrecked steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wreck of "Norwich City." Stories of Heroism. Splendid Behaviour of Crew. Sydney
A radio from the master of the Norwegian motor tanker "Lincoln Ellsworth" which assisted in the rescue of the survivors of the wrecked…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steams Ashore a Total Wreck SYDNEY
The Union Company 's steamer Manuka, which ran ashore in a fog about 40 miles south of Dunedin last night, this morning is reported to be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Law Is Law Ex-Communist's View "The Red Wreckers Play Safe" Sydney
Mr. F. Armstrong, a member of the Federated Clerks Union and former official of the Communist Party, says that whatever are the merits or…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wrecked Steamer Capsizes
A message from Wellington states that the wrecked steamer Manuka capsized during the night, and rolled over into deep water…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Report Confirmed Wrecked In Storm LONDON
The Air Ministry confirms the report that long distance flyers were killed near Tunis. The French aviation circles have…
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A message [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ketch Missing. Anxiety in Brisbane. Brisbane
Anxiety is felt for the safety of the anxillary ketch "Cowra," which left Ballina for Brisbane on December IS with six persona aboard, and has not…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ketch Missing Anxiety in Brisbane BRISBANE
Anxiety is felt for the safety of the auxiliary, ketch Corwa, which left Ballina for Brisbane on 15th December, with six persons aboard…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wreckage Found Yacht Missing SYDNEY
A dingy and several circular lifebelts were washed up on the beach at Broken Bay, about three miles from Woy Woy, yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Missing Ketch Sighted Off Tweed Heads SYDNEY
The missing ketch Cowra was sighted off tweed Heads yesterday afternoon. It was resorted all was well…
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