On Sandbank Steamer Ends Her Days BRISBANE
One the pride of the Pacific the steamer, "Maheno", appears doomed to end her days on a sandbank off Fraser Island on the…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1936
78 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 4
Aground! Manly Ferry Steamer On Rocks at Bradley's Head Passengers Transhipped in Fog SYDNEY
In impenetrable fog this morning the Manly ferry steamer "Curl Curl," with fifty passengers aboard,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Launch Wrecked Fishermen's Terrifying Experience
Running on to a bombora in a fog in pitch darkness of the early hours on Saturday morning, three Coffs Harbour fishermen had the terrifying…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sampan Wrecked Customs Take Charge of Japanese Crew Sydney
Thirts one Japanese members of the crew of a sampan, which was wrecked last week 50 miles south of cape York arrived at Thusday Island in four…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sampan Wrecked Master's Story of Crew's Privations Man's Arm Taken By Shark
Captain Chi[?] Miyara, who was in charge of a [?] which was recently w[?]ed west of Mr. [?] Island, said that the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Her Daughter Was a Real Nervous Wreck
"I got quite rundown myself worrying about the health of my daughter," states Mrs. T. C., of Monte, Qld. "She suffered from anaemia for years,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Windjammer Ashore Sight Provides Thrill For Crowds Vessel in Hopeless Position Captain, Wife Ond Crew Still Aboard London
Thousands travelled all day to-day to see the four-masted Finnish barque, "Herzogin Cecille" agrouhd on the rocks…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Plane Wrecked in Melbourne
Aircraftsman L. R. Clisby, 28, of the R.A.A.F., did some quick thinking on Friday when his plane, while flying at a height of 2,000 feet,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mysterious Affair Brothers Disappear On Fishing Expedition Launch Found Ashore Sydney
Two brothers, Alan Lloyd Thompson (32) and Harold York. Thompson (35) tired, a launch from Riddle's boatshed at Newport on Saturday morning,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bomb Explodes Wrecks Petrol Station ALBURY
An attempt was made on Saturday night to wreck the petrol service station owned by Charles Rriff. when a bomb was placed against the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wrecked By Heavy Seas Airmen Escape Uninjured MELBOURNE
The amphibian aircraft, "Windhover," was forced down by darkness in Bass Strait last night and was wrecked by heavy seas off…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dense Fog Steamer Ashore Two Others Collide LONDON
Coming to rest thirty yards from sea-front houses, above which its bows towered, the Russian cargo boat Assuri, of 2498 tons, crashed into a promenade…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →On Promenade Russian Cargo Boat Went Ashore in Fog Collision Nearby! London
Coming to rest thirty yards from sea-front houses, above which its bows towered, the Russian cargo boat "Assuri,"…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Girl Pat" Leads Lloyds a Dance Pirate Steamer Still Missing London, Teusday
Conflicting messages have been received by Lloyds from akar concern ing the whereabout of the pirate trawler, "Girl Pat."…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Six Drowned When Trawler and Steamer Collide Off Yorkshire Coast London
Six lives were lost by drowning in the North Sea to-day, as the result of a collision off Aldbrough, near Flam borough Head, on the Yorkshire coast…
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Recalcitrant members within the ranks of the Ministerial Party in the Legislative Assembly persist in their campaign to embarrass and humiliate the Government. On Wednesday last, sniping tactics resulted in a minor defeat…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Drunken Men Cause Excitement on Steamer PERTH
Two drunken men caused excitement on the steamer Katoomba, and the Commander had them put in irons…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trawler's Sensational Career Brought To Close "Girl Pat" Captured Thrilling Chase by Police Steamer Crew Shows Remarkable Seamanship GEORGETOWN (British Guiana)
With a badly damaged stern where the police steamer had rammed her and with her skipper cursing loudly, the trawler, "Girl Pat", which has had a sensational career in the last few weeks, was brought into…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Yachts Ashore Dragged Their Moorings Sydney
During a cyclonic storm, which swept over the city last night, 20 yachts dragged their moorings, and several were washed ashore, amongst…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Caught by Waterspout Ketch Lytton Destroyed Sole Survivor's Long Swim Sydney
A passenger who arrived in Sydney yesterday from New Guinea said the entire crew of the ketch Lytton was swallowed by a…
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