War Time Wreck Salvage Attempt Off N.S.W. Coast
An attempt to descend 47 fathoms to the war-time wreck of the steamer Cumberland, which is lying two miles off Gabo Island,…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1938
109 stories in New England's papers · page 4 of 6
Another British Steamer Bombed BARCELONA
Another British, steamer, Thorpe Bay, was bombed in Barcelona Harbour to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gelignite Explodes Attempt to Wreck Plant MELBOURNE
An explosion of gelignite at Wattle Gully gold mine, Castlemaine, is regarded as an attempt to wreck the plant…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Explosion Wrecking Plan Believed Melbourne
An explosion of gelignite at Wattle Gully Gold Mine, Castlemaihe, is regarded as an attempt to wreck the plant…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Fatality SYDNEY
While William McMasters (50) was on the deck of the steamer Perthshire yesterday, the guy rope broke from the derrick and struck him, dashing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →COLLISION Freighter and Steamer Crew's Anxious Time Newcastle
The big overseas freighter Perthshire and the Interstate cargo steamer Adelong, collided off Nobby's early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Valencia Raided British Steamer Struck VALENCIA
During a report raid on Va[?] today bomb sprinters struck the British steamer Yorkbrook wounding a Belgian non-intervention observed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →[?]ANIGES Steamer in Collision SYDNEY
At the inquiry into the collision between the itep[?]ers Adelong and Perth [?] off Newcastle on July 2, it was stated that damage to the former…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →World's Oldest Steamer
THE Edina, the oldest passenger steamship in the world, was sold in Melbourne on Wednesday afternoon and will be broken up for scrap…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fierce Battle Ketch in Heavy Seas Occupants' Stirring Experience Murwillumbah
The fifteen-ton auxiliary ketch Charea grounded on the beach at Fingal Headland yesterday, after the two occupants had fought a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Public to Watch for Wreckers
Because of the amount of malicious damage done in the open spaces, Maldon and Coombe Council, in England, appeal to the public to keep a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Savage Cyclone Damage in New Zealand Vessels Cast Ashore Sydney
Another cyclonic storm, was experienced in the North Island of New Zealand yesterday, doing considerable damage. Many bridges were swept…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Trail of Wreckage Gales In New Zealand Bridges Washed Away Sydney
Another cyclonic disturbance raged throughout New Zealand yesterday, blocking many roads, besides washing away bridges and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heart Attack Melbourne Business Man on Island Steamer Woman Doctor's Busy Time Sydney
During the voyage of the island steamer, Morinda, to Lord Howe and Norfolk islands, Leonard Bruce, a well-known Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Steamer Bombed By Italian Planes Barcelona
Five Italian Savoia 'planes bombed the British steamer Stanbrook at Vallcarca. There were no casualties. Nineteen ships of the Stan line have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Life Ball" To Supersede Lifeboat Room for Forty By Air Mail.) London, August 6
An invention which may supersede the lifeboat has been worked out by a retired engineer at Westcliff, Kent, Mr. F. C. S. Mason. He calls his…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Pearler Wrecked Loss to Japanese at Darwin DARWIN
A Japanese p[?] higger cr[?] out a reef off Goulburn Island and br[?] a total wreck. The area escaped [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Japanese Lugger Wrecked on Reef Darwin
A Japanese pearling lugger crashed on a reef off Goulburn Island, and has become a total wreck. The crew escaped safely ashore. The vessel was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ketch Wrecked Crew Sale on Island Cattle Drowned
Having last ber rudder in a fierce North-east gale in Bass Strait on Saturday, the auxiliary ketch Lady F[?] carrying [?] head of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bound the World Two Years in a 40ft. Ketch Plan to Visit Pitcairn By Air Mail.) London, August 20
Two Englishmen set out from Falmouth this week-end to sail round the world in a 40ft. ketch with sails and fitted with a…
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