Wreck of a Lugger. Brisbane
After a perilous journey of 125 miles in an open dinghy, Captain Oko, of the bechede-mer lugger Rockton, accompanied by four members of his crow, reached…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1921
175 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 9
Wrecked on Reef Lugger Crew Marooned Gale Brings Disaster MACKAY
A dinghy containing four Japanese arrived at Mackay on Saturday night, after what must have been a hazardous journey of about 125 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Yacht Ashore Mishap in the Islands SUVA (Fiji), April 3
The Government armed yacht Pioneer, while on her way from Lautoka to Tallean, to take on board the Indian agitator, Sadhu Bashishdt, ran…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Schooner's Rough Trip in Heavy Squall Foresail Blown Away
"Traces of a severe buffeting by heavy weather were borne by the fourmasted schooner Helen B. Stirling, which arrived from Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Suspicious Illness On Steamer Wonganella
When the steamer Wonganella arrived at Newcastle this morning from Fremantle it was reported that there was a suspicious case of Illness on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire on a Steamer. Sydney
The steamer Manado, lying in Athol Bight, caught fire this afternoon. The crew attempted to put out the fire, and were aided by detachments from the…
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The Japanese steamer Tokuyo Maru caught fire and capaized and sank off the Columbia River, off Seattle. One person is dead and eight are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →West Australian Steamer
Sir James Connolly, the Agent-General for West Australia, accompanied by Mr. Byles, the consulting engineer, went on the trial trip of the s.s…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →S.s. Benalla Ashore
The s.s. Benalla, on route to Sydney, has gone ashore at Povensey Bay, in the English Channel, as the result of a collision with an unknown vessel in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Benalla Ashore Collision with Tanker Dense Fog Off Newhaven LONDON, Friday Night
The Benalla, collided with the oil-tanker Patella in a fog. but neither vessels [?] Benaila's No. 4 hold filled, and she…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Wollongbar Ashore
The steamer Wollongbar, the largest of the North Coast Company's fleet, which was to have loft Byron Day on Saturday night for Sydney, met with a mishap…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Blown Ashore Wollongbar in Trouble Gale on North Coast
During the wind on the North Coast on Saturday, the North Coast Company's steamer Wollongbar was blown ashore at Byron Bay, and was left in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wreck of Benalla "A Bad Omen" Immigrants Cancel Trip LONDON, Sunday Night
The Bennlla's passengers arrived at Victoria Station wet. sleepy, hungry, unkempt, and showing evidence of having been hastily clad. The party…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Arrested Warrant on Mast
With a warrant for her arrest nailed to the mast the Chinese steamer Hwah Kun is blocking business at the Dyke. She has been arrested for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Four Hours Late Steamer Fogbound "Newcastle" Goes Slow
The steamer Newcastle, owned by the Newcastle and Hunter River S.S. Co., Ltd., was delayed for four and a half hours early this morning, when…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Wollongbar. Lismore
The position of the Wollongbar is unchanged. She is now solidly set in the sand, and not likely to lurn further, although at high tide the sea breaks over…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Fares Increases on
Some weeks ago it was stated in "The Newcastle Sun" that although there had been a big stump in oversea freights, the tendency in regard to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wollongbar Ashore Story of the Stranding Exciting Scenes at Byron Bay Last Saturday's Gale
The North Coast Steam Navigation Company's steamer Orara, which arrived at Newcastle last night from Byron Bay brought twin screw steamer Wolonghar, at Byron Bay…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Struck a Bar Steamer's Adventures SYDNEY
The steamer Kinchela of the Macleay Co-operation Company, Ltd., which arrived at Sydney late yesterday afternoon, had trying experiences during…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Fares or Australian Trade Orient Line Increases
Following the announcements of increases in coastal steamship fares by the interstate shipping companies, the Orient Steamship Company has…
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