Steamer in Trouble From Lake Macquarie Wyalong in Tow Sydney
Captain D. G. Williams, deputy-director of the Commonwealth Navigation Service, received a wireless message last night from the Union…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1924
239 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 12
Launch of 20,000 Ton Orient Steamer
The Oronsay, which is reported by cables as having been launched at Clydebank, is 658[?] long, with a beam of [?] She has been specially designed for the mall and passenger service of the Orient Line between Engin[?]d and Australia, and she claimer to be the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Orowaiti Wreck San Francisco
The British tank steamer Orowa[?], from New Zealand, will probably be a total toss on tho rocks near Fort San Luis…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer in Danger
It is reported from Moji that the Ryufuku Maru is in danger of sinking off the Goto Islands, owing to a storm. The Kitano Maru is hurrying to the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Our New Zealand Letter Wellington, August 15. the Wreck of the Ripple
The whole of the Dominion has been stirred by the sad loss of life under distressing circumstances by the wreck of the Ripple at sea. The Ripple was…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Girls Too Late Prince's Steamer Full; American Trip London
The Prince of Wales embarked unheralded aboard the Berengarla at Southampton at 4 a.m. Seven hours later a crowd gathered on the pier to await the incoming boat train from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Close to Shore Steamer Off Shepherd's Hill
While proceeding to Newcastle from Sydney yesterday morning, and when off Shepherd's Hill, the steamer Lygnern got in close to the shore. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On the Rocks Tragic End of Voyage from Australia Crash During Fog White Star Cargo Steamer Likely To Become Total Wreck LONDON
The White Star cargo liner Bardic, while proceeding from Liverpool to London after an Australian voyage, crashed on the rocks called the Stags, a mile west of the Lizard light at 1 a.m. to-day during a fog and heavy rain…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Help in Sight Arctic Castaways' Plight Steamer Arrives Vancouver
H.M.S. Patrician, Canada's best naval vessel, had steam up yesterday, preparatory to making a dash into the Arctic with an airplane aboard to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rough Passage Steamer Has To Heave To Doors Shattered Wellington
The steamer Lingsnam, which arrived from Sydney yesterday. had a sensational experience. She ran into a heavy sale and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bardic's Plight Steamer May Be Salved LONDON
Lloyd's salvage officer reports that numbers 1 and 2 holds of the Bardic, which is on the rocks near Land's End, are full of water to sea-level. All…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Newcastle Harbour Bar Steamer Delayed
The steamer Radnor, which is under time charter to the British Phosphate Company, was subjected to considerable delay when she came to Newcastle on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer on Reef Mesna Meets Trouble SUVA
The steamer Mesn[?], formerly the Abercorn, is ashore on the Ha[?] Flsi reef, south of the Hawa[?] group, Tonga. She came to Suva with 3000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Still Alive Shipwreck Victims Mother and Daughter Story of Arnheim Natives MELBOURNE
The Minister for Home [?] Ter[?] (Senator P[?]rce) today received official communication of the message that two white…
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The steamer Mesna, 5424 tons, ran ashore at midnight on Wednesday on the Hakau Fisi Reef, south-west of Tokalau Island, in the Haapal Group…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shipwrecked Women Douglas Mawson Survivors Native Stories Darwin
Fairly definite news is now available that the white women survivors from the Douglas Mawson are alive, and they are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Nobody's Darling Steamer Waits off Sydney SYDNEY
Over 21 hours have elapsed since the Norwegian steamer Kalfaril was first sighted off Sydney Heads. All this time she has been hoping…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mesna Wreck Salvage Unlikely SUVA
Latest reports from the Tongan Islands state that as heavy seas are breaking on the Hafau Flal. the steamer Mes[?]a (formerly the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Jammed Helm Ferry Steamer Fails to Respond to Wheel Circular Quay Smash Captain Tells How Kareela Crashed Into Wharf SYDNEY
"I tried to pull the wheel over. but it would not come. For some reason or other it was jammed. I rang full speed [?]-tern, but it was not answered,'' This statement was made in the Coroner's Court to-day by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mesna Wreck Little Definite News SYDNEY
A' report was current in Sydney this morning that the steamer Mesna, of [?]424 tons gross, which ran ashore in the H[?]apail group, Tonga Islands,…
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