Benzine Blaze Fire on King's Wharf Steamer's Escape
The steamer Moorabool had a narrow escape from having her cargo of 2000 cases of benzine ignited by a fire which destroyed 36 boxes of motor…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1925
186 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 10
The Wrecked Airship
A message from Cambridge, Ohio, says that an article published in newspaper "Jeffersonian" declares that the airship Shenandoah was in distress for…
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HALIFAX (Novia Scotia), Tuesday. The schooner Jean St. Louis of St. Pierre, has reported being held up on the voyage to Halifax by rum pirates…
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An extraordinary plot to wreck motor 1sts has been revealed at Tiptree, in Essex, when a motor collided with a thick rope stretched across a road…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On the Oyster Bank Collection of Wrecks Story of the Adolphe
Visitant to Newcastle by steamer have doubtless often wondered what story in attached to the wreck of the big French barque Adolphe, which…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →(Published by Arrangement.) Wrecking Temperance
In a speech at the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, Mr. A. Scott Bullitt is reported by the press agencies as saying:— "The Prohibition Law is making us a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wreck of the Leeds City Strikes Uncharted Rock. Brisbane
Captain Classen, the master of the Dutch liner Tasman, which reached here to-day from Singapore, en route to Melbourne, stated that the steel screw…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wrecked Yawl
It appears that when his yawl, on which he proposed to travel to New Zealand, was wrecked on the north coast of Portugal. Mr. Unitt was trying to enter…
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The Greek cargo steamer, Margarita, loaded with maize for Dakar, is believed to have foundered, with all hands, off Great Fish Point, between East London…
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An explosion, which killed one fireman and injured two others, occurred in the furnace of the liner Romanstar. The explosion is unaccountable, but it…
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A message form Canton states that while passing Chuenti Point at noon the British steamer Fatshan, which was proceeding to Canton from Hongkonk, was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Steamer Turbine Service
Out of service only 29 hours in 52,000 hours of Operation is the remarkable service record of a steam turbine unit built by the Westinghouse Electric and…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Four Outbreaks Fire in Steamer Hold Not Accidental Wellington (N.z.)
An open inquiry into the cause of the fire on the steamer Turakina on Thursday showed that the fire was not accidental, as was at first…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fascist Crimes Reign of Terror Shops Wrecked Fresh Ruffianism LONDON
FURTHER Fascist outrages are reported from Italy. The Leghorn correspondent of the "Daily News" says that Fascists,…
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The Antwerp correspondent of toe "Dally Mall" gives further details of the affray which resulted in the arrest of Towers, an engineer on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Harbour Steamer
The steamer Kernell, which has been purchased from Sydney Ferries, Limited, by Newcastle Ferries, Limited, arrived at Newcastle on Saturday, having…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Seamen in Command Serious Trouble at Gladstone Producers Attacked Men Armed With Iron Bars Guard Steamer Mania Brisbane
Seamen armed with iron bars and sticks are in possession of the steamer Mahia at Gladstone. The wharf is heavily picketed. Friction between the seamen and farmers who attempted to load the ship is running high, and sensational developments are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Scene of Wreckage Ancient City Swept by Modern Gunfire Havoc in Damascus Historic Street Left in Ruins by High Explosives
The ancient city of. Damascus, believed to be the oldest in the world, is partly in ruins, as a result of the bombardment to which' its older quarter was subjected by the French in quelling the revolt The most historic portion suffered most severely, and buildings…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Double Wreck
The Norwegian steamer Elven, bound from Rotterdam to Sydney, which stood by for the purpose of rescuing the crew of the storm-stricken Italian freighter…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Complete Wreck" Adamstown Road Holler
The engineer of Adamstown Council reported to his. council lout night that the road roller was a complete wreck, and of no practical use. He…
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