Afloat Again Steamer Iron Master MELBOURNE
The steamer Iron Master, which went aground last Friday, 12 miles from Port Augusta, was refloated yesterday at 7 p.m. the owners, the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea
Shipwrecks & the sea, 1927
220 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 11
'Plane Wrecked Three Passengers Unhurt Kempsey Crash Kempsey
Striking a fence in a 'plane which had to make a forced landing, piloted by Lieutenant Frewin, of the Eagle Aviation Service of Brisbane…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Peril After Shipwreck
The crew of the London steamer Beechtree, 1553 tons, had a thrilling experience when the vessel struck the rocks off Land's End and founded in 15 minutes…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Crew in Peril Shipwreck Near Frisco Union Boat to Rescue San Francisco
The Union Company's steamer Hauraki (7000 tons), responding to an S.O.S. call at daylight, is trying to rescue the crew of the U.S. Shipping…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Tasman Reached Sydney Yesterday. Sydney
The steamer Tasman, which came down the coast under her own steam, reached Sydney to-day, and berthed at Walsh Bay. She will go into dock to-morrow, and will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Crew Saved Steamer Fast on Rocks San Francisco, Friday Night
An aeroplane succeeded in getting a line aboard the stranded' steamer Indian Harbor, and the crew, landed safely…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Sun Stop Press Overdue Steamer
No word has been received of the steamer Moora, bound from France to Melbourne for the Adelaide S.S. Co. She is now three days…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two in Cabin Committed on Abduction Charge "He Terrified Me" Arrest as Steamer Was About to Sail
Just before the steamer Gwydir sailed on May 20, two police constables went on board, and arrested Norman William Wilson, 25, described as a helper. At Newcastle Police Court to-day he was charged with having, at…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →New Steamer Hunter Company's Order SYDNEY
For the cargo serica between Sydney and Newcastle, tho Newcastle and Hunter River. S.S. Company has placed an order for a new vessel with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Walter Hood Wreck Recalled
A brief reference to the wreek of the ship Walter Hood was published in the "Newcastle Morning Herald" on the occasion of the unveiling of the memorial…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Great Bridge Wrecked by Flood— —King Joins in Community Singing
BRIDGE WRECKED BY FLOOD—Only two spans of this Missouri-Pacific railway bridge were left after it had felt the full battering of the disastrous American flood. SALUTES FASCISTI IN NEW YORK.—Commander de Pinedo, on the way to the City Hall to be welcomed by the Mayor. He is now at the Azores, but is determined…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Put Into Port Steamer Battered ADELAIDE
The steamer City of Khlos, terribly battered by a storm, put into the outer harbor for repairs. Her deck plates are buckled, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wrecked by Rebels
The engine of the Guadalajara train which was overturned and burnt by Mexican rebels, Many passengers were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →For Use at Wrecks
Among the odds and ends at Waugh's Shipyards in Balmain. Water breakers, with Vercy lights attached to the top of them…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Vessel in Distress U.S.A. Steamer to Rescue Tow to Brisbane Sydney
The steamer Proteus, bound from Sydney to New Caledonia, is reported to be in distress off the New South Wales coast…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wrecked by Flood
This bridge was wrecked by the flood following the cyclone which swept the cast coast of Madagascar…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Steamer Proteus Reported Mutiny Untrue. Brisbane
The small Norwegian steamer Protens, which was picked up in the Pacific by the American steamer Cross Keys, after drifting in a disabled condition for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer on Fire Blaze Amongst Copra LONDON
The German steamer Essen, 5158 tons gross, on which an outbreak of fire occurred at Amsterdam while the vesel was on her way to Hamburg…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In Case of Shipwreck
A device to get a line aboard a [?]reeked steamer by 'plane. The feed line is fixed between two holes, and a 'plane "hooks" it with weighted rope. The line is whipped off these spokes and the 'plane drops it on to the distressed vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Park Wreckage Vandalism at Wallsend
Somebody has been having a great game in Federal Park, Wallsend, and if they are caught will pay for it, as Wallsend Council docs not look…
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