Steamer Burned
The American steamer Seneca, 2000 tons, was burned, probably beyond all hope of salvage, and two piers were destroyed when a spectacular fire swept the water…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1928
278 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 14
Schooner Captain says Missing Woman Aviator was Lost at Sea the Sea Wins Swimming Straits of Gibraltar Plucky Typist Attempt Fails Less Than a Mile From Shore LONDON
Miss Mercedes Gleitze, the London typist, failed by less than a mile in her attempt to swim the straits of Gibraltar to-day. She secured a six hours' start on her rival, Miss Milly…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Paringa Ashore Adelaide
The steamer Paringa, owned by the Adelaide Steamship Company, which left Port Pirie yesterday with a full cargo and many passengers, went ashore 15 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CANCELLED Interstate Steamer Trips Crew Call Fails Sydney
The voyages of the Canberra and Ormiston have been cancelled, and the vessels will lie up, A final attempt to obtain men to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tragic Wreck Story. Sinking of the Mafalda
Graphic stories of heroism and bravery on the part of British officers and seamen at the time of the sinking of the Italian liner Principessa Mafalda, off…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Unsinkable Lifeboat
A demonstration was given at London Docks recently of a shin's lifeboat, which is reversible, unsinkable self-emptying and cannot be capsized. The principle of…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Soviet Exhibition Invaded and Wrecked Protest Against Untruths (Australian Press Association.) LONDON
It is reported from Brussels that a gang of several scores of Facists invaded the Soviet Exhibition. The leader blew a whistle, and portion of the gang pinned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fascist Wreckers Soviet Exhibition Raided BRUSSELS
A gang of several scores of Fascists invaded a Soviet exhibition in Brussels to-day. When the leader blew a whistle…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Wool Racer Blue Funnel Steamer Newcastle Visit
A new arrival to the Australian trade, the Blue Funnel steamer Adrastus, which has been in Newcastle for the past few days, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Chinese Pirates Attack a Steamer Repelled with Loss Shanghai
Another serious piracy has occurred in Canton, despite the activities against it, and the regulations recently instituted on the West River…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hulk Ashore . Salvage Operations
A determined attempt to re-float the stranded collier. Alice will be made tomorrow, when the bug Champion reaches Morn Point…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Ferry Steamer Mildred
Mr. Cameron, M.P., recently placed before Mr. Buttenshaw, the Minister for Works, a request from the crew of the Government ferry steamer Mildred that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ocean Transport Wrecked
Advice has been received in Sydney that the steamer Ocean Transport, after loading a cargo of phosphate at Ocean Island, was leaving for Australian ports,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CRASHED Chamberlain Down, but Unhurt 'Plane Wrecked Another Attack on Endurance Flight Record New York
Clarence Chamberlain, the famous trans-Atlantic flier and holder of records, crashed badly, to-day. His 'plane was wrecked, bt luckily neither he nor his companion, Roger Williams, was injured…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"The Nervous Wreck" Strand Theatre
"The Nervous Wreck," starring Phyils Haver and Harrison Ford, was shown at the Strand Theatre to-day. Believing himself to [?] the victim…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Unclaimed Wreck
A notice was exhibited at Newcastle Custom-house yesterday, stating that the owner of the lift skiff painted green with red bottom, which was picked up…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"BETRAYED" Sufferings of Nine Irishmen Republican Wreckers "Believed in Pledges of British Cabinet Minister" LONDON
"I was burned out, raided twice and kidnapped once. I rebuilt at a cost of £7500, of which the Irish Free State granted £6000, and the Irish Grants Committee £1500. But I was not able to furnish the house, so I am leaving it as the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wrecked on the Threshold of Home
A life-saver is being lowered from the Ramsgate Harbor wall on to the dock of the trawler Paramount which ran ashore while catering the harbor. By the aid of the device shown three men were saved and of the remaining six five were picked up by the lifeboat, while one was drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Steamer Australian Service LONDON
Denny Bros, at Dumbarton are constructing an 8000-ton motor ship for the Austral-India Steam Shipping Co. It is to be completed early in 1929,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fierce Gales Great Destruction in Britain Steamer Founders Five Lives Lost; Several People Hurt LONDON
In one of the fiercest gales ever experienced in Britain, the steamship Taormina, of Oslo, bound for Lisbon with 2000 tons of coal, founded off Padston, Cotmvall. The crew was rescued. Reports of wrecked bouses and other havoc have been received…
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