S.S. Kwangse Wrecked Off Amoy Shanghai
The British destroyer Bruce is believed to be responsible for saving the passengers and crew of the British coaster Kwangse, of the Butterfield Shire Steamship…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1928
278 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 14
Trawler Ashore SYDNEY
Bound to Sydney from England, [?] trawler Mary Cam went ashore on Mill Reef, Torres Strait. A telegram advising the mishap was…
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Information was received yesterday that the trawler Mary Cam had gone ashore on Itili Reef, off Thursday Island. The Mary Cam left Hull on August 28 for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →STORMY! Industrial Peace Union Nearly Wrecked Sydney
A man with a square Jaw and a chest like a wrestler, threw a spanner into the works of the inaugural meeting of the Industrial…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Loss of a Steamer Marine Court Inquires Sydney
The Marine Court consisting of Judge Edwards with Captains Joliffe and Lindbergh as [?] at to-day to deal with the foundering of the…
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The steamer Uralla is still stranded on Stockton Bight beach, near Morna Point, last night's attempt to refloat her being unsuccessful…
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It is understood that another attempt will be made this week to refloat the stranded steamer Uralla, lying on Stockton beach, near Anna Bay. With…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →From the Sea Raft Washed Ashore
A little before noon two messages were received at Signal Hill that all object which looked like a boat was floating just off the coast. Glasses…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →French Steamer Sinks Foul Play Suspected Paris
The steamer Numidia, 5339 tons, due to leave Marseilles for Corslea with cargo and 250 passengers, mysteriously sank in the harbour…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Oil Steamer Aground in the River Hughli Calcutta
Carrying 13,000 tons of Soviet oil from Batoum, in the Blank Sea, the Norwegian steamer Finnanger went aground at Fulta Point in the River…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →In Northern Queensland Steamer's Crew Fight Ingham
Waterside work at Lucinda is still being carried out by farmers, and everything is going smoothly. The steamer Mallina left on Wednesday with 3000 tons of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Body on Road Find Near Tarro Wrecked Cycle Dies in Hospital
Lying unconscious on Newcastle-road, near Tarro, at 5.15 a.m. to-day as a result of a motor cycle accident, Edger Charles…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Chinese Pirates Loot British Steamer Shanghai
Thirty-two pirates, disguised as deck passengers, overpowered the crow of the British river steamer Shasi, 1300 tons, between Shanghai and Hankow on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Deadwood Dick" Wants to Tutor Chicago Gunmen Negro in Congress Elected by Chicago Division Big "Dry" Majority "Smith Wrecked Democratic Party" WASHINGTON
Before the U.S.A. elections there were formerly 26 members who were "wet." There are now 22, as against 74 "drys." The great majority of Congress members are now dry. The election has provided the first Negro Congressman…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →14 Killed Political Scandal Factory Wrecked U.S.A. EXPLOSION Other Workers Missing Lynn (U.s.a.), Thursday. Sale of Art Treasures Germans Involved London
Fourteen persons are dead, nine are in a serious condition; and several are missing as a result of an explosion which wrecked the A political scandal of the first magnitude has arisen as the result of the injunction on the sale of Russian art treasures, says the Berlin…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Morinda Refloated
Burns, Philp and Co., Ltd., yesterday received a wireless message to the effect that the steamer Morinda, which went aground near Dedele (Papua), on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Liner Wrecked Loss of Life Feared Race to Rescue (Australian Press Association.) New York
The Vestris, a Lambton and Holt liner, of 10,000 tons, bound from New York to Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro, was abandoned at sea about 300 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sea Tragedy Vestris Wreck Many Rescues Large Number Missing (Australian Press Association.) New York
An official statement issued by the owners of the Vestris stated that 200 had been rescued, and 122 were missing. One message received indicates that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →All Drowned Lifeboat Swamped Seen From Shore London
The Rye lifeboat overturned while answering a ship's distress signal off the Sussex coast, and the crew of 17 were all drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wreck of the Vestris Stories of Disaster Survivors Blame Officers Others Defend Them (Australian Press Association.) New York
The latest computation regarding the passengers and crew of the foundered liner Vestris is as follows—Rescued ... ... ... ... ... ... 206…
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