Steamer Hochst Where Is Rescue Tug? Colombo, September 24
The Germane ship Meine, which entered port last night, reported having sighted the disabled Hochst off Minicoy Island an Sunday morning. The master said…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1929
284 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 15
26 Years Ago Barque Adolphe Wreck
Next Monday will be the 26th anniversary of the wreck of the French barque Adolphe on the oyster bank, now Stockton breakwater. The barque…
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The British freighter Damera (3382 tons) is aground 100 feet off the shore at Abaco island, in the Bahamas. It continues to withstand the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Little Home-Wrecker
The Lane Cove Branch of the National Association decided last week to support Dr. Nott, the endorsed candidate. On Tuesday, members of the Lane Cove Women's Branch decided to give their support to Mr. Hughes.—T. Glover, 60 Elizabeth-st., Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hurricane the Bermudas Swept Growing Death Roll Steamer Blown Ashore (Australian Press Association.) MIAMI (Florida), September 27
A terrific hurricane has swept Nassau, in the Bahamas, for two days. The steamer Princess Montagu is aground near Nassau. Some of the crew of 23 were…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Barque Adolphe Anniversary of Wreck
To-day is the 25th anniversary of the week of the fine four-masted French barque Adolphe on the Oyster Bank, after completing a fast passage of 85 days from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bravery Recognised Royal Shipwreck Society Presentations SYDNEY
A large crowd attended the 52nd annual meeting of the Royal Shipwreck Relief and Humane Society of New South Wales, which was held in Sydney Town…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →White Star Steamer Ceramic
Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited the agents, have recently received advice from the. White Star Line that important improvements have been made to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreckers at Work on the H.M.A.S. Sydney
The gun turrets of the Sydney are harmless enough now. They have been taken out of the ship, which is being broken up at Cockatoo Island…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wrecked in Gale Pappinbarra Inquiry Master's Evidence Sydney
At the inquiry to-day into the stranding of the Pappinbarra near Port Stephens on September 11, Captain F. M. Merrett admitted that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rescue Vessel Ashore Tug Abandons the Hochst COLOMBO, October 7
The Lauterfels, the vessel of the Hannsa line, that on Saturday proceeded to Minicoy Island to the rescue of the tamer Hochst, has herself grounded off…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Forty Perish Steamer Sunk Off Norwegian Coast OSLAND (Norway)
Steaming along at 12 knots in a furious storm, the coastal steamer Haakon crashed into a rock near florae, at half tide, and quickly sank. About 46 passengers and members of the crew were drowned, 69 being saved…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Nelson's Bay Wrecks and Roads Courageous Able Seaman Urban Area Committee
Excellent work for the progress of the town is being accomplished by the Nelson's Bas Urban Area Committee, which at its last meeting had before it a good…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Theft From Steamer Sydney
A sequel to the theft from the steamer Maloja at No. 20 wharf, in Jones' Bay, on October 3, of 54 dozen pairs of gloves, valued at £155, was the arrest this…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Forty Drowned Norwegian Disaster Coast Steamer Wrecked Gallant Rescue Work (Australian Press Association.) OSLO (Norway), October 7
During a furious storm last night, the coastal steamer Haakon VII., travelling at 12 knots, struck a rock off Floroe. Forty of the passengers and crew were…
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Colombo, October 10.—The services of the salvage steamer Preserver, from Perim, have been engaged to refloat the German steamer Lauterfels, which is…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →ABANDONED Pacific Schooner Crew Safe Sydney
All doubts as to the identity of the vessel reported to have been lost somewhere in the Pacific on Friday week last have been set…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hochst on Fire Steamer Rescues Crew Colombo, October 14
A wireless message from the steamer Brocklebank states that she has picked up 28 of the crew of the German steamer Hochst, which went ashore on Minicoy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Body Washed Up Was It From Steamer? SYDNEY
It was definitely established to-day that the extensively decomposed body of a man floating 200 yards from The Gap yesterday afternoon was not that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steamer Afire Terrific Explosion Disaster at Liverpool LONDON, October 15
A magnificent spectacle was presented at Liverpool when the steamer Oklahoma, laden with cotton, nitrates and sugar, caught fire while lying in the harbour. A…
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