Disappeared From Steamer Katoomba Navigation Dept. Holds Inquiry Sydney
"I shook hands with Mr. Harwood as he came on board. He appeared to be quite in his speech and acting." said Captain Lionel…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1931
281 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 15
Appeal Upheld Coal for Steamer Patonga BRISBANE
The Full Court to-day, consisting of the Chief Justice, Sir James Blair, Mr. Justice Macrossan, and Mr. Justice Webb, upheld the appeal against the decision of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →British Coaster Wrecked Ten Lives Lost Survivors Scale 500Ft. Cliff London
WITH the loss of ten lives, the coastal steamer Vitrine (582 tons) was wrecked last night off Bradda Heads, on the South Coast…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ten Lives Lost Ship Wrecked on Rocks Isle of Man Tragedy (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, March 18
With a loss of 10 lives, the steamer Citrine, from Glasgow, bound for North Wales, was wrecked at Bradda Head, on the south count of the Isle of Man. During…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dutch Steamer Expected
The Dutch steamer Yscikerk is expected to arrive at Newcastle to-morrow night from Melbourne. After bunkering, the vessel will leave for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Charge Reduced Steamer Sierra Case SYDNEY
Reducing the charge from murder to manslaughter, the City Coroner to-day committed for trial Ernest Sinclair Oldfield, the third engineer on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Liner Ashore Off Scotland the 300 Passengers Are Safe Struck a Rock London
Lighted from stem to stern as a warning to passing vessels, the 16,340-ton steamer Mont Clare, bound…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Schooner Lost Viking Disaster Sequel 28 Still Missing Aerial Relief Expedition (Australian Press Association.) St. John's (Newfoundland), March 20
The auxiliary sealing schooner, Sir William, sank 15 miles north-east of Horse Island to-day. The crew of 28 reached the steamer Eagle safely. The Sir…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Liner Wrecked Went on Rocks in Fog No Lives Lost Mishap in Firth of Forth (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, March 21
Three hundred passengers, including 20 mothers will babies in arms, had a thrilling experience when the 16,340-ton liner, Mont Clare, bound to Greenock, from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Anglers Lost 19 Days in New Zealand Wrecked in Lake During Storm Auckland
Lost in the wild, rugged country on the shores of Lake Taupe, after their launch had been driven ashore in a gale, two anglers,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Norwegian Steamer Crew Likely to be Dismissed Officer's Allegations Adelaide
It is probable that 12 seamen and firemen, three officers and the wireless operator of the Norwegian steamer, June, will be signed off at Port Adelaide. Captain…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Tanker Safe Message from Lucerna Ashore in East Indies Sydney
Fears that the British oil tanker, Lucerna, carrying between 7000 and 8000 tons of petrol, had blown up somewhere on the west coast of Australia, were…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Search for Wreckage in Port Phillip Still No Sign of Air Liner Land Parties Too Melbourne
The theory that the missing air liner, Southern Cloud, has crashed into Port Phillip Bay or the open sea…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hid in Lifeboat Three Youthful Stowaways ADELAIDE
Three Melbourne youths who stowed away on the Bairanald are being held incustody pending inquiries concerning their return…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two Injured Accident on Steamer Rope Carried Away Sydney
Three men were knocked down, one being seriously injured, when a derrick got out of control while the cargo steamer Erica was being unloaded at Snails' Bay…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Industrial News Seamen at Meeting Steamer's Sailing Delayed SYDNEY
Owing to some of the crew being absent, at the monthly stop-work meeting of the Seamen's Union to-day, the departure of the steamer Zealandia for Hobart was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →STATE A.L.R Denounced in A.W.U. STATEMENT "Attempt at Dictatorship" Bitter Attack "State A.L.P. Executive Trying to Wreck Party" Faction Fight Union Declares That Reconciliation Between Two Sections Is Impossible Sydney
In a bitter attack on the State A.L.P. Executive, which, is accused of trying to set up a dictatorship in Australia and of trying to wreck the Labor Party, the A.W.U. says that reconciliation of the two factions…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Malabar Wrecked on Reef at Long Bay All Passengers Were Landed Safely in a Dense Fog Burns Philp Liner Runs Ashore in Early Morning Hazardous Swim Ashore Fears That Steame May Founder: Possibility of Cyclone Sydney
During the dense fog early this morning, the Burns Philp Malabar, bound from Melbourne to Sydney, en route to Singapore, ran on to a reef at the "Blowhole," or what is known locally as the "Little Bombora," on the northern side of Long Bay, and is now regarded as a total wreck…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Captain Murdered Steamer's Eventful Voyage MARSEILLES, March 31
The Ville de Verdun, a well-known Australia trader, arrived from Noumea after a voyage as full of incident as it was novel. Shortly after passing the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Pilot Steamer Mishap Sydney
The pilot steamer Captain Cook, which assisted in the rescue work when the Malabar went aground at Long Bay to-day, met with a mishap to-night. The…
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