Man Supposed Drowned Seeking Wreckage From Malabar Sydney
The Daceyville police have been informed that a man was drowned at Long Bay this morning while searching for wrecked…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1931
281 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 15
Flag Salvaged Wrecked Malabar SYDNEY
The tattered Union Jack, which was floating above the wreckage of the Malabar, was to-day brought ashore by a member of the salvage company…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Steamer on Fire Beached at Mauritius Port CAPETOWN, April 10
The South African steamer Aloe arrived at Port Louis, Mauritius, with bunkers and a cargo of Australian timber ablaze. Tugs beached the vessel in 20 feet of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Inquiry Into Malabar Wreck
The loss of the motorship Malabar will be inquired into by the Court of Marine in Sydney one Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In 30-Ton Ketch Lisbon to New Guinea LONDON, April 13
Mr. Playford, an experienced yachtsman and traveller with a crew of four, expects to leave Lisbon next week for a voyage to New Guinea in a 30-ton ketch…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Charge Against Master of Wrecked Malabar 'Failed to Navigate with Care' Marine Inquiry Chief Officer Said That He Saw Land Ahead Thought Master Knew Shipping Company's Representative Claims Captain Was Careful Master Sydney
A charge of having failed in his duty in a matter relating to navigation, was preferred in the Court of Marine Inquiry to-day against Captain George William Leslie, master of the Burns Philp motor ship,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Burned Out Excursion Steamer Maryborough (Q.)
The Woy Woy, a small excursion steamer owned by Mr. J. Hansen, was destroyed by fire carly this morning. It had been used yesterday for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A.F.A. POLICY "Wreck Chances of Unity" MR. T. Bavin's Comment Sydney
The policy of the All for Australia League with regard to existing political parties, as announced by the President (Mr. Gibson) last week, was to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steamer Signs On
The steamer Iron Prince signed on at Newcastle Customs House this morning. It is expected that the steamer will sail to-night or early…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Pinna Aground and Refloated SYDNEY
A message received in Sydney to-day stated that the cargo steamer Puma, of 6121 tons, while bound from Vila, in the New Hebrides, to Singapore, went…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Liner to Rescue Chinese Steamer Wrecked HONGKONG, April 24
The P. and O. liner Rajaputana arrived at HongKong from Shanghai to-day with 114 passengers and members of the crew of the Chinese steamer Hwah-yang, which…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Japanese 'Plane Wrecked Tokio, April 24
Of 16 naval aeroplanes which left Formosa to return to their base at Sasebo yesterday, two descended on account of engine trouble. The crew of one machine…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Steam Pipe Bursts Coastal Steamer Delayed SYDNEY
While going down Sydney Harbour last night on her way to Byron Bay the coastal steamer Pulganbar suddenly lost speed. Simultaneously there was a loud report…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Washed Ashore Exhausted Boat Overturned Unemployed Man's Desperate Plight in Darkness Two Hours in Surf Struggled to Nurses' Quarters at North Stockton Mental Hospital
To fight for his life for nearly two hours in the breakers, seven miles north of Stockton, and then to be washed ashore exhausted, was the experience of an unemployed man last night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lifeboat Crew's Bravery
High praise for the skilful manner in which the Peterhead lifeboat crew affected the rescue of the crew of the Aberdeen trawler Cransdale, which ran ashore in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Shipwreck
The sun shone on the gleaming ocean, with a few clouds in the east, making the waves sparkle and shine. The ship was huge one, and we…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fishing Boat Wrecked Crew Returning to Brisbane BRISBANE
A wireless message received from the A.U.S.N. steamer, Maranoa, this morning, advised that she was bringing back to Brisbane three men who formed the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Prisoners Protest Sewing Machines Wrecked ADELAIDE
Another disturbance took place at Yatala prison to-day, when men working in the tailoring shop wrecked a number of sewing machines in a protest against…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Crippled Steamer Drifts to Wreck Three Believed Drowned in Cook's Strait Completely Destroyed Wellington (N.z.)
With its tall shaft broken the Holt Company's steamer Progress drifted on to the rocks in Ohira Bay Cook's Strait, near Port Nicholson, at 10…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Four Tins of Fish Cost Fireman 10s Taken From Steamer
With a sugar-bag under his arm, a man walked aboard the S.S. Ngakuta, which was berthed in Newcastle harbor on May 5…
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