Theft From Steamer
Suspicious concerning the contents of a suitcase which he saw a man carrying in the vicinity of the coal cranes at Carrington yesterday morning. Water-police…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1933
242 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 13
Commander Ashore Dutch Ship Leaves Harbour BATAVIA, February 4
The Dutch vessel, M.M.S. Zevenprovincien, left the harbour of Olehleh (Sumatra) while the commander and part of the staff were ashore…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wool and Zinc for East Steamer Nankin's Visit Has Big Cargo
The steamer Nankin, now loading over 1000 tons of bunkers at the basin, sails for Sydney and Shanghal to-night, carrying a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bodies Found Canadian Arctic Airmen Searchers Find Wreckage Fort McMURRAY (Alberta), Feb. 5
Victims of the Far North air trails, the bodies of Pilot P. B. Colder nod Engineer A. W. Madin, pioneer aviators of the Arctic rim of Canada, who had been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Deportee on German Steamer
"When the German steamer Gera arrived at Newcastle this morning, water police, acting under instructions from Sydney, took off a German…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Under Control Outbreak on Cargo Steamer LONDON, February 6
The Furness-Withy cargo steamer, Pacific Shipper, of 6300 tons, with a crew of 47, hound from London to Portland (Oregon), reported that the engine-room…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Something New in Wireless on Steamer Port Campbell
The first wireless set of its kind to reach Australia was brought by the second officer of the steamer Port Campbell, which…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wreckage Sign May Be "Southern Cloud" Bushmen Will Investigate Melbourne
In the hope that it may be the wreckage of the "Southern" Cloud," which disappeared in March, 1931, expert bushmen are going to investigate a report…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Huge Tidal Waves Surge Over Island Fishing Village Population Hides In Attics Retreat Is Cut Off Newfoundland Bay Full of Wreckage No Lives Lost So Far St. JOHNS
If another high tide threatens the lives of the 400 fisherfolk on Sandy Point, Newfoundland, their escape is cut off, as the strip connecting it with the mainland has been washed away by gales and heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreckers at Work Irish Bridge Blown Up LONDON, February 11
High explosive was used in an attempt to blow up a culvert railway bridge spanning Barnesmore Gap in County Donegal. A number of keystones were dislodged and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal for the Philippines by the Steamer Macaria Market for Dogs
A large quantity of coal for the American army outpost stationed at Fort McKinley, Manila, is being loaded by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blizzard's Victims 13 Dead in Alaska Vessel Wrecked Duaca Harbor (Alaska)
Belated reports received here state that 13 persons, including Bishop Antonis, of Vancouver…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Three Stowaways Discovered Steamer Called at Port Macquarie
Information was received in Newcastle this afternoon that three stowaways had been discovered on board the steamer,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Big Coal Cargo for Manila on Steamer Macaria
The largest cargo of coal to leave Newcastle since October was taken out by the steamer Macaria, which cleared for Manila to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Safe Wrecked Post-office Explosion Thieves Miss £280 SYDNEY
Cracksmen entered the George-street West Post-office to-night, and stole £22 The safe contained £300, but an unusually large quantity of gelignite was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tramp Steamer's Trip U.K. Via Strange Islands
The names of the ports which the steamer Statira will call at on her way to the United Kingdom spell glamor and romance…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bridge Wrecked Cuban Bomb Outrage HAVANA, February 24
A series of bombings early this morning, on the 38th anniversary of Cuba's Independence, reached a climax shortly before noon, when a railroad bridge in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Under Arrest Perth
The Norwegian steamer Modesta, loading wheat at the North Wharf to-day, was placed under arrest on a writ for a debt of £179, alleged to be owing to a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Birubi for Sydney? Pilot Steamer Changes SYDNEY
The pilot steamer Captain Cook, which has been in continuous service for 40 years in Sydney, may be replaced, according to information received by the general…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Chinese Pirates Danish Steamer Seized Plucky Officer Shot Hongkong, February 27
The Danish steamer Gustav Diedrichsen, from Hongkong to Swatow, was seized by pirates travelling as passengers. The chief officer, Mr. Nielsen, was shot…
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