Crushed to Death Accident on Steamer SYDNEY
Albert Neilson, 60, wharflabourer, of Gladesville, met his death in a shocking manner while working on the Nicuw Holland at Miller's Point this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea
Shipwrecks & the sea, 1933
242 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 13
Hurricane Wrecked Oilfields Havoc in W. Indies Port of Spain (Trinidad)
Havoc reigned in the great Paloseco oilfields to-day as a result of Tuesday's hurricane, which caused at least 11 deaths…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Foundered Drogher Refloated
The drogher Advance, formerly known as the Black Cat, which suddenly sank overnight at Taree, and woo covered by 18ft. of water at high tide, was raised, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Body Washed Ashore Sydney
The body of Clarence Mitchell (23), salesman, of Dartbrook-road, Auburn, who was drowned yesterday in a gallant attempt to save his…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farewell Socials J. Gibb and W. Prigg Procession to Steamer
Players and following of Rugby League were well represented at the Civic Wintergarden on Saturday night, when a farewell social was tendered to Jim Gibb, the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steamer Went Aground
The Union Company's steamer Karepo went aground, just off the Hunter River wharf early this morning but was refloated in a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Jap. Steamer Was Delayed
The steamer Tempel Maru, which was scheduled to sail early to-day, did' not leave port. The agents for the vessel, Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stowaway's Risk In Funnel of Steamer Wellington (N.z.)
A stowaway, who was found on board the steamer Coptic before the vessel sailed for England, would have lost his life had the engines been started…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreckage Seen Missing Christina Fraser Owners' Doubts Search Monoplane Crashes
According to the log of the steamer Koranui, the missing Christina Fraser was last seen off Gabo on June 24, when a terrific cyclonic storm was raging at sea…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Storm at Sea When Collier Disappeared Wireless About Wreckage Sydney
A graphic account of the cyclonic storm, which raged near Gabo on June 24, is contained in the log of the Koranui, which was made available by the master…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wreckage Was Not From Lost Collier Sydney
It was definitely established to-day that the hatch cover picked up by the lighthouse-keeper at Green Cape was not off the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer on Mud Pulled Off By Tug No Damage Sustained
The Union Company's steamer Karepo went aground on a mudbank in Newcastle Harbour yesterday morning. It remained hard and fast for an hour and a half,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Attempt to Hold Up a Steamer Frustrated by Police More Trouble?
An organised attempt to hold up the sailing of the Union Company's steamer, Koranui, from Darling Harbor,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Christina Fraser Search for Wreckage No Further Sign Sydney
The search for the wreckage of the missing collier Christina Fraser is meeting with as little success as the search for the ship itself. False hopes were…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Christina Fraser Inquiry Into Disappearance "Foundered in Gale" Sydney
A full inquiry into the cause of the loss of the collier Christian Fraser will be held in Sydney by the Marine Court within the next fortnight. A preliminary…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Charged with Wrecking Conference Roosevelt Attacked New York
Most financial newspapers in the United States are lashing President Roosevelt, attributing to him vacillating and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pictures By 'Plane Of Mail Smash— —Incredible Escapes In Wreck
SPLINTERED CARS in Bowning derailment of Albury mail.—Above: Air view of wreekage, showing the complete splintering of the car in which casualties occurred. Parts of shattered car can be seen strewn beside the line and picture, shows the bogey, separated from the undercarriage of damaged car and left alongside it. One of the derailed carriages missed tents shown, in which workmen slept, by a few feet. Right: Another view, showing carriage in which passengers were…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Paddle Steamer Anna Maria for Lake Long Service on Hunter
The familiar sight of the steam paddle-wheel drogher, Anna Maria, making her countless trips up and down the Hunter River, laden with produce for the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Unlucky Heidke Leg Grows Worse at Sea to Be Put Ashore Will Return to Queensland S.S. Jervis Bay (at sea)
The story of L. Heidke's case, from start to finish, is one of the most puzzling to his friends, especially since so much to his friends, especially since so much…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Steamer Passenger Missing
Mystery surrounds the disappearance from the steamer Hunter, on Friday night of Thomas George Edward Sara, a commercial travaller, who had booked his…
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