Fire in Hold of Steamer Wharf - Laborers Trapped SYDNEY
Six wharf laborers were trapped for a few minutes in the holds of the Japanese steamer Yae Mara to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea
Shipwrecks & the sea, 1938
310 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 16
£125,000 Damages Claimed Steamer Collision Sequel Sydney
Cross actions involving claims totalling £125,000 damages will be heard by the High Court as a consolidated…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Anniversary of The Wreck of The Elingamite
The steamer Elingamite, 2585 tons, was lost on the New Zealand coat on November 9, 1902. She went down 23 minutes after striking in the vicinity of the Three…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SKIPPY Shipwreck Technique
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Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Pilot Steamer In Sydney
THE NEW CAPTAIN COOK, pilot steamer is rapidly taking shape at Mort's Dock (Sydney). She will be launched next month, and soon afterwards will replace her venerable predecessor in escorting ships through Sydney Heads…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →German Anger Nazi Victim of Paris Shooting Dies Orgy of Destruction of Jewish Property Synagogues on Fire; Shops and Houses Wrecked (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, November 10
An orgy of destruction of Jewish property throughout Germany, which is continuing night and day on an unprecedented scale, followed the death of the Secretary to the German Embassy in Paris (Dr. von Rath), who…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Germany Regains Control Severe Attitude to Anti-Jewish Rioters Mobs Obsessed with Hatred Wrecking and Looting Applauded by Crowds (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, November 11
Only boarded-up shop windows to-day recall the outrages committed against Jews in Germany following the shooting of a German diplomat in Paris by a youthful Polish Jew…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Thieves Wreck. Office After Stealing £64 SYDNEY
Cracksmen who stole £64 from the safe at the King's Theatre, Rose Bay, during the week-end completely wrecked the manager's office, ripped…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Found Jobs Ashore? Sydney Is Short Of Seamen SYDNEY
A shortage of seamen on the Australian coast has been worrying the interstate shipping companies since the end of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Office Wrecked in Safe Burglary Sydney
A safe was blown open at the King's Theatre, Rose Bay, at the week-end, and £64 stolen. So much explosive was placed in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bull Wrecks Bedroom Wellington (N.z.)
Awakening after a lunch-hour sleep, a woman of Fielding was startled to find a bull in her bedroom. Terrified, she dashed from the room, but regaining her…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Man Lashed to Wreckage Dramatic Story Of Ocean Rescue LONDON, Oct. 31
A fisherman, who was found floating in mid-ocean, south of Ceylon lashed to a part of his boat, told a remarkable story when he was rescued…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Steamer Carrying Russian Arms for China Complications Feared London, November 16
The British steamer Stanhall, laden with 6000 tons of Russian war materials for China, is plying off Rangoon Harbour, strongly guarded awaiting permission to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Two Australian Tenders Small Steamer for South Coast Trade SYDNEY
Of the 18 tenders received by Quarries Ltd. for the construction of 540-ton dross steamer to be used in the blue metal trade between, Sydney and Kiama, two…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Airman Saw Wreck Launch Tragedy Feared CAIRNS
Police have left to investigate the report of an A.N.A. pilot that he sighted the wreck of a 25ft. vessel, near Cape Richards, on Hinchinbrook Island, last…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Link with Dunbar Wreck
The passing of Mrs. Lavinia Johnston, of Wollombi, revives memories of the wreck of the Dunbar. She was married to the son of the sole survivor…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Hold-up of Steamer at Kembla Govt's. Offer to Watersiders Sydney
Mr. J. N. Lawson, representing the Federal Government, had a conference at Port Kerabla to-day with the parties…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Police Locate Wreck Sequel to Air Pilot's Report BRISBANE
The wrecked launch sighted last Saturday by Captain C. Gatenby, an A.N.A. pilot, near Cape Richards, on Hinchinbrook Island, has been located by a police…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Yacht Ashore at Swansea
The yacht Walrus, owned by Mr. R. Mill, of California, which was retuning to Australia after a cruise to Noumea (New Caldeonia), ran aground on a…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Dive Into Street Moth 'Plane Wrecked in Victoria Pilot's Broken Leg Melbourne
Ronald Clark, a young Wangaratta pilot, had a remarkable escape from death at 11.30 a.m. to day. The Royal Victorian Aero Club Moth…
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