Pirates in Chinese Waters Portugese Steamer Looted Shanghai
Following yesterday's act of piracy against a steam tender of the American Dollar Line on the Yangtse Kland yeielding booty worth £2500 two armed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea
Shipwrecks & the sea, 1938
310 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 16
Ketch Wrecked Two of Crew Reach Shore MELBOURNE
A crayfish ketch, the Irene, was wrecked on a beach at Deal Island, Bass Strait in a strong westerly wind, last night. William Young, the captain, of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Herald Stop Press French Steamer Bombed. Madrid, June 9
Four persons were killed, including a British non-intervention officer (Mr. Edward Jones) and a British seaman named Bullock, and 10 persons were…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →More Bombings in Spain Schooner Sunk at Gandia Italian Squadrons Being Used to Force Early Decision? (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, June 10
Further attacks on British ships and property and raids on loyalist towns by rebel aircraft are reported from Spain…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →War Wrecks Havoc On Chinese Village ... Giant Dogs Guard Melbourne Factory
"Under on dog power." Fido pants little as he strains to pull along his young master who found that, unaided, the exertion of pedalling his toy motor car along was a little beyond him. the dog, however, seems to be enjoying the fun as much as the youngster…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Master Flooded Hold to Save His Ship Nearly Wrecked Off New Zealand AUCKLAND
Captain David Williams, master of the British freighter Liancllen, brought his ship into Auckland to bunker after narrowly escaping being…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Airliner Wreckage Found New York, 13
The wreckage of an airliner, [?] vanished on March 1, during the Californian flood, was found to-day on a mountain side in the Yosemite National Park,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rough Seas in Tasman Auxiliary Ketch Not Reported Auckland
The steamer Gabriella, which arrived here from Eden, shipped great seas all the way across the Tasman. No reports have been received of the Nobel…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Broke Propeller Newcastle-bound Steamer Delayed at Melbourne MELBOURNE
The steamer Antonio, bound for Newcastle from Fremantle, will break her journey at Melbourne to-night for repairs. She broke a propeller on her way from…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Salvage of War Wreck Diver's Plans to Find It Sydney
In an attempt to locate the wreck of the freighter Cumberland, mined off Gabo Island during the war, a diver next week will be dragged…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gale Wrecks Royal Show
After the Gale: Workmen removing debris after a 100-mile-an-hour gale had wrecked scores of marquees and tradesmen's stands at the Royal Counties Show, England…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Indian Soccer Team May Fly to Australia Steamer Passages Difficult to Secure Sydney
India's Soccer team may make football history by flying from Singapore to arrive in Sydney on July 26. The Australian Association, because…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →S.S. WANGANUI Coastal Wreck of 1880 Sank Off Clarence Heads
The steamer Wanganui was lost at the entrance to the Clarence Heads on Jane 21, 1880. The vessel was a well-known trader…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Adelaide Coy. Steamer Barossa Due Here At Midnight
The Barossa, third of the four new steamers being built for the Adelaide Steamship Company. Is expected to arrive at Newcastle from Whyalla at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →French Steamer to Dock at Walsh Island Neo Hebridais Due Next Month
The French steamer Neo Hebridals, which trades between New Caledonia and Australia, will enter Walsh Island Dockyard for cleaning and repairs…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Amy Johnson Crashes Sail-plane Was Wrecked LONDON, June 26
Ten thousand people saw Amy Johnson crash in landing a new type of sail-plane at Walsall. She was unhurt, but the 'plane was wrecked…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Big Liner Ashore in St. Lawrence £300,000 in Gold Aboard Quebec
The Cunard liner Ascania (14.103 tons) is hard aground on Big Island in the St. Lawrence, close to the spot where the Empress of Ireland sank with…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Vessel in Tow Ashore Off Coast of Old. on Her Way to Shanghai Sydney
A unit of the strangest "mosquito fleet" to leave Sydney for years on a long tow to Shanghai, is reported to be…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Both Ashore Tug and Small Steamer Offer of Help Declined Brisbane
The tug, J. A. Boyd, and the small steamer, Ready, went aground on Bear Reef, near Cape Bedford, 18 miles north of Cocktown, on Monday night…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Liner Ashore May Sink with Gold Cargo QUEBEC, July 4
The Cunard White Star liner Ascania is hard aground on Big Island, in the St. Lawrence River. elope to the spot where the Empress of Ireland sank with the loss…
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