Siam Steamer Sinks Explosion in Engineroom SINGAPORE, March 10
Following an explosion which killed one Siamese in the engineroom, the Siam Steam Navigation Company's vessel Malini (1278 tons), which was bound for…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1939
272 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 14
"War Wreck" Collapses in Court. Brisbane
Charged with having attempted to kill his wife, John Edward Spangler, 38, described as a war wreck, collapsed in the Criminal Court to-day. The case was…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Planning Ahead for Wreck Anniversary
If all goes well, the President of Newcastle and Hunter District Historical Society (Mr. W. J. Goold) hopes that on the 73rd anniversary of the Cawarra wreck—July 12 of this year—the restoration of the Cawarra grave will be marked by an appropriate ceremony…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Howard Smith Made Less Profit Coal Strike: Saros Wreck SYDNEY
The net profit of Howard Smith Ltd. for the year ended December 31, 1938, was slightly less than that in the previous year. The latest accounts reveal a net…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →French Vessel Missing May Have Foundered in Storm ALGIERS, March 17
The French ship Saint Prosper (4330 tons) is believed to have foundered in a terrific storm. The vessel was due at Marseilles from…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →New North Coast Steamer SYDNEY
The latest addition to the North Coast Steam Navigation Company's fleet, the Bangalow, of 560 tons, left the Clyde yesterday for Australia,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Spanish Cruiser Stops British Steamer London
The Admiralty announced to-day that a Spanish cruiser stopped tho British vessel Stangate inside Spanish territorial waters to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Steamer for Australia
The Dominion Monarch. 27,155ton addition to the Shew, Savill and Albion Line, will arrive in Sydney on Tuesday on its maiden voyage. To ensure safe. berthing of this, the largest ship to call regularly at Australian ports, dredging has been carried out in the Harbor…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shipmates of Spain Arrested Steamer Released LONDON, February 28
peace has come to an offshoot of the Spanish Civil War, which has raged—without a shot being fired— since July, 1937…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →New Steamer For Newcastle and Hunter S.S. Co. to Be Built at Hongkong
Another steamer has been ordered for the Newcastle and Hunter River Steamship Co. Ltd. It will ho a cargo vessel of 1800 tons, and will be built in a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Explosions Wreck Buildings Terrorists in Birmingham London
Two disastrous explosions in the Edgbaston quarter of Birmingham are believed to have been the work of Irish…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Steamer Battered Heavy Weather in North Lighter Hurled Across Reef Brisbane
When the coastal steamer Wandana arrived at Cairns to-day, two days late on the voyage back to brisbane from Gulf ports, the master (Captain Paulsen)…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Coincidence in Shipwreck London, March 6
A remarkable coincidence lies behind the rescue of passengers from the Norwegian motor ship Hoegh Silver-crest. 5480 tons, ashore in San…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Models of Ancient Vessels Arrive by Steamer
On board the Dutch vessel Gaaster-keric, which arrived at Newcastle this morning, are two model ships and their builders. They were made by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Ketch on Way to Australia Auckland
The British auxiliary ketch Ronda (60 tons), commanded by Captain H. Hudson, a retired naval officer, which has been in New Zealand four months…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Reich Trade Ways Assailed Wrecking Commerce, Says Mr. Hull (Australian Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, April 4
The United States Secretary of State (Mr. Cordell Hull) to-day assailed German trading methods as destructive of world commerce…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Home Wrecked at Week-end Melbourne
Returning home after a week-end in the country. Kenneth Mervyn Jerome found practically the whole contents of his home wrecked. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stinginess Can Wreck Marriage (Dorothy Dix—Copyright)
Dear Miss Dix,— I am considering marrying a young man of whom I am very fond, but there is one thing I am afraid of. He is stingy…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steamer Hilary Refloated London
The steamer Hilary (7403 tons), which went ashore in a fog near Holyhead, has been refloated. The 84 passengers had previously been taken…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aboard Ketch Family Sails for United States Visit Exhibition Sydney
Mr. and Mrs. George O'Brien and their two sons, aged 11 and 8, sailed for San Francisco to-day in a 28-foot auxiliary ketch which Mr. O'Brien built himself…
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