Walked Ashore. Chinese Crew Before Court. SYDNEY
The Chinese crew of the steamer Tancard, who walked ashore, all appeared before the Police Court to-day, charged with being prohibited…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Shipwrecks & the sea
Shipwrecks & the sea, 1921
45 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 1 of 3
Steamer on Fire. Sydney
The latest news of the fire on the steamer Kwinana, at Perth, shows that the decks have fallen in, and the whole ship is doomed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rough Weather. Heavy Falls of Rain. Gale Delays Steamer. SYDNEY
Sonic heavy falls of rain are recoded from the country. The heaviest tall occurred at Albury—208 points. Bungendore was next with 205, and Urana…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →North Queensland Food Famine. Relief Steamer Requested. BRISBANE
As a consequence of the shipping holdup in North Queensland supplies of food stuffs are running short. Cairns particularly is suffering…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Wreck. Many Lives Lost. LONDON
Reuter's Madrid correspondent says the Spanish steamer St. Isabel is a total loss on the coast at Villagarcia near the Island of Salvors. She was coming…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Crew Leave Federal Steamer. Sydney
The Commonwealth steamer Aurelia, when loading coal at Newcastle for Melbourne, was suddenly deserted by the crew, and is still idle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →General Cable News. Santa Isabel Wreck. Death Roll Totals 254. Captain Reported Insane. LONDON
Reuter'a Madrid correspondent says the details of the loss of the Santa Isabel show that the survivors number 50, mostly members of the crew, while the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Santa Isabella Wreck Death Roll Totals 254
The details of the loss of the Santa Isabel show that the survivors number 56, mostly members of the crew, while the death roll in 254, including…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floating Wreckage Sighted. Sydney
The Navigation Department to-day received a wife from the pilot at Eden, stating that portion of a deck house, about ten feet by six, had been sighted…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tasmanian Flight. Machine Wrecked After Arrival. LAUNCESTON
Lieutenant Parer and his passengers arrived in Launceston from Melbourne by aeroplane to-day. They were delayed at Stanley by bad weather…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late Telegrams. Schooner Capsizes. Sydney
The schooner Omaka capsized off Wellington Heads, New Zealand, yesterday morning. It Is believed, that seven men on board lost their lives…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Overdue Ketch. Ships Asked to Keep Lookout. SYDNEY
A message from Suva, Fiji, states that the ketch, John Forrest which left Thursday Island on December 17 for Suva, is three weeks overdue…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Quarantined. Auckland
The steamer Waiwers, which arrived at Auckland yesterday from Sydney, was sent into quarantine. One member of her crew was isolated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Claim for Salvage. Stranding of Steamer Bombala. SYDNEY
In an action brought in the High Court of Australia before the Chief Justice, Sir Adrian Knox, to-day, the crow of the steamer Dilkera claimed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late Telegrams. Fire on Steamer Engineer Falls Into Bunker. Extraordinary Rescue. SYDNEY
A fire occurred on the steamer Cornwell. When the crew went into the bunke next to the one in which Lewis, an engineer, had dropped a search was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →German Mine Ashore. Brisbane
A live German mine, standing about 4ft. high, with -five studs about 9in. long, was found on the beach near Noosa Heads, 20 miles north of Brisbane, by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Missing Spanish Steamer. Hope Abandoned. LONDON
Hope has been abandoned for the safety of the Spanish steamer Yuta, with a crew of forty-eight, which has been over 90 days on a voyage from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Veteran Lifeboat Man. Helped to Save 800 Lives
William Adamas, the veteran coxswain of the Deal lifeboat, retires to-day (says the London "Daily Chronicle" of December 24)…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Schooner Alumna
The schooner Alumna is now sixteen days out from Melbourne to Tonga, and serious fears are entertained for her safety…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreckage on Manly Beach. Sydney
A large quantity of wreekage was washed ashore on Manly beach. The flotsam has the appearance of having formed the deck cargo, of a timber-laden…
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