Explosion on French Steamer. Vancouver
Of the 137 persons injured by the explosion on the French steams Richlien several have died, Most of the injured persons were negroes. Three…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Shipwrecks & the sea
Shipwrecks & the sea, 1927
23 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 1 of 2
Body Washed Ashore Headless with One Foot
The headless body from which one foot was also missing was washed ashore at Letts' Bay and identified from a note found in a vest pocket…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Launch Wrecked. Sydney
A motor launch was blown on to the rocks at South Head and smashed to pieces yesterday morning. The sole occupaut, in making his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wrecked in Heavy Seas Black Boys Save White Men's Lives
The native crew of the wrecked lugger Sunshine displayed wonderful endurance and heroism in getting two white men ashore, through four…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Launch Washed Ashore One Maw Drowned
The launch, Mercia, crashed ashore in heavy scan near Northcote. New Zealand A huge wave washed the deckhouse overboard with two men…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →On Ferry Steamer. Mail Bag Stolen. Sydney
A registered mail bag, containing mail valued at £10, was stolen from the ferry steamer Bellamera, between Manly and Sydney yesterday, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wrecked Launch. Sydney
It is now known that eleven persons lost their lives when a launch was wrecked at Lady Robinson's Beach on Monday night. In addition to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Schooner Sinks. Mexico City
It is reported that is were drowned when a schooner sank yesterday in a gale off Tabasco…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →16 Lives Lost When Schooner Sinks
A cable from Mexico City says that 16 men are reported as having lost their lives when a schooner sank yesterday in a gale off Tabasco…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer's Tempestuous Trip. Sydney
The steamer [?]humata Auckland yesterday after tempestuous passage from Newcastle. She was battered by the high seas and during…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer's Rough Passage. Auckland (N.z)
The steamer Chumata arrived at Auckland yesterday after a tempestuous passage from Newcastle. She was haltered by the high sees, and during…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To-day's Wires. Steamer Ashore. Brisbane
The Dutch steamer Tasman is ashore off the North Queensland coast. The vessel is reported to be in no immediate danger. There are 126 persons on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stadium Almost Wrecked. Melbourne
Five doors of the Stadium were buttered in on Saturday night with hammere and axes, while at the rear of the building an iron grill was torn from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trapped in Current. Convict Steamer in Trouble. Ney York
The New Orleans steamer Birmingham, carrying convicts to the State Prison, was trapped in the current of a swollen stream and crashed into a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Island Steamer Founders. Manila
One hundred and eight persons are believed to have been drowned when the Island steamer Negr[?]s foundered in a typhoon on May 28 150 miles south…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Loss of Life Steamer Founders in Typhoon Manila, Wednes
Some 108 persons are believed to have been drowned when an island steamer, Negros, foundered in a typhoon, 150 miles south of Manila…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Held Up
The owners of the interstate steamer Maccdon took drastic action on Wednesday when they paid off the crew and laid the vessel up. owing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →C.i.d. Blown Up Building Wrecked
A terrific explosion practically wrecked the office of the Criminal Investigation Department at Brisbane on Saturday night. Twisted sheets…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Wrecks Work of the Red Cross
Now that the war is only a memory there are many, people who wonder what the Red Cross stand for to-day and what it is doing. Little doubt…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Disaster Steamer Founders 1,258 Persons on Board Vancouver
A Monto Video message slates that what was first believed to be the biggest shipping disaster since the Lusitania, was torpedoed,…
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