Steamer Accident
SYDNEY,Tuesday—The steamer Port Darwin,while shifting her moorings near Cremorne, dropped the line which secured her. She commenced to drift slowly towards…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1919
339 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 17
Steamer, Held Up. Seamen Demand Insurance
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The steamer Makura, which was to have sailed for Vancouver to-day, is held up owing to the seamen's demand for, increased wages and insurance…
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Quite a gloom was cast over the holiday carnival in Ballina yesterday (Boxing Day) morning, when it became known that two visitors, namely, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →American Transport Wrecked. (Reuter.)
LONDON, Monday.—The United States transport Tenudores was wrecked, in the Bay of Bis[?]ay…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Schooner's Long Voyage
An extraordinary voyage was that of the schooner Ahna Cummings, which wandered round the Atlantic for 587 days, and covered 5000 miles. She loaded number…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Transports Ashore. Wounded Soldiers in Peri[?]. (Reuter.)
VANCOUVER, Wednesday.—The transport Northern Pacific is ashore off New York. A storm is rising, and rescuers are unable to appoach. Seventeen hundred…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New German Government. American Transports Ashore. Fighting in Russia. Arrangements for Peace Conference. Monarchist Movement in Bavaria. German Revolution. Monarchist Movement. (Reuter.)
LONDON, Wednesday.—The "Daily News" reports that a Monarchist movement, the centre being Munich, and with ramifications to the country districts of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lifeboat Overturns. (Reuter.)
NEW YORK, Thursday.—After a lifeboat containing a dozen wounded men had overturned in getting away from the Northern Pacific, several narrowly escaped…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.—A fire was discovered to-night on the steamer Loongana which has been held up since Wednesday owing to the firemen claiming increased…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—The preliminary inquiry into the loss of the schooner Handa [?]sle has been, completed by the Navigation Department. The finding will be forwarded…
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The Admiralty has awarded the officers and crew of the Great Western's steamer Ibex £500 for the sinking of a submarine in the Channel…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—The ferry steamer Vaucluse running from Watson's Bay to Sydney ran aground at Parsley Bay yesterday during a high wind. About 200…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ferry Boat Aground. Driven Ashore by High Winds. SYDNEY
The ferry boat Vaucluse ran aground at Parsley Bay in Sydney Harbor during a high wind yesterday afternoon, and could not be shifted until this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Reported to Be Sinking. Vancouver
A Halifax message states that the steamer Castalia has wirelessed that she is sinking south of Canso. Steamers are rushing to her assistance…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cables. Mined. Most of a Steamer's Crew Lost. VANCOUVER
The British steamer Northumbria has been mined. Most of the crew were lost…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Smallpox. Three Cases on Steamer
PERTH, Monday.—The steamer War Armour arrived at Alhany with three cases of smallpox on board…
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A Halifax message states that an American steamer rescued the crew of the Castilia. Several were drowned through the lifeboats overturning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SMALLPOX. Three Cases on a Steamer at Albany. SYDNEY
The quarantine official at Fremantle reports that the steamer War Armour called at Albany, and has been quarantined for smallpox. There are three…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Settlement Arrived At. First Steamer Sails To-day. SYDNEY
A later message says the shipping trouble has terminated. The manager of the Union Company received a cable to-day from head office,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer on Fire
ADELAIDE, Thursday.—A wireles message has been received at Adelaide stating that the steamer Fraser River is steaming to Port Adelaide on fire. The vessel is in ballast…
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