The Toll of the Sea. The Anton Vandriel Wreck. MONTREAL
Three were rescued half dead from the wrecked Anton Vandriel, the only survivors out of twenty nine…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1920
261 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 14
Steamer in Quarantine
SYDNEY, Friday.—The steamer Rogge which arrived in port this morning was quarantined at Noumea. A suspected case of smallpox was there removed from the…
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While travelling across Moreton Bay on Tuesday the Brisbane Tug Co.'s excursion steamer Koopa ran into a heavy thunderstorm. The mainmast was struck by light…
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The steamer Roggeveen arrived today, was quarantined at Noumea with a suspected case of small pox, who was removed from the vessel. The…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Six of ten suspected cases from the Dutch steamer Roggeveen now in quarantine have developed influenza, and four others are still under observation. The…
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It is understood that while the s.s. Booyong was moored at Tweed Heads on Wednesday, a number of local carters, in the absence of Captain…
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LONDON, Monday.—Wild weather continues on the coast of England. The steamer Treveal from Calcutta became stranded off Weymouth and broke up. The boats…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—The Afrique bound for West Africa from France was damaged in a gale. While returning to port she struck a rock in a raging sea. There are…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday. —The steamer Bombala which arrived in Sydney early this morning after being ashore on the Queensland coast wi11 be dry-docked immediately…
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The Brisbane police authorities have been advised by the sub-inspector at Cloncurry that the police camp at Juna Creek was completely wrecked by a recent cyclone…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Trail of Wreckage. (Reuter.)
LONDON, Wednesday.—The great storm left an extraordinary trail of wreckage over the country. Mine fields were flooded and giant trees uprooted. One falling in…
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Gales are general in the British and French seas, and there have been numerous wrecks of coastal vessels. Two enormous seas swept the deck of…
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The sinking of the Afrique is the biggest disaster in the history of the French Mercantile Marine. Thus far 30 have been saved out of 488, of whom 192…
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LONDON, Thursday.—There are only 30 survivors of the Afrique. Several empty rafts and boats have been picked up. It appears that the Afriquo left Bordeaux on…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Cape Nelson reports that the steamer Gracchus, of the British-India line, has signalled "furnace leaky," and asking that a tug be sent…
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Out of 600 passengers and crew on the Afrique there are only 43 survivors. There is practically no hope of other rescues. Several empty boats and many…
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PARIS, Saturday.—The second officer of the Afriqne declared that the ship did not strike a reef, but was disabled for two hours with her rudder inoperative, and the…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—The steamer Mataram was due to sail for North Queensland ports. The passengers were aboard when the engineers suddenly made up their minds not to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mishap to Steamer. (Reuter.)
VANCOUVER, Sunday.—The Halifax Steamer Powhattan, with 500 passengers aboard, en route from New York to France, is sinking off Halifax. Rescue vessels…
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WELLINGTON, Wednesday—Two fires occurred within a week on the steamer Teanau in New Zealand waters. The second outbreak was discovered in the hold at…
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