In Heavy Seas Steamer Engines Break Down. Sydney
The Adelaide Steamship Coy's steamer Yankalilla received the full force of the cyclone at North Gabo yesterday. Her engines broke down and the…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1922
333 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 10 of 17
Perilous Voyage. in Grip of Cyclone. Steamer's Narrow Escape
SYDNEY, Friday.—The steamer Yankalilla, which arrived in Sydney last night, had a narrow escape from disaster off Gabo Island. For half an hour the engines were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →North-west Australia. Purchase of Steamer
LONDON, Friday.—Brigadier-General Anderson, a Commonwealth officer in London, informed Sir J. D. Connolly (Agent-General for West Australia) that he has purchased…
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AUCKLAND, Tuesday.--A heavy gale battered the wrecked Wiltshire, and only the foremast and number one hold remain above water. Seven…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wiltshire Wreck. Portion of Hull Disappears
AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Tuesday.—It is reported that the wreck of the steamer Wiltshire has collapsed under the battering of a heavy easterly gale. The greater…
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PARIS, Tuesday.—A later message states that it is feared that the death roll is heavier than the earlier estimates. Both trains were full of passengers. One…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Refused to Obey Orders. Trimmers on Steamer
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The departure of the Commonwealth steamer Echuca from Melbourne for Java has been postponed in consequence of about a dozen trimmers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →When the Maitland was Wrecked. a Sea Tragedy of '98
The Maitland gale still lives in the memories of many people. Here is the story of the wreck of the ship told by a survivor after 24 years. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Survivors of Wreck Crew of the France in Sydney Vessel on Coral Reef
Piled high on a coral reef off the coast of New Caledonia., with her bottom badly torn, and partly dismasted, was the position of the French…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Captain's Death. Rupture of the Heart
BRISBANE, Sunday.—A post mortem disclosed that Captain Halffacre, who was found dead in a bath room on the steamer Junee lying at Gladstone jetty, died from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mutinous Troops. Wreck Chinese City. President's Resignation Reported
PEKING, Monday.—Mutinous troops ransacked Kiukiang. One hundred shops were looted and destroyed. The damage is estimated at 3,000,000 dollars…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Poincare Plan May Wreck the Conference. Britain and Italy Opposed to France and their Acceptance of the Scheme is Inconceivable. LONDON
The "Daily News" says that the inter-Allied conference is threatened with collapse. Britain and Italy are opposed to M…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Whisky Smugglers. Seaplanes Arrest Schooner
Dramatic and spectacular in a high degree was the first sea raid by the U.S. prohibition authorities against li-quor smugglers on the Southern…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ill Fated Vessels British Steamer Founders. Cruiser Totally Wrecked. New York
It is stated in a message from Shanghai that the British steamer Gordia is believed to have foundered with all on board in the recent storms in Southern…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Charge of Stealing. Arrest on a Steamer
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Acting under information from the Sydney police, deteetires boarded the steamer Largs Bay at Port Melbourne and arrested William Coons, 35,…
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SHANGHAI, Wednesday.—The.British steamer Goonda is believed to have foundcrod, with all on board, in the recent, South China storms…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wheat Tragedy. Steamer at White Bay. Coroner's Inquiry
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The tragedy on the steamer Norfolk at White Bay on July 17th, when three men lost their lives when loading wheat, was inquired into at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rebel Operations. a Mansion Destroyed. Large Steamer Sunk. Raid on a Brewery
LONDON, Wednesday.—.Rebels destroyed a mansion at Brookfield, Tullamore owned by Lady Bury. The property dest oyed included valuable paintings and costly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cruiser Raleigh Wrecked
LONDON, Thursday.—Cape Race wireless reports state that the British cruiser Raloigh was totally wrecked on rocks in the Straits of Belle Isle in a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →British Cruiser Wrecked. in Straits of Belle Isle. the Crew Landed Safely
HALIFAX, Wednesday.—Cape Race wireless reports state that the British cruiser Ralcigh was totally wrecked on rocks in the Straits of Belle Isle in a fog. The crew were…
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