Tweed River Sensation Explosion on River Steamer
An unusual accident occurred on the river steamer Emma Pyers on her journey from Tweed Heads to Murwillumbah on Sunday (says the "Border…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1922
333 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 6 of 17
Collision at Sea. Steamer Reaches Port
SYDNEY, Tuesday.--The Newcastle steamer, Meeinderry, which for many years traded between Sydney and Newcastle, sank early this morning inside…
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A message from London stages that the p. and O. liner Egypt was proceeding from London to Bombay on Saturday when she collided with the French…
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The Peninsula and Oriental Company's steamer Egypt was sunk in a collision off Ostend, as briefly reported in our cable messages last issue…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—A considerable quantity of wreekage has been found near the signal station at the entrance to Port Maequaric. It is thought it may…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.--Further wreckage has been picked up on Palm Beach and Crowdy Head. It is not known whether the wreckage…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Owing to a case of smallpox having occurred during the voyage, the steamer St. Albans was placed in quarantine on her arrival in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreck of the Fitzroy Echo in District Court. Owners Sued for Compensation. SYDNEY
In the District Court to-day application was made on behalf of Frederick James Pryke, 6 years, and Walter Leslie Pryke, 3, for compensation under the…
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The steamers Welsh Prince and Iowan, collided off the coast to-day. The Welsh Prince sank and seven of the crew were drowned. The remainder were picked up…
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TOWNSVILLE, Wednesday.--A fire broke out aboard the steamer Lass o' Gowrie this morning in the engineers' quarters. The fire was well alight when…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Open Warfare Severe Fighting in Ireland. Free Staters Advancing on Derry and Houses in Lifford are Wrecked. LONDON
Open warfare continues on the Ulster [?]order between the Free Staters and Ulsterites. The former are preparing for a…
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LONDON, Thursday.—The fighting at Strabane was desperate all day. Snipers accupy the tops. The streets are deserted. The residents are fleeing in…
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A wireless received at Auckland stated that the steamer Wiltshire, on route from Liverpool for New Zealand, was ashore on the coast. It appears that…
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The large steamer, Wiltshire, belonging to the Federal Steam Navigation Co., is ashore on the Great Barrier Reef, New Zealand, and there is sixteen feet of…
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AUCKLAND, Thursday.--The large steamer, Wiltshire, belonging to the Federal Steam Navigation Co., is ashore on the Great Barrier Reef, New…
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The Federal Steam Navigation Company's steamer Willshire, which went ashore on Great Barrier Island on Wednesday night, is a total wreck, as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →All Hands Saved the Wreck of the Wiltshire. Men have Terrible Experience, Exposed to Wind and Rain. AUCKLAND
After superhuman efforts and amid most stormy conditions, all the members of the crew of the wrecked steamer, Wiltshire have been rescued. The…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.--On arrival here of the Huddart-Parker steamer Zealandia from West Australia, it was announced that the vessel would be laid…
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Sydney "Sun" announced early in the week that the North Coast Steam Navigation Company had purchased the Macleay River Steamship Co.'s plant…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.-- The signing on of the crew of the Common wealth steamer Moreton Bay commented this morning. There was no trouble. The…
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