Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Shipwrecks & the sea, all years

Northern Rivers · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1923

509 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 2 of 26

Steamer Ashore. Clarence River Trader. Deck Fittings Washed Away

Northern Star · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The steamer Otus had just been purchased from the North Coast S.N. Coy. by Charles Pullen, for service on the Clarence River and left Sydney…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Steamer Otus Beached

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 1

The steamer Otus, bound for the Clarence River, sprang a leak off Cape Hawke and was beached near the signal station at 6.50 on Wednesday evening…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Wreck of the Otus

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 2

Interviewed regarding the steamer. Otus, Captain Cole said:—"We left Sydney on Tuesday at 10 p.m., and had an uneventful passage up to 10 miles…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Wrecked Steamer Otus. Now Full of Water

Northern Star · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—The latest news from Cape Hawke states that, the steamer Otus, which sprang a leak and was beached, is now full of water…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Wrecked Steamer Otus. to Be Sold by Auction

Northern Star · Monday 22 January 1923 · page 5

SYDNEY, Saturday.—The wrecked steamer Otus is to be sold public auction on behalf of all concerned…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Fight on a Schooner. Captain and Mate Attacked. Crew Then Struggle Among Themselves

Northern Star · Monday 22 January 1923 · page 5

SYDNEY, Saturday.—During the last voyage of the schooner K. H. Hall from Sydney to Vancouver the crew suggested open mutiny, but nothing was done until…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Steamer Damaged. Encounters Boisterous Weather

Northern Star · Tuesday 23 January 1923 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The steamer Gracchus, which left Newcastle on Wednesday, returned to Sydney yesterday considerably damaged as a result of encountering…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Steamer's Mishap. in Dock for Repairs

Northern Star · Tuesday 23 January 1923 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Apparently little the worse for her experience the steamer Bodalla, which was beachnd at Ulladulla, returued to Sydney to-day. The vessel will…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Italian Immigrants. Refuse to Leave Steamer. Desire to Return Home

Northern Star · Tuesday 23 January 1923 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Trouble has arisen in connection with the 122 Italian immigrants on board, the steamer Re d'Italia. As there were no jobs waiting for them in Sydney…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Floating Wreck Danger to Shipping

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 23 January 1923 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.--It is stated in a message from Suva that the wreck of the schooner Helen B Sterling has drifted off the reef at Middleton Reef and…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Fight on a Schooner

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1923 · page 2

During the last voyage of the schooner K. H. Hall from Sydney to Vancouver, the crew suggested open mutiny, but nothing was done until the…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Aeroplane Smash Sensation at Coolangatta. Captain Percival's Plane Wrecked. Pilot and two Lady Passengers Escape Injury

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 24 January 1923 · page 2

A sensational aeroplane smash occurred at Coolangatta yesterday afternoon, resulting in the wrecking of the machine, though fortunately the pilot and two…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Ketch Destroyed by Fire

Tweed Daily · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 2

HOBART, Thursday.--The ketch Opah, 31 tons, owned by Holyman Bros., was destroyed by fire off Passage Island yesterday…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Motor Ships. Replacing the Steamer

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 3

Even while the world-wide depression in shipbuilding has been passing through its its acute stages, a Development has been taking place which…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

140-Year-old Wreck. the Grosvenor's Treasure

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 5

One hundred and forty years ago the good ship Grosvenor, at that time one of the most up-to-date vessels in the service of the British East India…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

140-Year-Old Wreck. the Crosvenor's Treasure. Quest for Ship's Jewels and Gold

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 7

One hundred and forty years ago the good ship Grosvenor, at that time one of the most up-to-date vessels in the ser-vice of the British East India Company,…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Disaster in Berlin Newspaper' Office Wrecked. Many Lives Lost

Tweed Daily · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 3

BERLIN, Wednesday.--A terrible disaster occurred in the "Berliner Tagelblatt" office to-day when the new top story collapsed and crashed through the…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Schooner Burned. Fire in Solomon Islands

Northern Star · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday.—A wireless message states that the four-masted schooner Defiance was burned to the water's edge in he Solomon group…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Accident on Steamer. Steam Valve Blows Out

Northern Star · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 5

FREMANTLE, Friday.—Four firemen and the third engineer named Wilson were injured on the steamer Cape Recipe at Fremantle yesterday just as teh vessel was…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Stowaways on Board. Steamer Returns to Sort

Northern Star · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 3

FREMANTLE, Thursday.—With two stownways on board, one a woman, the steamer Euripides turned hack to Fremantle to-day to hand them over to the authorities…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →