Steamer "White" Embargo Lifted From Volumnia
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—By an overwhelming majority a mass meeting of the Trolly and Draymen 's Union to-night decided.to declare the Volumnia "white," and to…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1925
339 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 6 of 17
New North Coast, Steamer
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The now steamer which the North Coast Steamship Company has purchased will come out of dock to-morow, and on Tuesday will leave on her…
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SYDNEY, Friday.--The former coastal steamer Rotomahana, plying between Tasmania and New Zealand, has been sold for £1700, and will…
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A list of vessels wrecked on the Richmond bur since 1855 is appended. There appears to be a controversy as to the fate of the Culloden, Waimea and Susannah Cuthbert,…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday.—The steamer Manuka was held tip for two hours yesterday, owing to the absence of seven firemen. They were eventually found in a hotel…
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BRISBANE, Sunday. —The interstate steamer Cooma, bound north, is held up at Brisbane. The stokehold crew on Caturday, just on…
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MELBOURNE, Saturday.--Three warrants for the arrest of the missing detective, William Rufus Fowler, were taken out by the chief of the Criminal…
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SYDNEY,Monday.—The steamer Kiaranga grounded in the channel when leaving Port Stephens fully laden for New Zealand…
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The N.C.S.N. Company's steamer Duranbah, well known in the Tweed-Sydney trade for the past 15 years, has been sold to W. R…
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Mr. J. Kirkwood writes reminiscently:--A letter appeared in your columns on March 17 from the pen of Mr. Geo H. Seargent Perwillowen…
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Mr. R. White, Lismore, contributes the following 4 interesting sketch f old North Coast times, in winch Mr. John Poyd, a pioneer, is the central figure…
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PARIS, Saturday.--Following up M. Herriot's charges yesterday against M. Poincare of having secretly borrowed from the Bank of France, M…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—The steamer Allyn River, one of the vessels engaged in the Newcastle-Port Stephens run, was beached at Wickham this morning with a fair depth…
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VANCOUVER, Wednesday.—The British auxiliary schooner Madeline Adams has been seized 20 miles off the American shore, after a 12 hours' chase,…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Commonwealth line steamer which was declared "black" some weeks ago when it was placed alongside the Volumnia, but which was…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—the Central Court to-day Charles Insberg (43) was charged with having maliciously ihflicted grievous bodily harm upon John Hennessey,…
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SYDNEY. Friday.—Shortly before the time fixed for the departure of the steamer Maheno for Wellington this morning ten firemen jumped ashore. This action caused…
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A report from one of the loneliest islands in the world was brought to Melbourne by the steamer Ramon de Larranaga, which arrived to load wheat for Europe…
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A mysterious explosion in Richmond, on Sunday night, destroyed 30 shops and did damage running into thousands of pounds. A fire broke out, but the flames were soon extinguished…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.—Scores of people were sleeping in premises when an explosion occurred in Bridge road, Richmond, shortly after midnight…
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