Mattresses Washed Ashore
A number of mattresses, similar to those used on board ship, have been washed up at Shark's Bay and Kirra Beach. There is nothing to indicate…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1926
348 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 7 of 18
Four Brothers Drowned. All in Shipwrecks
SYDNEY, Friday.--Albert Stillway is the fourth brother of the same family of six sons who have met death by drowning as the result of shipwreck…
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A two-masted yacht was found on the rocks at Dobroyd Point to-day. The vessel was apparently washed ashore last night by the big sea. The water police so far have…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sailors Ashore Australians Fight Police (Australian Press Association.) LONDON
A Portsmouth main street was the scener of a lively melce last night, when a conflict arose over a police sergeant's struggle with [?] disorderly sailor from the cruiser…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →China Sea Monsoon. Wave Breaks Over Steamer
The taiping, which reached Sydney from Hongkong last week, was struck by a moonsoon in the China Sea. The wind blew with terrific force for almost…
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SYDNEY, Monday.--The seamer Walton Hall,bound from Fremantle to Sydney, became disabled in a gale off Jervis Bay yesterday, and signalled for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The "Hesperus." Not Wrecked at all. An Illusion Dispelled
One by one our pet illusions become, attenuated and fade away into dim nothingness. It was not "the" schooner Hesperus that sailed the wintry sea on…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday:-- The coastal steamer Currumbone, engaged in the timber trade, met the full force of the recent gale and put in to Broken…
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The coastal steamer Currimbene, engaged in the timber trade, met the full force of the recent gale and put into Broken Bay. A message has been received from the captain…
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The steather Narkuda on a voyage from Adelaide to Fremantle encountered terrifle weather, during which three portholes collapsed with a loud report. Fragments of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrific Weather Encountered by Steamer on Voyage from Adelaide to Fremantle. Saloon Flooded
SYDNEY, Tuesday.-- The steamer Narkunda, on a voyage from Adelaide to Fremantle, encountered terrific weather, during which three portholes…
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The North Coast S.N. Company's new steamer Uralla, according to a cable, reached Singapore on Friday last from Grangemouth, and was to sail again on-Monday for Sydney,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Ashore. Mishap in Hawkes Bay
Wellington, N.Z., Tuesday. -- The steamer Tangaroa ran ashore when entering the Wairoa River, Hawkes Bay. Though high and dry at low…
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A message was received in Sydney to-day that a passenger on the steamer Arafura, which is on the way to Sydney from Japan, is suffering from smallpox. The vessel will…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rumrunners Sentenced Vessel Seized While Inside 12 Mile Limit to Rescue Shipwrecked Crew
PORTLAND (Oregon), Wednesday: Captain Robert Pamplet, master of the Canadian schooner Pescawha, seized off the Washington coast in February, 1924,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Runs Ashore Wellington, (N.z.)
The coastal passenger steamer Taugaroa ran ashore when entering Waikoa River at Hawkes Bay. Though high and dry at low water, the vessel is not damaged, and will…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ferry Steamer for Sydney (Reuter.) LONDON
The Kalang, the biggest ferry steamer [?]ver constructed for the Sydney ferries has left Liverpool for Sydney under her own steam. Her tonnage is 530 tons. length 183…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Bush Ordeal. Two Seamen's Journey. Tramp From Wrecked Sampan
A story of adventure and privations in an overland journey for over 150 miles was told by Poyn on and Clements, two of the crew of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Passenger Steamer Aground
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Friday. The coastal passenger steamer, Tangaroa, ran ashore when entering Waiwoa River, at Hawkes Bay. Though high…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Severe Storm Steamer Buffeted
Sydney, Tuesday. -- After crossing the Australian Bight in the severest storm for some time, the steamer Orara reached Fremantle in a…
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