Lost Propeller Launch Towed Ashore SYDNEY
A nine ton launch, Ooeena, which lost her propeller off Ben Buckler yesterday, is believed to have fouled some wreckage from the Malabar. The…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1931
258 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 4 of 13
Engine Trouble Steamer in Tow SYDNEY
The steamer Mataram left Tulagi (Solomon Islands) during the weekend in tow of a tug. The Mataram developed engine trouble which could…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday:--The preliminary hearing opened in camera to-day concerning the loss of the steamer Malabar. The proceedings were…
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The wreckage of the Malabar was sold at auction to-day for £140. The purchasers were the Penguin Salvage Co. Ltd. The cargo was knocked down…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Crushed by Steamer Rescuer Loses Life MELBOURNE, Wednesday
James Bisset, second engineer on the steamer Deerpool, lost his life at Portland while attempting to rescue fireman Michael McLaughlin, who fell…
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The wreck of the Malabar did the Sydney show considerable damage by drawing 150,000 spectators to the free show on the cliffs at Long Bay during…
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A cry of "fire" by a young lady passenger on the interstate steamer Ormiston as she was off Newcastle on Tuesday night on the way from Sydney…
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BRISBANE, Thursday.-- The cry of "fire" by a young lady passenger on the interstate steamer Ormiston as she was off Newcastle on Tuesday…
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BRISBANE, Thursday.--The cry of "fire" by a young lady passenger on the interstate steamer Ormiston as she was off Newcastle on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wrecked by Poverty Crisis in Marriage Morals
For some weeks past a flood of divorces has been raging here, and the courts are overwhelmed with work (writes the Constantinople…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Searching for Wreckage Man Loses His Life
DACEYVILLE, Friday.--The police are searching for the body of a man who is stated to have been drowned this morning while searching for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreckage Reported Is It Southern Cloud? CANBERRA
Informed that portions of a 'plane had been seen on the mountain side, 25 miles west of Canberra, across the Murrumbidgee River, Canberra police…
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The South African steamer Aloe arrived at Port Louis (Mauritius) With the bunkers and the cargo of Australian timber ablaze. Tugs beached her…
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CAPE TOWN, Saturday:--The South African steamer Aloe arrived at Port Louis (Mauritius) with the bunkers and the cargo of Australian timber…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wrecked Malabar Inquiry Commences in Sydney Evidence of Ship's Officers and Fishermen
SYDNEY, Wednesday:— When an inquiry into the loss of the Malabar commenced this morning charges of having failed in his…
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SYDNEY, Thursday:— The Court of Marine Inquiry, which investigated the stranding of the Malabar, found the Master of the vessel, Captain…
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SYDNEY, Friday:— The William Coomb, a 40-ton fishing boat, went ashore on the rocks near Nowra last night and foundered. Three men…
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HONGKONG, Monday:— The French steamer Limchow, grounded a week ago at Hainan, the passengers and crew being taken off by other vessels…
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KOEPANG, Monday:—The main engine of the City of Cairo is intact and probably, with other undamaged parts, will be shipped to England. Only four…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Chemicals Explode Laboratory Wrecked SYDNEY
A series of terrific explosions wrecked the laboratory of the Metropolitan Chemical Co. at Leichhardt to-day and the fire which followed caused…
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