Grim Relic of Wreck Melbourne
A body believed to be that of a fireman on the ill-fated steamer Casino was washed up on the beach near the wreck to-day. Portion of a…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1932
177 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 8 of 9
Crew Refuses to Man Steamer Hobart
The crew of the steamer Kekerangu, which was forced into Launceston with water in her hold, refused to take the vessel to sea, despite the fact that the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Caught in Fog Steamer Runs Aground BRISBANE
Caught in a heavy fog the Adelaide Steamship Company's cargo steamer, Oorama, went aground in the Brisbane River, near Luggage Point, early…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrific Gale Steamer's Rough Trip SYDNEY
The steamer Northmoor, 'which arrived at Sydney last night from Santa Fe (Argentine), encountered a terrific gale in the Straits of Magellan, which…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wreck of the Casino Melbourne
After inquiring into the wr[?]k of the steamer Casino when a number of lives were lost, the Court of Marine Inquiry found that the vessel was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Steamer Beached Launcesto'n
The steamer Colliboi, 300 tons, bound from Launceston to King Island with two passengers, general cargo, and stock, was beached at Woolnorth…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Flight Abandoned Mollison to Board Steamer
Sydney (Nova Scotia) Thursday The airman Mollison, took off for Quebec at 11 a.m. on Thursday. He will embark on the Empress of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Safe Blowers Explosion Wrecks Office Sydney
When thieves attempted to blow open a safe in the Broadway picture theatre in George-street, city, this morning with a charge of golignite, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrific Hurricane Towns Wrecked London
The Secretary for the Colonies has received a message from the Bahamas reporting that a hurricane swept the colony on September 5. Winds of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Atlantic Mystery Solved? Skeletons and Wreckage of 'Plane CURLING (Newfoundland)
A seven-year-old trans-Atlantic mystery has been solved, it is believed, by the report of the discovery near…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wing of Wrecked 'Plane Sent to Sydney
The four members of the Air Accidents Investigation Board, who have been visiting Lismore in connection with the recent fatal smash…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Myocum Air Smash Wing of Wrecked Plane Sent to Sydney
The four members of the Air Accidents Investigation Board, who have been visiting Lismore in connection with the recent fatal smash at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →32 Men Drowned Freight Steamer Wrecked
SAN FRANCISCO, Thursday:--Word was received on Thursday night from the steamer President Madison in the North Pacific…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Drifting Lightship Picked up by Steamer
BRISBANE, Sunday:--Advice was received to-day that the drifting lightship Carpentaria had been taken in tow by the Clan Mackay and expected to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Smashed on Rocks Three Survivors Helplessly Watch Companion Drown
VANCOUVER, Saturday:--The horror of their experience in being compelled helplessly to watch their 35 companions die was related by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Strikes Iceberg in Hudson Strait Sinks With Wheat Cargo; Crew Escapes
VANCOUVER, Saturday:--The British steamer Bright Fan struck an iceberg before daylight this morning and sank in the cold…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Watched Mates Die Wreck Tragedy Thrilling Story Told Vancouver
The horror of their experience in being compelled helplessly to watch their 35 companions die was related by the three survivors from the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Paddle Steamer Gutted by Fire MELBOURNE
While berthed at the wharf at Swan Hill last night, the Murray River paddle steamer Pevensy was destroyed by fire. The captain, his wife and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Gutted by Fire Crew Narrowly Escaped Flames
SYDNEY, Wednesday:—When a fire occurred on the paddle steamer Pevensey, on the Murray River alongside the landing at Swan Hill, late last night…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Passengers Cheating Charge. Colombo
Mr. and Mrs. F. Levy, who are passengers by the Baradine, were brought before a police magistrate on a cheating charge in Melbourne…
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