Steamer Mails Speeding-up Sought Radio Telephony LONDON
The Australian Postmaster-General (Mr. Archdale Parkhill) in an interview with the PostmasterGeneral (Sir Kingsley Wood)…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1934
189 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 3 of 10
Missing Launch Wreckage Found BRISBANE
On Saturday an aerial search was made for the Brisbane fishing launch, Evelyn, up the coast to the north of Maryborough, but without success…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire on Board Steamer Poonbar Damaged
BUNDABERG, Friday.--During the salvaging of the steamer Poonbar a fire occurred on board in the fan room, where the blowers for the furnaces…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Buffeted by Gale Japanese Steamer's Rough Trip
BRISBANE, Friday:--For four days the Japanese steamer Tamonde battled through a 60 mile an hour gale on the Queensland coast, and the vessel…
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SYDNEY, Monday:—A message has been received in Sydney stating that the 5,627 ton steamer Waihemo is ashore on a reef at Momi near…
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SUVA. Tuesday:—An attempt last night to refloat the Waihemo with the assistance of the Malake failed, although there was considerable…
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TULLY, Tuesday:—Grave fears are entertained for the safety of a party which left Cardwell for Gould Island in a launch, but did…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Small Steamer Runs Aground All Hands Rescued by Gallant Lifeboat Crew
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The wooden steamer, Jap, of 242 tons gross, which grounded on a spit about 200 yards north of the breakwater at Forster,…
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SUVA, Wednesday.—The stranded steamer Waihemo was successfully refloated at 7.30 this morning. The vessel is now proceeding to Suva. The…
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The steamer Waihemo, which went aground in Tavula Passage on Sunday, was refloated at 7.30 this morning. Apparently there was no…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stranding of Steamer SUVA
The Marine Court to-day investigated the stranding of the Waihemo. It found that the master had committed an error of judgment not…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Great Earthquake in "The Wrecker"
The movies were quick to realise the cinematic potentialities of the recent Southern California earthquake and have built a film drama based on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Outrage in Austria International Express Wrecked
VIENNA, Tuesday:—The international express train from Vienna to Paris was wrecked near Linz, the rails being deliberately removed for 30…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Double V.c. of Lifeboat Service
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution awards for the rescue of two men from the barge Sepoy, wrecked on December 13, have enabled…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Launch Wrecked Party Reach Shore in Dinghy
BRISBANE, Monday:—While returning to Cleveland on Sunday night after a day spent among the islands of Moreton Bay, the launch Natal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lost Danish Training Ship Wreckage Floating Towards Australia?
MELBOURNE, Thursday:— Much interest was displayed in shipping circles to-day in a report that wreckage, believed to have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →First Snow of Year Victoria Shivers Boats Ashore in Violent Seas
MELBOURNE, Sunday: — Victoria, which was sweltering in summer heat a few days ago, yesterday had its first snow storm of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Sinks Four Men's Struggle to Safety
SYDNEY, Sunday:—Trapped in the forecastle when the coastal steamer Boambee sank in Williams River near Clarencetown,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Plane Wing on Beach Mystery Wreckage. Melbourne
An almost complete aeropiane wing has been discovered on the beach near Sandringham. Inquiries are being made whether it is part of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Four Men Lose Lives Further Details of Wreck of Fishing Ketch
MELBOURNE, Wednesday--Further details were received to-day from King Island of the week-end tragedy in which four men were drowned in the…
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