Reminiscent of London Fog in Sydney Ferry Steamer Runs Aground
SYDNEY, Tuesday:- A dense fog spread all over Sydney last night and this morning. The city, suburbs and harbor were…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1934
189 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 6 of 10
Steamer Crashes Into Wharf £2000 DAMAGE Dense Fog Envelops Melbourne
MELBOURNE, Monday:--During one of the worst fogs ever experienced on the waterfront, the German cargo motor ship,…
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SYDNEY, Sunday:-- Seven people had a terrifying experience in bitterly cold weather yesterday afternoon, when after a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Catarrh Dangerous Often Makes Victims Wounout, Run-down Wrecks
To be able to breathe freely, hear clearly, smell, taste, and arise in the morning refreshed and strong with head and throat clear and free from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ferry Steamer Sinks Passengers Escape Collision in Newcastle Harbor
SYDNEY, Thursday:- The ferry steamer Bluebell, plying between Newcastle and Stockton, sank a minute after it came into collision…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two Women Were Drowned Another is Missing Newcastle Ferry Disaster Wreck Yields Up Bodies
SYDNEY, Friday:- Though it was at first thought there were no fatalities when the ferry steamer Bluebell collided…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Memory of '66 When the Eclipse Foundered
July, 1866 (writes "Hawkeye" in the "Northern Champion"), saw a disastrous flood, caused by the sanding up of Farquhar Inlet. Dr. Loten, James…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tragic Voyage Three Deaths on Steamer Barrabool
LONDON, Thursday. Tragedy marred the Barrabool's voyage from Australia. Miss Ephenia Street, a school teacher, died of heart failure; Miss…
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SYDNEY, Saturday:--With force that shook buildings 200 yards away on each side, Murphy's cafe and residential in George Street West was…
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Murphy's Cafe and Residential, in George-street west, was wrecked last night when an explosion occurred…
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July, 1866 (writes "Hawkeye" in the "Northern Champion"), saw a disastrous flood, caused by the sanding up of Farquhar Inlet. Dr. Loten,…
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Edward Douzard (45), married, with three children, and resident of Dee Why, Sydney died suddenly this morning after collapsing on the deck…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Spanish Steamer in Distress Cruiser Sussex Answers S.O.S.
GIBRALTAR, Tuesday: -- Answering a distress call picked up at Cadiz from the Spanish steamer Flora, five miles north of Cape St. Vincent, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Whale in Sydney Harbor Struck by Ferry Steamer
A large whale, estimated to be 60ft. in length, was struck by the Manly ferry steamer, Baragoola on Tuesday afternoon. After it had been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →After Two Years Relic of Ill-fated Ketch Found
ADELAIDE, Sunday The first tangible evidence of the disappearance of the ketch Vivid which left Tumby Bay on April 9th, 1932, and is believed to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Damaged Steamer Montoro Berths at Brisbane
BRISBANE, Sunday:—The Montoro, which ran aground near Finschafen, New Guinea, on August 8, reached Brisbane to-day. Her appearance…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Launches Wrecked at Coff's Harbour Grafton
Coff's Harbour suffered the full force of the squally southwesterly gale which has been raging on the coast for the past…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Vandals Wreck Church Fourth Visit in Year
Forcing entry into the Northcote (Vic.) Baptist Church late on Monday afternoon vandals pulled stops off the organ, smashed hammers in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Five Launches Wrecked Coff's Harbor Fishermen Rendered Destitute
COFF 'S HARBOR, Tuesday:- Following the ravages of the gales experienced over the week-end, when five fishing launches valued at…
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NEW YORK, Sunday:-- Still aflame, the superstructure a mass of wreckage, the luxurious Morro Castle was towed ashore on…
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