U.S. Destroyer Rescues Passengers British Steamer Sinks in 600 Fathoms
MANILA, Tuesday:—The United States destroyer Pope wirelessed that she had rescued 66 passengers and the crew of…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1939
162 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 4 of 9
Lugger's Crew Lived on Shellfish Vessel Wrecked on Reef
DARWIN, Sunday:—Fourteen days ago, while between Broome and Darwin, a lugger was wrecked on Horseshoe Reef, 50 miles…
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Four men were shipwrecked from a lugger on the barren northwest coast of Australia, and are in desperate need of help…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →NEW N.C.S.N. Co. Steamer Arrives in Sydney Sydney
After a voyage of 69 days from Glasgow, the North Coast Steam Navigation Company's new steamer Bangalow entered…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →To Be Refused Repair Work For N.C.S.N. Co. Steamer SYDNEY
Members of the Boilermakers' and Ironworkers' Union, will refuse to carry out any repair maintenance work on the North…
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PORT MORESBY, Thursday:—An amphibian plane was wrecked when it drifted from the moorings in the harbor last night on to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Japs. Board German Steamer London
It was disclosed that a Japanese warship stopped the German steamer, Sauerland, bound for Shanghai, on Wednesday, says…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Liners Go to Aid of Crippled Belgian Steamer
LONDON, Tuesday:—The liners Orford, Clan Farquar and Mahanda answered a SOS sent out by the crippled Belgian steamer…
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A wrecked steamer is reported to have been seen on an unchartered reef 20 miles south-east of Willis Island, 300 miles east of Cairns…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wind Blew Candle Out-saved Explosion From Wrecking District Wellington (N.z.)
Residents of New Lynn, an Auckland suburb, were shocked yesterday by the discovery at the works of the Amalgamated Brick Co. of explosives sufficient to wreck the neighbourhood. The police found that a plot which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Strikes Reef Distress Messages Received
BRISBANE, Wednesday: The steamer Fotini Carras, 4466 tons, struck at South Bellona reef 250 miles west of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Struck Reef Steamer Sent Out. Distress Call BRISBANE
The steamer, Fortina Carross (4466 tons), struck the South Bellona reef, 250 miles west of New Caledonia, to-night. A distress call was picked up…
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BRISBANE, Thursday:—The story of the stranding: of the cargo steamer Fontini Carassa near the Middle Bellona Reef was told…
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The Swedish steamer, Fotini Carrass, of 4466 tons, is stranded on the middle of Bellona Reef, about 250 miles…
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The rescue ship Australien, which went to the assistance of the stranded Swedish steamer Fotini Carras, sent a radio to Brisbane to-day…
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BRISBANE, Sunday:—One Brisbane man was drowned and eight others narrowly escaped death when the former…
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One Brisbane man was drowned and eight other men narrowly escaped death when the former mine-sweeper, Atlantic…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Liner Takes Aboard Crew of Wrecked Greek Steamer Sydney
The liner Tanda yesterday took aboard the crew of the wrecked steamer Fotini Carras, according to advices received in Sydney to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floating Objects Believed Wreckage From Nerita
BRISBANE, Monday:—Five floating objects off Cape Moreton seen from the air today are believed to be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Story of Wreck of Freighter Crew Arrives In Brisbane
BRISBANE, Tuesday.—A graphic story of the wreck of the freighter Fontini Carras on Bellona Reef on June 7 was told to-day by…
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