Seamen's Ordeal Three Days on Wrecked Ship BRISBANE
Seamen from the wrecked Greek steamer, Fontini Carras, reached here to-day by the steamer Tanda and told of their ordeal before being rescued…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1939
162 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 5 of 9
"Wreck Was an Unavoidable Accident
SYDNEY, Sunday:—The Consul-General for Greece (Mr. E. Vrishais) said that after having conducted an exhaustive inquiry into the wreck of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Japanese Freighter Ashore on St. John's Island Sydney
On her maiden voyage from Yokohama to Sydney, the Japanese freighter, China Maru, of 5870 tons gross, went ashore on Feni (or St…
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BRISBANE, Tuesday:—Giving evidence to-day at the Marine Board inquiry into the wreck of the motor vessel, Atlantic, on…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday:—With the temperature eight degrees above freezing point, and in a strong southerly wind, the…
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AUCKLAND, Friday:—With the cabins flooded and the passengers exhausted after a night of severe buffeting, the inter-island…
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BRISBANE, Wednesday:—The Marine Board of Queensland found to-day that the wreck of the small vessel Atlantic on Flinders Reef…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Inquiry Into Wreck of Small Vessel Brisbane
The Marine Board of Queensland found to-day that the wreck of the small vessel, Atlantic, on Flinders Reef on the morning of June…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Explosion On German Steamer
BERLIN, Tuesday:—Fifteen persons were killed and 18. were injured in the boiler explosion on the Norddentscher Lloyd steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Steamer Crashes Into Wharf at Wardell
BALLINA, Wednesday :— Damage amounting to hundreds of pounds was caused at Wardell last night when the steamer Wyrallah crashed into the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Liner Ashore Danger of Breaking Up Wellington (N.z.)
The Commonwealth and Dominion, liner, Port Bowen, went ashore early to-day about, a quarter of a mile off the beach at Wanganui. Tugs made…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Discontinued Grafton-chatsworth Steamer Service
Ever since the seventies there has been maintained a steamer service from Grafton in the morning to Chatsworth and returning from Chatsworth at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Port Bowen Still Ashore on N.z. Coast
AUCKLAND, Friday:—In spite of the efforts of three powerful tugs, the cargo steamer Port Bowen remains hard ashore at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Salvage Workers in Danger Whangarei Wreck Wellington (N.z.)
Men who are at work salvaging the liner Port Bowen, which is still hard and fast at Whangarei, are in grave danger…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Launch Wrecked at Byron Bay Smashed on Piers in Heavy Seas
During the height of the cyclonic blow on Wednesday night and early yesterday morning, a 20-ft. motor launch owned by Mr. Frank…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Launch Wrecked at Byron Bay Cyclonic Storm Byron Bay
During the height of the cyclonic blow last night and early this morning, a 20ft. motor launch, owned by Prank Munns, was wrecked at Byron…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steamer Still Ashore Wellington (N.z.)
The steamer Port Bow en is still ashore, and at low tide it is possible to walk out to her across the beach. Further lightening of the ship took…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Refugee Running" to Haifa Schooner Captains And Crews Gaoled HAIFA
The captain of a Greek schooner which was seized while landing illegal immigrants in June was sentenced to 11 months' imprisonment,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To Search For Kingsford Smith's Wrecked 'Plane SYDNEY
A search for the wreckage of the 'plane in which Sir Charles Kingsford Smith disappeared is to be made by J…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Jewish Rerugees Swim Ashore at Haifa
HAIFA, Thursday:--Dressed in bathing costumes and some wearing lifebelts 297 Jewish refugees staggered ashore this, morning. It is believed…
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