Fresh Water for Showers Stewards on Steamer Strike Sydney
The day after the steamer Monowal left Raratonga for Wellington, the stewards demanded fresh water for showers. When this was refused they…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shipwrecks & the sea
Shipwrecks & the sea, 1931
49 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 1 of 3
Our Serial Story. Go Easy Elizabeth! "Mystery of the Ship-wrecked Countess!"
"Big Deal in Mexican Oils. Half a Million Dollars Involved!" The glaring headlines spread across the front page. And underneath,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fresh Water for Showers Stewards on Steamer Strike
The day after the steamer Monowal left Raratonga for Wellington, the stewards demanded fresh water for showers. When this was refused they…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Canoe Foundered Two Boys Drowned Sydney
When an iron canoe foundered near Maclean yesterday, the two occupants, Jack Collis (13) and Bonnie Spring (16) lost their lives…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coastal Steamer Beached. Struck Submerged Object. Sydney
The coastal steamer, Bellbric, struck a submerged object on her way from Nowra to Sydney yesterday and was beached at Freenwell…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer in Trouble Strikes Submerged Object Hull Damaged SYDNEY
The coastal steamer "Belbowrie" struck a submerged object on her way from Nowra to Sydney and beached at Greenwell Point to prevent her from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shipwreck! Ten Lives Lost Survivors Battle Through Icy Breakers LONDON
With the loss of ten lives, the steadier "Citrine," from Glasgow, bound for North Wales, was wrecked on Bradda Head, on Hie south coast of the isle…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shipwreck! Ten Lives Lost Survivors Battle Through Icy Breakers
With the loss of ten steamer [?]trine," from Glasgow, heard for North Wales, was wrecked on Bradda Head, on the south coast of the Isle…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Aground. On Reef Near Sydney. Sydney
The steamer, Malabar, which left Melbourne on Tuesday for Sydney on route to Singapore, ran on a reef on the northern side of Long Bay at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ran on the Rocks on Long Bay Reef Steamer Malabar Passengers All Landed
The steamer Malabar, which left Melbourne on Tuesday for Sydney, en route to Singapore, ran on the reef on the northern…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lang, the Wrecker
Eastertide in Dubbo may not have been a season of great joy to the populace. A similar statement could suitably be applied to the district centres…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boat Wrecked. Passengers Drowned. Sydney
Two men, George Williams and Jack Petifer, and a boy named Parker were drowned at the entrance of Wellington (N.Z.) harbour, when…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →An Old Wreck a Survivor's Story Loss of the Ly-lee-moon
Mr. Herbert Sinclair Lumsdaine, of Hornsby, brother of the late Rev. E. S. Lumsdaine, of Emu Plains, near Penrith, N.S.W., has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An Old Wreck a Survivor's Story Loss of the Ly-lee-moon
Mr. Herbert Sinclair Lumsdaine, of Horasby, brother of the late Rev. E. S. Lumsdaine, of Emu Plain, near Penrith, N.S.W., has…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →500 Drowned Pleasure Steamer Capsizes Many Children Among Victims PARIS
With the announcement that many children were travelling free and without tickets. It is now feared that the St. Philbert death roll is between 470…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Stranded Mishap to Steering Gear Hopes of Refloating Sydney
A message from Noumea states that the steamer "La Perouse" was stranded on a reef at Amedee Island early this morning, owing to a mishap…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Caught by Closing Bridge Steamer Badly Damaged Sydney
Caught by a closing section of the Prymont bridge last night, the fore and aft masts of the steamer Gosford were broken off and a large portion…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lost Airman Dead in Wrecked Machine
THE mystery, of the disappearance of Ekins, the Melbourne airman, has been solved. The party which left Tallaroon late at night reached the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Electrically-Driven Strathnaver P. AND O. Company's New Vessel Power Station Within a Steamer
Shrink the power station of a big city to a size which will fit a 22,000-ton ocean steamer; transmit the huge output resulting into…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Electrically-Driven Strathnaver P. AND O. Company's New Vessel Power Station Within a Steamer
Shrink the power station of a big city to a size which will fit a 22,000-ton ocean steamer; transmit the huge output resulting into…
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