A Wrecked Home Story of War Marriage. Action in Divorce
Another war romance was shattered at the Wagga District Court yesterday, when Judge Beven heard John Frederick Todd, a soldier…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1924
193 stories in Riverina's papers · page 9 of 10
Drew Color Line. Seamen Boycott Steamer. Black Crew on Board. Fremantle
The steamer Clan Mnnroe, under charter to the Australian Commonwealth shipping line, and manned by a nigger crew, arrived at Fremantle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dredge Wrecked. WELLINGTON
Some years a Sydney syndicate, composed chiefly of French wool buyers, placed a dredge on the Macquarie River with the object of dredging the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Ashore. Difficulty to Keep Afloat. Wellington (N.z.)
The Chatham Islands Fishing Company's steamer, "Rama," is reported to have gone ashore at Kaingaros. She is leaking badly under the boilers, and is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Robbed on Steamer. Startling Allegation. Sydney
A young man who arrived by steamer from Melbourne a few days ago on his way to Hong Kong, made a sensational statement to the Detective Department…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Perils of the Sea Wreck of a Trawler. Gallant Rescues by Old Man London, November 28
The Yarmouth steam drifter Presolm, was driven on n inha[?]table precip[?]tous, rocky coast at Port Le then and broke up in ten minne[?]s…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire on Steamer. MELBOURNE
The steamer Wareatea, while loading motor spirit, caught fire. The fire was put out after a strenuous fight…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Furious Storm Gallant Lifesaving Ships Wrecked; Mine Flooded London, November 27
Overnight England was swept by a 60-mile gale which caused much damage, while terrific seas raged in the Channel…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sticking to Company Newcastle Wharfies Unload Steamer. Trouble About Captain. Newcastle
The steamer Gwydir was unloaded at Newcastle on Saturday morning without an incident. The permanent wharf laborers on the Newcastle wharf…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →With All Hands a Sensational Wreck Ineffectual Lifeboat Effort Paris, December 3
The Finnish four masted ship “Port Caledonia,”well-know in Australia, was dashed to places on the roekS at La Rochelle and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →All Hands Lost. Ship Dashed to Pieces. Lifeboat Helpless. Paris
The four masted ship Port Caledonia, well known in Australia, was dashed to pieces on the rocks at Larochelle with the loss of all hands, numbering 37…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Planes Crash Occupants' Miraculous Escape. Machines Wrecked. Sydney
There were two crashes at Richmond to-day during the trials of aeroplanes taking part in the aerial Derby on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Damaged. BRISBANE
The steamer Pinko, collided with a concrete wharf at Pinkenba last night, and ripped a hole forty feet long in her plates, two feet above the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire on Steamer. DARWIN
A fire broke out in the bunkers of the West Australian Government steamer, Bambra, to-day, and the seamen refused to take the vessel out of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire and Explosion Death and Disaster on Burning Steamer. Raft Missing. London
A message from Port Louis, Mauritius, gives thrilling details of a burning steamer, the Cigale. A fire broke out in the hold. Explosions followed,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →23 DROWNED Fate of the Steamer Cigale. Priest's Bravery
Yesterday's "Advertiser" contained the first cabled reports of a disaster at sea. Later reports suggest that the disaster was much…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Black" Steamer Sails Brisbane
The steamer Palermo, which was doclared “black” it arrived on Wednesday, sailed for Sydney yesterday. A pilot took the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Voyage of Discovery Deluded Passengers on Old Steamer. Remarkable Story. More Foreign Immigrants Reach Australia. FREMANTLE
A remarkable story was told when the steamer Amazonia, the first Egyptian vessel to arrive in Australian waters, tied up after a 54 days' voyage…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of the Cicale. Sublime Heroism. Capetown
Exclusive "Cape Argus" cames from Port Louis give thrilling accounts of the survivors of the Cicala. Public indignation is expressed owing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mishap to a Steamer Sydney
Advice of a mishap to the steamer Gunbar, was received at the Navigation Department this morning from the pilot at Harrington, Manning…
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