Golden Fleece Arrival of First Steamer Sydney
A private cable message was received in Sydney this morning stating the Commonwealth and Dominion liner Port Hobart arrived at…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1928
164 stories in Riverina's papers · page 7 of 9
Steamer Overdue Sixty Persons Aboard Edmondton (Alberta)
The Hudson Bay Company's steamer Contributor, with 30 passengers and a crew of 30, is eight days overdue at Fort Smith. The vessel…
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A fire broke out on the liner Benaila at Milson's Point to-day, but after a hard fight the flames were extinguished before serious damage was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire on Steamer One Man Killed Vancouver
A message from Portland, Cregon, states that the British freighter Trojan Star en route from Shields (England) to a British Columbia port,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Missing From Steamer Burne (T.)
When the steamer O[?]ah arrived from Melbourne last night one of the passengers, A, Fenton was posted as missing. His belongings were in a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Submerged Book Causes Wreck Sydney
The Marine Court to-day held an inquiry into the foundering of the steamer Kallawatta on September 21. The Court found that the wreck was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Criminal's Escape On Foreign Steamer MELBOURNE
It is reported that John Brendon Parker, who made a sensational escape from the lock-up at Darlinghurst some time ago got out of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Maling's Appeal Crown Witness on Steamer Steps to Insure Return Sydney
Diver Albert, who was a prominent witness in the Civic Commission inquiry against Silas Malling is a passenger on the liner Tango Manu, which…
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It is believed that the Japanese liner Tango Maru, which went ashore at Thursday Island will be reflected in a day or two. A diver discovered a serious leak in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stranded Steamer Brisbane
Latest reports concerning the stranded steamer are that all on board the Morinda are safe, and a powerful tug has been despatched from…
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The White Star liner Runic arrived in the Mersey to-day with her stern damaged above the waterline, the result of a collision near Greenock with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Chinese Pirates River Steamer Looted American Passenger Wounded Shanghai
The river steamer Shasi, of 1300 tons, when between Shanghai and Hankow yesterday evening, was seized by pirates, who, to the number of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Refloated Sydney
A wireless message was received in Sydney this morning stating that the steamer Morinda had been towed off the reef near Debely, Papua…
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The Soviet steamer Korndemore sprang a leak in the Black Sea, and 40 were drowned. Only one life boat was launched…
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The soviet steamer Korndemore foundered in the Black Sea, 40, persons being drowned. Only one lifeboats was launched from the vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Chinese Steamer Ashore Looted by Pirates Chinese Passengers Panic-stricken Shanghai
Details of the wholesale pilfering of the Chinese coastal steamer Hsin Chi show that the vessel went ashore in the vicinity of Soochow, Immediately she…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of Vestris Rescue Operations At Least 205 Saved Over 100 Missing Australian Suffering From Immersion
It is now definitely established that at least 205 survivors were saved, possibly 212, but this still leaves 127 passengers and crew at least not…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wreck of Vestris Rescue Operations At Least 205 Saved OVER 130 MISSING Australian Journalist Picked Up New York
Messages from the ships searching for the passengers and the crew of the abandoned Lamport-Holt Vestris point to a possible tragedy. The…
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