Schooner on Fire Men Picked Up Sydney
The Director of Navigation. Captain Mathi[?]son, received a wireless message from the steamer Nirvana this afternoon, stating that she had sighted…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1929
273 stories in Riverina's papers · page 3 of 14
Goodwin Sands Steamer Strikes Lightship London
In a thick fog off the Goodwin Sands to-day, the steamer, City of York, cut in halves the Gull lightship, whose master, Williams, is missing. Six of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Passenger Missed in Mid-ocean Sydney
When the steamer Marama arrived in Sydney to-day from Auckland (New Zealand) it was stated that E. J. Hayes, aged 17 years, travelling as a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Garage Wrecked. £10,000 Sydney Crime
A terrific explosion and a fire did £10.000 damage in Bardsley's garage, at the corner of Forest Road and Penshurst-st., Penshurst, at 2.30…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Schooner Sunk By American Coastguards Rum-running Suspect Washington
Sir Esme Howard, the British Ambassador, called up the State Department officials on Saturday in connection with the sinking of the British…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Schooner Sunk by U.S.A. Coastguard Crew Landed in Irons New Orleans
Members of the crew of the British schooner Imalone, which was sunk by the United States coastguard by gunfire 200 miles off the Louisiana shore,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Delicate Subject Sinking of British Schooner Third Nation Involved WASHINGTON
The shaking of the schooner Imalone by gunfire from the coastguard 200 miles off the coast of America continues to be an extremely delicate…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ferry Collides with Steamer Wellington (N.z.)
Excitement was caused on the waterfront to-day when a crowded ferry was caught in the wind and crashed into the steamer Wahine. The ferry…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of Schooner Loss of Six Members of Crew Inquiry by Coroner Sydney
After an inquiry into the sinking of the schooner Annie M. Miller off the New South Wales coast, in which six lives were lost, the Coroner to-day…
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An auxiliary fishing schooner, wanderer, was smashed to pieces in the breakers at Coff's Harbor early this morning, Five members of the crew…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Body Still Missing Wanderer Wreck Lifted Coff's Harbor
The broken bull of the wrecked launch, Wanderer, has been lifted by crane from the breakwater, in an effort to find the body of Harry Whare,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer on Rocks Passengers and Crew Rescued Cape Town
The Western Knight, an American cargo steamer, ran on the rocks in a dense fog eight miles south of Port Elizabeth. The crew and five…
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A steamer left Broome to-night for Port George, where it in expected that it will pick up the crew of the Southern Cross…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BARGAINS! 2,000 Women Rush Sales Specials Departmental Store Wrecked Auckland (N.z.)
About 2000 women besieged a large departmental store at sale time this morning. The inside of the shop was practically wrecked, and the floor was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Claim Seizure of German Steamer Commonwealth Pays Portugal £60,000 CANBERRA
A 12 years old claim arising out of an incident in the early stages of the Great War has just been determined by the Minister for Trade and Customs,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Lifeboat for Disabled Aircratt to Operate in English Channel London
News of a [?] lifeboat, capable of a speed of 17 to 18 knots an hour, is announced by the Royal National [?] Institution. The boat…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Regatta Accident Collison in Harbor Launch and Steamer Hit Nine Persons Take Icy Bath SYDNEY
The G.P.S. Regatta yesterday was marked by a collision on the Harbor which occurred on Benelon Point about 5 o'clock in the afternoon. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Affray on Ketch Attack by Aborigines Canberra
The Government Resident at Darwin (N.A.) has notified the Home Affairs Department of a savage attack which was made on persons on the auxiliary…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ketch Founders Crew Rows Ashore Adelaide
The ketch Eclipse, of 66 tons, foundered on the North Reef, York Peninsula, this morning. The crew rowed a shore…
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