Swiss Avalanche Family Perish in Wrecked Hotel Berne, Feb. 19
A family of seven, including four children, perished when a big hotel near Grisons was overwhelmed by an avalanche. Three others were…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1931
121 stories in Riverina's papers · page 2 of 7
Wreck Civilisation
"Just as any fool with a pound of dynamite and a couple of detonators could; in a few minutes lay in ruins a building like the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Launch Wrecked Occupants Scramble to Safety Sydney
A launch containing six men was washed onto the rocks at Port Stephens last night and Smashed to pieces. Four of the occupants jumped…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Launch Wrecked Six Occupants Safe Sydney
A launch containing six men was washed ashore at Port Stevens, last night. The occupants succeeded in reaching safety but in exhausted…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Stabbed in Throat Quarrel on Steamer Engineer Remanded Sydney
Ernest Sinclair Oldfield, aged 24 years, an assistant engineer, was charged at the Central Court to-day with having murdered Richard Malone…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Refloated Ashore South of Thursday Island Sydney
The steamer Temple Peer, which went ashore 120 miles south of Thursday Island, has been refloated, and is continuing the journey to Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydney Accountant Disappears From Steamer Mysterious Circumstances Sydney
Mystery still surrounds the disappearance of a well known Sydney accountant. Mr. R. Hayward, from the inter-State steamer Katoomba on his…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Wrecked Ten Lives Lost Struck Rocks In Fog Two Survivors London
With the loss of 10 lives, the steamer Citrine, bound from Glasgow to North Wales, was wrecked on Bradda Head, near Port Erin, on the south-west…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Ashore Six Persons Drowned Another Dies of Cold Oslo
The steamer Hera, of 1080 tons, ran ashore on the cliffs near Hammerfest, the most northern town in Europe, during a heavy snowstorm and was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Strikes Rock in Firth of Forth Passengers Landed Safely London
More than 300 passengers, including mothers with babies in arms, had a thrilling experience when the liner Montelaire, of 16,340 tons, bound for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grounded Steamer Refloated in Firth of Forth London
The steamer Montclare, which grounded yesterday in the Firth of Forth, was reflected to-day. The damage was only slight. The vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Royal Scot Disaster Six Dead; 10 in Hospital Girl Pinned Under Wreckage LONDON
The actual death roll in the Royal Scot railway accident is now six, with 10 in hospital. On the first day of her 19th year, Dorothy Lang, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Swam Ashore
The lure of Sydney over the life of the sea led a Chinese member of the crew of the Dutch tanker Phobos to swim ashore on Tuesday in Gore…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wreckage Reported Melbourne
Captain Forbes, formerly of the steamer Edina, reported sighting an object in the sea off Port Arlington which might be the wreckage of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Exciting Voyage Captain Murdered Men Overboard and a Wreck Marseilles
The steamer Ville de Verdum, which is well known in Australian waters, arrived from Noumes after a voyage full of incident. Shortly after passing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Malabar Runs Ashore in Fog Passengers Landed Engine Room and Hull Flooded Hope of Saving Vessel Abandoned SYDNEY
The steamer Malabar, which left Melbourne on Tuesday for Singapore, ran on to a reef on the northern side of Long Bay at 7 o'clock this morning. There was a heavy fog at the time and visibility was very difficult…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Malabar a Total Wreck
Pounded by a terrific sea during the night, the Malabar was smashed to pieces by 3.25 a.m. on Friday. The Malabar's back was broken by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Malabar Wrecked Passengers All Landed Ship Officially Abandoned
During the dense fog early on Thursday morning, the Burns, Philp liner Malabar, bound from Melbourne to Sydney, en route to Singapore, ran…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Ramming of Steamer Due to Mischance Aeroplane in Sea H.M.S. Glorious Rushing To Rescue LONDON
It has been revealed that the collision between the British aircraft carrier Glorious (22,500 tone) and the French steamer Florida (9331 tons)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck Sold Cargo Brings £41 SYDNEY
The wreck of the Malabar was sold at auction for £140. The purchasers were the Penguin Salvage Co., Ltd. The cargo was knocked down to Mr…
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