Hurricane in Cuba British Steamer Aground Havana
A 60-mile wind, the vanguard of a hurricane which has swept 200 miles of Cuba's northern coast, roared through Havana to-day, crashing in…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1933
78 stories in Riverina's papers · page 4 of 4
Steamer Damaged Former Transport Brisbane
The Clan Urquhart, which during the war, under the name of the Argyllshire, carried many Australian troops overseas, struck a submerged object in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sugar Company's Steamer Runs Aground Melbourne
The Colonial Sugar Refining Co.'s steamer, the Dumosa, ran aground while attempting to berth at the company's wharf at Yarraville this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →€hase Down Harbor Fugitives Swim Ashore Sydney
Chancing to took out of his window late night, Mr. W. Hodgson, of Drummoyne, saw a number of men releasing his yacht from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dived Overboard to Lash Broken Mast Seaman's Action Saves Ketch Melbourne
With a broken main mast breaking against the side, the ketch Hawk would have foundered in Base Strait yesterday but for the bravery of a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Sinks Off American Coast Twenty-one Lives Lost Philadelphia
Twenty-one lives were lost when the Greek steamer, the Annoula, sank in a hurricane off the North Carolina coast on Saturday last,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coastal Wrecks Some Vivid Memories
Vivid memories of some of the Victorian coastal wrecks were recalled by Mr. P. H. Holden, sub-collector of Customs, who retired recently after…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Transport in Australia Railways and Road Competition Cost of Political Control Opposition of the Empire and the Steamer NO. 5
The following is the continuation of the article dealing with railway deficits, which appeared in yesterday's issue, and was the fourth of the series of Australian transport problems, past, present, and future, which are contributed,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Steamer Saxilby Believed to Have Foundered Little Hope for Crew London
Little hope now remains that any of the crew of the British steamship Saxilby, which yesterday sent out distress calls from 400 miles off the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Daring Bandits Wreck Chinese Express Passengers Lucky Escape Guards Battle with Outlaws Shanghai
One of the most daring train robberies in Manchuria has been reported here from Harbin. A large force of bandits wrecked the trans-Siberian…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →German Steamer Crashes Into Yarra Wharf Melbourne
The German motor ship Renshurg got out of control while being to[?]down the Yarra, crashed into the [?] Lyell wharf, tore down a long section…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shipwrecks in European Waters 24 Drowned Fierce Gales Low Temperatures Three Vessels Lost London
Twenty-four persons were drowned in three Shipwrecks in yesterday's heavy gale. One vessel was seen to sink off…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wrecked Steamers Bodies Washed Ashore London
Four bodies were washed ashore at Norfolk and appear to indicate the loss of the steamer Broomsleet, of 854 tons, with a crew of 13, during the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Deaths and Damage Madras Coast Cyclone Steamer Overdue Trains Blown Off Line CALCUTTA
A cyclone flawed many deaths and heavy damage on the Madras coast at the week-end. The Greek steamer Nereus arrived at Madras with its…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cuban Rioting Newspaper Office Wrecked and Burnt Several Persons Killed Havana (Cuba)
Cuba's chaotical situation, took a violent turn to-day when a mob of outlaws supporting the Government of President Grau Martin wrecked and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer on Fire Arrival in Post London
The United States steamship Topa Topa (5366 tons) carrying cotton and timber from Florida to London, arrived in the Thames to-day with a fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Seven Drowned Steamer Sinks After Collision Midnight Disaster London
A stewardess and six male members of the crew who were asleep in their bunks were drowsed when a Swedish steamer, the Castor, of 569…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Many Holiday Tragedies Terrible Disaster in Europe Two Expresses Wrecked Nearly 200 Dead and 300 Injured PARIS
An appalling disaster, one of the worst in the history of railways, occurred on Saturday evening. An express, travelling at high speed, crashed into a stationary train at Ligny, 10 miles from Paris, in a fog. Both trains were…
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