Stampede at Sea Steamer Returns to Port
The Howard Smith steamer [?] was forced to return to port last evening owing to the cattle [?] on her foredeck stampeding…
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Collision at Sea. Steamer Sunk. Vancouver, April 1
The Admiral line's passenger steamer Governor, while bound from San Francisco to Seattle, came into collision with the Westhartland, bound from Vancouver to Bombay,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Collision in a Fog. Passenger Steamer Sunk. Vancouver, April 1
The Admiral Line passenger steamer Governor, bound from San Francisco to Seattle, was in collision with the steamer West Hartland (Vancouver to Bombay) off Port…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Tasmania Buys a Steamer
HOBART, Saturday—The Premier has received a cable from the Agent-General notifying the purchase of the Graafjan, 2500 tons, carrying capacity 2235 tons of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Adventurous Voyage Fiji to Sydney Two Men in 10-ton Ketch Suva (Fiji), March 21
In a 10-ton auxiliary ketch two adventurous souls have set out to voyage from Fiji to Sydney, where they expect to arrive in six weeks time. They are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On a Reef Armed Yacht Ashore May Not Refloat Suva (Fiji), March 25
The Government armed yacht Pioneer, which is insured for £60,000, ran ashore on a ridge of reef on the Ra coast, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on a Steamer. Tahiti Returns to Port
WELLINGTON, Sunday.--The steamer Tahiti had proceeded about 200 miles on her voyage from Wellington to 'Frisco when, just before 6 o'clock this morning, smoke was seen issuing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Steamer Victoria
Work has begun on the Italian steamer Victoria, which put into Adelaide in a leaky condition. It has been decided to discharge the wheat…
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A. Holt & Co. (Blue Funnel Line), for whom Gilchrist, Watt & Sanderson, Ltd., are local agents, have taken delivery of a new steamer, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck at Flinders Group. All Hands Saved
A wireless message, dated Thursday Island, April 3, was received in Sydney yesterday, reporting the wreck of the ketch Eleanor. The message, which came to the owner, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Catching the Ketch Out for Adventure
Eagerly looking forward to adventure, Mr. C. Morrisby, a brother of the Fijian property owner, left Sydney today by the steamer Makambo for Lord…
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Work has begun on the Italian steamer Victoria, which put into Adelaide in a leaky condition. It has been decided to discharge the wheat…
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The steamer Huftero, now loading wheat at Melbourne, is a new ship, having been built at Sunderland, near Newcastle (U. K.), in 1920. Shortly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Blue Funnel Steamer
A. Holt & Co. (Blue Funnel Line), for whom Gilchrist, Watt & Sanderson, Ltd., are local agents, have taken delivery of a new steamer, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Steamer for Sale
BRISBANE, Tuesday.--Three representatives of the Tasmanian Government visited Brisbane and made an inspection of the Queensland steamer Excelsior, which was under offer…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Steamer Faxen. Receives Excellent Despatch at Newcastle and Sydney
The steamer Faxen arrived at Newcastle on March 15, and discharged part cargo of American sulphur in bulk. She completed the parcel at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Weathered Two Hurricanes. Shipwrecked Crew Picked Up
THURSDAY ISLAND, Tuesday.--Captain Piggott, who piloted the Japanese steamer. Meiko Maru through Torres Straits, en route from Newcastle to Java, states that the ship…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Steamer for Tasmania. London, April 5
Mr. Ashbolt (Agent-General for Tasmania) has purchased a Dutch steamer of 2500 tons dead weight for the Tasmanian Government, subject to alterations to comply with the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Held Up. Seamen's Boycott of a Steamer. Dispute Over Holidays
A boycott of the North Coast Steam Navigation Company's steamer Tintenbar has been declared by the Sydney branch of the Federated Seamen's Union, which has decided that no…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cyclone. North Queensland. Schooner Wrecked. Brisbane
The weather in the south-eastern division to-day was fine, the tropical disturbance having moved rapidly away from the coast, apparently towards Norfolk Island…
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