Measles on Baradine Steamer Stopped For Inspection
Soon after the steamer Baradine touched the Australian coast from London, a case of measles developed…
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Underwriters May Lose £1,000,000 Wrecked Highland Hope Was New Liner
Underwriters' liability as a result of the wreck of the Nelson motor liner Highland Hope, on the coast of Portugal, is estimated at…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →How to Be Happy Though Shipwrecked
"When I'm all at sea It's "The Land' for me," sings this jolly sailor-boy. —Cartoon by Bee-wise (17)…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lighthouse Steamer Visits Sydney
Towing a naval oil lighter from Thursday Island, the lighthouse steamer Cape York arrived at Sydney yesterday morning. The lighter will shortly enter dock for overhaul, whilst the Cape York is to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Church Wrecked Severe Windstorm Casino
A windstorm, which broke over the district to-day, lifted the now building of the Church of England, at Yorklea, off its blocks, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Schooner Nereus. New Vessel for Rabaul
The new auxiliary schooner Nereus, which is intended for the service of the Administrator of the Mandated Territory of New Guinea, left Sydney yesterday afternoon for Rabaul in tow…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Under Guard R.N. Men Taken Ashore London
An official statement of the trouble aboard the submarine depot-ship H.M.S. Lucia says that delay, due to weather conditions,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rare Sea Creature Washed Ashore near Perth. PERTH
A strange sea creature was washed ashore in a dying condition at Cottesloe at the week-end. Snake-like in appearance, with fine silvery scales, it was nine feet long, four…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Shipping INTELLIGENCE & WEATHER Looking Back Wrecked Ship a Landmark Martha Ridgway Was Becalmed
For many years after grounding on the rocks in Wreck Bay, near Safe Entrance, Great Barrier Reef, the ship Martha Ridgway was a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Island Steamer
The Montore, which left Sydney yesterday for Samaral, Kabaul, Kavi[?] and ports…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Shipping INTELLIGENCE & WEATHER Looking Back Anchors Drag in Gale Schooner Alpena's Escape Off Stockton
A strong easterly gale provided Newcastle people with thrills on September 27, 1909, when the American schooner Alpena arrived…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Last of the Tutanekai. Vessel's Fittings Removed. Old N.Z. Government Steamer
The steamer Tutanekai, which has been replaced by the Matai in the Government lighthouse service has been stripped of most of her fittings…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Arrivals in Sydney Yesterday From the East by the Dutch Mail Steamer Tasman
Dr. Lewis Smith, of London, who is on his way to fish in New Zealand. Mr. Cranleigh Barton, New…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Watch for 'Plane Wreckage! Mystery Radio Sent to Sydney Police
"Suggest you ask shipping on Tasman watch for black wreckage if aeroplane not found." THIS mystery radio message was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motorship Wrecked. Explosion Follows Fire. Six Persons Killed. Colombo, Jan 7
The motorship Tricolor was wrecked by a terrible explosion following a fire off Bentotte on Monday afternoon. The ship sank in five minutes…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Looking Back How One Wreck Caused Another Conside Lost Near Pt. Lonsdale
Maritime history on the Australian coast records how one wreck caused another when the steamer Conside was lost off Point Lonsdale…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Moral Wreck of Nations Birth Control Ban By Pope LONDON
In an Encyclical of 16,000 words, the Pope strongly condemns birth control and maintains the indissolubility of the marriage tie…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Landslide Wrecks Whole District Troops Remove Debris--Big Death Roll Feared LONDON
The district known as Casa Verde, in the town of Lecco, was completely demolished yesterday by a landslide from the western slope of Monte San…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coast-watch the Lifeboat's Eyes Public Worried London
The coast-watching duties of the Coast Guard service are, to allay the anxiety of the public, to be the subject of official investigation. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wholesale Rescues Man Brings Two Girls Ashore at Once
FREDERICK FLYNN, member of a life-saving club on George's River, near Bankstown, rescued three girls from drowning yesterday, bringing…
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