Wreck of the Porpoise Sudden and Unforseen Disaster
H.M.S. PORPOISE had originally been a Spanish ship, the Infanta Amelia, and had been condemned as a prize-of-war…
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Launch Nearly on the Rocks Steamer Comes to Rescue
A fishing launch containing four men, developed engine trouble off Cape Banks, at the entrance to Botany Bay, late yesterday afternoon and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Did Air Liner Fall Into Port Phillip? Airman Says He Heard 'Plane at Malvern Persistent Rumors of Wreckage in Bay Search in the Mountains
STRONG support to the theory that the missing A.N.A. air liner Southern Cloud fell into Port Phillip was given yesterday by a statement from an authoritative source…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Looking Back Ansgar Lost in Atlantic Mystery of Norwegian Steamer
THE fate of the Norwegian steamer Ansgar, bound from New York to Sydney, has ever remained a mystery of the sea, She left New York…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Knife Used Fight on Steamer Melbourne
Abdul Lotaff Bin Hingoo, a Malayan, of the crew of the tramp steamer City of Cambridge, received face wounds in a knife brawl among the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ASHORE. Tanker Lucerna
Anxiety concerning the safety of the British tanker Lucerna, from which a mysterious wireless distress signal was received on Friday, has been considerably relieved by the receipt…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Raising of Coastal Steamer Wodonga
The fire tugs Pluvius and Cecil Rhodes pumping water out of the Wodonga, which was successfully raised in Kerosene Bay, yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Tanker Believed to Be Ashore Vague Message Hints at Lucerna's Fate
A vague radio message received yesterday by Captain C. D. Matheson, Acting Deputy-Director of Navigation, indicates that the tanker Lucerna, bound from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →And Still No Sign Southern Cloud Foreshores Will Be Searched for Wreckage
ALTHOUGH the search for the Southern Cloud was continued throughout the week-end, no sign of the lost 'plane has so far been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Saw 'Plane Dive Into Port Phillip Woman's Story May Solve Southern Cloud Mystery Wreckage Is Sighted Ground Search Starts Afresh Near Maffra
MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The latest sensation in the search for the missing air-liner, Southern Cloud, is a report from a woman at Portarlington that she saw a large aeroplane dive into Port Phillip late on the Saturday afternoon of the disappearance of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer on Reef. Refloating the Shunsie Maru FREMANTLE
Bad weather has lnterrcred with the pians of a party despatched from Fremantle to attempt to refloat the Japanese steamer Shunsie Maru, which ran on a reef near Point…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Crew Ashore
Native members of the crew of the Malabar on a wharf in Walsh Bay. They were brought around from the wreck by the Captain Cook…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Swam Ashore Racehorses' Ordeal Towed by Boats
The three racehorses which were on board were taken to the aft deck when the water was lapping over, and soon found themselves in the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →In the Fog May Founder at Any Moment All Passengers Ashore
During the dense fog early this morning, the Burns, Philp liner Malabar, bound from Melbourne to Sydney, en route to Singapore, ran on to a reef at the "blowhole" [?] what is known locally as the "Little Bombora" on the northern side of Long Bay, and is now regarded as a total wreck. She was officially abandoned at noon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Churches Protest Against Communism "Wreckers of the Empire" Trouble at Auburn
Protests from the Roman Catholic Church and every local Protestant denomination have been made against Communists' outdoor meetings in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Malabar Total Wreck on Reef at Long Bay Didnt Know Shaver's Close Shave Lurking Perils How Death Was Cheated
How extraordinarily gentle was the impact of grounding is demontrated by the fact that a passenger shaving in his cabin did…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Reckless Girls at Malabar Wreck
At 11.40 a.m., the stern of the Malabar had sunk appreciably, and with every roll cascades of water poured from the deck. At the bows,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Anti-lang Plan "'Nobbled Press" Wrecker Executive Great Silent Activities
THOSE who have been charged with the responsibility of setting up a second alleged "Labor" organisation in New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →To Port Steamer Puts Back
The steamer Nollington Court, which cleared the Heads this morning at 8.45, returned to port late this afternoon. She gave no…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Pilot Steamer. Accident at Sea
A mishap to the steering gear of the pilot steamer Captain Cook last night caused the vessel to He helpless outside the Heads for about two hours. The Captain Cook preceded…
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