Steamer Evades "Arrest" London, Feb. 2
The Italian steamer Fedora, the "arrest" of which had been ordered by the Admiralty in consequence of a collision in the Channel with the Russian steamer Pravda, succeeded in…
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Havoc In N. Z. Tornado Crops Ruined, Phones Wrecked Trees Shorn Off By Tempest
WELLINGTON, N.Z., Monday. --Restoration of the telegraphic services to-day made possible the transmission of reports of Sunday's…
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The United States Line has ordered a third steamer of the Manhattan class from the Newport News Shipbuilding Company…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire on Island Spreads Steamer Is to Make Inquiries Melbourne
The fire noticed on Anser Island yesterday by the keeper of the Wilson's Promontory light was spreading over the whole island to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →'Plane Wrecked Pilot Unharmed In Dive AUCKLAND
A Gipsy Moth aeroplane nosedived at Mangere aerodrome from a low altitude to-day, and was partly wrecked…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Glamorous Island Of South Seas Pitcairn Meets Steamer Festival Held On Board Their Songs
The tales of few places hold the glamor of that which is told of Pitcairn Island. The account of the British mutineers and a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Opium on Steamer. Steward Charged
Cheng Sui, 42, a steward, was charged at the Central Police Court yesterday with having in his possession, on board the steamer Taiplng, smuggled goods, namely, 180…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Six Injured Airliner Wrecked JOHANNESBURG
The Imperial Airways' liner Artemis hit a plantation when taking off at Pletersburg and was wrecked. Both pilots were seriously injured…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Trawler Seefalke. Saves British Steamer
A notable sea rescue deed was performed by the German trawler Seefalke during the Christmas holidays. The trawler, which…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Chinese Sentenced. Opium on Steamer
Cheng Sui, 42, a steward was convicted at the Central Police Court yesterday, on a charge of having in his possession on [?]rd the steamer Taiping 180 "cigarellos," and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Truck in River to Be Raised by Steamer
The motor truck owned by Benjamin Cozens, of Macquarie-street, Windsor, which plunged into the Hawkesbury River from the punt at Wiseman's Ferry, was located yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Dunedin Star. Lifeboat Lowering Test
A lifeboat lowering test took place recently on board the Blue Star Line's motorship Dunedin Star, now fitting out in Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Man In The Street To The Editor Wrecks of Prosperity
Sir, -- I suggest our leader, Mr. J. T. Lang, from the floor of the House should invite the Premier, Mr. Stevens, prior to his departure for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steamer in Peril in Gales For Sydney; 37 On Board S.O.S. Calls Seattle
THE British freighter Trelissick, bound to Sydney from Vancouver with a cargo of logs, is in distress in a fierce gale off the coast of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trotting Five in Row Logan Derby Wins At Perth Record Wrecked Perth
F[?]AT[?]ERS of the Inter-dominion 2 miles trotting championships to-night were the fast times and the fifth successive victory of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Repair Feat Under Blazing Sun How 'Plane Wreck Was Patched
Four weeks ago, Captain Prank Neale, gazing at his badly-damaged Pereival Gull monoplane in the blazing heat…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dunedin Star. Lifeboat Lowering Test
A lifeboat lowering test took place recently on board the Blue Star Line's motorship Dunedin Star, now fitting out in Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer's Search. Cries Heard From Sea
While the Dutch steamer Mellskerk was steaming up the coast to Sydney early yesterday morning the lookout man reported that he had heard cries for assistance from the sea…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Helped To Find 'Plane Wreckage
Mrs Roy Savage (left), one of the ground search party from Sydney, and Constable Newell, of Picton, among the wreckage of the 'plane near Cordeaux Dam. Mr, Savage is an engineer with Wasp Airlines…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Pictures Of Air Disaster In Bush... Twisted And Molten Wreckage
PICTURES of the air disaster in which five men were killed, near Cordeaux Dam, taken by a "Sun" staff…
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