13 Frozen to Death Days Adrift In Lifeboat LONDON
Death clenched its icy hand upon 13 members of the crew of the Greek steamer Eleni Stathatos…
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Tells Of Nightmare Voyage In Ketch
Six days after leaving Lord Howe Island, the, Sydney ketch, Hispaniola, reached Palm Beach yesterday afternoon. The Hispaniola's outward voyage from Sydney took 16 days…
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It is authoritatively stated that the British steamer Oregon (6008 tons), has not been sunk, as was previously reported…
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LONDON, Saturday. -- Two German bombers were shot down by R.A.F. fighters near the north-east coast of England today. A third German plane wins badly damaged and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sufferings of Crew. Greek Steamer Sunk. Several Go Mad. LONDON, Feb. 4. (A.A.P.)
The survivors of the crew of the Greek steamer, Eleni Stathatos (5,626 tons), which was torpedoed in the Atlantic last Sunday, tell poignant stories…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Overseas Export Manifests From Interstate Ports Queensland. E. & A. STEAMER. Sailed Brisbane. Gibbs Bright & Co., Brisbane
Simpson Bros., 70 cs (four. J. Byrne, 1 cre lamb, 1 cs hams. Brisbane Milling Co., 245 bgs flour (6 tons). Producers' Dist. Society, 110 bxs butter…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Quake Wrecks Villages LONDON
An earthquake in Turkey on Saturday killed 45 people and injured scores, says a report from Ankara…
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Sil,—An article in the "Herald" claims the first lifeboat for the Isle of Man in 1825. As a native of South Shields, I would like to correct this, for we are proud of our town's…
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Advices received from Christchurch state that special licenses for the importation of goods lost in the wrecked Waikouaiti are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Export Manifests Sydney Amended. Matson-oceanic Steamer. Sailed Sydney. Dalgety & Co., Ltd., agents
Allen Taylor & Co., Ltd., 13 pes hardwood, rough sawn (1076 super ft.) Mr. A. E. Tozer, 1 cs Christmas gifts Burns, Philp & Co., Ltd., 1 cs maga…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Export Manifests Sydney Amended. Matson-oceanic Steamer. Sailed Sydney. Dalgety & Co., Ltd., agents
Allen Taylor & Co., Ltd., 13 pes hardwood, rough sawn (1076 super ft.) Mr. A. E. Tozer, 1 cs Christmas gifts Burns, Philp & Co., Ltd., 1 cs maga…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Plane Is Wreck; Flier Safe Darwin
Roy Edwards, Darwin airman, escaped with a shaking when he made a forced landing on Elsey…
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The old pilot, steamer Captain Cook, saved from the shipbreakers, was officially handed over to the Sea Cadet Corps yesterday by the Premier, Mr…
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"IT is a great joy to us to come back here," the Marchioness of Willingdon told members of the English-Speaking Union at luncheon at…
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Two Norwegian ships are going to the rescue of the British steamer Sea Rambler (2327 tons), which has been severely damaged by a storm…
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The master, Captain Crespulo on Rubia, of the Philippines steamer President Quezon, which sank in a storm near Japan, told a court of marine…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →The Story of the Whale That Wrecked the Essex Strange Tales from the Smith Seas—No. 122
ONE of the most extraordinary stories ever related by a whaling skipper, was told by Captain George Pollard, of the…
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Lady Willingdon yesterday confessed that she had once been blamed for a shipwreck. She was speaking at the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Stop Press Phone: M2406, Newcastle 472 Dutch Steamer Sinking
NEW YORK, Sunday.--American radio has picked up an S.O.S. from the Dutch steamer Burgerdijk (6853 tons), saying that she is sinking after…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Four Stranded For Night Struggle Ashore When Boat Capsizes
Three men and a boy were stranded all Sunday night on Tallow Beach seven miles from Palm Beach. They Had escaped drowning in heavy surf…
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