Gangs Clear Wreckage
WORKMEN inspecting a carriage wrecked in the Brisbane train disaster on Monday. Sixteen persons were killed in the crash…
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Violent Food Riots in Chinese Cities Starving Coolies Wreck Shops Martial Law to Curb Disorders
SHANGHAI, Wednesday.--Rioting has flared up in six cities in China's rice bowl. Hunger-inflamed crowds, protesting…
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SHANGHAI, Wednesday.--Rioting has flared up in six cities in China's rice bowl. Hunger-inflamed crowds, protesting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Leaking Steamer Limps Back To Newcastle, Then Sinks At Berth
NEWCASTLE, Thursday.—With waler waist high in the engine-room, the crew of the coastal steamer Boambee worked desperately to-day to get their leaking vessel into port…
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AT TOP: Two divers at work salvaging cargo from the coastal steamer Boambee, which sank at her berth in Newcastle harbour on Thursday after returning to port in a leaking condition. LOWER: Another view of the cargo-salvaging operations…
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BRISBANE, Saturday. -- Starting at a double-figure quote Amayco upset a plunge when he beat Bay Fox in the…
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BRISBANE, Saturday. -- Starting at a double-figure quote Amayco upset a plunge when he beat Bay Fox in the…
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BRISBANE, Saturday. -- Starting at a double-figure quote Amayco upset a plunge when he beat Bay Fox in the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →As a night-club it would be a wreck
While HMS Warspite lay on the rocks in the Cornish cove of Mount's Bay, suggestions came that the cast-off battleship be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Divers Inspect Old Wreck at Surf Beach
Divers this week examined the 48-year-old wreck of the clipper, Hereward, at Maroubra Beach, to see if it…
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NEWCASTLE, Tuesday. -- The Boambee, which limped back to Newcastle last Thursday afternoon, and sank at King's wharf, was raised…
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NEWCASTLE, Tuesday. -- The Boambee, which limped back to Newcastle last Thursday afternoon, and sank at King's wharf, was raised…
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Maroubra Surf Club publicity officer Roy Arkins, demonstrates on a surfboard the danger to surfers…
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DIVER HAROLD CHADWICK going out through the surf at Maroubra Beach this morning to inspect the wreckage of the Hereward, which is about 50 yards from the shore. Purpose of the inspection is to see if it is possible to remove the wreck…
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DIVER HAROLD CHADWICK going out through the surf at Maroubra Beach this morning to inspect the wreckage of the Hereward, which is about 50 yards from the shore. Purpose of the inspection is to see if it is possible to remove the wreck…
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DIVER HAROLD CHADWICK going out through the surf at Maroubra Beach this morning to inspect the wreckage of the Hereward, which is about 50 yards from the shore. Purpose of the inspection is to see if it is possible to remove the wreck…
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DIVER HAROLD CHADWICK going out through the surf at Maroubra Beach this morning to inspect the wreckage of the Hereward, which is about 50 yards from the shore. Purpose of the inspection is to see if it is possible to remove the wreck…
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DIVER HAROLD CHADWICK going out through the surf at Maroubra Beach this morning to inspect the wreckage of the Hereward, which is about 50 yards from the shore. Purpose of the inspection is to see if it is possible to remove the wreck…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Race To Unload Burning Coal From Steamer At Newcastle
NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.âA mechanical grab and a team of labourers will work throughout the night amid dense smoke to pull coal from the steamer Arooma. Bunker coal has been afire in the ship since early this, morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ferry Crashes Into Steamer Mishap During Fog Blackout
IN a dense fog, which covered the city and harbor early this morning, the Sydney ferry Karingal crashed into the stern of the Dutch steamer Abbekerk, berthed at Walsh Bay…
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