As predicted by Captain Foster, the second boat of the Trevessa has reached land, having arrived at Mauritius with sixteen aboard. The crew of the Trevessa numbered 47—37 British ...
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Article : 763 words"The Torres Strait, our region of aliens, will one day be to Australia what Honolulu and the Hawalian Islands are to America, from a tourist point of view. At low spring tides, in sheltered lagoons, we chanced upon the most exquisite coral gardens with brilliantly-coloured fish darting in ...
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Article : 136 wordsThe small steamer Coleambah, a well-known trader between Newcastle and Port Stephens, was burnt to the water's edge while lying at ...
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Article : 203 wordsJames Heffey, who had pleaded guilty to four charges of having killed horses in the Caulfield and Gle[?] Iris district, was brought before his Honour Mr. Justice ...
Article : 215 wordsAn exclusive London cable message to the "Herald" says that Mr. Lloyd George at a breakfast with Mr. Beatty, President of the Canadian Pacific Railway, made all ...
Article : 60 wordsCaptain Foster, of the Trevessa, in his log, says:— Midnight, June 3.—Trevessa in heavy S.S.W. gale, being hove to. The vessel ...
Article : 1,508 wordsThis rocky islet rises sheer from the sea. It is composed of quartz porphyry—an igneous rock typical of the islands in the vicnity, and of the same material of which Cape York, about 20 miles away, is formed. The photograph shows the unattended light and the crane which is used ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Article : 64 wordsBishop Halford, in the course of a speech at the opening of the Boys' Hostel, said that he had mixed a great deal with working men since ...
Article : 94 wordsMrs. Foster, though confined to her bed since the news of the Trevessa disaster was received, steadfastly refused to believe that her husband was lost. She states that this ...
Article : 96 wordsThe Grand Jury has thrown out the bill against the Rev. Charles Barton, rector of Harbledon who was charged with having wilfully damaged a monument in the ...
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Article : 60 wordsTwo Rundle-street properties, Wendt's jewellery establishment and Balfour's Cafe, next door, changed hands to-day, at an average price of £1200 a foot. The ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Sat 30 Jun 1923, Page 7
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