Fears that the small coastal steamer Coramba (531 tons) had foundered on her trip from Portland to Melbourne during the cyclonic gale last week were confirmed in a tragic manner on Saturday, when the bodies of two members of her crew were washed up at dusk on the beach near Cape ...
Article : 1,826 wordsThousands of persons are homeless and hundreds unemployed as the result of Friday's terrific gale responsible for widespread distress, the loss of numerous lives, and damage estimated at £500,000 in the metropolitan area. Over the week end reports came to hand regarding dangerous floodings ...
Article : 2,226 wordsThis disaster is the third within two years in which a small vessel not equipped with wireless has been involved. Although the necessity for radio ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 157 wordsOne of the most poignant features of the disaster is that two survivors of the Casino wreck--John Bellairs and Michael Foley--are among those missing in the ...
Article : 141 wordsThe Coramba was a steel, screw steamer of 531 tons gross, built in 1911 by Ailsa S.B. Ltd., Ayr, Scotland, for the North Coast Steam Navigation Co. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 253 wordsTwo views of coastline at Phillip Island where bodies and wreckage from the ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Mon 3 Dec 1934, Page 11
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