SS Urana
The Urana proved a saviour for the crew of the Palm Beach Surf Life Saving boat in February 1926 when…
The Urana proved a saviour for the crew of the Palm Beach Surf Life Saving boat in February 1926 when…
In the 19th century, the Scottish city of Glasgow was a centre of shipbuilding. It was here, in 1880, that Hugh McColl McCrindle was born…
It was just after 9pm on the night of 31 August 1937 when the Postmaster at Old Bar noticed the impending disaster – ship’s lights looming out of the fog and heading towards submerged rocks just off shore. The Urana, a steamer carrying 100 tons of coal from Newcastle en route to the Macleay River,…
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