Mercury readers still have vivid memories of the night half a century ago when the bulk ore carrier SS Lake Illawarra brought ...
For the first time ever, Sharon Smith has spoken publicly about her frightening experience on the night of the Tasman Bridge ...
One of the heroes of the Tasman Bridge disaster, the late Royse Davies, believed two things saved his life that fateful night ...
Don't miss out on the headlines from Tasmania ... bang and shook the house in Lindisfarne. On looking out the window I saw the ship’s stern disappearing and all the bridge’s lights cables ...
Royse Davies and daughter Joanne at an investiture ceremony at Government House in Canberra in 1976, where he was awarded a Bravery Medal for his courageous act during the Tasman Bridge disaster.
It took me a long time to trust the bridge every time we drove over it I’d close my eyes and hope for the best. A huge bang and shook the house in Lindisfarne. On looking out the window I saw ...