Perils of the Sea Wreck of a French Barque Great Privations Suffered Auckland
National Advocate · Monday 18 May 1908 · page 2
The H.M.S. Pegasus, which has been cruising among the South Sea Island, put into Lyt[?]leton to land the crew of the French four-masted barque,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An in Hospitable Island. Hardships of Shipwrecked Sailors. Faced by Sooft CLIFFS-Auckland (N.Z.)
Leader · Monday 18 May 1908 · page 3
Later particulars of the wreck of the barque President Felix Faure on the Antipodes Island, show that the loss of the barque was due to a heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire on a Steamer AUCKLAND
National Advocate · Thursday 21 May 1908 · page 2
A fire broke out at noon to-day on the cargo steamer Ionic of 12,232 tons, lying alongside the railway wharf at Wellington, loaded for London…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on a Steamer. Flames Amongst the Flax. Auckland (N.Z.)
Leader · Thursday 21 May 1908 · page 3
A Ore broke out to-day in the cargo steamer Ionic; lying at the wharf at Wellington loaded for London. The fire started apparently among…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreckage Found. Was It the Orion? Hobart
Leader · Thursday 21 May 1908 · page 3
The Premier has received a message to the effect that the ketch Helen Maude, trading to the Straits Settlements and the South Sea Islands,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Schooner Wrecked an Early Morning Disaster Nelson's Bay
National Advocate · Thursday 28 May 1908 · page 2
The schooner Willinga, bound from Cape Hawke to Sydney with a cargo of timber, on trying to enter Port Stephen, struck on the rocks at three o'clock this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wrecked at Port Stephens. Timber Schooner Struck. Broke Up in 15 MINUTES. Sydney
Leader · Thursday 28 May 1908 · page 3
The auxiliary schooner Wallinga, bound from Cape Hawke to Sydney, loaded with timber, on trying to enter Port Stephens, struck the rocks…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wrecked on the New Zealand Coast. Sydney
Leader · Thursday 28 May 1908 · page 3
The steamer Murital, 123 tons, was wracked neat- the Hen and Chickens (Auckland), while on a voyage from coast ports, with passengers and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ocean Greyhounds Fine Run by a Cunard Steamer London. Tuesday afternoon
National Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1908 · page 3
The Cunard steamer Mauretania, using on three screws, completed the long course to New York in 4 days 20¼ bourt. The Mauretania and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Survivors of the Tsushima Shipwrecked Sailors Found London, Thursday afternoon
National Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1908 · page 3
The Brazilian training ship Benjamin Constant discovered on an island in the Pacific, 20 shipwrecked sailors supposed to be survivors of the battle…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Ship Wrecked Chinese Lives Lost London
National Advocate · Friday 12 June 1908 · page 3
The British ship Powa[?], bound from Hongkong to Canton, ran ashore on a rooty coast. The European passengers and crew were all saved, but…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Gale at f-reman tie Mail Steamer's Terrible Trip Wind Ninety-five Miles an Hour Fremaxtle. Tue8dav
National Advocate · Wednesday 17 June 1908 · page 3
Tho R.M.S. Britannia arrived' from Ado-Inido at 2 o'clook this morning, 16 hours Into. Tho captain reported n terrible trip. During tho voyage from Adclaido tho wind blew with hurricane force, reaching between 80 and 90 miles an hour. The captain lmd to givo tho order to slow down the engines, and tho ship's head was turned towards tho gale. Rounding Capo Lceuwin the vessel was swept by the s"eas and recoiv'cd tho full,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreck on the Ccngo Cannibals Eat Survivors 1 London
National Advocate · Wednesday 17 June 1908 · page 3
The Belgian steamer, Ville da Bruges, wag wrecked on the Congo. Seventy natives were drownod, l°our of the Europeans who-swam ashore were eaten by cannibals…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Bega Wreck. Marine Court Enquiry Concluded. a Complete Mystery. Sydney
Leader · Monday 22 June 1908 · page 2
The Marine Court this morning delivered its judgment in the inquiry held into the foundering of the steamer Bega…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of the Belmore LONDON
National Advocate · Friday 26 June 1908 · page 3
The Belmore foundered after shipping heavy seas 20 miles from Rasgharip. The crew numbered 11. A shark killed Seaman Cray while he…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Larache Wreck LONDON
National Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1908 · page 4
The latest news from the wreck of the Lara[?]he, at Muros Harbor, Corruna, Spain, is that sixty-five persons were saved. Many are naked,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cable News. Wreck of the Laroche the Captain’s Rheumatism. London
Leader · Monday 29 June 1908 · page 2
The latest accounts state that only 38 of the passengers and crew of the Spanish steamer Laroche are missing. Captain Abel, who was. suffering…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shipwreck on the Congo Only One Survivor Others Eaten by Cannibals Fremantle
National Advocate · Thursday 23 July 1908 · page 2
The R.M.S. Macedonia, which arrived today from London, brought details of a terrible disaster on the river Congo, when the steamer Ville de Bruges was wrecked…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To-day's Telegrams. Heavy Coastal Weather. Vessels Ashore. Sydney
Lithgow Mercury · Friday 31 July 1908 · page 4
The A.U.S.N. Company's steamer Mareeba, 1746 tons is ashore on Stockton beach, ten miles south of Port Stephens. The Mareeba was bound from Rockhampton…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Scow Driven Ashore Jervis Bay
National Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 6
The scow Hilda was to day driven ashore at Wreck Bay, south of Jervis Bay. The Hilda was laden with timber. It is believed that the crew is…
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