Steamer Eastern
The finding of the Brisbane Marine Board in respect to the recent grounding of the steamer Eastern, has reached the Trensurer. The reprot stated that the board…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911
252 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 13
Struck by Lightning. a Steamer Damaged. Sydney
The steamer Makambo has arrived at Norfolk Island from the New Hebrides. The steamer's main topmast was struck and shattered by lightning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The New Guinea Wreck. Abandoned by Crew. Sydney
The steamer New Guinea has been abandoned and is still in the same position. The foremast is broken and the vessel has canted to starboard…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Aotea
LONDON, Sunday.—Reuter's Capetown correspondent states that the finding of the Court of Enquiry on the wreck of the Aotea on January 22, is that in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck at the Macleay. All Hands Saved. Sydney. Thursday Night
A telegram from the Macleay River states that the schooner Australia has been wrecked at North Spit, South West Rocks. The vessel is full of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Burnt at Sea. All on Board Perish. London Friday Night
It is reported that the Turkish steamer Hurrieet, carrying Mos[?] pilgrims, had been burned at sea and that all on board perished…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Ketch Wrecked. the Crew Saved. a Sydney
The ketch Dart was lost in a heavy storm off Palmerston (N.Z.). The crew were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The New Guinea Wreck. Captain Held Responsible. Sydney
The Court of Marine Inquiry has found that the wreck of the steamer New Guinea was due to reckless navigation…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Submerged Wreck. Is It the Waratah. London, Thursday Night
The British steamer Palatina struck a submerged abject off East London, South Africa, and had to ba beached…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Terrific Explosion. Powder Works Wrecked. Vancouver, Friday Night
Three cars of dynamite exploded at the powder works, Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. Dozens of houses, in the village were wrecked, and many…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer in the Gale. Sydney
The steamer modonga experienced tempestuous weather on her passage from Sydney to Melbourne. Immense seas were shipped, which not only…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Pericles Wreck. Some Cargo Still There. Sydney, Tuesday Night
A diver, who made a survey of the wrecked liner Pericles, says the ship is lying with the bows to the shore. From the bridge to the bow she is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer on Fire
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The steamer Kaludah, the newest ferry on the Parramatta River, caught on fire, and drifted from the wharf at Hunter's Hill. The float Pluvius,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Capsizes. All on Board Drowned. Vancouver
The steamer Sechelt capsized in a storm in Vancouver Island waters. All on board, 39, were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest Wires a Missing Steamer. Search Vessel Sent Out. Sydney, Sunday Night
The steamer Tarcoola has been dispatched from Townsville to search for the missing inter-State liner, Yongala which is overdue at Townsville…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Missing Steamer Yongala
[?]ears are entertained at Brisbane for the safety of the steamer Yongala, which left Mackay on Thursday afternoon for Townsville, and has not yet reached her…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Yongala's Fate. Cargo Washed Ashore, Sydney, Tuesday Night
At Brisbane the gravest fears for the Yongala are entertained. Some bran and pollard, which have been identified as having been shipped at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Missing Steamer Yongala. Still No Trace
Fears are entertained at Brisbane for the safety of the steamer Yongala, which left Mackay on Thursday week last for Townsville, and has not…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Yongala Mystery. More Wreckage. Hope Abandoned. Sydney
The steamer Alert returned to Townsville last night with more wreckage from the Yongala which was found in the vicinity of the Keeper…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Wreck
Word was received by us on Tuesday that the steamer Yongala, which was three or four days overdue at Townsville, was believed to have become a total wreck…
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