Wreck of a Warship. London
The British ironclad Sultan ran into a reef between Malta and Gozo. She refused to come off despite, all attempts, and had to be abandoned. All hands…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1889
20 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers
The Wrecked Warship. London
It is considered probable that the fine battle-ship Sultan which struck on a reef in the Mediterranean will be got off All lives were saved from the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Schooner Wrecked. BRISBANE
The schooner Crinoline was wrecked off the coast near Bowen on Sunday. All hands were saved…
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A SUCCESSFUL entertainment was given by the Broken Hill Lifeboat Crew in the Congregational Hall on Tuesday evening. The hall was packed, and a considerable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrific Hurricane. Five Warships Wrecked. Two Hundred Men Drowned. British Warship Alone Escapes. Melbourne
A great sensation was caused when news was received here this morning of the occurrence of a terrific hurricane of unparalleled violence off Somoa, on the 16th…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our Specialservice Cablegrams. Terrible Wreck. London
An emigrant vessel bound for South America, carrying a large number of Danes, has been wrecked in mid-ocean in the Atlantic. As many as could…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Ketch Founders. SYDNEY
The ketch Maggie Taylor foundered directly after crossing the Canden Haven bar, drowning McLean, the cook, and Mrs. Lloyd and her son, the latter…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Robbery from the Orient Steamer. LONDON
The directors of the Orient Steamship Company have paid £5000 compensation for the loss of the gold and specie which was stolen from their steamer, the Orient,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of a Steamship. Surrounded by the Natives. Bartering for their Lives. SYDNEY
The Union Steamship Company's steamer Fijian has been wrecked on the south side of the island of Tanna, one of the smaller islands of the New Hebrides…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreck of a Steamship. Ansther Union Boat on a Reef. AUCKLAND, Tuesday
The Union Steamship Company's steamer Matai ran into Richard's rock, off the Red Mercy Island, and sank within ten minutes after striking. The ship's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wreck of the Fijian. The Official Inquiry. Suspicious Conduct of the Captain. The Finding of the Board. SYDNEY
Great interest is being taken in the inquiry concerning the wreck of the steamer Fijian, at Fauna. The evidence is of a most conflicting uature. Captain…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Ketch Ashore. The Captain Killed. ADELAIDE
The storm which passed over Adelaide last night was also felt on the south-east coast. The princpal damage was the loss of the well-known ketch Lotus, which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreck of a Steamer. No Lives Lost. ADELAIDE
A storm of considerable violence swept over the south of the city last night, and did a good deal of damage. It struck the steamer Cowry, which was hugging the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Ketch Ashore. Death of Captain Russell. ADELAIDE
The ketch Lotus, which went ashore yesterday at Kingston is still on the beach. The cable parted and struck Captain Russell on the head, thus killing him…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Fishermen Wrecked. They Live on Thistles for a Month. ADELAIDE
In the early part of last month two fishermen named respectively Lloyd and Arnold were missed from Streaky Bay, on the west coast. They have just been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Steamer Sunk. LONDON, Thursday (midnight)
The steamer Harold has been sunk by a collision off Beach Heads. No particulars are yet to hand…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A British Schooner Wrecked. LONDON
The British schooner Isaac Houston has been wrecked near Milwaukee, on Lake Michigan, and 16 lives have been lost thereby…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Ketch's Crew Saved. SYDNEY
The ketch Maggie, which foundered off Shoalhaven on Friday, has had its crew picked up by the barque Veritas, which arrived in Sydney on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Disabled Schooner. Abandoned by Her Crew. PERTH
A telegram was yesterday afternoon received here from Geraldton which states that the schooner General Gordon, bound from Port Drrwin, Northern Territory,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Vessel Wrecked. Collision in the Bay. All the Crew Saved. MELBOURNE
A serious shipping disaster occurred in the Bay last night, resulting in the sinking of the fine ship Cape Verde. It appears that the ship Iolanthe, from…
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