Wreck Off New Zealand. [By Telegraph] Auckland
The barque Halcyon has gone ashore near Wellington Heads during a storm, hard rain, and lightning. The barque had been already struck by a squall,…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1896
90 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 5
A Vessel Ashore. Auckland
The barque Halcion is ashore at Wellington, and is fast breaking up. The crew were all saved…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →General Cable News. Rescue of a Disabled Steamer. LONDON
The R.M.S. Miowera, of the SydneyVancouver line, picked up the steamer Strathnevis, disabled, off the Californian coast. She towed her into San…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on a Steamer. Melbourne
The steamer Cintra, bound for West Australia with 500 Passengers on board, put into Portland with her cargo on fire. The flumes were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Sunbeam Ashore. Her Position Serious. [By Telegraph.] Hobart, Saturday Afternoon
The Sunbeam, Lord Brassey's yacht, has gone on the rocks at Rosney. A large crowd is looking at the vessel, which is being damaged by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Sunbeam Ashore. Her Position Serious. [By Telegraph.] Hobart, Saturday Afternoon
The Sunbeam, Lord Brasaey's yacht, has gone on the rocks at Rosney. A large crowd is looking at the vessel, which is being damaged by the…
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The iron screw steamer Ealing has been wrecked off the coast of Nova Scotia. The crew took to the boats, and were drifting about for 14 days…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of a British Steamer. Terrible Privations of the Crew. Fifteen Die From Exposure. London, January 20
The British steamer Ealing has been wrecked on the coast of Nova Scotia. The crew took to the boats, in which they remained for four days…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supposed Loss of a Steamer. The Miowera to the Rescue
THE Vancouver mail steamer Miowera arrived at Sydney to-day (says a Sydney message, dated Monday) several days after contract time, owing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →2nd Edition Miner Office, 4 p.m. Wreck of the Aldinga. The Crew Saved. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Wednesday Afternoon
News has just been received here of the wreck of the Adelaide Steamship Company's steamer Aldinga on the Bellambi Reef…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the Aldinga. The Crew Saved. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Wednesday Afternoon
News has just been received here of the wreck Of the Adelaide Steamship Company's steamer Aldirga, on the Bellambi Reef…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Telegraphic News Wreck of a Collier. Sydney
The steam collier Aldinga went ashore on Bellambi Reef, near Balli, yesterday morning, and became a total wreek. The crew, with their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Late Cable News. Fire on a Steamer, LONDON
A fire broke out on board the steamer Gulf of Venice, while loading at the docks for a voyage to Australian ports. The holds were flooded with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Marine Disaster. The Steamer Glanworth on a Rock. Becomes a Wreck. A Hundred Persons Aboard. The Work of Rescue Successful. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane
A telegram from Gladstone states that the steamer Glanworth has gone ashore off Settlement Point. The accident happened as the vessel was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collision Off North Head. a Steamer Sunk. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Tuesday Afternoon
The steamer Wollumbin struck the steamer Bungaree off North Head today and sank her. Captain Colbin, of the Bungaree, fired rockets, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wreck of the Glanworth. The Cause of the Disaster. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane
Respecting the wreck of the steamer Glanworth near the entrance to Gladstone harbor, it is now asserted that something in connection with the light…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coliiision Off North Head. a Steamer Sunk. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Tuesday Afternoon
The steamer Wollumbin Strock the steamer Bungaree off North Head to-day and sank her. Captain Colbin, of the Bungaree, fired rockets, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Petboleum Steamer
ANOTHER addition to Messrs. Samuel's fleet, known as the Shell Line, was made on Tuesday afternoon by the launch of a large petroleum steamer from Sir W. C…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Filibustering at Cuba. a Disastrous Expedition. the Vessel Wrecked by Cruisers. London, January 29
An American steamer left New York for Cuba on a filibustering expedition. The vessel was sighted by the cruisers, which gave chase, and the filibuster…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of the Nineveh. [By Telegraph] Sydney
News bas been received here that the fine clipper ship Nineveh, loaded with timber for Sydney, has become a total wreck. The crew were saved by…
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