Smallpox on a Steamer. Adelaide
The steamer Himalaya, from London, has been quarantined, there being a case of smallpox on board…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1897
166 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 3 of 9
Wreck of a Ship. Awful Experiences of the Crew. The Boats Swept Away. Struggling Seamen Battered on the Rocks. Twelve Lives Lost. [By Telegraph.] Auckland
A shipwreck, involving the loss of 12 lives, and a fine vessel, and untold sufferings upon the part alike of the victims and of the survivors, has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of a Scow Pirate. Strange Death of a Seaman. [By Telegraph.] Auckland
A scow pirate bound from Newcastle for Gisborne has been wrecked on Portland Island. All the members of the crew were saved; but an able…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Steamer Quarantined. Sydney
The mail steamer Himalayas arrived this morning. The passengers and crow have been placed in quarantione, owing to [?]llpor having made its…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Vessel Wrecked. Auckland
The ship Zuleika, bond from Dunedin to Wellington, has been wrecked in Pallisor Bay. Twelve lives were lost…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Barge Ashore near Newcastle
A Sydney message reports that the barque Adderley, from Fremantle, is ashore on the Stockton Beach, about 15 miles north of Newcastle, The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Accident at the Sydney Docks. a Sailor's Narrow Escape. Head Struck a Fier While Rowing Ashore with the Line From a Ship and Fell Into the Water Bruised and Insensible
When a member of our staff went in search of Mr. John Smith, of Wilmot-street Sydney be fortunately found him at home, and on his remarking that the object of his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War. Hostilities Resumed at the Front. Attack on the Greek Outposts. An Indecisive Action. Capture of a Turkish Schooner. Further Fierce Fighting at Velestino. Repulse of the Turks. A Great Rattle Raging at Pharsala. [By Cable.] London
After a week's inactivity in the hope of an armistice being concluded and peace negotiations entered on, the decision of the Greek Government to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on a Steamer. Several Persons Suffocated. Cowardly Stokers. [By Cable.] London
A fire broke out on board the steamer Leona on a passage between New York and Galveston. The flames spread rapidly, and there…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Earthquake. [By Telegraph.] The Shock in South Australia. The Effects in the south-East. A Building Wrecked near Robe. An Infant Injured. Alarming Cracks in the Earth. Water Issuing from a Hole. The Damage at Mount Gambier. How People were Affected. The Extent of the Visitation. ADELAIDE
Details of the effects of the shock of earthquake which visited Adelaide and a large portion of the colony yesterday are now coming to hand…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on a Steamer. Eighteen Persons Suffocated. London, May 10
A fire broke out on board the steamer Leona during the voyage from New York to Galveston. Eighteen persons were suffocated by the smoke…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire on a Steamer. Several Persons Suffocated. Cowardly Stokers. [By Cable.] London
A fire broke out on board the steamer Leona on a passage between New York and Galveston. The flames spread rapidly, and there…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →3rd Edition Miner Office, 6 p.m. the War. Capture of a Turkish Steamer. Plundering by Greek Guerillas. [By Cable.] London
The Greek gunboat Peneus, of 400 tons, has captured a Turkish steamer with 100 soldiers aboard, and conveying six guns and a quantity of stores. The steamer has been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The following appeared in our late editions yesterday:— the War. Capture of a Turkish Steamer. Plundering by Greek Guerillas. [By Cable.] London
The Greek gunboat Peneus, of 400 tons, has captured a Turkish steamer with 100 soldiers aboard, and conveying six guns and a quantity of stores. The steamer has been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Blocking a British Steamer London, May 13
The Greek squadron blockading the Gulf of Salonica has prevented a British steamer from entering the port…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ships in Danger. Terrific Storm at Bunbury. The Corbet Castle Ashore. The Duke of Devonshire Beached in Torres Straits. The Passengers Safe. Fire on the Bulimba. [By Telegraph.] Perth, Sunday Evening
News from Banbury, on the northwest coast, reports that a terrific storm visited the district on Friday. The ship Corbet Castle, loaded with rails…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sudden Death on a Mail Steamer. ADELAIDE
Last night a Sydney passenger on board the R.M.S. Himalaya named Robert Allen died suddenly, He went on board the steamer on Tuesday. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of a Yacht. All Hands Saved. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
A yacht, supposed to be the Alice Bonnor or Guinevere, was wrecked at Crescent Head yesterday. All hands were saved. The yacht was bound…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shipwreck at Kangaroo Island. The Ship Duncan Lost. Captain and Crew Safe. But Lose Everything. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Wednesday Afternoon
The Kangaroo Island correspondent of the Advertser reports that the ship Duncan, 1700 tons, Captain Graves, which left Puget Sound for Port…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shipwreck at Kangaroo Island. The Ship Duncow Lost. Captain and Crew Safe. But Lose Everything. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Wednesday Afternoon
The Kangaroo Island correspondent of the Advertser reports that the ship Duncow, 1700 tons, Captain Graves, which left Puget Sound for Port…
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