Smallpox on a Steamer. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane
A Townsville telegram states that when the steamer Tsinan, from Hong Kong, arrived there on Saturday, the second engineer was found to be…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1903
92 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 2 of 5
Disaster to a Ferry Steamer. LONDON
A ferry steamer on the Hudson River, in British North America, met with a terrible accident the other day. The steamer sank and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Cyclone in North Queensland. Communication Being Restored. Further Deaths Reported. Vessels Ashore and Missing. Exciting and Sensational Experiences. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane
Further details of the cyclone in North Queensland are slowly coming to hand. The cyclone struck Bowen on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Smallpox on a Steamer. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide
Two cases of smallpox occurred during the voyage of the steamer Runic, which arrived in port yesterday from Liverpool. The cases were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Steamer Founders. a Total Wreck. [By Telegrph.] Sydney
The steamer Shamrook, 2000 tons, with a cargo of coal from Newcastle to Adelaide, sprang a leak in C[?] Hill Bay, near Newcastle, on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Cutter Wrecked. [By Telegraph.] Port Darwin
The mission cutter Evangel experienced rough westerly weather on March 28 and was wreaked close to Green Hill Island, while on a trip…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Remarkable Storm. at Cootamundra. Terrifying Experiences. Many Buildings Wrecked
This town, which suffered so severely from the [?]nd of Thursday, was the scene of still another disaster early on Saturday morning, before it had time to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The New Type of Steamer. LONDON
Sir Christopher Furness, the eminent shipbuilder and engineer has ordered a fleet of merchantmen to be fitted with the new turbine engines…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Smallpox on a Steamer. Two Cases. Death of One Victim. [By Telegraph.] Wellington, Monday Evening
On the arrival at Lyttelton of the steamer Graoohus from Calcutta, via Melbourne, two cases of smallpox were reported…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of the Streamer Oakland. Sydney
The steamer Oaklands from Newcastle to Richmond, foundered at 4 o'clock on Wednesday morning, while trying to center Port Stephens in a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wreck of the Oakland. Names of the Drowned Interview with a Survivor, An Appalling Experience. (By Telegraph.] Sydney
Details of the wreck of the steamer Oakland on the north west coast reached Sydney last night. The steamer appears to have, during…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wreck of the Oakland a Terrible Experience. Survivors on a Capsized Boat. Twelve Lives Lost. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Friday Afternoon
The wreck of the steamer Oakland occurred on Wednesday morning, but the news only reached Sydney to-day. The Oakland was coal laden from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →2nd Edition Miner Office, 3 P.M. Disasters at Sea. Experiences in Recent Gales A Captain Washed Overboard. Wreck of a German Barque. Laden with Timber for Broken Hill. Heven Men Missing. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane, Saturday. [/ BBIBBAHB. Sstnrdft
The [?] [?] which left Sydney last week en route to New Guines, has arrived here after a rough experiance, When 20 miles off Cape Moreton, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The following appeared in Saturday's Second Edition: Disasters at Sea. Experiences in Recent Gales A Captain Washed Overboard. Wreck of a German Barque. laden with Timber for Broken Hill Eleven Men Missing. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane
The yacht Stells, which left Sydney last week en route to New Gainea, has arrived here after a rough experience, When 20 miles off Cape Moraton, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disasters at Sea. Further Boisterous Weather. Another Wreck. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday Evening
Boisterous weather, with rough seas and (south-easterly gales, continues to be reported along the New South Wales coast…
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The German barque Edith struck a reef off the coast of New Caledenia on March 19 and quickly broke in two halves. The crow took to the beats…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Telegraphic News Wreck of the Oakland. Sydney
Particulars of the lo[?] of the Oakland show that the vessel was struck by a heavy son and gradually heeled over. She became unmanageable and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The following appeared in yesterday's late Editions. Disasters at Sea. Another Probable Wreck A Narrow Escape. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Wednesday Afternoon
A life buoy has been found at Port Macq[?]ie, on the north coast, with the name "Forest Queen, Sydney" on it. A party has gone out to search…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Driven Ashore. Another Vessel Wrecked. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Thursday Afternoon
The schoo[?]er Elliston, which has been missing for the past week, was driven ashore on Korogoro Point, Smoky Cape. The captain and crew…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →D[?]sasters at Sea. [Reuter's Message.] a Steamer Founders. Over 70 Persons Drowned. LONDON
The Pacific S[?]ream Navigation Company's steamer Areq[?]ipa fouudered at her moorings at Valpa[?] in south America, during a violent s[?]orm The…
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