The Wrecked Elingamite. Searching for Gold. Wellington
Captain M'Kenzie's party who have been searching for gold in the wreck of the Elingamite have recovered a good quantity. It is reported that the…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1908
407 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 21
Mail Steamer's Arrival. Fremantle
The R.M.S. Ormuz, with the Eng[?] mail on board, arrived at Fremantle yesterday…
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The steamer Dispatch, trading from Melbourne to Gippsland Lakes went ashore at Point Cook this morning, 10 miles from Williamstown. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accident to a Ketch. Damage not Regarded as Very Serious. Adelaide
This morning the ketch Lurline, a wellknown trader in and out of Port Adelaide, had her hull pierced by a sunken pile in the Port Adelaide canal and sunk. The ketch…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Oil Steamer on the Rooks. London
The Angle-American Oil Company's steamer [?], laden with petroleum, struck on the Maiden Rooks, off the North[?]st cocit of [?]land, yesterday…
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A French transport was wrecked oil the [?] coast yesterday, but all on board (250 in number) were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Steamer's Experience. Twelve Days' Fire. [Reutor's Message.] London
The Hornby Grange, which has just arrived from Vladivostok, reports a fire which broke out among the cargo and smouldered for 12 days. The meat…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Island Steamer Wrecked. Sydney
The island steamer Parna has been totally wrecked in a [?]curricano on the Tabuta Reef, off the coast of Taviuni, Fjji. All hands were saved, but they…
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The R.M.S. Oro[?]ava, with English mails on board, arrived at Fremantle yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →How to Avoid a Wreck. Useful Advice by a Broken Hill Woman
A tiny leak in a big ship can easily be stopped if taken in time, but if disregarded it will overcome the mightiest vossol, and drag her beneath the sea;…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Disastrous Voyage. The Hinemoa Ashore. On the Victorian Coast. Tug Sent to the Rescue. Melbourne
The ship Hinemoa (2000) tons, from Liverpool to Melbourne with general cargo, went ashore at Lorne yesterday, mid is in a dangerous position…
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The R.M.S. Britiumin, with English moils on board, has arrived at Fremantle, The Barrier Ranges Laborers' Society…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On a Desert Island. Discovery by Passing Steamer. Castaways or Whalers?
Upon arrival at Sydney (says the "Herald") Captain Breaks, the commander of tho large tramp steamer Queen Helena, said that on December…
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The steamer Thode Fogelund, which went ashore at Cronulla Beach, near Port Hacking, during a gale on Wednesday night, lies on a fairly even…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Steamer Ashore. Sydney
The steamer Thode Fagelund from Adelaide went ashore at Potter's. Point, Cronulla Beach, Port Hacking, during a howling southerly gale last…
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The Norwegian steamer Thode Fagelund is in the same position on Coronulla Bench, and the chance of saving her looks almost hopeless. It is…
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The Norwegian steamer Thode Fagolund, which went ashore on tho Corunna Beach last week, is still in the same position. The attempts made to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Powder Magazine Explodes. Great Cobar Assay Office Wrecked. Sydney
The powder magazine at the Great Cobar mine, Cobar, exploded on Saturday night. The assay office was wrecked, and flying debris was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Steamer Ashore. Adelaide
The Adelaide Steamship Company's Investigator went ashore at Cockle Spit, near Port Germein, on her way to Port Augusta from Port Pirie…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mail Steamer's Arrival. Freinantle
The R.M.S. Orontes, with English mails on board, arrived at Fremantle yesterday…
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