The Steamer Koombana. Aground at Shark's Bay. Perth
The steamer Koombana, the latest addition to the fleet of the Adelaide Steamship Company, met with a mishap early in her career. The Collector of…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1909
345 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 6 of 18
The Steamer Koombana. Ashore at Shark's Bay. Perth
The steamer Koombana is still ashore at Shark's Bay. Captain Rees anticipates no danger to the vessel. which he hopes will float off as soon…
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The collier Winfield left Geraldton at 2 o'clock yesterday morning for the stranded steamer Koombana and should arrive at Shark's Bay at daybreak…
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The Tiberius from Melbourne is repairing its machinery at Durban. The steamer's stores and fixtures had been burnt owing to the shotness of fuel…
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In the inquiry into the wreck of the Forrest Hall at Auckland, it was stated that the vessel was valued at from £5000 to £8000, and that the…
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The Tiberius from Melbourne is repairing its machinery at Durban. The steamer's stores and fixtures had been burnt owing to the shortness of fuel…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the Forrest Hall. the Court's Finding. Negligent Navigation. Captain's Certificate Suspended. Wellington
In the inquiry into the wreck of the Forrest Hall at Auckland, it was stated that the vessel was valued at from £5000 to £8000, and that the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mishap to Mail Steamer. Hawser Winds Round Shaft. Adelaide
On Saturday, just as the R.M.S. Mongolia was about to leave the Outer Harbor for Melbourne, a heavy steel hawser got foul of her port propeller,…
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The steamer, Acton which went ashore on a reef at Christmas Island, is broken up, but the bow of the steamer remains on the reef…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →West Australia. Mishap to a Steamer. Perth
The steamer Koombana, a new vessel, belonging to the Adelaide Steamship Company, which went on a sandbank near Sharks Bay, was got off this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident to a Steamer. the Passengers Saved. Sydney
The steamer Burrawong struck a wall entering Manning River on Saturday. The passengers were saved, but the vessel was soon full of water…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Chimese Stowaways. Eleven Found on the Steamer Charon. at Fremantle. Perth
During the customary search for Chinese stowaways and opium boarding by the staff of the Fremantle Customs Department on Saturday, they…
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The steamer Burrawang is a little closer to the wall which it struck when entering the Manning River on Saturday. It is, however, all under water…
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When the Eastern steamer Taiyuan sailed up the Yarra late yesterday afternoon (says the "Age" of March 26) she was welcomed by an odd and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Schooner Aground. Adelaide
A telegram from Part Victoria states that the schooner Monarch has gone aground on Wardang Island, and is in a serious position. She is on a rocky…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Stranded Schooner. the Captain's Telegram. Adelaide
Mr. R. Fricker, part owner of the schooner Monarch, received a telegram to-day from Captain Thirsk stating that the vessel was stranded on…
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News was received to-day, by telegram from the harbormaster at Strcaky Bay stating that a Russian barque, bound for South Africa with a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Portuguese Ironclad Ashore. Eventually Floated Off. Port Darwin
Files by the steamer Guthrie, which arrived at Port Darwin yesterday, state that the Portuguese const defence ironclad, Vasco da Gama (3215 tons), bound…
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The steamer Grane Darling narrowly escaped foundering in the Port Adelaide River this morning, through water gaining admission into the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Siamese Steamer Founders. Twenty Lives Lost. Port Darwin
Singapore files by the steamer Guthrie, which arrived at Port Darwin yesterday, state that a small steamer recently purchased in Singapore by the…
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