A Damaged Steamer. London
Water has found its way into Nos. 3, 4, and 5 holds and the fore and stokehold of the New Zealand liner Whakatane, which collided with the…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1909
345 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 9 of 18
How to Avoid a Wreck. Useful Advice by a Broken Hill Woman
A tiny leak in. big ship can easily be stopped if taken in time, but ii disregarded it will overcome the mightiest vessel, and drag her beneath the sea;…
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The New Zealand liner Whakatane, which collided with the French cargo steamer Circe off Dungeness last week, has been temporarily repaired and…
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M'llwruith, M'Eacharn and Co.'s Australian new steamer Karaola on her trial trip to-day steamed at the rate of 17. [?] per hour…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Collis on at Sea. Cargo Steamer and Sub. Marines. [Reuter's Message.] London
The cargo steamer Eddystone, bound for Hull, in a dense fog on tho Norfolk Coast, ran among a number of submarines at midnight, colliding with…
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As the steamer Myee was being towed out of the Bellinger River on Saturday she struck an obstruction in the channel and lost both her…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wrecked [?]. the Survivors. Sydney
The survivors of the Errol, wrecked on Middleton Reef, are making satisfactory progress, except Lawrence, who is at the hospital in a semi-conscious…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wreck Passed in Mistake for an Old One. Adelaide
Captain Smith, who is on his way to West Australia, and who arrived in Adelaide by the steamer Kanowna, in the course of an interview admitted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wrecked Barque Errol. Opening of Inquiry. Sydney
An inquiry regarding the loss of the barque Errol was opened at the Norwegian Consulate yesterday. Anders Johansen, a carpenter, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Steamer-detained. Akkeged Defects. Adelaide
The steamer Dulwick was detained at Port Adelaide by the Marine Board to-day because of alleged defects. Some of her ballast tanks were said to be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Salving a Wreck. a Successful Attempt. Port Darwin
The coastal steamer Waihoi, wrecked in the Roper River (Northern Territory) a few months back, and abandoned to the underwriters, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A New Steamer. to Arrive at Port Adelaide in September. Adelaide
The West Coast. Steamslaip. Company has had a new steamor, the Wookata, constructed at Glasgow. She is expected to arrive at Port Adelaide…
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THE ONLY SURVIVORS OF THE ERROL. From left to right:— Back row: Eilert Jenson and P. Palmer. Middle Row: J. Larence (with bandage on his head) and Anders Johanson. In front: Bjorn Oftedal. Nearly all the survivors are suffering from large boils, which have broken out upon them in consequence…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lost in the Pacific Wreck of the Barque Errol a Tragic Story of Terrible Suffering
A sensational story (which has already been shortly told in "The Miner") of the sea was unfolded when the U.S.S. Island steamer Tofua…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Message From the Sea. Survivors of a Wrecked Barque. Appeal for Help. Melbourne
A tightly-corked bottle was picked up on the Dromana beach yesterday. The bottle contained the following message— Come and take us off the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New South Wales. Wreck Blown Up. Sydney
The wreck of the Burrawong at Manning Heads has been blown up in consequence of its obstruction being a menace to navigation…
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The sehooner Dianella, outward bound from Port Adelaide, met with a mishap in the Outer Harbor. She was weatherbound there, and during a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Delayed Mail Steamer. Rough Weather Encountered Pertt
The R.M.S. Moldavia, due at Fremantle from the eastern States at 8 a.m. yesterday, must have encountered rough weather. She did not pass…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Severe Storm in Sydney. a Wall Collapses, Several Workmen Injured Fall of a Second Wall. Steamer Driven Against Wharf. Sydeny
A severe north-westerly gale raged in the city yesterday, the wind reaching a velocity of 52 miles an hour. Under the stress of the gale two of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Steamer Laid Up. Sydney
The steamer Age, bound from Port Pirie, South Australia, to Sydney, which should have arrived in Sydney yesterday, has been compelled to put…
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