The Hissing Steamer Yongala. Lost with Ald Hands
The steamer Yongala, which left Mackay for Townsville on Thursday last, is reported as overdue, and grave…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911
332 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 5 of 17
An Alabama Tornado. Crops Ruined and Farmhouses Wrecked. [Reuter's Message.] Vancouver
A tornado, destroyed the settlement of Ganesville, Alabama, yesterday, but no lives were lost. The crops were ruined, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wrecked Buteshire. Lisbon
Five of the wrecked Buteshire's crew landed at Lisbon to-day. The Buteshire, nitrate laden, from Pisagua, Chili, to London, was seen…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Overdue Japanese Steamer. Due at Townsville on Friday. Not Yet Arrived. Brisbane
The Japanese mail steamer Yamatu Maru, due at Townsville on Friday from Thursday Island, has not yet arrived…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Missing Yongala. Ouraka Captain's Opinion. Struck Nares Rocks. at Entrance to Whitsunday Passage. Steamer and Diver to Be Sent. to Scene of Supposed Wreck. Adelaide
The manager of the Adelaide Steamship Company received a telegram to-day from the Brisbane manager of the company, stating that Captain Lang,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Outbreak of Measles. on Board a Mail Steamer. Perth
During the voyage of the R.M.S. Omrah, from Colombo to Fremantle, measles broke out. When the vessel arrived yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Yongala. Further Wreckage Discovered. Excitement at Townsville. Brisbane
The search steamer Tarcoola has returned to Cairns. The captain reports that when abreast of Broadhurst Reef he recovered a case of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Steamer Ashore. Wireless Communication Between Warships. Sydney
H.M.S. Powerful received a wireless communication from H.M.S. Encounter, which was at Unkualoja, in the South Seas at the time, that the steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition. German-australian Steamer Ashore. Off Coast of India. Sydney
The Sydney Marine Underwriters and Salvage Association received a cable this morning, stating that the German-Australian steamer Bergedorff…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Missing Yongala. Discovery of Wreckage. Cabin Doors, Hatchways, and Pillows. Broken Oars. Cases, Lifebuoys, and Picture Frame. an Offensive Smell Reported. As If Coming From Floating Bodies. Immediate Investigation to Be Made. Brisbane
Word was received by the Adelaide Steamship Company's Brisbane manager (Mr. Wareham) yesterday of the discovery off Hinchinbrook Island of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Missing Yongala. Further Wreckage Picked Up. Including Horse Box, Lifeboat, Broken Oars and Other Materials. Brisbane
The steamer Tully which arrived at Townsville yesterday, reported picking up further wreckage off Palm Island, presumably from the Yongala…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cargo Steamar Ashore. Near Port Stephens. Sydney
The Oceano, a large cargo steamer, which left Sydney yesterday for Port Stephens to load hardwood for San Francisco, went ashore near Port…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stranded Passenger Steamer. New York
The North German Lloyd steamer Prinzess Irene, was stranded to-day off Lone Hill, near Now York with 2500 passengers on hoard. A high sea is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Sealing Steamer. Caught in an Icefield. [Reuter's Message.] Halifax
The sealing steamer Harlaw was caught in an icefield in the Gulf of St. Lawrence to-day and crushed. A hundred and thirty sailors escaped…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Following Appeared in Saturday's Third Edition. Earthquake Shock in Spain. Inhabitants Take Refuge in Tents. Fishing Boat Wrecked. Twelve People Drowned. [Reuter's Message.] Madrid
The inhabitants of Murcia (Spain), where an earthquake shock was experienced yesterday, took refuge in tents…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Stranded Steamer. Passengers Safely Removed. [Reuter's Message.] New York
All the passengers on the steamer Prinzess Irene were transferred to the Prinz Friederich safely at New York yesterday. The Prinzess Irene is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Yongala. Recovery of Portion of the Mails. Further Wreckage Found. Board Bearing Word "Yongala" Picked Up. Brisbane
A telegram from Ingham states that the police party has returned from Oassidy's Reach, bringing five bags of mails. Another bag was taken to Hali[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Steamer Goes Ashore. Four Miles South of Port Kembla. Floated Off Later. Sydney
The steamer Brisbane which left Port Kembla yesterday with a cargo of coal for Melbourne, went ashore on a reef four miles south of Port Kembla…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Canadian Steamer Wrecked. Wreck Occurs in View of Hundreds of People. Women Penned in Deckhouse. Sink with the Vessel. [Reuter's Message.] Vancouver
The steamer Iroquois employed on the coastal trade from Victoria (Britsh Columbia) to Vancouver, was wrecked yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Illfated Yongala. Too Rough to Despatch Search Steamer. the Question of Compensation. Brisbane
The manager of the Adelaide Steamship Company at Brisbane received a wire from Townsville yesterday stating that it was still too rough to despatch…
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