Heroic Sailors. Sing "Ragtime" to Cheer Passengers in a Wreck
Seventy-four members of the crew of the Lumport and Holt liner Veronese, which was wrecked off Leixoos, Portugal, on January 10, arrived at…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1913
197 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 3 of 10
A Duststorm at Sea. Unique Experience. Ocean Steamer Aground in the Gulf
Adelaide, Tuesday Afternoon. The Steamer Dorset, carrying freight and passengers from Liverpool to Australia, went aground south of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Raising a Wreck. Gunboat to the Rescue. Burlesque Salvage Work. Costly Naval Methods
Under the above caption the "Argus" has the following from its special reporter:- There was an old dredge called the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Steamer Ashore. Key West (Florida)
The British steamer Lugano has gone [?]hore on the Florida coast. The ves[?]el carries a cargo of wines and silks valued at £200,000. The crew of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South Australia. the Jean Bart Wreck. Adelaide, Wednesday Afternoon
Salvage operations at the wreck of the Jean Bart have been temporarily, su[?]pended owing to the [?]oug[?] weather. The opinion has been expressed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mail Steamer Delayed. by Disturbance "Pluto." Adelaide
"Pluto's" influence was felt by the mail steamer Mongolia. The vessel was late in arriving at Fremantle, and was further delayed by strong winds…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wrecks at Port Victoria. the Jean Bart's Condition. Port Victoria
The wreck of the barque Jean Bart, on Thursday week on Wordang Island, the sinking of the Albatross with a carge of super near Port Victoria jetty,…
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It is feared from the discovery of wreckage that the steamer Peruhia, laden with iron ore from Narvik for, Emden; has been lost with her crew of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Timber Vessel in Distress. Ashore in the Gulf. Adelaide
It was reported in the city last night that the Wild Wave, a well-known trader between Tasmania and South Australia, bad gone ashore at Point Lowly…
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The German-Australian steamer Elbing ran aground while proceeding up the river on Monday. It was reported that no tugs were available, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wreckage Found. a Report From Albany. Albany
The police report the finding of wreckage off the South Coast, including 21 pieces of pine branded "FMOK over KED and WED,"…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Details. Wholesale Fires Saved by Rain. Dramatic Incident. Scenes Baffling Description. Twelve Thousand Houses Wrecked. Omaha
The deathroll has been definitely determined at 152. A downpour of rain saved the city from a similar fate to San Francisco, as fires were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of a Motor Launch. a Port Pirie Fishing Party Stranded. Port Pirie
The motor-launch Angler left Port Pirie at daylight yesterday morning with about[?]ten Wandearah farmers and a second mate and an apprentice…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Horrors of Fire Added. Buildings Wrecked by Explosions. Appalling Conditions Prevailing. New York
A tremendous explosion occurred at Dayton to-day during the progress of a fire which had broken out among the buildings ruined by the recent tornado,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Transcontinental Railway. Rails and Fishplates. in a Wrecked Steamer. a Heavy Loss. Melbourne, Saturday Afternoon
The railway branch of the Federal Department of Home Affairs received a telegram this morning from Messrs. Elder, Smith, and Company, of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mail Steamer Wrecked. on the Papuan Coast. All on Board Saved. Sydney
Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Co, received news yesterday of the loss of the Mindoro, the company's, inter-island steamer, engaged in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New South Wales. a Missing Schooner. Sydney
The coasting schooner Alma Doepel is missing, and fears are entertained for her safety. She was last reported off the Bellinger River on April 6…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Longer Missing. Schooner Alma Doepel Safe. Sydney
The missing schooner Alma Doep[?]l, has turned up safely, having been reported close to South Solitary Island. The captain reported that her rudden…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Titanic Wreck. Body of the Chief Steward Recovered. Floating with a Lifebelt. Sydney
The wreck of the [?] was rev[?]ved yesterday (on its first anniversary) by the arrival of the steamer Ilford from Hamburg at Newcastle. Mr. W. W…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New South Wales. a Steamer Quarantined. Sydney
The steamer Baralong, which was ordered from Newcastle to Sydney owing, to a case of smallpox on board, arrived in the harbor yesterday and was…
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