Fire in Bunkers. Steamer's Serious Pilght
Driven by a fire in her bunkers to seek assistance in this port, the "tramp" steamer Ilford arrived in Hobson's Bay early this evening and…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1914
292 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 15
The Following Appeared in Saturday's Third Edition Sensation at Sea. Attempt to Rob a Steamer. by Masked and Armed Men. [Reuter's Message.] San Francisco
News of a sensational attempt to rob the steamer Williannette while plying along the Californian coast, and which was frustrated by her master,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Mail Steamer Tasman. Resumes Her Voyage to Java. Thursday Island
The Dutch mail steamer Tasman, which ran aground in Bramble Bay, Torres Straits, resumed her voyage from Thursday Island on Sunday for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mutinous Firemen. Disagreement on a Mall Steamer. Sequel to the New Zealand Strike. Wellington
According to reports received by the mail steamer Moana, there was a sensational incident in connection with the steamer Aorangi's last voyage from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Oil Steamer's Fate. Breaks in Two. [Reuter's Message.] New York
The oil tank steamer Oklahoma, referred to in a previous cable, broke in two without the slightest warning. The stern section sank instantly,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Steamer Sinks. Twenty-four of the Crew Drowned Eight Saved. [Reuter's Message.] New York
The steamer Oklahoma sank off Sandy Hook last night. It is stated that 24 members of the crew perished and only eight were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Larceny From a Steamer. Two Men Sent to Gaol
George Wells and Charles Burford, two young men, were charged at the Port Adelaide Police Court yesterday (says the "Express"), before Messrs. R…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Oklahama Wreck. Exciting Scenes of Resoce. Brave Officers. [Reuter's Message.] New York
Many thrilling tales have been related by the survivors of the oil tank steamer Oklahama. Of a crew of 38 11 manned a boat,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Rams Ice Barrier. Passengers Saved From Starvation
The terrible experiences of 78 passengers and crew of the British survey steamer Acadia among the icefields of Hudson's Bay are more fully described…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Schooner's Sails Lost
The three-masted schooner M'Intyre, belonging to Messrs. Fricker and Campbell, left on Wednesday morning for Cowell, where she was to load…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Sea Disaster. Steamer Goes Ashore. Believed to Have Foundered [Reuter's Message.] St. John (New Burns.)
The Royal mail steamer Cobequidex from the West Indies to Halifax, has gone ashore on Briar Island. A wireless message reports that the position…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Wyrallah Aground. Melbourne
The steamer Wyrallah went agroung on a sandy spit at the entrance to the Gippsland Lakes last night but is expected to [?]oat off at next tide…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wreck of the Cobeouid. Fate of Those on Board Unknown. (Reuter's Message.) Halifax
The search for the liner Cobequid has disclosed nothing definite. There was a crew of 102 on board, besides 15 second-class and five first-class…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wreck of the Coseouid. Fate of Those on Board Unknown. (Reuter's Message.) Halifax
The search for the liner Cobequid has disclosed nothing definite. There was a crew of 102 on board, besides 15 second-class and five first-calss…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Captain Drops Dead. Melbourne
Captain G. Fiddes, master of the Blue Funnel liner Telamon, dropped dead yesterday when the vessel was off Cape Otway, on her voyage from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storms in America. a Schooner Founders. Rescue of the Survivors. (Reuter's Message.) Massachussots
Severe gales are continuing in the North Atlantic. The schooner Grace Martin has foundered. Seventeen men crnised for a day in an open boat,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →North Atlantic Storms. the Steamer Oceanic Damaged. (Rueter's Message.) Vancouver
The White Star liner Oceanic, 17,274 tons, arrived in New York to-day with her bridge torn off by a gigantic sea. She had 362 passengers on board…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Cobequid Disaster. Wrecks on the Coast. (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver
Much wreckage has been washed ashore by the gale along the coast of Nova Scotia, but it has not been recognised as belonging to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The New Zealand Strike. Amateurs Take Mail Steamer to London. (Reuter's Message.) London, Wednesday Afternoon
The mail steamer Opawa from New Zealand, which left the Dominion during the height of the strike, has reached London…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →How to Avoid a Wreck
A tiny leak in a big ship can easily be stopped if taken in time, but if disregarded it will overcome the mightiest vessel and drag her beneath the sea—…
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