Steamer Detained
A very heavy fog, lasting threo days, has compelled seven large TransAtlantic steamers to berth off Sandy Hook, as they the are unable to make for…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1914
292 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 2 of 15
Storms and Fogs. Rough Weather in the Atlantic. Captain and Chew of Schooner Rescued. (Reuter's Message.) New York
Captain Dean and five members of the crew of the schooner Anna Banks, which they abandoned when 500 miles south-east of Cape Race, thE…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Yacht Aground. Peers in Perie. Rescued by Trading Steamer. (Reuter's Message.) Panama
Mr. Frederick Vanderbit's yacht Warrior went ashore last night off the Columbian coast. The Duke and Duchess of Manchester and Lord Falconer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ferry Steamer Sunk. a Plucky Fireman. Sydney
The Balmain Forry Company's steamer Me Mel was sunk in Darling Harhoron Saturday' owing to a collision with the steamer MokaN. Although the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the Hera. a Brave Chief Officer. (Reuter's Message.)
The German ship Hera, 4850 tons, whilo on a voyage to Falmoutli, ran on tho rocks off Nare Point, Cornwall, at midnight…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Steamer Wrecked. Strikes a Reef and Sinks. Boat and Six Men Missing. Fremantle, Thursday Afternoon
The steamer Cambewarra, 450 tons, hound for. Sydney from Fremantle, struck a reef 114 miles from Premantle on Tuesday morning, and went down…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wrecked Canbewarra. Terms of the Contract. Sydney
According to the Acting State Premier, the contract with the Government for the wrecked steamer Canbewarra near Fremantle was for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Steamer Overdue. Sydney
Some anxiety is felt at Newcastle concerning the Gorman steamer Hornfoils, which is slightly overdue from Auckland, New Zealand. Several…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fate of a New Zealand Steamer. Ablaze From Stem to Stern. a Thrilling Spectaole
An explosion on board the little steamer Moa killed the fireman instantly, and set the steamer ablaze from stem to stern (telegraphs the Wel…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Overdue Steamer Safe. Sydney
The German steamer Hornfels, reported overdue from Auckland, arrived at Newcastle yesterday morning, after an uneventful trip. The run across…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ferry Steamer and Motor Launch. Collision in Sydney Harbor. Sydney
With a crash that could be heard 100 yards away, the Balmain new Ferry Company's steamer, Lady Rawson, came into collision with the motor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wrecked Dalgonar. Thrilling Sea Story. an Heroio Carpenter
There landed at Dovor. recently. 20 of the survivors from.the;wreck of the Liverpool ship Dalgonar, which was wrecked in the South Pacific in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Service to Australia. London
The Nord Dentscher-Lloyd's S.S. Company's withdrawal from the mailships combine has apparently been so arranged as to take place concurrently…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Founders. with All Hands. Three Men Drowned in Presenoe of Crowd. (Reuter's Message.) London
The sieamer Arnside, of Sunderland, is believed to have foundered with all hands off Land's End. A ship's punt with three men in it…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Mine Subsides. Wrecks Buildings, Gas and Water Mains. London
A subsidence in a coalmine at Cradley Heath, Hereford, caused 50 yards of the main street to sink five feet. Many buildings were wrecked, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ships on the Rocks. the Mexico Wrecked. Lifeboat Capsized. Gallant Work by Resquers. (Reuter's Message.) London
The Norwegian vessel Mexico was, during a tempest yesterday, stranded on one of the Saltees Islands, south of Kilmore, county Wexford, at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wreck of the Mexico. Trials of the Crew. (Reuter's Message.) London
The crew of the Mexico, which was wrecked on the Saltees Islands yesterday, spent a terrible night on the wave washed rocks. They have been foodless…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shipwrecked Sailors. Life Boat Crew Drowned. (Reuter's Message.) London
The steel three-masted schooner Mexico, 541 tons, a Norwegian vessel, which ran ashore during a tempest on the Saltee Islands, three miles from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Deported Labor Leaders. Umgeni Arrives in the Thames. Deportees Refuse to Leave Steamer. Demand Return to South Africa. (Reuter's Message.) London
The steamer Umgeni, with the United South African strike leaders, who were deported by the South African Government, arrived off Gravesend at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wrecked Mexico. Five Lifeboatsmen Saved. (Reuter's Message.) London
One of the crew of the illiated schooner Mexico, died of exposure. The rescued men include five of the crew of the Fethara lifeboat, who were…
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