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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea
198 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 5 of 10
A message from Paulsboro, New Jersey, states that Georges Parbots, in a "baby" aeroplane, was an route from Garden City, Long Island, to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A message from Seattle states that the United States navy minesweeper Cardinal was wrecked near Chirikoff Island in Alaskan waters The vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A message from Seattle states that the United State navy minesweeper Cardinal was wrecked near Chirikoff Island in Alaskan Waters. The vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The 24,000-ton White Star liner Baltic, while on the way yesterday from Queenstown to New York, struck some submerged wreckage and is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The steamer Excelsior in ashore near Smoky Bay, on the west coast. It is hoped that she will float off to-morrow…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Acting on behalf of Alathea Agnes Albers, a-minor, by her next friend, a solicitor has issued" a writ claiming £10,000 damages from Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Nine men—two whites, two negroes, and five Chinese were killed and thrown into the sea in a furious battle on board a small schooner. Mary Beatrice,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →After a period of idleness the Patrick fine steamer Duranba[?] left Port Adelaid for Queensland on June 2, having been chartered by a Queensland firm…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Arawa's voyage to Auckland was unusually eventful. An able seaman named John Cooper fell overboard and was eaten by sharks. The fourth…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The coastal steamer Belbowrie went ashore on Cronulla beach early yesterday morning. All hands were saved. The vessel struck so quietly on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →At Woolwich, the crane steamer Titan was blown on to the rocks and her bows damaged. The Titan was about to hoist boilers into the new…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Queenstown acetylene gas lighting plant has been completely destroyed by an explosion, which caused damage to the extent of hundreds of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pirates travelling in the guise of passengers suddenly seized control of the Steamer Taishun, which was proceeding from Hongkong to Shanghai (cabled…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Dublin correspondent of the London "Times" reports:— "While the British steamer Dungeness was in Dublin docks a civilian,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The ateamer Samatra of £84 tons, belonging to the New Guinea Adminiitraiion which left Sydney on Monday afternoon with 46 souls on board, is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Reuter message states that the owners of the Trevessa have received a cable from Rodriguez Island, stating that the crew are sage. Five officers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →All hope has been abandoned for the steamer Sumatra and her crew. The general opinion is that the ship was overwhelmed by the mountainous seas…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wreckage has been picked up near Cape Northumberland. It consists of kerosene tins, new hatches, an foreignpapers. The beach is being searched…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The police while patrolling the beach at Kempsey found several pieces of wreckage along the coast last night. It is believed to be from the lost steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sixteen survivors have been landed from the Trevessa's second lifeboat at Mauritius. Bight men died at sea. The lifeboat was have to in distress…
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