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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea
296 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 2 of 15
The British cargo steamer Griffco is in serious trouble 200 miles off the coast of North America. Distress signals were received here, but before details…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The North Coast Company's river steamer Cudune was badly damaged by fire early yesterday while moored at the wharf. Although the hull is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A collision with a giant sunfish, 14ft. long, is reported by the Kairanga (says an Auckland, message in the "Advertiser"). The vessel struck…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The captain of the Oronsay reports that Mr. W. S. Gilbert, seaman, 22 years of age, fell overboard. A Search was made for an hour, but he was not…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The captain of the Oronsay reports that Mr. W. S. Gilbert, seaman, 22 years of age, fell overboard. A search was made for an hour, but he was not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The steamer Allara is held up at Hobart because of the absence of six stokers. It is stated that one of the stokers is an expert with the gloves…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The crew of the steamer Macambo, which arrived in Sydney from New Hebrides On Monday (says a Sydney message in the Adelaide "News"), had…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →It is expected that the P. and O. Branch liner Berrima will leave for Melbourne at 2 o'clock this afternoon, arriving there at 8 o'clock on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Aqultania arrived in port today two days late owing to the worst weather in the memory of the commander…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lieutenant Hankon Quillen, the Norwegian parachutist, leapt from an aeroplane at a height of 7000 feet off Bondi on Saturday and dropped in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Japanese, cruiser Obi by hovering in the vicinity of the steamer Praga during its journey through Chinese waters has caused Chinese…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Early on Sunday morning a fire occurred at Bairnsdale on the steamer Burrabogie, a cargo vessel trading on the Gippsland Lakes (says a Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fracas occurred aboard the steamer Papipaki, berthed at the railway whart, loading concentrates for overseas, among the crew of West African…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →According to a private message received from Melbourne the British steamer Ocean Transport was wrecked on the coast of Ocean Island. So…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A graphic story is related by the captain and crew of the steamer Yarra, which caught fire in the Solomons, where the flames were fought…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A graphic story is related hy the captain and crew of the steamer [?] which caught fire in the Solomons, where the flames were fought…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prospects are bright of engaging a cook for the steamer Komura and the vessel is expected to sail direct for Newcastle late this afternoon. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Suva, bound for Fiji, was delayed three hours on Wednesday owing to the non-appearance of the third cook (says a Sydney message in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →There was a terrible explosion of petrol on board the steamer Homeford in Buffalo Harbor, East London, this morning. There were eight casualties…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The New Zealand Shipping Company's Opawa has been sold for £20,000 to a Norwegian for conversion into a whaling factory…
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