An Empire's Wreckage
A TUNIS message to the London Daily Mail says :—The report of the commission of antiquities and fine arts respecting the discoveries made in…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1899
83 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 4 of 5
A Steamer Burned. London, Oct. 1
The steamer Montoya has been destroyed by fire at Magdaland, Colombia. Thirty of the passengers perished…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Steamer Scotsman. London, Oct. 3
In addition to the 23 members of the crew of the Dominion Line steamer. Scotsman arrested at Montreal on a charge of casting passengers adrift when the vessel went ashore in the Straits of Belle Isle,…
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The steamer Scotsman, 6041 tons (of the Dominion Royal mail), owned by the British and North Atlantic Steam Navigation Company (Messrs. Richard…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Burning of a Steamer. Great Loss of Life
A report to hand states that the steamer Montoya was destroyed by fire on the River Magdelina, in British Columbia. When the fire occurred the steamer had…
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As the barque Kylemore, from London, was making port, Jackson on Monday night the wind fell light and the vessel become practically becalmed. One of the sea-pilots. Pilot…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Latest. Sydney, Thursday, 2.32 p.m. Steamer Stranded
THE small steamer Mermaid, trading between Newcastle and Cape Hawk, stranded on the beach at Seal Rocks. The crew were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War. a German Steamer Chased. a Price on Mr. Rhodes' Head. the Railway at Ingagane Destroyed. London, Oct. 18. Contraband of War. German Officers for the Transvaal
A Reuter's telegram states that the German steamer Raiser, conveying a quantity of ammunition believed to be destined for the Transvaalt was chased in the Mediterranean by H.M.S. Thetis. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Jack Ashore. in the Legislative Assembly
ON all the people who on Wednesday night crowded the gaileries of the Legislative Assembly to [?] the debate on the proposal to sent a New south Wales contingent to the Transvaal…
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The British Government having agreed to the proposals of the New South Wales Government with regard to the details of this colony's contingent, a general order was issued from military headquarters…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Robbery on a Mail Steamer. London, Oct 29
Two stewards of the Orient R.M.S. Ormuz named Wolstenholme and Maunder have each been sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment on a charge of having stolen £315 from a passenger named…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A French Steamer Fired On. Nov. 14
The British cruiser Magicienne fired blank cartridge at the French steamer Cordoba, 70 miles from Delagoa Bay, in the belief that she carried ammunition for the Transvaal. The French steamer was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of an American Cruiser. London, Nov. 15
The United States cruiser Charleston, one of the American squadron in the Philippines, has been totally wrecked off the coast of Luzon, the largest and most populous of the Philippine Islands…
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The United States cruiser Charleston, one of the American squadron in the Philippines has been totally wrecked off the…
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The transport Ismore has gone ashore at St. Helena Bay, Capo Colony. Five hundred artillery-men and hussars effected a landing, but it is feared that it will be difficult to save the horses which the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War. Battle of Modder River. Strength of the Forces. Transport Ashore. Later Particulars of the Battle. an Indecisive Victory. Bravery by Coldstreams. Retreat of Boers. Siege of Mafeking. London, Dec. 4
FURTHER particulars of the battle at Modder river state that the Beers were very strongly entrenched on both banks of the river and also on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wreck of the Ismore
The transport Ismore, which went ashore at St. Helena Bay, Cape Colony, while conveying Hussars and Artillery to South Africa, has gone to pieces. Most of the guns, arms, and ammunition aboard…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disaster to a Lifeboat. Six Men Drowned
Tire Aldeburgh lifeboat capsized in a gale off the coast of Suffolk. Six of the crew were drowned, and the reminder, numbering 12, were rescued…
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The war transport Denton Grange hat gone ashore at Las Palmas. The Denton Orange has on board for the use of the troops 13 traction…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Transport Ashore. London, Dec. 13
The Denton Grange, 5472 tone, sister vessel of the Langton Grange, is ashore at Las Palmas, one of the Canary Islands. She has on board 13 traction engines, a quantity…
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