The Steamer Narrung. London, Dec. 31
Mr. J. P. Farrell has given notice of a question in the House of Commons, asking Mr. Sydney Buxton, President of the Board of Trade, whether the steamer Narrung, during a…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1913
22 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 1 of 2
[Reuter's.] Heavy Weather. Gales, Hurricanes, and Wrecks. London
A violent gale with heavy snow, has occurred in the North of England. The telegraph and railway lines are interrupted. The snow drifts are many feet deep. A blizzard which has visit…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Telegrams. Sydney, Friday. Coast Steamer Damaged
The North Coast steamer Brundah struck a rock off Sugar Loaf Point on her voyage to the Richmond River. Considerable damage was done to the vessel's forefoot. The forward…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shipping Disasters. Liner Ashore. London, Jan. 22
The Oporto correspondent of the Daily Mail states that a baby, 10 months old, which had been wrapped in blankets, was washed ashore from the Veronese wreck alive and well…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Reported Ashore
A severe cyclone has been experienced at Port Douglas. Tremendous seas are running, and all the buoys are out of position. It is reported that the steamer Innamincka has gone…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Steamer Lost. Over Two Hundred Lives Lost. Constantinople, March 7
The English steamer Valvadoe, which was employed trading locally, was lost in the Sea of Marmora a week ago. It was officially denied that there had been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Submarine in Collision. Struck by a Steamer.narrow Escape
A Submarine had a narrow escape from disaster off Plymouth on [?] February. According to the "Daily Mail," the officers appointed to the Naval War…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Criminal Band. at Their Guilty Work. Burglary, Fires. Wrecking
The "Express" reports that the extraordinary series of outrages, including burglary, incendiarism, and attempted train-wrecking, which has occurred in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Chinese Pirates. Attack British Steamer. Hongkong, April 4
One hundred pirates boarded the British River steamer Tai On at Hongkong disguised as passengers. When the vessel was three hours out they killed the steersman and a passenger,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Many Vessels Wrecked. New York, May 12
News to hand from Manila indicates that a heavy typhoon has been experienced there, and many steamers and lighter craft have been wrecked. It would seem that a very great…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supposed Liner Ashore. London, May 14
The officials of the Union Castle Line cannot account for the absence of further news regarding the reported stranding of one of their vessels near Dakar, French West Africa…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Atlantic Liner Ashore. London, May 29
The liner Haverford, while bound from Liver-pool to Philadelphia, with 1200 passengers, struck the rocks to the west of Queenstown. All the passengers have been landed in tugs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Strikers Wreck Trams
During a tramway strike in Buffalo, N.Y., some serious rioting took place, and the strikers, armed with guns, stones, and other implements of destruction made a fierce attack on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Marconi Contract. May Wreck Government. London, June 8
There is much press discussion in connection with the official inquiry into the contracts of the Marconi Company for the erection of wireless stations in the Imperial chain…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wreck of the Strathmore. a Further Account. Letter to Mrs. Rooke
A few weeks ago Mr. W. Rooks, of East Goulburn, a survivor of the Strathmore wreck( died, and the account of his six months' experience on the Crozet Islands proved…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Mount Oswald Wreck
The Court said it was unable to attribute the loss of the Mount Oswald to the owner's neglect, but it added that not docking the ship as suggested by the captain was an error of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of a Steamer. Many Lives Lost. Vancouver, August 18
The steamer State of California struck an uncharted rock near Camiber Bay, Juneau, Alaska, and became a total loss. The vessel hit the rock while travelling at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Ashore
Wellington (N.Z.), Monday.—The Federal-Houlder-Shire liner Devon went ashore near Pencarrow Light, Wellington Heads, to-night, in a very strong southerly, accompanied by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Army Airships. Nearly Another Wreck. Berlin, Sept. 10
It is claimed that the disaster to the naval airship L1 in nowise deminishes the fighting value of the Zeppelin airships. Berlin, Sept. 11…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Steamer Destroyed by Fire. 136 Dead and Missing. Passengers Roasted Alive. London. Oct.12
The steamer Voltuna, bound from New York to London, has been abandoned in the Atlantic. A fire broke out, and soon had the…
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