Tank Steamer on Fire
London, Tuesday.—The R.M.S. Osterley has reported by wireless that she passed the spondilah, a tank steamer, on fire in the Indian Ocean. She had…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1912
366 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 19
Turko-italian War. French Steamer Seized. Rome, Jan. 17
Italian torpedoers have seized the French steamer Carthage, owing to the fact that she had aeroplanes on board. It is understood that the aeroplanes were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Italy and Turkey. British Steamer Overhauled. (By Cable). London
Italian cruisers are keeping a [?] look-out in the Red Sea for contralism vessels. Yesterday they overhanded British steamer, and removed 12 [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Lost Rosedale. Wreckage Identified
It has been ascertained upon inquiry by Captain Sangster, of the Navigation Department, that the wreckage picked up two weeks ago on the Seven-Mile Beach, near Berry,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Peterhead Wreck. London, Thursday afternoon
A lifeboat followed the steamer Westow Hall for five hours. A tide like a maelstrom dashed [?] steamer on to the Buller of Buchan rocks. Four, including the captain, were saved, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Schooner Capsizes. Astoria (Oregon). Jan
The four-masted schooner Admiral [?] it the entrance to the Columbin River, [?] laving been driven against a jetty [?]…
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The Italians have seized the French mall steamer Manoubu, bound for Tunis, and taken it to Cagliar. The steamer Sehleswig, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →River Steamer Explosion. Portland (Oregon)
A river steamer blew up at Kalama and the captain and two of the crew were killed, Nine persons, several of whom were in their night clothes, escaped from the sinking vessel…
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Rome, Wednesday.—Italian tonpedoers have seized the French steamer Carthage, owing to the fact that she had aeroplanes on board. It is understood…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tank Steamer Ablaze. the Spondilus Abandoned. London, Jan. 16
The liner Osterley has reported by wireless that she passed the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company's tank steamer Spondilus on fire in the Indian Ocean. The vessel had been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The New South Wales Coastal 88 Owners' Association. Increased Steamer Fares and Freights
In view of the excessive demands made by unions connected with the shipping industry during the past year on the various companies trading on the coast of New South Wales, it…
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A gale which swept over Great Britain resulted in numerous. fatalities Much damage was done to the Harbour works and shipping…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Violent Weather. a Terrible Shipwreck. London, Jan. 19
An Aberdeen steamer with 14 hands aboard, foundered off Port Errol. The Wistow Hall left Jarrow on Monday. The heavy sons which broke over her…
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News was brought to Norfolk Island on Sunday at noon by the steamer Malaita from New Hebrides, of the loss by foundering of the steamer Tathra, formerly engaged in the South…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →French Authorities Seize Steamer. Paris, Jan. 22
The authorities in Tunis seized the steamer Odessa owing to the possession of forged paper. She had 350 tons of ammunition on board, which she had failed to land…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Tathra. Story of the Disaster
The arrival of the island steamer Malaitain in Sydney was awaited with more than usual interest, owing to the fact that she had aboard Captain Halliday and four other survivors of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Immigrants Steamer Fape. Modified Diet. London, Tuesday afternoon
Mr. T. A. Coghian,. Agent-General for New South Wales at the instance of the Board of Trade is allowing [?]ping companies to give immigrants a greater variety…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General Cable News. Steamer Wilcannia Damaged. London, Jan. 23
Advices from Natal state that owing to damage to her refrigerating machinery the steamer Wileannia, from Australia to London, is discharging 500 tons of frozen cargo…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Delhi. Recognition of French Bravery. London, Jan. 23
In connection with the wreck of the Delhi, King George has conferred an honorary commandership of the Royal Victorian Order on Curtain Laguerre and an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Schooner Missing. San Francisco, Jan. 26
The two-masted schooner Alsen is believed to have foundered with all hands off the coast of Lower California. A search is now being made for the vessel…
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