A Disastrous Wreck Steamer Sunk in Collision
London,, Monday.—Further details are to hand of the sinking of the British steamer Rowan in a fog on the west coast of Scotland. Sixty-seven people…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1921
185 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 10
Steamer Sunk. London, Oct. 9
The British steamer Rowan sank after a collision in a fog off the West Coast of Scotland. The missing number 67…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Steamer Fire. Capetown Enquiry. Capetown, October 6
[?] court of inquiry on the fire on [?] Port Augusta, mentioned [?] September 27, found that every [?] was made to cope with the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Russian Gunboat. Pikes on British Steamer. Tokio, October 10
The Russian gunboat Batavia, flying the Vladivostock flag, on Friday stopped of the British. steamer Gladys Doolfer, off Muroran, Japan, from whence the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Clyde Disaster. Steamer Founders. Rescuer the Ruiner. LONDON, October 9
The British steamer Rowan has been sunk as the result of a collision in a fog off the west coast of Scotland. Sixty-seven persons are missing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Smash
The ferry steamer Koree overshot the wharf, at Circular Quay this morning, and smashed into the wharf. There was great excitement amongst…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatalities on River Steamer. 23 Passengers Drowned. London, October 30
A message from Brussels states that trapped in a river steamer's cabins after a capsize on the Scheldt. near Antwerp, through the shifting of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatalities on River Steamer. 23 Passengers Drowned. London. October 30
A message from Brussels states that trapped in a river steamer's cabins after a capsize on the Scheldt. near Antwerp, through the shifting of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Held Up. Seamen's Exorbitant Demands
The Union Steamship Company Wainui, which was to leave Melbourne on Thursday for New Zealand, has been detained in port, owing to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Seamen s Exorbitant Demands Steamer Held Up
The Union Steamship Company's Wainui, which was to leave Melbourne on Thursday for New Zealand, has been detained in port, owing to the refusal of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Held Up. Seamen's Exorbitant Demands
The Union Steamship Company's Wainui, which was to leave Melbourne on Thursday for New Zealand, has been detained in port, owing to the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →How to Avoid a Wreck
A tiny leak in a big ship can easily be stopped if taken in time. but, if disregarded. It will overcome the mightiest vessel and drag her beneath…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire on Steamer. Extinguished by Officers and Crew. Newcastle
A fire broke out about midday on the clock of the steamer Yngaren, lying at the King's Wharf, and the fire brigade was summoned, but the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Anxious Time. Fire in Steamer's Bunkers. Big Quantity of Benzine Aboard
A fire which broke out in the bunkers, when the New York steamer City of Chester was 1500 miles from Auckland, seriously jeopardised the safety of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Firemen's Demands. Steamer Held Up
Owing to firemen demanding three more trimmers, Messrs. Burns, Philp and Company's steamer Mataram. which was scheduled to leave Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire on Steamer. Extinguished by Officers and Crew. Newcastle
A fire broke out about midday on the deck of the steamer Yuparen, lying at the King's Wharf, and the fire brigade was summoned, but the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →An Anxious Time. Fire in Steamer's Bunkers. Big Quantity of Benzine Aboard
A fire which broke out in the bunkers, when the New York steamer City of Chester was 1500 miles from Auckland. seriously jeopardised the safety of…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Shipwrecked Crew Rescued. Vancouver, December 15
A crew of fifteen from the American barque Harvard, which was wrecked between Honolulu and Tahith, have been rescued by the British steamer,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gallipoli Landing. Lifeboat for War Museum
Among the cargo brought to Melbourne by the steamer Austrairange was a large steel lifeboat, which, it is said, was one of the first boats to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gallipoli Landing. Lifeboat for War Museum
Among the cargo brought to Melbourne by the steamer Australrange was a large steel lifeboat, which, it is said, was one of the first boats to…
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