The Wreck of the "London."
TO THE EDITOR oF THE PORT MACQUARIE NEWS. SIR,—In your issue of the 16th ult. I read an extract touching on the wreck of the [?] "London," which left Plymouth Bay for Sydney on the…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1912
55 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 1 of 3
Steamer Tathra (Late Kempsey) Wrecked. Twenty-four Lives Lost
THE steamer Tathra, owned by the Illawarra S.N. Company, Sydney, but under charter to Messrs. Kerr Brothers, of Vila, New Hebrides,…
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NEWS has reached Sydney that the steamer Tathra (formerly known as the Kempsey, under which name she was in the North Coast trade), had foundered off the New Hebrides. It appears…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Year's Wrecks. Losses Exceed £30,000
DURING the last year ten wrecks occurred on the N.S.w. coast, involving the loss of 41 lives. The list was as follows:—Steamers: Vision, January…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New White Star Line Steamer
THE Managers of the White Star Line have been the pioneers in many great developments in modern shipping in different parts of the Globe, but probably none of so…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Stranding of Steamer Mount Kembla
The Marine Court to-day found that the stranding of the steamer Mount Kembla on the Bellambi Reef on January 16th was caused…
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The river steamer "Deliverance," with a large number of passengers aboard, foundered in the Kenmango River (U.S.A.). A panic occurred…
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The missing steamer Himitangi has been found stranded at Petre Bay, Waitangi. All hands and the passengers are safe. The steamer's…
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The Marine Underwriters' Association have received a cable to the effect that the barque Wendur (2046 tons), bound from Point Pirie (South…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →At Sea. a Ship Wreck Experience
After all the women and children were gone, I began to think it was time to take my own passage. Nothing, I hope, would have induced me…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →News by Wire. Sydney, Wednesday night. the Schooner Paris
The inquiry into the loss of the schooner Paris, which was recently found floating bottom upwards near Newcastle, was heard to-day. The…
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A message from Port Hedland, West Australia, has been received to the effect that the steamer Koombana has not yet been sighted. It is…
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It is now certain that the steamer Koombana has been lost with all hands. Wreckage from the steamer has been found on the coast about…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Nile Tragedy. Ferry Steamer Sinks. Probable Loss of 200 Lives
Reuter's Cairo correspondent cables that a crowded ferry steamer sank at midnight in the Nile. It is believed that 200 persons have…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wrecked Among Canibals. Dashed to Pieces in Rapids. Terrible Hardships
Three months and more spent amid ceaseless danger in the wild, unknown parts of Papua, were described at the Royal Geographical Society,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Titanic Wreck
The Carpathia, with the Titinic's survivors on board, arrived at New York at 8.30 on Thursday night. Despite the rain enormous crowds…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cablegrams. London, Tuesday. Lessons of the Wreck
Lord Mersey's committee on mercantile shipping have formed an advisory committee, which will meet to discuss matters affecting the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Titanic Wreck. Tragic Incidents. the Latest Particulars. [Continued From Another Page.] London, April 21
NOT even the most excited estimate of the loss of life by the Titanic disaster before the facts became known put it as high as the company's officials, whose figure is 1635 missing. Even this total may…
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Almost every conceivable circumstance combined, to make the loss of the Titanic one of the most appalling disasters that has ever been…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Foundered Horses
Mr. W. R. Snodgrass, of Uranquinty, N.S.W., has just suffered a severe loss, 30 of his draught horses having got at a stack of wheat at…
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