Wreck of the Schooner Heath. Sydney
The three masted schooner Heath, in ballast, from Sydney to Newcastle, went ashore early on Friday morning, at Cape Three Points, during thick weather, and became a total…
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Wreck of the Steamer Priam. London, January 12
A steamer, the name of which is at present unknown, has been wrecked off the Cisargas Islands, a small group on the north-west coast of Spain. It is reported that 100 were lost…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Latest Cablegrams. Steamer Lost Off Singapore
London, Thursday.—The steamer Phyapeket has foundered off Singapore, and forty lives have been lost…
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A terrible gale blew on the north-west of England on November 19. During the afternoon the harbour-master at Maryport saw a vessel in distress in the Solway…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Wreck of the Derry Castle
An interesting letter (says the Geelong News) has been received from England by Mr. St. John Caws from Mr. James M’Ghie, one of the survivors of the Derry Castle, wrecked at the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Terrible Fire on the Mississippi River. a Steamer Destroyed. Twenty Lives Lost
By the arrival of the R.MS. Liguria we are in receipt of the following message from London:— LONDON, December 28…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Wreck of the Sir Walter Raleigh. London, January 30
The Sir Walter Raleigh, ship, which went ashore at Cape Gris Nez, on the coast of France, on the 29th inst., is dry at low water, and it is possible to walk round it…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Wreck of an Australian Bound Vessel
London, Monday.—The ship Ben Avon from Hamburg to Sydney, has gone ashore on the [?]outh coast of Holland. The crew are [?]but there is no hope of saving the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Boat Accident at Queenscliff. the Captain of the Schooner Falcon Drowned
A fatal boat accident occurred at Queenscliffe on the night of 7th instant. It appears that Captain Lucas, of the topsail schooner Folcan, and one of his men named Scott,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Collision in the English Channel. the Lost Steamer Believed to Be the Glencoe. Fifty-two Lives Lost. London, February 6
The barque Largo Bay, 1,178 tons, of Glasgow, bound from London to Auckland, was towed into Spithead to-day in a sinking condition, having been in collision with an…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The Wreck of the Storm Queen. the Captain and Five Seamen Drowned
A hearttending story of shipwreck in the Bay of Biscay is told in the English papers to hand by the last mail. The survivors of the screw steamer Storm Queen,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Total Wreck of the Ship Dallam Tower. the Captain and Crew Saved. Sourabaya, February 25
The Dallam Tower, ship 1464 tons, of Lancaster, which left Newcastle for Probolingo, with cargo of coals on 9th ult., has gone ashore at Cape Slokko, and will probably be a…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Total Wreck of the S.S. Southern Cross. No Lives Lost. Hobart
The T.S.N. Co.'s steamer Southern Cross struck on the Rocky Cape Reef at 10 o'clock last night, and has become a total wreck. The fore part of the vessel is full of water. The…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Wreck of a British Ironclad
London, Friday.—The British [?]lad Sultan has been wrecked at Maits, no lives being lost…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →H.M.S Sultan Ashore. London, March 8
H.M.S. Sultan, a screw battle-ship of 9290 tons, 19 guns, has gone ashore on Comino, a small island between Malta and Gozo. The vessel has been abandoned. The whole ot…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Wreck of the Schooner Northern Belle. Four Whites and Sixteen Kanakas Drowned
The brig Para arrived at Brisbane from the South Seas on Monday, 18th instant, bringing the survivors from the schooner Northern Belle, which foundered on…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →News of the World by Cable. Fatal Marine Disaster.the Dover and Ostend Steamer Blown Up. Fourteen Passengers Drowned. London, March 30
News has just been received that the mail steamer running between Dover and Ostend came into collision with a Belgian steamer, and was blown up. Fourteen passengers were…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The Missing Steamer Danmark. London, April 21
News has been received respecting the missing emigrant steamer Danmark, a boat belonging to which was found in the Atlantic. The Missouri, an English ship, discovered the…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →A British Warship Ashore. London, May 27
The twin-screw despatch vessel Surprise, 1,650 tons, 3,030 h.p., which is stationed in the Mediterranean, and is under the command of the Hon. Maurice A. Bourke, sustained severe…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The Wreck of an Emigrant Ship
A graphic description of the rescue of the passengers by the emigrant ship Danmark, which was wrecked, is given by C. Ahenpel, her purser. He says :—“We left…
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