Wreck of the Steamer Wallarah. London, August 4
Intelligence has been received that the steamer Wallarah, which left London for Sydney on July 9, has been totally wrecked on Dassen Island, Cape Colony. The passengers…
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Wreck of a French Warship. London, August 4
News has been received that the French man-of-war Volage has been wrecked at Tahiti…
Continued on Trove, page 37 →A New Atlantic Steamer. London, August, 14
The Canard Steamship Company has entered into a contract for the construction of a large steamer for the Atlantic trade. It is to be a vessel of 12,000, tons, and capable of going…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Poetry. the Warriors of the Sea.—a Lifeboat Story
Up goes the Lytham signa[?] St. Anne's has summoned hands! Knce-deep in surf the life-boat's launched abreast of Southport sands…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Voyage of the Steamer Teutonic. London, August 19
Messrs. Ismay, Imrie, and Co.’s steamer Teutonic has accomplished the passage from Queenstown to Sandy Hook in 5 days 16½ hours, being the fastest time on record. She…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →A Horror of the Sea. Terrible Collision in Hobson’s Bay. Steamer Gambier Sunk. Twenty-one Lives Lost
Another of those awful calamities which appeal to the profoundest sympathies of humanity occurred early on Friday morning, when the steamer E[?]by ran into the Gambier…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →A Steamer at Deniliquin
For the first time during the past [?] and more, the residents of Deniliquin [?] unusual spectacle of as [?] town. It was mentioned some [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Wreck
Another wreck took place on Sunday morning last in Victorian waters, the locality being on the south coast near Moonlight Head, within a few hundred yards of where the Marie Gabrielle was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Poetry. the Warriors of the Sea--a Lifeboat Story
Up goes the Lytham signal! St. Anne's has summned hands! Knee-deep in surf the life-boat's launched abreast of Southport sands…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire on Board a P. AND O. Steamer. London, September 28
Afire broke out to-day on board the P. and O, Company's steamer Rome, while lying in @…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →A Disastrous “Beauty Show.” Wrecked by an Indignant Crown
The Olympia, a new place of amusement in Melbourne was opened last Saturday night, when what was announced as a “beauty show” of all nations was given. There was & great [?] at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wreck Off Newfoundland. London, October 14
Another disaster caused by the severe weather in the Atlantic is reported. A cattle steamer has been wrecked off the banks of Newfoundland. The survivors of the cattle…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →An English Steamer Destroyed by Fire. London, November 6
A shocking disaster has occurred in the Egean, off the island of Negropont. An English steamer with a cargo of petroleum on board caught fire, and was totally destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Cyclone at the Andaman Islands. the Steamer Enterprise Sunk. Sixty Persons Killed and Two Hundred Injured. London, November 9
A terrible disaster has befallen the steamer Enterprise, 1223 tons, belonging to Rowland and Marwood's Steamship Company Limited, Whitby. While at Port Blair, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Wreck of the Strathblane. London, November 5
The ship Strathblane, bound from Honolulu has been wrecked at Astoria, Oregon. The captain and five of the crew were drowned The Strathblane was a vessel of 1364 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →News of the World by Cable. Severe Weather in Europe. Several Vessels Wrecked. Great Loss of Life. London, November 11
Very severe gales have been raging along the south and west coasts of England. Several shipping disasters of a minor character have occurred in the English Channel…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →News of the World by Cable. Fearful Outrage in New York. a Bomb Exploded by Lunatics. a Millionaires’ Office Wrecked.six Employees Blown to Pieces. London, December 4
A fearful outrage was perpetrated in New York to-day. Two unknown men entered the office of Mr. Russell Sage, the well-known millionaire, and demanded to be paid a…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Wreck of a Fishing Smack. London, December 8
A fishing smack has been wrecked at Fecamp, on the. coast of Normandy. Twenty-four lives were lost…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Misconduct of a Lifeboat Crew. London, December 11
A case of disgraceful misconduct on the part of the crew of a lifeboat is reported from Liverpool. A vessel having been wrecked on the coast, the lifeboat put to-sea, but the crew…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Terrible Explosion on a Steamer. London, December 13
A terrible boiler explosion-has occurred on board a steamer at Genoa. Twenty of the crew were killed…
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