Wreck of a Japanese Cruiser. Great Loss Oe Life. London, December 27
The Japanese cruiser Kwanping has been wracked off the Pescadores, a group of islands between formosa and the Chinese mainland…
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20 stories in Murray's papers
Wreck of the Crasmere
The barque Grasmere, from Newcastle, bound for Wellington with coal, has been totally wrecked at Terawhiti, near Wellington Heads. All hands aboard…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →A Terrible Shipwreck. Loss of the S.S. Ealing. London, January 20
News has just been received of the wreck of the s.s Ealing, 2026 tons, owned by Messrs. Watts and Watts, of London. The vessel was lost in heavy weather off…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →A. Terrible Hurricane. Great Destruction of Property. Numerous Wreck. Brisbane, Friday, January 31
Later accounts confirm the reports about the unparalleled hurricane in the northern portions of Queensland. The disturbance “Sigma” has been raging with great violence, causing floods and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Appalling Catastrophe at Brisbane. Sinking of a River Steamer. Terrible Loss of Life
An appalling catastrophe occurred in the Brisbane River, a abort distance below the Victoria-bridge, on Thursday afternoon, 13th inst. All the traffic on the bridge having been…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Terrible Disaster on the Congo. a British Steamer Destroyed. Forty Lives Lost. London, March 17
A terrible disaster has occurred at Boma, the capital of the Congo Free State. The steamer Matadi, 1251 tons, owned by the British and African Seam Navigation…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Science. the Coming Life-boat
An aluminium life-boat, built in Baltimore for Arctic exploration, met every test for stability to which it was subjected last week with such remarkable success that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Science the Coming Life-boat
An aluminium life-boat, built in Baltimore for Arctic exploration, met every test for stability to which it was subjected last week with such remarkable success that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Cuban War. an American Schooner Captured. London, April 30
The schooner Competitor, of Boston, United States, which was carrying arms to the Cuban insurgents, has been captured by a Spanish gunboat…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →A New P. AND O. Steamer. the China Launched at Belfast. London, June 13
The China, a large steamer built for the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company by Messrs. Harland and Wolff, of Belfast, was launched from their yard…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Cablegrams. Terrible Disaster at Sea. Wreck of the Drummond Castle. Fearful Loss of Life. London. June 19
A telegram from Ushant, an island off the northwest cost of Prance, contains information of a terrible disaster which has occurred in the vicinity…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →An Egyptian Steamer Wrecked. S1xty Greek Passengers Missing. London, July 2
The Egyptian steamer Rahmanich has been lost in the Red Sea. Sixty Greek passengers are missing, and it is feared that they have perished…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Sole Survivors. Some Stories of Wonderful Escapes From Shipwreck
There is hardly a more remarkable record of an escape from a wreck than that of the seaman Johnson from the clipper ship Dunbar, sailing from Plymouth. The vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Catterthun Wreck
A telegram wan received in Sydney on Monday by the Alliance Marine and General Insurance Company from Seal Rooks, stating that gold to the value of £5000…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Curious Incident on a Steamer
An exciting incident has occurred on board the Esperance and Albany mail packet Macgregor, which arrived at Esperance on Friday evening from Eucla…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Severe Hurricane. Many Wrecks. London, September 27
The English coast, the north and west coasts of France, aud the north coast of Spain have been visited by a violent hurricane. A number of ships have been wrecked…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Wreck
The wrecked steamer Chindera which was blocking the navigation of the Tweed River, was blow up on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Steamer on Rollers
Recntly there was launched in Paris a vessel named the Bateau Rouleur, which if the expectations of the designer are realised, will form a new…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the Steamer Dayspring
Widespread regret was expressed in Sydney on 22nd inst. when news was received from Noumea of the total loss of the missionary ship Dayspring. The first intimation of the disaster…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Wreck of the Salier. a Terrible Disaster. London, December 10
News has just been received that the steamer Sailor, of the Norddeu[?]cher Lloyd line, has become a total wreck on the Spanish coast. The Sailor is a vessel of 3098 tons gross…
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