The Scene of the Wreck. a Historical Spot
The country in the vicinity of where the Tasmania has met her fate has played a prominent part in Now Zealand history. It was originally known as the country of the…
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The Wreck of the Aden. Marine Board Inquiry. London, August 10
The Board of Trade has held an inquiry into the wreck of the P. and O. Co.'s steamer Aden, which on June 9 went on to a roof off the island of S[?]cotra, the disaster…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →A New Steamer
The Kalgoorlie will be the largest steamer trading on the Australian coast, and is fitted with all the latest appliances. The vessel belongs to the fleet of…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Another Steamer Arrives. Sixty-eight Men with Fortunes. Seattle (Wash.), July 17
It is safe to say that never in the history of the North-West has there been such excitement as has prevailed in this city all day long, and which is raging to-night. It is due…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →A Story of the Sea. the Missing Barque Seladon. Wrecked on Starbuck Island. Castaways for Ten Months
Late in 1896 a cable came from London stated that the Seladon had been posted as missing. The message related to a Norwegian barque which loft Newcastle, in this…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →Steamer Collision. Thirty-six Passengers Drowned. London, September 23
The steamers Ayria mid Ika came into collision at Fiume, in Hungary. The Ika was so badly damaged that she sank immediately. Thirty-six of the passengers on…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →A Transport Wrecked. Forty-two Lives Lost
The Vancouver mail steamer Warrimoo, which arrived in Sydney on Sunday, brings further intelligence concerning the Yukon gold-fields, the mad rush thither from all parts,…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →The Mission Steamer John Williams
The mission steamer John Williams arrived in Sydney on Thursday. The vessel was delayed by adverse winds, and the growth of weeds on the bottom of the…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Cablegrams. Terrible Disaster. Wreck of a Steamer. 200 Lives Lost. London, October 17
A terrible disaster has occurred to the steamer Triton, 240 tons, owned by Senor A. del Collado, of Havana. The steamer, when bound from that port for Bahia…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Rescue of Shipwrecked Men
Just before the Japan mail boat Tokio Maru left Hong Kong, 11 men, survivors of the crew of the British steamer Cheang Hye Teng, which foundered at sea…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A Cyclonic Visitation. Hill & Co's. Storeroom Wrecked. a Roof Carried 100 Yards
There now appears to be no necessity to look to " Yankeeland" for sensational accounts of cyclones, hurricanes, etc., after local experiences of the past…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrible Gale in England. Tremendous Damage. Wrecks and Loss of Life. London, November 30
The heavy gale which visited the coasts of Great Britain during the last two days was one of the severest on record. Very great damage has been done to the…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →The Wreck of the Markham. a True Story of the Nantucket Shoals
"So you want to hear my roughest experience in saving lives from wrecks. Well, there are a good many stories of hard pulls and narrow escapes I might tell you of, but I…
Continued on Trove, page 36 →Terrible Gale in England. Wrecks and Loss of Life
A heavy north-west gale has swept ever the British and Irish cosets, being one of the severest on record. Very great damage has been done to the coasts, shipping, and buildings of all…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shoeing a Foundered Horse
Shoeing a foundered horse, says an exchange, requires some ingenuity on the part of the farrier. The shoe must be nearly round, so that the shell of the hoof rests on…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Storms in England. Margate Lifeboat Wrecked. London, December 2
A sad disaster is reported from Margate in connection with the recent terrible gales on the east coast of England. The lifeboat put off to rescue the crew of a vessel in…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Disaster at Sea. Rescue of a Shipwrecked Crew. London, December 12
The Cunard Steamship Company's steamer Etruria, running between Liverpool and New York, rescued 23 of the crew of the steamer Millfield, 1,410 tons, owned…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Wreck of a Steamer. Twenty-two Lives Lost. London, December 16
The United States steamer Cleveland has been totally wrecked in Barclay Sound, on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Twenty-two persons were drowned. The…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Collision in the Scheldt. a Steamer Sunk. London. December 17
A collision occurred yesterday in the Scheldt, at Antwerp, between the Prince Albert de Belgique, a steamer of 1,313 tons, owned by the Societe Cockerill of…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Fire on a Steamer. the Westgate Damaged. London, December 27
A fire occurred to-day on board the steamer Westgate, 1787 tons, owned by Messrs. Turnbull, Scott, and Co., London, which was loading for Melbourne in the…
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