Explosion on a Steamer. the Carlisle Founders at Saigon
A marine disaster has occurred at Saigon, the port of the French possession of Lower Cochin China. A fire broke out on the steamer…
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Shipping Disaster. a Steamer Sunk London, January 5
A serious shipping disaster is reported from Saigon, the Port of French Indo-China. The British steamer Carlisle was at the town, when a fire broke out on her…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Adrift on a Rait. Sufferings of a Shipwrecked Crew
The New York correspondent of the "Daily Mail" wrote on 17th October:--Of the crew of eight of the schooner Van Name and King, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wind Still Invincible. British Airship's Fine Flight Ends Is a Wreck. Thrilling Story of a Momentous Trip
The much-discussed and long-delayed experimental trip of the Barton. Rawson airship took place from the grounds of the Alexandra Palace, and…
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A young girl jumped from one of the Mosman's Bay ferry boats to-day, evidently with, the intention, of committing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A New Steamer Launched
The new steamer Monaro, which was built to the order of the Melbourne Stemship Co., was launched at Hartlepool to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Appalling Naval Disaster Wreck of the Aquidaban. 212 Lives Lost. London
The number of lives lost through the sinking of the Brazilian cruiser Aquidaban at midnight on Sunday, off Jacai Espagna, owing to an explosion…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Steadier Wrecked. 140 Lives Lost
A shipping disaster involving great loss of life is reported from Vancouver Island. The Pacific Coast Company's…
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Further particulars are to hand today concerning the wreck of the Valencia near Cape Beale, on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Robberies on a Steamer
During the last trip of s.s. Venture irom San Francisco to Sydney a series of robberies from passengers occurred. One passenger reports the loss of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →General Cables. London, Sunday. the Wreck of the Valencia. 103 Lives Lost
The total number of lives lost in consequence of the wreck on the south-west coast of Vancouver, is now stated to have been 103…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Steamer Sinks
A Brisbane message of Saturday states:?—The A.U.S.N. Company's steamer Warrego sank at her moorings at the company's Kangaroo Point Wharf last night…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Terrible Wreck. Steamer on the Rocks. 107 Lives Lost. London, January 25
A shipping disaster has occurred at Vancouver, off the western coast of Canada, where the Pacific Coast Company's iron screw steamer Valencia, a vessel of…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →General Cables. London, Sunday. the Union Steamship Co. a New Steamer
A new steamer, the Atua, owned by the Union Steamship Co., was launched to-day on the Clyde. The vessel is a twin screw of about…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →United States Cruiser. Ashore at Algiers
The United States cruiser "Oregon" is badly stranded on the rocks near Algiers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cablegrams. General Cables. London, Friday. Northern Nieeria. the Company's Stores Wrecked
There has been further trouble with the natives in the British Protectorate of Northern Nigeria. The Hunshi tribe attacked the stores…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Hilda Wreck. Captain and Officers Exonerated
A Board of Trade enquiry into the cause of the wreck of the India off St. Malo in November, has resulted in the exoneration of the captain and officers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr Roosevelt's Adventure. a Steamer Collision During His Sleep
The New York correspondent of the London "Daily Mall" wrote on 27th November:—At the close of his visit to New…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On a Channel Steamer. Snapshots in the Straits
On the quay a string of ant-like men are busy disembowelling the train of its mailbags and luggage. From the stone bollards ministure…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wreck of the Speke. Melbourne
The ship Speke was wrecked on the rocks near the Nobbys yesterday. She was of 2712 tons net register, was 310ft. in length, 42ft. in breadth…
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