The Cause of Recent Wrecks
Several speakers at the meeting of the British Chamber of Shipping proposted against the reduction of coastguard stations. They attributed several recent…
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274 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 14
Accident on a Steamer. Sydney
A serious accident occurred on board the steamer Myra Fell, which is lying at Flood's Wharl, Circular Quay, this mornig, when a steel mast, 60 feet long, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cablegrams. Is It the Waratha ? Wreckage Washed Ashore at Mossel Bay. London
The mysterious disappearance of the steamer Waratah has again been discovery by the discovery of a quantity of wreckage which has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mammoth Liner. Hamburg-amerika Steamer. London, February 28
The "Daily Mail" publishes an interesting message regarding the announcement that the Hamburg-Amerika Company has decided to order a new steamer, 800ft. in…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →When a Comer Fell on Earth. Should Halley's Comet Be Shipwrecked ?
Our readers already know that Halley's comet is on a visit to us for the 29th time in 2,000 years. We have also chronicled some queer facts…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cablegrams. the Missing Waratah Owners Discredit Mossel Bay Wreckage. London
Lund's Blue Anchor Line, owners of the missing steamer Waratah, state that they place no credence in the report that supposed waratah wreckage had been washed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ill-fated Waratah. Wreckage Washed Ashore. Cushion Marked "W."
A sensational report, in view of the mystery surrounding the fate of the Lund liner Waist[?], has been received from Reuter's agency at Cape Town…
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A private cable message received to-day stated that the Sevie, bound from Sydney via Australian ports, had struck ground in the Seuz Canal, and, as she was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Collision with Pilot Steamer. Queenscliff
A shipping mishap which might have been attended with more serious results happened this morning. The Norwegian ship Songvaar from Delagoa Bay, Capt…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →American Labor Disputes Philadelphia General Strike. More Tramcars Wrecked. London
Philadelphia was the scene of further sensational occurrences yesterday. Latterly the strikers have refrained from stoning the tram-cars, but yesterday they…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Barque Ashore
A barque, the name of which is unknown, is ashore at York Peninsula South Australia. No lives are reported as having been lost…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wreck of the 'Scrape, The-sky
It was the airship Scrape-the-sky, That sailde o'er the sleeping town, And the skipper had taken a featherbed,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ulysses Ashore Near Evans River Ballina
Information was received last night that the Ulysses had drifted ashore five miles to the south of Evans river, which is midway between Clarence and Ballina. All…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Steamer Puts Back
The steamer Eden left Sydney for Eden yesterday. but was forced to return owing to the heavy seas…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer and Tug Collide the Gratitude Sinks. Sydney
The steamer Manapouri collided with the Buckle Company's tug Gratitude, off Terrigal early this morning. The Manapouri was bound from Newcastle to Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Explosion at Broken Hill Baker's Shop Wrecked. Broken Bill
A sensational explosion occurred this morning at Wright's bakery. The windows of the front room were blown out, the ceilings and reefs damaged, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Steamer Pericles Wrecked Off the Boisterous Leeuwin. Crew and Passengers Landed. the Vessel Disappears. Perth
A telegram from Busselton advises that the fine new twin screw Aberdeen liner Pericles, 11.400 tons, is sinking fast six miles south of Cape Leeuwin. The head of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Total Wreck on the Australian Coast. The Aberdeen Liner Pericles Lost. The Crew and Three Hundred Passengers Saved. SYDNEY
The steamer Pericles, one of the largest vessels of the Aberdeen line, which left Sydney on March 18th, for London, via ports, with over 300 passengers, struck a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Pericles Wrecked. Passengers and Crew Safe. Sydney. Friday Morning
The steamer Pericles, bound from Sydney to London, struck a rock off Cape Lenwin, West Australia, last night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Schooner Strikes a Rock on the Tasmanian Coast. Hobart
The schooner Relic has been wrecked off Eddystone Point on the northeast coast of Tasmania. She struck inside the Eddy-stone rock and foundered in deep water…
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