Wrecked Above the Clouds the Resource of the Airman
The French aviator, Garros, thus describes in "The Aero" his experienced above the clouds while breaking the world's altitude record…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shipwrecks & the sea, 1913
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How to Avoid a Wreck
A tiny leak in a big ship can easily be stopped if taken in time, but if disregarded it will overcome the mightiest vessel and drag her beneath the sea. There is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Steamer on Fire. Turakina in Grave Peril. Rio De Janeiro
The fire on board the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Turakina is defying all attempts to get it under control. The steamer, which left Wellington for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collier Probably Wrecked
A report from Manly states that there appears to be wreckage off Long Reef, five miles from Manly. The wreckage is like the most and derrick of a collier…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hull Trawler Wrecked. London
The Hull trawler Admiral Togo has been wrecked on the coast of Iceland. Her crew attempted to land in a boat, but it was swamped, and they all perished…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Queensland. Safe Arrival at Newcastle. Newcastle
The steamer Queensland, which left Melbourne on Saturday for Newcastle, in charge of Captain Atkinson, arrived here early this morning. The captain reports…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Blown to Atoms. 300 Tons of Dynamite Fired: Two Other Vessels Sunk. Over 50 People Perish. New York, March. 8
A disastrous explosion of dynamite took place to-day on the British steamer Alum Chine (1767 tons) of Cardiff. She was loading 3000 tons of dynamite at…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →Heavy Seas at Glenelg. Yachts Wrecked. Adelaide
Heavy seas last night caused great damage among the yachting fleet at Glenelg. Messrs. Jenkinson and Tomlinson's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Steamer Held Up
A message from Paris states that the French cruiser Gambetta has been ordered to proceed to the Dardanelles to demand the release of the steamer Henri…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of the Calvados. Grim Sufferings of the Survivors. Constantinople
As the result of inquires, it has been ascertained that the loss of the Calvados was due to the vessel striking a reef off the island of St. Andre during a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →French Steamer Released
The announcement that the French cruiser Leon Gambetta had been ordered to proceed to the Dardanelles to demand the release of the French steamer Henri…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Original Poetry. the Shipwreck
The winds are hushed, the writers calm. The Mark storm-clouds have fled. "The tempest hour has done its work, The waves cloned o'er the dead…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bird Chorus on a Wreck
Several men who clambered over the rocks and entered the cabin of the battered Danish steamer, G. Koch, which was wrecked near Aberdeen; with a loss…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Greeks Seize German Steamer
Greek warships have seized the German steamer Irmingard, off the Aegean Island of Lemnos…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lease of the Ferry Steamer Wharves. Expires Next Month
The lease of the largest portion of the ferry steamer wharves at Circular Quay, held by the Sydney Ferries, Ltd., will terminate next month. It is believed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Deadly Blizzards. Entire Villages Wrecked. City Cut Off From World. Vancouver, March 21
A great storm, accompanied by blizzards, is raging over a considerable portion of Northern America. Remarkably loc temperatures have been recorded from the…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →Steamer Geelong's Rudder. Lisbon
The P. and O. Company's branch line steamer Geelong (7051 tons), which left London for Melbourne on March 27, has put in here with her rudder damage…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Vaterland. Largest Steamer in the World. Berlin
The Hamburg-America Steamship Company's now steamer, Vaterland, was launched yesterday. She is the largest steamship in the world, and is a sister vessel to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of the Veronese. Master Held to Blame. London
The Board of Trade has concluded its inquiry into the disaster which befell the Liverpool, Brazil, and River Plate S.N. Company's steamer Veronese (7003 tons)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Blaxland Missing
There are grave fears for the safety of the steamer Blaxland, which left Sydney on Saturday, and which has not been seen since she passed Port Stephens at 4 o'clock…
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