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New England · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1905

56 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 3

Supposed Shipwreck

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 4

It is supposed that the ship "Brier Holme" Struck a ree[?] off Green Island. Tasmania. A camp, which had evidently been…

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The Steamer Rockton

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 5

It is officially announced that the steamer Rockton had been sold to an English firm in Kobe, Japan…

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Steamer Captured. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1905 · page 5

THE Japanese captured an American steamer en route to Vladivostock with provisions and forage…

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Another Wreck. SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 5

THE barque Mayfield founded in [?] on Sunday afternoon while a gale was blowing. The caption and six of the crew [?] to the rigging for 36 hours before they were…

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Stuck to his Ship. Captain, Revolver in Hand, Remains on a Wreck

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 7

A brave manner of the old Norse type, who was prepared to risk his life for his ship and back his opinion with a revolver, stepped sullenly from…

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THE R.M.S. ORIZABA. Ashore Near Fremantle. Her Position Precarious

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 4

The mail steamer 'Orizaba,' inward bound from London, went ashore last night at Garden Island, 13 miles from Fremantle…

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Stranding of the Orizaba. A Total Wreck Feared

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 2

THE Orient mail steamer Orizaba, inward bound from London, went ashore on Thursday night at Garden Island, 13 miles from Freemantle…

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Romance of the Wreck

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 22 February 1905 · page 5

In reference to the wreck of the Orizaba, a Sydney newspaper says:— The calamity was accompanied by a romantic eposide. When the…

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A Shipwrecked Crew. Terrible Sufferings

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 22 February 1905 · page 3

Letters from San Francisco received at Queenstown contain the news of the loss of the schooner ' Victor'on the Island of Apataki (Socicty Island),…

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The Orizaba Wreck

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 22 February 1905 · page 5

The Orizaba s position is unchanged. The cargo will be abandoned. to the underwriters: All salvage operations have been stopped and the officers hold…

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The 'Brier Holme' Wreck. Acconnt by the Sole Survivor

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 22 February 1905 · page 5

A Swede named Larsen, the sole survivor, of the barque 'Brier Holme,' states that the vessel went on the roc[?]s on the 25th January. The…

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Wreck of a L[?]gger

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 1 March 1905 · page 4

A pearling lugger was wrecked daring a cyclone off Ellen Island. Five coloured men were drowned…

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The "Orizaba" Wreck

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 4

The wreck of the "Orizaba" has been sold for £3750…

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Thrilling Sea Adventure. a Barque and Schooner

The Inverell Times · Saturday 11 March 1905 · page 3

The Warren liner Iowa has reached Liverpool from Galveston, after a very rough passage, during which, the after wheel the house, 35ft above the sea, was…

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Mail Steamer on Fire. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1905 · page 5

THE Union Company's mail liner Warrimoo, which left Melbourne yesterday for New Zealand, caught fire at midnight, and returned to…

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Thrilling Sea Adventure. a Barque and Schooner

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 3

The warren liner Iowa has reached Liverpool from Galveston after a very rough passengers during which the after wheel-house. 35ft above the sea, was…

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Wreck fo a Wheat Ship

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 4

The Australian wheat ship 'Khyber' was wrecked off the Cornish coast, and went to pieces almost immediately. The vessel was practically reduced to…

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The Missing Steamer. SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 March 1905 · page 5

THERE are still no tidings of the missing steamer, the Pilbarra…

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The Wrecked Acacia

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 March 1905 · page 5

HURART (Tas.) Saturday Afternoon.—The H.M.S, Cadmus has returned from the West Coast after searching for traces of the barque Acacia. The party brought back…

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The 'Orizaba' Wreck

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 22 March 1905 · page 4

There is now every hope of floating the stranded steamer 'Orizaba.'…

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