Steamer Capsized. LONDON. Wednesday Night
A RUSSIAN steamer capslzed at Riga in consequence of everloading 65 persons were drowned…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1906
55 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 3
Steamer Fires. London
The damage on board the steamer Gothic, which was beached at Plymouth on Thursday in consequence of an outbreak of fire, is estimated at over £200,000. None of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sudden Death of Hon. R. J. Seddon. on Board a Steamer. Sydney
THE Hon. R. J. Seddon, Premier of New Zealand, died suddenly yesterday on board the steamer Oswestry Grange, whilst en route for New Zealand…
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Two fires occurred in the cargo of wool on board the steamer Gothic, from New Zealand, after leaving Teneriffe…
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The Hon. Richard John Seddon, Premier of New Zealand, who reached Sydney on Saturday by the Melbourne express, and left, early on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of a Liner. the Lucky Purchaser of the Australia
To buy a wreck for £350 and subsequently to acquire from it a fortune of nearly £200,000 is a stroke of good luck such as falls to the lot of few men. Yet this is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Motor Lifeboat
A feature of the French life saying exhibition at the Grand Palace in the Champs Elysees in a motor lifeboat, the first ever built in France. It is provided with a…
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A Portuguese steamer sunk near South Africa, nineteen persons being drowned…
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LONDON, Monday. —The Portuguese atesmes Silve American has sunk in the River Quanza, Portuguese South Africa. Ninteen of those on board…
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We are indebted to Mr. R. L. Siddias for a copy of the "Western Suburbs Weekly Budget" of August 12, 1899, containing the very graphic verses…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods sad Wrecks in New Zealand. AUCKLAND
SEVERE weather with heavy rain has been experienced throughout New Zealand during the last few days. The schooner Actea is a total wreck at Waipire Bay. A crew…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Aground. NEWCASTLE, Thursday Night
THE steamer Newcastle, from Sydney, went aground this morning when approaching the wharf at Newcastle, and stuck for about an hour. Her mails…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Marine Disaster. Italian Emigrant Steamer Sunk. Nearly 400 Drowned. London
INFORMATION has been received of a terrible marine disaster, involving the loss of some hundreds of lives. The Italian steamer Sirio, bound from Genoa for…
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THE Italian steamer Serio, from Genoa for Buenos Ayres with 800 immigrants on board struck on the Hormigas shoals 12 miles from Carthagen[?], Columbia, and sank first within…
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The steamer Serio, Genoa to Buenos Ayres, with 800 emigrants on board, sank off the Spanish coast. The vessel struck a shoal and went down…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreck of the Sirlo. LONDON, Sunday Night
ADDITIONAL survivors of the wreck of the Italian emigrant ship, Sirio, have been landed. It is Officially stated that 603 persons…
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The Steamer Sirio, bound from Genoa to Beunos Ayres, with 800 emigrants on board, struck the Hormegos shoal, off the Spanish coast, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegrams. Sydney, Friday. Shipwrecked Mariners
The steamer 'Mareeba,' which arrived from Tahiti, brought two members of the crew of a schooner wrecked at Easter Island. The men were seven…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Foundered Schooner
News has been received from Bombay to the effect that a pilot schooner recently foundered during a heavy gale, and 14 persons, including three…
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The steamer ' Garalla,' which went ashore in the Figi group, is now a total wreck…
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