The Penguin Wreck. Engineer's Grim Struggle
Mr. Luke, the second engineer, had a grim smuggle for [?]e. He is a man of robust physique, and a strung swimmer, but his powers of endurance…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1909
74 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 4
The Penguin Wreck. Sydney
The Union Coy contributed £500 to the Penguin Relief Fund and the Government of New Zealand has voted a similar amount and will give…
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At the nautical inquiry into the loss of the steamer Penguin, the captain contended that he set a course that made them absolutely safe, under…
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News has readied Wellington that the ship Forrest Hall, bound from Newcastle to Antofagasta, had been wrecked 60 miles south of the Three…
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ADVICES from Saigon, dated February 11, tell of a sensation on the F.M.S. Salazie, as this vessel was approaching Saigon on January 26. Just after the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wrecked by a Meteor. Bead Seamen's Bodies Devoured by Sharks
An appalling tale of shipwreck has reached Queenstown. The sailing ship Eclipse, 1,469 tons, was on a voyage from…
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The steamer Aeon, which went ashore on a reef, off Christmas Island, has broken up. The bow of the vessel remains on the reef…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Forest Fire Causes Wreck
The natural beauty and richness of Newfoundland are hardly equalled—certainly not surpassed— by any other British Colony. Its wealthy…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Attempt to Wreck a Viaduct
An attempt was made to dynamite a viaduct, which is in course of construction (at a cost of a quarter of a million) in New York…
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The steamer Mahratta, 5730 tons, grounded on Goodwin sands and broke her back. The crew and salvors. escaped with difficulty. The vessel…
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Wreckage has been picked up near the entrance to Broken Bay, apparently belonging to a motor launch. Amongst the wreckage was a oamera…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Army Aeroplane. Wrecked After Flight. a Marvellous Escape
Again Mr S. F. Cody, the inventor of the British Army aeroplane, has encountered defeat when victory seemed within his grasp. This morning (said the…
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The ketch Dawn struck a reef on the Tasmanian Coast during a heavy gale on Sunday night, and became a total wreck. All hands were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Naturalist. Puss Saved From Shipwreck by Swimming
On Wednesday, March 12, 1873, a cat reappeared at the hones of a Mrs Mowbray, at West Hartlepool, Durham, after having escaped from drowning or starvation by…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sensation on a Steamer
A short account of a sensational attack upon a lady passenger from Wellington (NZ.) to Sydney was recently cabled. The full particulars…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Baby in a Wreck. Father's Frantic Appeal
A pathetic story of a shipwreck—of which one of the victims was the baby son of the captain—was told at Lowestoft, where nine members of the crew…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →TELEGRAMS Terrible Disaster Averted. Attempt to Wreck the Northern Mail. Sydney
An attempt was made at Guyra on Saturday night to wreek the northern mail tram by placing two large pieces of timber across the rails. Luckily an employee…
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The little steamer Narara—a vessel of 71 tons gross, and of 48 tons net— running between Sydney and the Hawkesbury, foundered near Barranjoey light…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Dangers of the Sea. Ketch Turns Up Two Boats Missing
An English ketoh with three Japanese and 12 Australian kanakas on board, which was driven cff the Australian coast,three weeks ago during…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Sensational Incident. the Czar's Escort Fires on British Steamer. Fireman Badly Wounded
THE strict precautions taken to guard the Czar during his cruise in the Royal yacht led to an unfortunate incident on Wednesday night, when in the vicinity of…
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