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New England · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1912

71 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 4

Wreckage

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 4

A qua[?] of wreckage apparently from a wooden vessel, was found on the beach at Gatcombe Head, Queensland…

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The Delhi Wreck

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 8

The bullion, valued at £300,000. from the wreecked steamer Delhi, and the specie [?] by parcel post, has been entirely recovered…

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Wrecked and Saved

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1912 · page 3

MR. ANDERSON, chief officer of the Noweigian ship, Askey, arrived At Yamba, Clarence River, an Tuesday morning in a boat with nine men,…

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River Steamer Blown Up

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 7

A river steamer blew up and sank at Kalama. The captain and two of the crew were killed. Nine escaped by means of lifeboats, several a[?]ired…

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Foundered At Night. the Lost Tathra. Sudden Calamity. Thrilling Story by the Captain

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 25 January 1912 · page 6

Further particulars in respect to the foundering of the steamer Tathra off Ambrym Island, New Hebrides, on the early morning of January 4,…

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A Terrible Shipwreck

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 6

London, Jan. 19. — An Aberdeen steamer, with 14 hands aboard, foundered off Port Errol. The Winstow Hall left Jarrow on Monday. The…

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Steamer on Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday Night. —The steamer Etheldon. put into Fremantle with a tier[?] fire raging in her bunkers. She was bound from Geelong to the United Kingdom, and…

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Shipwreck

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday. — The British schooner Hibernia, while on the voyage from Nova Scotia to Barbadoes, was wrecked in the mid-Atlantic. The crew have arrived ats…

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Ketch of Opening Chapters

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 22 February 1912 · page 2

It is with pleasure that we now bring to our readers' notice a powerful story this well-known writer of sensational fiction. The fathoming of a…

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Wonderful Results. Consumption Feared. Terrible Suffering. Lady Wreck of Former Self. Found Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills Effect Marvellous Change

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 March 1912 · page 7

"About twelve months ago," writes Sarah Drysdale, 338 Bourkestreet, Sydney, "I suffered from Indigestion very badly. I also thought,…

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Wreck of the Oceana

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 20 March 1912 · page 4

The [?] of the Oceana states there was no reason for loss of life. The ship's boat was lowered without orders…

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The Steamer Koombana

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 4

PERTH, Thursday.—A message from Port Hedland (W.A.) states that the steamer Koombana has not been sighted. [The steamer Koombana belongs to the…

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The Missing Steamer Koombana

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 April 1912 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—There is no news of the missing steamer Koombana, and the worst is feared. [The steamer Koombana belongs to the…

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Wreckage Discovered

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 4

The wreckage found at Port Hedland has been positively Identified as having belonged to the steamer Koombana…

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Pitiful Wreck Story

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 7

A legal story of sh[?]'s was received to our Lisc[?]pod [?] responding in the arrival at that port on February 17 (reports the…

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The Steamer Koombana

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1912 · page 4

Sydney, Thursday.—The steamer Gorgon picked up a door off the West Australian belonging to the lost steamer Koombana. It has beeen identified as belonging to the…

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Wreck of the Koombana

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 April 1912 · page 7

All doubts as to the fate of the Koombana were settled on Tuesday night by the receipt of the following message by the…

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The "Koombanas" Wreck

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 April 1912 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—The reported discovery of the "Kooinbaoa's" wreck has been proved incorrect, as the mast standing out of the water was a…

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A Ketch Wrecked. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 11 April 1912 · page 5

The Ketch Dorris teas wrecked in Solomon Island, and a number of natives were drowned…

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More Wreckage

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 11 April 1912 · page 9

Further wreckage, supposed to belong to the Koombana, was picked up neck Deloit Islands…

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