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New England · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1912

71 stories in New England's papers · page 3 of 4

A Disabled Steamer. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 13 June 1912 · page 4

The disabled steamer Timara reached Brisbane this morning…

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A Hopeless Wreck

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

Auckland, Thursday.—The Tyser steamer Star of Canada, ashore near Gisborne(N.Z.) has broken her back, and the crew have left the vessel…

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Coastal Steamer Missing

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 July 1912 · page 4

The steamer Kyogle, which left Sydney on Saturday night for the Richmond River, has not been reported, and is probably sheltering…

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Two Vessels Ashore

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday Night.—Rough weather and heavy seas are sweeping along the whole of the Coast. Two vessels are ashore at Ulladulla. — the steamer Bellbowrie from…

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Ketch Missing

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 27 July 1912 · page 4

There are no tidings of the missing ketch Candidate, and the worst is feared…

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Missing Ketch Candidate

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 31 July 1912 · page 4

Part of a ship's hatch, picked up on the beach at Shell Harbor, is believed to belong to the missing ketch Candidate, for whose safety all hope is…

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Battleship in Collision. Steamer Rammed

Guyra Argus · Thursday 1 August 1912 · page 5

In the early hours of yesterday morning information reached Dover of serious collision which had taken place eastward of Dungeness between the…

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Steamer Strikes a Snag

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 14 August 1912 · page 4

The steamer Taniwhee struck a snag on the Thames (N.Z.), and sank. The crew were saved…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Tuesday. SHIPWRECK

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 14 August 1912 · page 4

The ship G. W. Wolf, in ballast from Buenes Ayres to Newcastle, was wrecked in the Flinder's Group on Thursday last. A terrific gale was…

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Late Cables The Steamer Corsican

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 August 1912 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.—The steamer Coraican, which collided with an iceberg near Newfoundland, was only slightly damaged, and is continning her voyage from New…

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Steamer Continues Her Voyage

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 August 1912 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The steamer Waipara, which was delayed at Colombo, owing to an outbreak of tire, has left that port in continuation of her voyage to London: Her…

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Life-boat Accomodation

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 7 September 1912 · page 4

The [?] B[?] of Trade regulations provide that foreign vessels must have life-boat accomodation for all on board…

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Latest Telegraphic News. Steamer Sinks. All Hands Saved. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 9 September 1912 · page 2

The steamer [?], when [?] Port, [?] early yesterday morning struck the [?] and sank within a few minutes. The crew…

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Telegrams. Breakwater Sinks a Steamer

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 September 1912 · page 4

Sydney, Monday. — The steamer Comboyne, while trying to put into Port Kembla early yesterday morning, struck a breakwater, and sank in a few minutes. The…

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All Winter Aboard a Wreck

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 September 1912 · page 9

In winning salvage the Newfoundlanders do nob seem to reflect upon the length of hardship and peril to which they must go. This is characteristic…

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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 9 October 1912 · page 8

"About twelve months ago," writes Sara Drysdale, 338 Bourke-street, Sydney, "I suffered from Indigestion very badly. I also thought, like my, sister,…

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Two Men Fall From a Ferry Steamer

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 4

While the ferry steamer Kirrule was leaving M'Mahon's Point this morning, a man rushed on to the wharf and made a jump for the boat, but…

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German Airship Wrecked

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 4

Germany's most powerful airship exploded, and was totally wrecked, while being inflated…

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Cablegrams in Brief. Oil Steamer Blows Up

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 16 October 1912 · page 7

An explosion on an oil steamer at Bayonne, New Jersey (U.S.A.), was responsible for a great disaster on Friday last. The flames soon…

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Merrie England Ashore

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 November 1912 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Papuan Government steamer Merrie England went ashore on a reef outside Port Moresby, and become a total wreck…

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