Yacht Wrecked Three Men Missing
The [?] Endeavour," which left Sydney recently is reported to have been W[?]ed on wide Rsy Bay bar, on the Queensland coast Three men, all…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New England · Shipwrecks & the sea
Shipwrecks & the sea, 1925
66 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 4
Steamer Ablaze Miraculous Escapes from Frightful Death Passengers Escape in Night Attire. Early Morning Sydney Sensation. Sydney
Shortly [?] three o'clock [?] morning a fire broke out on the steamer [?] berthen at [?]-street [?]. The whole of the vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Schooner Seized. Fight Against Rum Row
American coastguards recently captured a British auxiliary schooner after a 160 mile chase and brought her into port, with her crew of nine, who…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trouble on Steamer Settled by Captain. Sydney
A message from Perth states that the trouble on the steamer "Hollinside." on charter from Bunbury to New Zealand, has been settled, the Captain having…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrific Gale in the Bight. Steamer Buffeted
The steamer "Buteshire," which arrived at Fremantle, encountered a terrific gale in the Bight, during which a lifeboat was smashed and considerable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →schooner Overdue Fears or Safety Entertained. Sydney
The schooner H. K. Hall is now 112 days out friom Newcastle to Caliau (South America) and considerable anxiety is felt for her safety…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Is it a Hoax? Message Purported to Be From Missing Ketch. Melbourne
A message purporting to he from the crew of missing ketch "Lialee[?]" was found in a small whisky flask which was floating in the Yarra near…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on a Steamer. Wharf Laborer Charged
James Edward Coleman. 36. described as a wharf laborer, was charged at the Central Police Court with having set fire to the steamer "Coombar"…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Launch Destroyed by Fire. Occupants Get Ashore Safety
The launch Nelbay, while returning to Townsville with a party that had just salvaged the cargo of the wrecked lugger Danten, on a reef near Percy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Overdue Schooner Arrives. Sydney
The fIve-masted schooner H. K. Hall, about whose safety considerable anxiety was being felt, has arrived at Callao from Newcastle, after a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tragic Wreck of the Fifties
A wreck that thrilled Sydney in the fifties when the ill-fated ship Dunbar crashed into the Gap at South Head, in a blinding gale, mistaking…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lively Voyage. Steamer's Narrow Escape
The steamer Hururnui, which reached Melbourne from Liverpool yesterday, experienced terrific weather, during which a life boat was stove in, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Explosion Frightful Loss of Life. Excursionist's Terrible Experience. Newport (R. [?])
Three men are missing, a nu[?] in a dangerous condition, t[?] are dead, and a hundred are [?] as the result of an explosion on [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Chitral the New P. & O. Mail Steamer. Arrives on Maiden Voyage
The luxurious new P. and O. Royal mail steamer "Chitral" 15 248 tons, the third and last of the series of mail steamers recently built for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cablegrams. [Through Reuter.] Twenty-nine Killed. Through Explosion on Steamer. LONDON
Reuter's Vancouver correspondent wires that the latest information shows casualties as a result of the explosion on board the steamer 'Mackinac' as 29…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Kingston Rabbits. The Wreck of the Dunbar Case
Under this head Mr. W. F. Brown, late rabbit inspector, writes:— One must come out and fight when called upon. But Mr. Dunbar came out…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Grounded. Sidney
The French mail steamer, Duplex, employed in Sydney—Noumean-New-Hebrides service, recently ran on a reef off the New Caledonia coast…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →French Steamer on Reef. Relief Ship Breaks Down
The French mail steamer Dupleix, employed in the Sydney-Noumea-New Hebrides service, recently ran on a reef off the New Caledonia coast. She was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Lost Fishing in a Raging Sea. Body Ashore
The heavy seas thundering along the coast during the week-end caused a wreck, it is feared, involving the loss of two lives. The body that was washed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Shell" Spirit From Steamer to Bowser B.i.o. Co's. Enterprise. First Bulk Distribution at Armidale
The British Imperial Oil Co., Ltd., who have pioneered the bulk importation arid distribution of petroleum products in Australia, by reason of…
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