Pak Wan Wrecked
Mails by the R.M.S. Ventura give particulars of the wreck of the ship Mauna Ala (late Pak Wan) at Topolobampo, on the Mexican coast. She sailed some weeks ago from…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1903
215 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 11
Falls of Ettrick Ashore
The four-masted barque reported ashore in the Straits of Sunday by the steamer Fortunatus, of Currie's Line, proves to be the Falls of Ettrick, a vessel well-known in the Australian…
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The steamer Himera, now on her maiden voyage to Australia, is owned by the Steamship Himera Company. She was built on the Clyde, and lunched in 1902. The following are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Balkan Rising. Explosion on a Steamer. Constantinople in Danger
LONDON, Thursday.—The steamer Vaskapu, belonging to the Hungarian and Levant Steamship Company, has been set on fire by the explosion of a…
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A new steamer for Davis Brothers' river passenger trade was recently launched at Woodburn (Clarence River). The vessel was built by Mr. O. R. Jones, of the best…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer on Fire. the Pilbarra Ablaze. Vessel's Forepart Gutted. a Sensational Rescue. Melbourne
A serious fire broke out to-night on the well-known inter-State trading steamer Pilbarra, 2600 tons, belonging to the A.U.S.N. Company, and at present under…
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News was received in the city yesterday that Messrs. Allen Taylor and Company's new steamer Croki which has just commenced running in the trade…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gale in Europe. Wrecks and Casualties
LONDON, Saturday.—There has been a series of fierce gales on the British coasts, which are strewn with wreckage. Many fatalities have occurred in…
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Particulars have been received concerning the collision between the steamers Empress of India and Wong Tal. The accident occurred 150 miles from Hongkong. The cruiser struck…
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All hope has been abandoned as to the safety of the schooner Toroa, now over five weeks out from Greymouth to Wanganui, New Zealand. She left Greymouth with 200 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sale of a Mail Steamer
The last English mail brought news of the sale of the old R.M.S. Liguria, which at one time was a frequent visitor to Australian ports, and has now been purchased by a firm…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ketch Missing
It is feared that the ketch Osprey, which lift Port Julia for Adelaide on the 11th inst., has been lost. A few days ago a lifebuoy from the missing ketch was picked up, and since…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →German Steamer Wrecked
News has been received of the loss of the German South-west African Liner Gertrud Woermann. The vessel was on a trip from German South-west Africa, carrying…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreckage Washed Up
Wreckage has been washed ashore between the Semaphore and the Grange (S.A.), consisting of a piece of decking, with a well attached, and apparently belonged to a large…
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LONDON, Friday.—The torpedo boat destroyer Charger has gone ashore on a sunken rock in Lochness, in the Hebrides. The vessel is, greatly…
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LONDON, Saturday.—An explosion took place on the French steamer Miralguedin, which was beached on the Arabian coast. The crew and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Barque Ashore. Near Morna Point. Nelson's Bay
It has just been reported here that a large iron sailing vessel, supposed to be named the Imora, or Olmara, is ashore near Morna Point, close to the scene of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fourteen-masted Steamer
The following is a description of a peculiarly-built steamer with fourteen masts:—"The Grangesberg will load more than 10,000 tons on a draft of a little over 22ft. which is less than…
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It is reported that Messrs. Allen Taylor and Co. have purchased the wreck of the steamer Croki from Mr. George De Fraine, and that successful salvage operations are likely to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the Gifford. the Crew Saved
LONDON, Monday.—The barque Gifford, which sailed from Newcastle, New South Wales, for San Francisco, on the 12th July, has gone ashore near…
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