Japan's Disaster. Wreck of a Cruiser. London
It has been ascertained that great a loss of life has occurred through explosion which caused the Japanese training cruiser Matsushima to…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1908
263 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 14
Schooner Victoria
Further particulars have been received concerning the loss of the schooner Victoria in Bars Straits. Captain Jameson, master of the vessel, said he cleared Westernport…
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The ketch Seale, one of the oldest of the sailing craft belonging to Port Adelaide, was burnt to the keel late on Thursday night, off Torrens Island, near to the entrance to the…
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LONDON, Saturday.—The Peter Rickmers, one of the largest sailing vessels in the world, of 2926 tons register, has been wrecked at Long…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mildura Wreck
The syndicate which purchased the wrecked steamer Mildura have secured a cutter and departed from Fremantle for North-west Cape, where, the vessel ran ashore. Although…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Missing Steamer Orion. Melbourne
No news has yet been received of his missing steamer Orion, which is overdue more than a week from Tasmania. A telegram received to-day by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of St. Mary's Bay
Particulars have been received of the loss of the barque St. Mary's Bay, while bound from Newcastle to Taital (Chili). The vessel left hero on, February 11 last, with a cargo…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Shipwrecked C[?]w. Christchurc[?]
The warship Pegasus has G[?] bringing 23 of the crew of the [?] ship President Fellx Faure, which's wreched at Antipodes Island on May 14th…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of a French Barque. Privations of the Crew. Auckland
The French four-masted barque President Felix Faure ran ashore on one of the South Sea Islands on March 12 last, and the crew of 22 had been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Coasting Steamer
The new coastal steamer Austral, built for the service with Cape Hawke, arrived at Sydney on Sunday night. The dimensions of the new vessel are: Length, 112ft; beam,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Large Schooner
The six-masted schooner Edward J. Lawrence, the second largest wooden schooner in the world, was launched on April 4 from the Percy and Small shipyard, in Bath, Maine…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gales and Rough Seas. Wreck of a Schooner
Early yesterday morning a strong south-west gale sprang up, and blew in fierce squalls throughout the day. Heavy rain set in, 40 points being registered up to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Muritai. Auckland
The Northern Steamship Company's steamer Murital, a vessel of 123 tons net, has been wrecked near the Hen and Chickens, while on a voyage from the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mildura Wreck
Word comes from West Australia that there is good prospect of refloating the wrecked a steamer Mildura. The vessel is reported to be safe and sound, with 1500 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Willinga Wreck. Nelson's Bay
The captain and crew of the schooner. Willinga, which was wrecked at Point Stephens on Wednesday morning, have been provided for by the proprietor of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Interstate Steamer
The fleet of the Melbourne S.S. Company is shortly to the added to by a modern passenger steamer. The contract has been let to Messrs. W. Gray, and Co., Ltd., West…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disaster on a Steamer
News has been received of a terrible explosion on the Dutch steamer Pahud a trader well known in Eastern waters. The vessel was lying at Belewaa preparing to sale for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Willinga Wreck. Nelson's Bay
The captain and crew of the wrecked schooner Willinga left for Sydney by the steamer Common wealth to-day. At the time, of the wreck the principal and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Shipwrecked Crew Discovered
Last week H. M. S. Pegasus returned to Lyttleton, bringing with her the crew of the French barque President Felix Faure, rescued from the Antipodes Islands. The…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Steamer in a Hurricane
"It was not a storm, but a hurricane, that we passed through," remarked Mr. Tom Bowling second officer of the steamer Star of New Zealand, in referring to an…
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