An Old Wreck
All that is left of the Elginshire, which was wrecked off Kingsdown, below Timaru, more than 17 years ago, is gradually disappearing from view (says the "Timaru…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1909
282 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 15
Wreck of the Maori. the Official Inquiry. Due to an Abnormal Inset. London
An official inquiry has been held into the circumstances of the loss of the Shaw, Savill, and Albion liner Maori, of 5317 tons, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer From Durban. Views of the Captain
The steamer Magdala, which arrived at Newcastle from Durban, on Saturday morning left the latter port, the day after the missing steamer Waratah…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Island Wreck. Missionary Schooner Lost. Sydney
News was received from Ebou Marshall Islands, to-day, stating that the schooner Hiram Bingham was capsized on May 4th, during a squall, about 45…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Missing Waratah. Return of the Pandora. No Signs of the Steamer. London
The cruiser Pandora, which has been in search of the steamer Waratah, has returned to East London. She saw no trace of the missing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shipping Disaster. Steamer Cut Down. Collision Off Montevideo. Eighty Persons Drowned. London
A shipping disaster, occasioning great loss of life, has occurred off Montevideo, the capital of the Republic of Uruguay…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Columbia Wreck. Only Three Women Saved. Bravery of Bluejackets. London
Only three women were saved from the wreck of the excursion steamer Columbia in Montevideo outer harbour. Seven of the persons rescued died…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Steamer Waipara. Doubts As to Flotation. Brisbane
The steamer Walpara, which has been cached on the Yellow Patch, not far from Cape Moreton, is said to be safe, unless northerly winds set in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Gael. Captain's Boat Arrives. All the Crew Saved. Perth
After the safe arrival at Bunbury of the boat with the first and third officers and eleven of the crew of the foundered barque Gael, much anxiety was created…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Steamer Waipara. Brisbane
The steamer Palmer brought a quantity of wool from the beached steamer Walpara, which will be dried and rescoured. The s.s. Maranoa is assisting in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Foundered Gael
A sensational adventure, which happened Four years ago, to the French barque Gael, Is recalled by the disaster to that vessel, says an exchange Early in June, 1905, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the Sheila. Brisbane
The motor launch Sheila, which left Newcastle on August 21st for Papua, stranded on the sandy beach, eight miles south of the Elliott River, early…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Steamer Waipara. Salvage Work Proceeding. Adventure with a Shark. Brisbane
Captain Tindall to-day reported that he had been able to alter the Waipara's list from port to starboard. The diver has discovered another large hole in number…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Steamer Waipara. Brisbane
The Brisbane agents for the British India Steam Navigation Company, shortly after midnight, received a telegram from Cape Moreton, stating that the Waipara…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No Signs of the Steamer. Hobart
Again hopes that the Waratah may have been sighted have been shattered. The steamer Arawa has arrived from Capetown, and her captain reports having seen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Missing Waratah. Federal Action. Engaging Search Steamer. Melbourne
The Federal Cabinet did not meet to-day, as bad been expected, but Sir Robert Best, the Minister for Trade and Customs, considered the question of instituting a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Sheila. Further Particulars. Bundaberg
Further particulars are available regarding the loss of the motor launch Sheila, bound from Sydney up the Queensland coast for New Guinea, which ran on a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Steamer Waipara. Brought to the Pile Light. Brisbane
The steamer Waipara passed in at Cape Moreton this evening for the Pile Light. The port authorities refused to reconsider their decision not to permit…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A New Steamer
Advice by the mail states that the New Zealand Shipping Company has placed an order for the construction of a passenger and cargo steamer of about 11,000 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Steamer Waipara. Still at the Pile Light. Brisbane
The steamer Waipara is now anchored in the vicinity of the Pile Light. The company are still hopeful that the port authorities will reconsider their decision, and…
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