Steamer Delayed. Boston
An extraordinary marine phenomenon was reported on the arrival of the British freight steamer Rochelle. While the vessel was en route from…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1913
272 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 14
A Liner Wrecked
In the early morning of last Saturday the Houlder liner Tyrone went ashore close to Otago Heads. The captain was on the bridge at the time. The vessel is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Atlantic Disaster. Steamer on Fire. Many Lives Lost. Ten Vessels Save Passengers. London
The British steamer Volturno, bound from Rotterdam to New York, has been abandoned on fire in the Atlantic…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Volturno Disaster. Steamer Not Traceable. Believed to Have Sunk. London
The White Star Company's liner Cymric has made a careful search for the Volturno, but found no trace of her…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Euroka Wrecked. Hard and Fast on the Rocks. Sydney
The coastal paddle steamer Euroka went on to the rocks at Long Reef, between Deewhy and Narrabeen, late yesterday afternoon. She is now hard and fast on…
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Providing nothing untoward occurs to interfere with the arrangements for discharging at Melbourne, the new N. D. L. liner Poson will leave there on Saturday, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of a Steamer. Only One Survivor. London
Router reports that the Finnish steamer Vestkusten has been wrecked off Vasa, on the Gulf of Bosnia, Only one member of the crew was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Vestkusten Wreck. Survivor's Story. Helsingfors
The sole survivor of the steamer Vestkusten, which was wrecked oft Vase, in the Gulf of Bosnia, states that only one boat, containing a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer on Fire. Race to Port. Halifax
The steamer Sowwell, with her decks red-hot, raced into Halifax yesterday. Huge seas broke the steering gear of the vessel, which was rendered…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Steamer Palermo. Damaged by a Storm. Durban
The P. and O. cargo steamer Palermo, which sailed from Brisbane on September 13th, has arrived at Durban…
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Some changes have been suggested in the guiding light as a result of the wreck of the steamer Devon at Wellington Heads. Captain Johnson has suggested to if possible…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Schooner Florence Wrecked. Near Barrenjoey Lighthouse. Woy Woy
The schooner Florence has been wrecked near the Barrenjoey lighthouse. The vessel's steering gear became unmanageable, and she drifted on to the rocks and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Barque Marjorie Craig Ashore
After having accomplished a remarkably smart passage between Newcastle and kaipara, the little barque Marjorie Craig run ashore at the New Zealand port whilst…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Burns, Philip Steamer
The new Burns, Philp liner Merinda arrived at Sydney on Friday on her maiden voyage from Grangemouth. The Morinda has a gross tonnage of 1800 tons, and is 260ft…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Wrecked Battleship. the Salvage. Paris
A Genoese firm engaged in demolishing the remains of the wrecked battleship Jena, found in the bunkers unburnt coal to the value of £640…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fate of a Salvage Steamer
A Helsingfors despatch of September 25 gives the following account of the disaster to the Fiunish salvege steamer Tjorvik in the outer skerries of Hango:—The Tjorvik…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Oil Steamer on Fire. Six Persons Burned. Bombay
An oil steamer, carrying 2000 tons of petroleum, has been destroyed by fire off Tuticorin. Two engineers, three servants, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Oil Steamer Fire. Several More Victims. Bombay
In addition to the six persons who were reported as having been killed in consequence of the fire on board the off steamer at Tuticorin, several others…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Melbourne. Details of the Mishap. One of the Crew Interviewed
Details of the striking of the steamer Melbourne on a reef in Surigo Straits last month were given yesterday to a representative of the "Newcastle Morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer on Fire. a Race to Safety. Halifax (N.s.)
The steamer Muirfield Head arrived on fire, having steamed at top speed from mid-ocean. When the cargo of cotton in the…
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