Steamer Stranded. Five Men Drowned. Copenhagen
The Russian mine-laying steamer Neirokis has been stranded at Ronne on her maiden voyage from Middlesborough to Libau…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1914
261 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 14
Attempted Robbery. on a Steamer. San Francisco
A sensational attempt to rob the steamer Willamette, which plies along the Californian coast, was frustrated by the ship's master, Captain Reiner…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrible Tale of the Sea Escape of a Crew. Shipwreck and Starvation. Sydney
A stirring story of shipwreck, starvation, and awful privations was told yesterday by members of the crew of the shipwrecked schooner El Dorado, who…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Steamer Tasman. Thursday Island
The damage to the steamer Tasman, through the grounding at Bramble Cay, was not so serious as was at first believed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of an Oil Steamer She Breaks in Two. Twenty-four Men Drowned. New York
The steamer Oklahoma sank off Sandy Hook. Twenty-four of the crew perished, but eight were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Oklahoma Wreck. Five More Men Rescued. Bravery of British Officers. New York
Six of the survivors of the oil steamer Oklahoma, which broke in two and sank off Sandy Hook in a storm, have arrived at New York, on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Dalgonar. Story of the Rescue. London
Survivors of the ship Dalgonar, wrecked in a gale off Cape Horn in October last, have arrived in London. They include a New Zealander…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Messageries Maritimes Steamer
The Messageries Maritimes new steamer Andre Lebon, named after the present chairman of the company's board of directors, was successfully launched at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Adelaide S.s. Company. Another Steamer Sold
The Adelaide Steamship Company, Limited, has disposed of another of its interstate cargo steamers, making a total of three vessels sold in the last few…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle Police Court. Friday, January 9. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Failing to Pay Steamer Fare
George M'Laren (38), a boilermaker, pleaded guilty to having failed to pay his fare, or exhibit a ticket, or other receipt, showing that he had paid it, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Schooner on Fire. Crew's Fate Unknown. Washington
Another fire at sea has been reported, by the revenue cutter Miami which found the British steamer Glenafton on fire in the Gulf of Mexico…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mail Steamer Ashore. Fears for Her Safety. St. John (N.b.)
The Royal mall steamer Cobequid, bound from the West Indies to Halifax, is ashore on Briar Island, According to wireless reports her…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Barrier Sold
Yet another of the Adelaide Company's fleet, the s.s. Barrier, is reported to have changed owners, and she makes the fourth vessels the company has disposed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Saved From Death. Wreck of the Cobequid. Rescued by Wireless. Yarmouth (N.s.)
Another sea tragedy has been averted owing to wireless telegraphy. The Royal mall steamer Cobequid had begun to break up under the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →North Atlantic Gales. a Schooner Founders. Boston (Mass,)
Gales are continuing in the North Atlantic. The schooner Grace Martin foundered, but her crew of 17 men cruised…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Loss of the Melbourne. Carelessly Navigated Steamer
The report is issued of the finding of a Naval Court, which sat at Manila on October 30 and 31 to investigate the circumstances attending the wreck of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Steamer Empire. Darwin
The steamer Empire, which was about, 30 hours' overdue, and concerning which some anxiety was felt, was sighted at half-past two o'clock this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wrecked by Avalanche. a Swiss Farmhouse. Berne
While a farmer and his wife at Hamlete, in the Canton Saint Gall, were dining, and his grandmother was in the kitchen, an avalanche fell from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer for Australian Trade
The English mail this week brings news that the Federal Steam Navigation Company have just contracted with Messrs. Swan, Hunter, and Wigham Richardson,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wolverhampton Murder Following Up Clues. Suspect on a Steamer. London
The engineer Rocks, who was murdered at Wolverhampton, had told three people of his intended visit to that place, including the purser of the…
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