Steamer Sinking
The steamer Diogenes, which sailed from Capetown on December 25, picked up the following S.O.S. message on December 30: "We are sinking. Report…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1925
186 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 10
Fine of £22,000 Is Steamer Liable ? WASHINGTON
For carrying 552 passengers from Philadelphia to Halifax the British steamer Voltaire is Hable to a fine of £22,000, according to the decision of…
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The brigantine Jeannette is reported to be a total loss at Manomana, in the North Ellice Group, having gone ashore on December 5…
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It is reported from New Jersey that, after drifting helplessly off the treacherous Seabright Sands for two hours, the Australian steamer Ulooloo,…
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The Manchester and Salford Fire Brigades, assisted by a fire float, fought fire for hours which broke out aboard the Egyptian cotton laden steamer, Chinese…
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From an examination of the Rama, which was wrocked at the Chatham Islands, the condition of the vessel appears to be hopeless. The bottom…
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The steamer Port Nicholson, which recently wept aground near Las Palmas, is expected to reach Gravesend to-morrow…
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It is feared that the Mexican steamer Isodoro, carrying 37 passengers, including well-known Mexicans, has been lost in a furious gale…
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NEW YORK, Wednesday. The American submarine S19 has been wrecked on a sand bank off Chatham, Mass., with 40…
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"Gee, but I'm lucky," said Harold Richards, hero of the smash, as he grinned out of the depths of his pillow at Sydney Hospital. He gingerly…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Steamer Fired on
The British steamer Wenchow was heavily shelled by Chinese seven miles above Chinkiang on Friday, one shell passing just over the bridge. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Unchartered Rock Russian Steamer Sinks in Mid-Ocean Meal of Penguin Eggs Saved by Chance Meeting with Another Vessel CAPETOWN
The shipwrecked crew of the Russian steamer Erivan arrived here to-day. On the night of December 31 the vessel struck an unchartered rock, which ripped a role in the hull below the waterline, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Mr. Leslie" Disappears and De Garis Goes Ashore
C. J. de Garis's arrival in New Zealand on the Maheno. He kept the brim of his panama hat well down over his eyes, and endeavored to avoid publicity as much as possible…
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A message from Thursday Island states that the steamer Havre is reported to be aground on Kins Island. She is an oil burner of 2073 tons…
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The Deputy Director of Navigation was advised this morning that the steamer Havre, bound for Townsville and Brisbane from Singapore, with a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Abandon Ship" Wrecks on British Coast Few Survivors London
"Ababdon ship Every man for himself" should the captain of the oil tank steamer Redline, bound from Southampton to Gloncester,…
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The steamer Cooma was crushed against Howard Smith's wharf this morning. The oversea steamer Surrey was being towed down stream, when the flood tide…
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Passengers on board the Sydney Ferries steamer Korea had a thrilling experience this afternoon. The vessel left Milson's Point crowded with passengers, shortly…
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Eight men perished in the wreck of the oil-tanker Redline during a hurricane off the Cornish coast. Hector Durragh, the mate, is the sole survivor…
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A new steamer of 550 tons gross intended for the Sydney-Port Macquarie service, was launched successfully from the Lithgow Building…
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