The William Langford Wreck
A NARROWER escape from being drowned in the surf on the Richmond bar than the two men had who composed the crew of the steamer William Langford…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1894
33 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 2 of 2
TELEGRAPHIC. Wreck of the Steamer Rodondo. Several Liven Lost. Sydney
THE steamer Rodondo has been totally wrecked on the West Australian coast. Several passengers were lost. Later…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →TELEGRAPHIC Wreck of the Rodondo. Sydney
THE Rodondo, of the Howard-Smith line of steamers, has been totally wrecked on Pollock Beef, on the West Australian Coast, and a number of the passengers…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Wreck of the Rodondo. MR. J. Gollan's Statement
MR. GOLLAN, of Lismore, a master mariner, of N S W., who was taking a trip by the Rodondo, made an important statement throwing some fresh light upon the wreck. He said: "I was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Foundering of a Steamer. Proves to be the Bowra
THE following telegram was posted at the Sydney Exchange on Saturday morning: "Seal Rocks, Saturday.—Steamer foundered shortly after 6 this morning. Boats [?] towards Port [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Steamer Wrecked 112 Persons Drowned. Terrible Hardships Endured by the Survivors. Sydney
THE steamer Wairarapa was wrecked last Sunday night on the Great Barrier Island, near New Zealand. 112 persons, including Captain McIntosh, were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wreck of the Rodondo. Finding of the Court
THE Court of Marine Inquiry at Melbourne last Thursday delivered its reserved decision as to the cause of the loss of the steamer Rodondo on Pollock's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the Steamer Wairarapa. Terrible Scenes
WE take the following from Sydney papers: The Wairarapa has coded her career in a thrilling maritime tragedy unapproached by any disaster on record so far as the intercolonial steam trade is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Incidents at the Wreck of the Wairara
MR. CHAMERLAIN, a passenger, after relating intances of courage in getting the people ashore on the line, adds: There were, I am sorry to confess, one or two instances of selfishness at that time and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wreck of the Wairarapa
FROM the particulars regarding the wreck of the Wairarapa it seems clear that the loss of the vessel and over 130 valuable lives was due to that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Wairarapa Wreck. The Chief Engineer's Evidence
MR. SINCLAIR, chief engineer, deposed that the Wairarapa's speed was not altered from Sydney to the Barrier. The average speed was 12½ knots. After the vessel strnck the order was given to…
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PART of the evidence taken at the official enquiry held conerning the loss of the Wairarapa is not pleasant reading. Following is a portion of that given by…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wreck of the S.S. Gwydir
CAPTAIN MAITNIGEL has made the following statement: " We left Sydney for Newcastle on Wednesday night, the weather being tine. On coming up the coast it was very hazy, and at…
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