Boer Made Shells. a Boer Foundry Wrecked
The Natal Advertiser says:âAn arrived by the Hawarden Castle, who left Johannesburg on December 20, states that on the day before he left some attempts were made by Perrin, the…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1900
24 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 2
The Accident to the Transport Steamer Manchester Port
A PRELIMINARY Marino Board inquiry was held at Brisbane on Monday into the circumstances surrounding the accident to the Manchester Port. Captain M'Lellan, the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wreck of the Sierra Novada. Survivors' Narratives
LATER particulars of the wreek of the Sierra Novada show that the first mate, Crawley, was in charge when the vessel arrived off the heads on the 8th inst., and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Launch at Ballina. Fenwick's New River Steamer
THE new steamer built for the river passenger trade at the yards of Fenwick Bros., Ballina, was successfully launched on Wednesday morning last. A great number of people…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shipwreck and Loss of Life. Near Port Phillip Heads
DURING a roaring gale about 2 o'clock on Wednesday morning the ship Sierra Nevada, 1400 tons, shot past Port Phillip Heads and dashed herself to pieces on the London Bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A New Passenger River Steamer. Launch at Ballina
BALLIONA presented a very animated appearance on Wednesday last, the occasion being the launching of a fine new passenger steam built for the river trade by Messrs. Fenwick…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on the Steamer Peregrine. Explosion Among Deck Cargo
A FIRE of an unusual character occurred on Friday evening on Messrs. Howard Smith and Sons steamship Peregrine while lying at Cowper Wharf, Woolloomoooloo Bay. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Foundering of the Schooner Jane
NELSON'S BAY reports on Saturday afternoon: The schoonor Jane, timber laden, bound from Port Stephens to Sydney, sank last night at her auchorage, in Shoal Bay,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Experience on a Cattle Steamer
THE steamer Anerley, which left Newcastle for South Africa on May 25, arrived in Melbourne a week later after a terrible experience. She had on board…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Furious Gale on the Coast Steamer Tomki in Trouble. The Vessel Steams 18 Miles in 13 Hours
OUR weather report from Mr. C. L. Wragge received last Thursday predicted heavy squalls between Gabo and Trial Bay, under the disturbance "Polion," and EARNESTLY advised shipping…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Barque Wrecked
The American barque Harvester, bound from Table Bay to Newcastle, was totally wrecked on Seal Rocks on Friday night. The captain and crew took to the boats. The smaller boat was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Cattle Steamer's Dreadful Experience. Heavy Loss of Live Stock
FOLLOWING closely upon the terrible experience of the cattle steamer Anerley comes the story of another disastrous cattle shipment by the French steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wreck of Barque Harvester. Struck Seal Rocks. Crew Rescued by S.S. MACLEAY
[?]s American barque Harvester, bound from Table Bay to Newcastle, 41 day out from Capetown was wrecked on Seal Rocks. Towards midnight on Friday those in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Steamer Moresby in a Gale. Loss of Live Stock
THE steamer Moresby, of Messrs. Burns, Philip, and Company's line, had a terrible experience between Sydney and New Britain, on her Islaud cruise. The captain says it…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Steamer in a Gale. Shocking Spectacle at Sea
THE steamer Moresby had a terrible experience between Sydney and New Britain, on her Island cruise. The captain says it was the roughest passage they have had…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →New York Steamer Fires. Small Portholes Cost Many Lives
THE full accounts of the terrible tragedy in New York Harbor, which are contained in the American papers, not only increase the horror felt on the first intimation of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Abnormal Price of Coal. Advance in Steamer Passenger Rates
ALL the Sydney agencies of the International steamship companies were advised by cable on Saturday of the decision arrived at in London to raise the fares 10 per cent, owing…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Wreck of the Lord of the Isles. Thrilling Experiences of the Crew
By the steamer Mararoa, which arrived at Sydney early on Saturday morning from Auckland, further particulars were received regarding the wreck of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Shipwrecked Crew
THE shipwrecked crew of the B.I.S.N. steamer Indra, a 6000-ton liner, tell a sensational story of their escape from the wreck, which occurred about 40 miles south…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A Now Lifeboat
THE engineer Von Andre, who, though born in Sweden, receives a pension from the Russian Government, has invented a lifeboat of very original construction (says the…
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