Wreck of the Coraki Blown Up. Tons of Fish Killed
THE remains of the wrecked steamer Coraki, which were lying at the mouth of the Macleay River, were few days ago blown up. At low tide the bows of the vessel were…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1901
26 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 2
Blowing up a Wreck
WRITING of the blowing up of the s.s. Coraki, at the Macleay Heads, a correspondent of the Manning TIMES says:—Captain Ricketts recovered both of the steam winches, the new…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Sydney Forry Steamer Strikos the Rocks
DUKING the heavy storm which swept the harbor as well as the city on Monday night the Manly ferry steamer Fairlight touched the rocks at George's Head, but…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Relic of a Wreck
Mr. JOHN M'DONALD; of Ballarat (Vic), who is staying at Princetown, on the Victorian coast, found the other day an interesting relic at the mouth of the Loch Ard…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Largest Ocean Steamer. the White Star Line Still Ahead
THE contest which has been going on for the last few years between British and German steamship companies for the possession of the largest and swiftest ocean steamer has…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Scene on a Wreck
REFERRING to the recent wreck of the Rio de Janeiro, the following description is given of the final scene:—Some of the survivors declared that the officers and crew…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Rio Wreck. a Scene of Horror
SOME graphic accounts of the City of Rio de Janeiro wreck appear in the San Francisco files to hand by the R.M.S. Sierra The disaster is thus reported by the San…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Body Washed Ashore
A GRUESOME discovery was made by Mr. Wm. Miller, of Yannlie (Vic.), on the beach at Oberon Bay last Friday. He noticed a large box washed up on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Terrible Scenes at a Wreck
WITH reference to the loss of the Mansusseb Company's steamer Arslan in the Red Sea on April 1st, the following particulars of the disaster are now to hand from one of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Shipping Disaster Total Wreck of the Tug Protector All Hands Lost
At 9 o'olook yesterday (Monday) morning the shocking news that Messrs. Fenwick Bros, tug Protector had become a total wreck, and all hands lost, on the Richmond bar, caused…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck at Ballina
THE sad calamity associated with chis district in the wreck of the tug Protector, with a sacrifice of all the lives on board, is an incident particularly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Gale on the South Coast. Two Steamers Ashore
A telegram from Midura on Monday states that the steamer "Shannon" ran ashore and quickly filled. The passengers were with, difilculty saved, but it is feared the cargo has been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wreck of the Lizzie Bell. Terrible Experience of the Survivors
WELLINGTON papers by the Union liner Mokoia give further details of the wreck of the Lizzie Bell, off the New Zealand coast. The vessel left Wellington at ll…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →For Shipwrecked Sailors. Shelter Sheds on Kangaroo Island
THE gunboat Protector, which left Port Adelaide on Monday on a cruise with the Naval Reserve, took two shelter huts to be erected on the inhospitable south-west…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Protector Wreck
THE loss of the tug Protector, which took place on the northern side of the outer bar of the Richmond River on July 1, formed the subject of an inquiry on Friday by the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Another Shipping Disaster. The Oakland a Total Wreck
THE Times stiites Hint curly on Monday morning Ballina was stirred by the discovery that the s.s. Oakland bad struck on the Southern Breakwater and was in a very dangerous position. It appears…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Marine Disaster. Wreck of the Oakland
QCITE a sensation was caused on Monday last when it wan reported that the steamer Oakland was fast in a dangerous position at the entrance to this river. It appears the vessel in entering…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Arrival of a Disabled Steamer. the Willowdene in Port
THE fears which were entertained in shipping circles in regard to the steamer Willowdene were set at rest by the arrival of the vessel in Sydney on Thursday. A telegram…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wreck of the Torpe do-Boat Destroyer. Heroism of British Seamen
THE torpedo-boat destroyer Cobra has been wrecked while proceeding on a steam trial from her constructors' yard Newcastle to Portsmouth…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Steamer Oakland. Docked at Riley's Hill
THE steamer Oakland was successfully floated into the Government dock at Riley's Hill on Sunday last. An effort was made to get the vessel in on the previous evening, but she lodged…
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