Disabled Steamer Colac
THE disabled steamer Colac, of the Adelaide Steamship Company's fleet, entered Newcastle at 4.30 p.m. on Thursday, in tow of Messrs. Fenwick and Co.'s…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1907
171 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 2 of 9
Disabled Steamer Colac. T[?]aed to Newcastle
[?] steamer Colac, of the Adelaide Stemship Company's [?] entered Newcastle Harbour at [?] p.m. on [?] day in [?] of Messrs. Feawick and…
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From New York on January 13th, the correspondent of the "London Express" wrote:— In the New York police court there…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Criminal Band. at Their Guilty Work. Burglary, Fires, Wrecking
The "Express" reports that the extraordinary series of outrages, including burglary, incendiarism, and attempted train-wrecking, which has occurred in…
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THE salvage steamer Federal, in charge of Captain Mann, recently toured the coast from Sydney to Brisbane. On the voyage up the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lifeboat Tragedy. Crew Clinging for Six Hours
A terrible experience befell the crew of the Rhyde lifeboat during the gale which raged throughout New Year's night and the early hours of next…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire on the Steamer Bielefeld. Smoke Helmets Used
A fire broke out about 3.15 p.m. Friday week on board the German-Australian steamer Bielefeld, berthed at Parbury's wharf, South Brisbane. The North and South…
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Two sailors were sitting in the gallery of an old country church, paying great attention to the service. During the sermon one of them heard a distinct sound of snoring…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Berlin Wreck. a Deed of Heroism
The saving of the last three survivors of the wreck of tho Berlin by a Dutch merchant, Captain Martin Sperling. helped by his two nephews, in a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A New Unsinkable Lifeboat
The first patent for a lifeboat was taken out in 1785, but four years later a greatly improved form was brought out by Henry Greathead, which was generally adopted and…
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Two sailors were sitting in the Battery of an old country church, paying great attention to the service. During the sermon one of them heard a distinct sound of snoring…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →An Historic Wreck. The Relics of the Dunbar
RECOLLECTIONS of the wreck of the ship Dunbar near the Gap, at South Head, were revived last Tuesday week by the discovery of submerged…
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ABOUT five years ago the coastal mail steamer Thomaz Andreas, laden with nearly 200 tons of copper ore, suddenly foundered at night, six miles…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sunken Ships Floated by Air. How Wrecks are Raised
The raising of a ship sunk to the bottom of the sea is not always a successful or profitable business even in these days of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Reduced Steamer Fares From United Kingdom
Since the revival of the assisted immigration policy of the Government a little over a year ago, large numbers of persons have taken advantage of the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Lizard Wreck. Such Splendid Discipline
On 19th March the "Westminster Gazette" wrote:— It seems at first to be a remarkable coincidence that two great passenger…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Kiaora Wreck. Rescue of the Passengers
The steamer Kiaora struck on a reef off Tinia Point in the midddle of the night during a heavy iog. The impact threw many of the passengers out of their bunks…
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Messrs. Davis Bros. and Burgess' new passenger steamer, the "Frederick Davis," is now here, and her cabins and deck fittings will be placed in her by Messrs. Brown and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of a Sydney Ketch. Loss of Five Lives Feared
The captain of the coastal steamer Allowri[?], which returned to Sydney on Wednesday, reported having sighted a sunken ketch not far from B[?]any[?] Heads[?]The pilot…
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The steamer Kia-ora whose wreck was recently reported, struck the reef off Tirua Point during the middle of the night. There was a heavy fog at the…
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