Steamer Grounded. Sydney
The steamer, Ngatuvu., bound for Opotiki from Auckland, structs a heavy squall and grounded while attempting to pass over Opotiki bar…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1909
305 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 16
P. and O. Steamer Gets Away Before the Earthouake
The P. and O. steamer Mooltan cleared the Straits twenty-one hours before the disaster…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Looted by Pirates
An Italian merchant named Fraia, the only passenger who was on board the English steamer Norman Isles, has given to the "Corrlere della Sera" a long and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steamer Fredrick Davis
THE ferry steamer Fredrick Davis, which sprang a leak and foundered off the North Coast while en[?]route from the Richmond River to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Ill-Fated S.S. Frederick Davis. Captain's Graphic Story of the Wreck
MESSRS. J. Denning (Riley's Hill) and L. M'Kenzie (Oakland), two members of the crew of the ill-fated s.s. Frederick Davis, were in Coraki last week,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ferry Steamer Burnt. Sydney
The ferry steamer Pearl was burnt to the water's edge in the Harbor. The origan of the fire is a mystery…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Died at Sea. the Schooner Showing Signs of Distress. Sydney
About a quarter to 11 on Friday morning the signal master at Seal Rocks noticed a small schooner some distance out to sea flying an ensign roversed. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Wrecked. Passengers and Crew Saved. Vessel's Position About Hopeless. Sydney
The steamar Karauh from Sydney, bound to Port Stephens, went ashore on Stockton Beach this morning. The passengers and crew landed safely…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Rosedale Ashore. in a Dangerous Position
On Monday morning the North Coast Company's steamer Rosedale, whilst crossing the Rellingen' Heads from Sydney, Struck the south breakwater, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegraphic News. Fever-stricken Schooner. Sydney
The fever-stricken schooner Engenie, the captain and mate of which died recently off the North Coast, arrived in Sydney to-day in tow of the N.C.S.N. Co.'s Stemaer…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stranded Steamer Karuah. Sydney
The position of the stranded steamer Ka ruah is considerably improved, and another attempt is to be made to pull her off It is thought it is likely to be…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Stranded Steamer Karuah
On Wednesday night the stranded steamer was alnie st broadside on the the beach, and at Iow tide' it was possible to wade out and get on board. A sandbank…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dangers of the Deep. Steamer Strikes Submerged Object. Sydney
The steamer Enuerdale, which struck a submerged object in Bass Straits some days ago, while bound from New Zealand to Melbourne, was floated into Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreck. London
The British steamer Fidra, coal laden, has been wrecked at Amrum, and her crew of 17 perished…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Rosedale Refloated. Sydney
The steamer Rosedale was successfully reflated at Bellingen Heads this morning. The vessel, after landing timber, will come on to Sydney under her own steam…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Steamer Ashore
The Patea Shipping Co.'s new steamer Arapawa, which only arrived from the Clyde a few days ago, is ashore in an ugly position on the Patea bar, New…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Captain Fined. Sydney
The captain of the steamer Vine was fined £100 to-day for permitting a prohibited immigrant to land…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Orient Co.'s New Steamer Launched. London
The new steamer Osterley, built for the Orient Co.'s Australian trade has been successfully launched on a second attempt. (When being launched in the presence of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The New Mail Steamer
Interest in shipping circles and along the waterfront has been centred in the P. and O. Company's new mammoth mail steamer Morea, which entered the port on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tragedy of a Sailor's Terrier. Pathetic Incident of a Wreck. Rescued Dog Killed by Regulations
Off the rugged Cornish coast last month, in one of the fiercest north-westerly gales that even the oldest shoreman can recall, a shipwrecked crew were saved through…
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