British Destroyers Damaged. a Barque Wrecked
After a brilliant engagement off Milford on Monday night, August 9th, in connection with the naval manoeuvres, when both the Red and Blue sides claimed a…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1912
381 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 9 of 20
Steamer Guarantined. Sydney
The Japanese steamer Yawata M aru arrived in Sydney this morning, and went straight into quarantine on account of a slight case of smallpox on Doard…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Titanic Wreck Foretold a Remarkable Prophecy
FOURTEEN years ago Mr Morgan Robertson an American author, wrote a novel, "Futility," in which the whole Titanic disaster was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Missing the Locks. Rivers Steamer Blows to Pieces. Montreal
The river steamer Mildred missed the locks in the canal portion of the Lievre River and wont oyer the dam backwards. The crew Reajed into the and water and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Belated Passengers. Jump Aboard Departing Steamer. One of Them Drowned. Perth
Just as the mail steamer Orvieto was about'to leave Fremantle for the Eastern. States' several bolated passengers, arrived on the wharf. Some managed to scramble…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Struck the Land. Steamer Returns to Port. Sydney
During the fog on the const yesterday the steamer Jap struck the land near Port Stephens; An examination showed that the vessel was leaking slightly.: and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Collision. a Liner Badly Damaged. New York, Wednesday
The steamer-Berwind, in a dense fog, collided with the French liner Hudson, eighty passengesr being, aboard. The Hudson was badly damaged, and the tugs assisted her…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Suicide on Steamer. Sydney
Upon the arrival of the steamer Bombala from Brisbane to-day the captain reported that a man named James Wright committed suicide yesterday by cutting his…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Emigrants Detained. Steamer Service Suspended. Sympathetic Strike at Dover. London
The Athenic, due to take twelve hundred emigrants to New South Wales, is unable to leave London. The steamship service from Tilbury to Ostend has been…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Struck a Berg Ship Said to Have Foundered. London
The ship Queen Victoria, from Tocopilla to the United Kingdom, with a crew of 24 is supposed to have foundered through striking an iceberg seen to the north-west…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Steamer Stranded. the Friendship in Trouble Murwillumbah
The steamer Friendship (Corrigan's line), while being towed in by the tug Terranora to-day, met with a serious mishap, which may result in her total wreckage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kotuku Wreck. Captian Censured for His Collapse. Sydney
At Wellington, New Zealand, the court of inquiry into the Kotuku wreek found that Captain Christian was guilty of improper navigation, The captain collapsed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wrecking Pool Rooms. San Francisco
Successive explosions of dynamite created a panic at the Dountown pool rooms. No one was hurt, but several pool rooms were wrecked. The motive is unknown…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Cunard Steamer on Fire. Heavy Damage Sustained London
A fire broke out on the Cunarder Carmania while docked at Liverpool. It is believed it commenced in the cool bunkers. It was soon evident that the vessel was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Strikes the Breakwater. Grafton
The Rockhampton struck the breakwater whilst being towed into the river by the Lady Beatrice, but refused help. A diver is examining her damaged bow…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two Explosions. Steamer Boiler Kills Four. Dynamite Prematurely Explodes. St. Petersburg
A boiler explosion occurred on the passenger steamer Vologda by which four were killed and many injured, KINGSTON (Ontario), Monday…
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The "Tweed Herald" furnishes the following details of the disaster to Corrigan and Co.'s Friendship, a boat which has been trading to the Richmond and Tweed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Leura Ashore Sydney
The steamer Loitra is ashore at Warrmambool, Victoria. So far all attempts to get her oil the sand have failed…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →New Steamer Launched. London
The South Coast S.S. Company's magui has been launched at Troon…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Coal at a Penny a Ton. Some Remarkable Shipwreck Sales
Coal at under a penny a ton! And 540 tons of it at this price, too! This is the price that coal was actually sold for in…
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