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Northern Rivers · Shipwrecks & the sea
291 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 7 of 15
Mrs. M. Seanlon, of 1 Avon Place, off Haines-street, North Melbourne, says:— "Four years ago I was a great victim of indigestion, which laid, me up for days,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Tyser Line steamer Indrabarah has been wrecked during the night on the Manawatu coast, New Zealand. No lives were lost but the vessel is now a total wreck,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The steamer Coomondery went aground inside the bar on a sand spit while attempting to cross out at Nasooina, on the South Coast, this morning. The position…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A coastal steamer sank off the coast of Java, and 23 of the crew were drowned and 47 saved…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Portuguese cruiser Adamaster went ashore at Dumbel Island. The British cruiser Otter is standing by. The Adamaster's crew have been rescued…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A five-masted schooner went ashore in Botany Bay this morning, but despite the heavy sea her position is not considered dangerous. The name of the vessel has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The ferry steamer Birkenhead foundered in the harbor this afternoon. There were no passengers on board, but the crew of four had narrow escapes. The steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The South African coast has been the scene of some serious wrecks recently, the two latest occurring in the same week…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The ferry steamer Birkenhead foundered in Sydney harbor on Wednesday afternoon. There were no passengers on board, but the crew of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The steamer Murere, which arrived at Brisbane to-night from Sydney, experienced the full force of the recent gale which struck her outside Sydney Heads, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Owing to the Hunter River being in Hood trains bound, north are unable to proceed beyond Singleton. Cessnock Creek overflowed, and resues were effected with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Adamastor has been refloated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The China Navigation Company's steamer Changsha, which arrived in Sydney from Hongkong last week, brought full details of the most sensational act of piracy which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreckage from a small coasting vessel has been picked up near Camden Haven. The Navigation Department are investigating…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A diver at Westport, Victoria, discovered a sunken wreck which is believed to be the remains of a ship sunk many years years ago. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Messageries Maritime Co.'s steamer Senegal has been blown up by a mine at Smyrna. There were 120 aboard. CONSTANTINOPLE, Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The White Star Lino have, encircled the globe with British-built ships,, and their connection with the Australian trade has been a long and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →As the steamer Nevada, flying the American flag, was leaving Smyrna yesterday she struck two mines in quick succession, and a third explosion occurred within two…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The steamer Wakool has been sold to a Japanese buyer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The steamer Inaba Maru which arrived at Sydney this morning, encountered a terrible typhoon two days out from Hongkong, and the passengers were washed out…
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