The Askoy's Lifeboat
The lifeboat, in which the survivors of the wrecked sailing ship Askoy reached Yam[?]a in 1[?]12, has been fitted up with a high horse power T. and M. emrine, and…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1914
530 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 27
Steamer Stranded. Only Two Men Saved. Copenhagen
The Russian mine laying steamer Neiroks stranded at Sonne on her maiden voyage from Middlesbrough to Liban. She Was not damaged, but the crew, consisting of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Founders. Sydney
News has reached Sydney of the loss of the steamer Takyal, which ran upon a submerged rock near Port Arthur and foundered, and 164 lives were lost, mostly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Barque Wrecked. at the Cook Islands. Crew Brought to Wellington. Wellington (N.z.)
The barque Triton, which left the Bluff on November 21 for Maldon 'Island, was wrecked near Rafiatonga, in the Cook Group, on December 21. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Weather North. Several Wrecks. Thursday Island
Three ketches were reported lost during the heavy weather. One is owned by Mr. Hockings, one by the Wyben Company, one by Mills, of Nagbia…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Barque Wrecked. in the Cook Group. Vessel, Sold to the Natives. Wellington
The barque Triton, which left the bluff on November 21 for Marden, is land wrecked near [?]ga in the Cook Group. On December 21 the vessel was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Loss of a Schooner. Captain and Crew Perish. Nova Scotia
A wireless from Sabel Island says that the Nova Scotian schooner Ionian, has been lost together with the captain and six of a crew. The vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Sunk. Only Eight Lives Saved. New York
The steamer Oklahoma sank off Sandy Hook. Twenty-four of the crew perished, and eight were saved. According to a wireless, the Hamburg-American freighter…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Oil Steamer Founders. Twenty-two Souls Perish. London
The oil tank steamer Oklahoma has foundered off Sandy Hook and 22 of the crew have perished. Eight only were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fate of Oil Steamer. Founders Fifteen Minutes Run From New York Harbor. New York
The fate of an unnamed oil tank steamer, reported by wireless as sinking forty miles south of the Ambrose Channel Lightship is still in doubt…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →[?]Tical Attack on Steamer
A d[?]ring case of piracy is reported by the officers of the steamer St. Albans, which arrived on Saturday from the East. The steamer Kwan Chau Wan, belonging to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Explosion on Steamer. Several Killed. New York
An explosion occurred at New Orleans yesterday on board the German oil tank steamer Geestemunde, as a result of which several persons were killed,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Graphic Sea Story. the Oil Steamer's Fate. Portions of the Crew Rescued. New York
Five of the crew of the missing steamer Oklahoma, have been picked up in a lifeboat by the liner Gregory. They had been drifting about in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Craft Wrecked Seventy-five Drowned
One thousand laborers, employed on the Grand Trunk Pacific railway, were being transported across Fish River, west of Fort George, in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Oklahoma Wreck. Six More Survivors. New York
Six survivors from the steamer Oklahoma, which was wrecked oil Sandy [?] arrived aboard the steamer Gregory. They had been picked up while adrift in a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CABLEGRAMS. Oil Steamer's Fate. More Rescued. Boston
The Bavaria, bringing Captain Gunter and seven officers and men from the Oklahoma, has arrived at Boston. Captain Gunter states that there was no…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Improved Steamer Service
A public meeting, convened by request, was held in the Council Chambers, Ballina, on Thursday night. Mayor Marlin presided, and the usual a[?]athy of Ballinaites…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Steamer Breaks in Two
The steamer Oklahoma, sank off Sandy Hook, at the entrance to New York Harbor on Monday last and 24 members of the crow were drowned,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Direct Steamer Service. Victorian Premier's Proposal. Melbourne
The [?]on. W. A. Watt, the Victorian Premier, stated yesterday that he hoped to submit to the Premiers' Conference the question of the establishing of a direct…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Through the Panama. Crane Steamer Makes the Passage. London
A small crane steamer, operating on the Atlantic side, was the first vessel to pass through the Panama Canal. She made her way through during the course…
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