Fallen Overboard. Steamer in Heavy Weviher. Sydney
The steamer Marcina has arrived at Norfolk Island from Sydney, Heavy weather was met with on the passage. On the first night out a dreman named Wilson…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1914
530 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 12 of 27
Ketch on the Rocks. Sydney
The ketch Archie Forbes, now on the rocks, is full of water…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Marine Mishaps. Two Ketches Ashore. Sydney
Two small ketches, the Korumah and the Phil Forbes, have been blown ashore at Port Stephens. The crews landed safely, though, owing to the terrific sea which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Murder at Sea. Ghastly Crime on a Steamer. Steward Under Arrest. Adelaide
A se[?] murder on the high seas was committeed during the voyage of the German steamer Obervasone between Fremantle and Port Adelaide on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wrecked on the Bar. A Tweed Heads Tragedy. Disaster to Fishing Party. Seven Men Drowned Tweed People Horrified
To say that local people were shocked on the receipt of the appalling news last night that seven men had been drowned in a fishing party at Tweed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steamer's Ordeal. Passengers in a Panic. Batavia
The Tasman, a steamer from Austalia, was caught in a cyclone for 30 hours. The passengers were in a state of panic. The vessel was saved by splendid…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floating Wreckage. Probably From the Aleda. Sydney
The Navigation Department has received a telegram stating that the master of the steamer. Tambar had reported passing a floating mast and other wreckage,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Marooned. Shipwrecked Crew Rescued. San Francisco
The City of Sydney brought here the captain, crew of eight, two babies, and the captain's children, who were wrecked in the schooner Nokomis. They were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floated Off. Steamer Ashore at Nambucca. Sydney
The schooner Zingara was towed into port to-day by the steamer Our Jack. She had been ashore at Nambucca River, but was successfully salved, and brought to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Salved a Nambucca Wreck. Sydney
The scow Zingara was towed into port to-day by the steamer Our Jack. The scow had been ashore at Nambucca Heads, but was successfully…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Alfred Fenning Wreckage Found on the Queensland Coast. Brisbane
Two life buoys and a pair of crutches were found at Stradbroke Island today. The life buoys both bore the name "Alfred Fenning," Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fixing the Blame Wreck of a Scow. Wellington (N.z.)
The inquiry regarding the sinking, of the scow Paniki by the steamer Clansman has concluded. The Court found that the collision was due to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Rough Passage. Schooner in a Gale. Sydney
Terrific gales were met with by the schooner Manoro on her passage from Havelock, New Zealand, to Sydney. The little vessel was twenty-five days on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Chinese Affray. Trouble on a Steamer. Sydney
During a disturbanced among several members of the Chinese crew of the steamer Storathordala, lying at Longnose Point, [?]almain, one of the Chinese,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Empress of Ireland. Incidents of the Wreck. Heroism and Tragedy
A great liner struck in the fog, over 1000 passengers and crew within the [?]reathed steel walls, 10 minutes of slow settling, and then the end, with 800 human…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Puts Back to Port. Steamer Damaged. Sydney
The steamer Strathblane, which left Newcastle on the 10th instant, bound for Honolulu, is now returning to port, having met with a serious mishap in the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Disabled at Sea a Steamer in Distress. Pressure Valve Split. Sydney
The captain of the steamer St. Louis, which arrived from Noumea to-day, reported to the Navigation Department that last Monday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Schooner Ashore. No Danger of Breaking Up. Sydney
A telegram has been received from Urunga, on the Rellinger river, stating that the schooner Tramp has gone ashore on the north beach there whilst endeavoring to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Military Preparations. Steamer and Darges Seized. Belurade
Military preparations are proceedings feverishly, Many Austrian famllies are quiting Servia. Australian troops are concentrated in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wrecked Wanderlust
Bronzed by exposure, Mr. Ralph Stock, an English novelist, his sister, Miss Stock, their friend, Mr. C. Jackson, an English ex-army…
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