A Fortune from a Wreck
It is pretty generally known that during the last twelve months the Hon. J. G Aikman, M.L.C., of Melbourne, has made some thousands of…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1906
58 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 2 of 3
"Wrecked in Port." The Unlucky End of a Lucky Trip
A COMPANY of free travellers (not distinguished persons on complimentary passes, but deadbeats pure and simple), managed to obtain a ride to Dubbo on a goods train during Monday night…
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Jandra arrived down at Tilpa on Saturday afternoon last, and left up stream at 3 p. m. on Sunday. Pilot passed Louth up stream at nine…
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The Jandra arrived at Bourke early on Wednesday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Elevated Railways. a New York Accident. Burning Wreckage
The New York correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" wrote on 19th January:— The precipitancy of a workman in…
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The Rita arrived down at Tilpa at 5 p.m. on Monday and left down this morning. Pilot passed Louth up stream at 5 o'clock on Sunday…
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Jandra passed Louth down stream at 5 p. m. yesterday…
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The s s Jandra arrived at Bourke at 2 o'clock on Tuesday evening…
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The Pilot left Bourke down stream on Wednesday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Largest Ship. Wrecked Crew's Adventure Ocean Monsters. Hardships in an Old Indian Fishing Camp
Messrs Harland and Wolff are about to launch from their Belfast yard the largest steamer in the world. This, the "Dundee Advertiser" points out, is now The details of a little drama (writes the London "Daily Mail" of 13th February) of the sea have reached Newport Monmouth…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Aquidaban Wreck. Three Admirals Lost
The "Daily Mail" of 13th February wrote:— The explosion which sank the Brazilian ironclad Aquidaban on the night of…
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April 30.—Rob Roy arrived up stream at Wilcamia on Saturday morning, and left down stream again the same afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Latest Telegrams. Violent Gales Raging. Shipwreck at [?]anly. Sydney
A violent gale is raping on the coast with heavy seas. The French barque Vince[?], 1740 tons, was driven ashore on the ocean beach at Manly last night. The cr[?]w were…
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All attempts to refloat the barque Vincennes, which went ashore on Manly Beach during Thursday night, have failed, and the ballast, is now…
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May 31.—Viola left Tilpa down stream yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nothing but a Wreck. a Prompt Salvace, The Case of Mrs. E. OOLE. (By a Local Reporter.)
A narrative well worth reeding is one which was told by Mrs. Elizabeth Colo, of No. 78 Carlton Crescent, Summer Hill, in the company of a…
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The steamer Norfolk Island was towed into Freemantle, W.A., last night. She was picked up off Rottnest by two tugs. Her propeller broke seven days ago, since when she had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Motor Lifeboat
A featare of the French life saving exhibition at the Grand Palace in the Champs Elysees is a motor lifeboat, the first ever built in France. It is provided with a…
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A sensation occurred on the steamer Devic at Melbourne last night. Joseph Brady, a native of Sydney, attacked three Greek firemen, inflicting serious injuries upon them. Two are…
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The steam tug Champion Lass is ashore, stuck fast in Rose Bay. She ran ashore during a heavy fog on Wednesday night…
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