Shipwreck Message
A message found in a corked bottle, washed up ashore at Singapore, road : " Come and help us ; we are lost on one of the New Guinea Islands."…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1909
35 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 2 of 2
A Terrible Shipwreck. Horrible Suffering
THE news of a sensational wreck with only five survivors of the ship's company, war brought into Sydney by the as. Tofus on Wednesday morning. The Norwegian barque Errol from…
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News of a sensational wreck, and the survival of only five of the whole of a ship's company was brought to Sydney by the steamer Tofua on Wednesday…
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There is no news of the steamer Waratah. The initial apprehension regarding the steamer is relieved by the non-discovery of any wreckage…
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The steamer Maori, bound from London for Lyttleton, was wrecked near Capetown. So far as is at present known two people aboard were drowned and nine were landed:…
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The steamer Waipars, which left Brisbane on Wednesday night for London, via Sydney, struck a rock near Cape Moreton. The ship was beached, and the crew and a…
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During the voyage of the steamer Riverina from Sydney to Melbourne a passenger suddenly appeared on duck, dressed in singlet, trousers and boots, mounted the rail, waved his hand,…
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The Natal Liner Umblali, is ashore at the entrance to Simon's Bay, near Cape Town. The Union Castle Liner rescued some of the passengers, but eleven people were drowned by…
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The steamer Umplali, bound from London to Fort Natal, went ashore at Cape Point, near Capetown. A Union-Castle Line steamer resorted some of the…
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News was received yesterday of the loss of the Pacific Phosphates Company's new steamer Ocean Queen when on her maiden voyage among the islands. No lives were…
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The steamer South Australian has been wrecked at Wallis Island, near Fiji. Later information states that the vessel went ashore, but was floated off after a considerable…
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The British steamer Heating struck a shoal in the Bay of Fundy (Nova Sootia). The captain and most of the crow as well as four passengers, took to the boots, one of which capsized…
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The steamer Wilna, [?]den with from, is stranded at Bli[?]and, Holland. Of the crew of fourteen, thirteen were drowned…
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The steamer Wilna, laden with iron, is stranded at Blielaad, Holland. Of the crew of fourteen, thirteen were drowned…
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The steamer Capna, with a crew of 23, bound from Hamburg to Genoa, is missins 'n tho North Sea. It is bettered she is lost…
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