How to Avoid a Wreck
A tiny leak in a b[?] g ship can eas[?] [?] stopped [?]f taken in t[?]me, but [?]f disregarded it will overcome the m[?] vessel, and drag her beneath the sen…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1912
40 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 2 of 2
Roosevelt the Wrecker. Opposition to Mr Taft. Question of Ethics. (By Sydney Brooks in the "Outlook.")
Imagine Mr Balfour three or four years from now starting a campaign to oust Mr Bonar Law and reinstate himself in the leadership of the Unionist Party;…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Saved From Shipwreck
A vessel was once wrecked on the coast of Kent. The waves rolled furiously over the ship, upon which were eight men crying for help. No boat could, however,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Steamer Stranded. Sydney
The steamer Friendship in ashore at North Spit, Tweed River. The crew were safely landed by the rocket brigade. The vessel is in no immediate…
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The river steamer "Pearl," capsized while on a trip to Copmanhurst, Clarence River. One man is reported missing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Canadian City Wrecked 50 Lives Lost
The city of Regina, the capital of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, is involved in a great catastrophe. A tornado struck the city, and levelled…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Joys of Travelling by Steamer
A lady journalist, who took a cruise on the steamer Car[?]b Prince to the Mediterranean last summer, sued the steamship company for alleged breach…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Explosion in a Bicycle Shop. Two Buildings Wrecked. Marvellous Escape of a Painter
One of the most thrilling incidents in the history of the town took place at a few minutes to nine o'clock on Thursday evening, when there was a terrific…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreckage Washed Ashore. Sydney
The hatch picked up on the beach at Shellharbor is believed to belong to the missing ketch Candidate, for whose safety all hopes have been abandoned…
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In the early hours of yesterday morning information reached Dover of a serious collision which had taken place eastward of Dungeness between the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Foundered. London
The steamer Durak foundered in the Baltic Sea. She had on board the French memorial for the battlefield of Borodino. The sculptor went down…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Traffic
The Messrs. Brown Bros. have both their steamers "The Nile" and "Jandra" moored at Bourke, During the recent "river" both these vessels were fully occupied, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wreck of the Nicaragua. London
It is officially anounced that the steamer Niearagua was wrecked in a storm on the Mcxican coast The crew got away in the boats. Six were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Steamer Ashore. Sydney
The steamer Rosamoud ran ashore at Rat Island, Whangarei Harbour, New Zealand, while attempting to negotiate the narrow channel. It is believed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Steamer Irishman
Passengers by the s.s. Irishman, that steamer that landed about 1400 immigrants a fortnight ago, continue, to write letters regarding the fearful…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on a German Steamer. London, Monday night
A fire broke out aboard the German steamer Silesia at Hamburg. The cargo was practically destroyed…
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The steamer Hauroto caught fire at Auckland. The flames spread quickly, and the deck and bridge were soon alight. The fire was extinguished…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →How to Avoid a Wreck
A tiny leak in a big ship can easily be stopped it taken in time, but if disregarded it will overcome the mightiest vessel, and drag her beneath the sea…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ketch Capsizes. Sydney
The ketch Ariel captsized during a heavy squall in St. Vincent's Gulf, South Australia. The vessel remained afloat, and the captain and crew were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wrecked Off New Foundland. London, Monday night
The steamer Florence, 169 tons, was wrecked off the coast of New Foundland during a gale. Out of a crew of 27, 22 were drowned. The survivors…
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