An Extraordinary Steamer Race
ONE of the moat extraordinary races ever recorded was that which recently took place between the Teutonic, of the White Star line, and the Inman liner City of New York. A…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1890
21 stories in Riverina's papers · page 1 of 2
Wreck of the Holyhead
A FOUR-MASTED barque named the Holyhead Captain F. Williams, from Liverpool, ran on to the reef of Point Londsdale, on Wednesday afternoon. It is feared that she will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An Extraordinary Steamer Race
ONE of the most extraordinary races ever recorded was that which recently took place between the Teutonic, of the White Star Line, [?] the Inman liner City of New York. A…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Small-Pox on the Steamer Sikh. Sydney
THE steamer Sikh, which arrived this morning from Japan, China and Sourabaya, has small-pox on board. The vessel was reported off Thursday Island a week ago,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrible Shipwreck in Torres Straits. Loss of the S.S. QUETTA
ONE of the most awfully sudden calamitous shipwrecks ever occurring in these waters is reported from Northern Queensland. The British India Company's steamer Quetta, a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Terrible Shipwreck. Sydney, Monday 10. a.m
News has just been received that 166 lives were losr through the wreck the steamer Quetts, near Cooktown. Monday 2 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CALAMITY at Sea. Wreck of the R. M. S. Quetta-loss of 166 LIVES
A TERRIBLE calamity occurred on Friday night on the Torres Straits route, off the northern coast of Queensland, when the British-India Company's R.M.S. Quetta…
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THE loss of life by the wreck of the R.M.S, Quetta is now given (the Argus of yesterday says) at 123 souls, out of a total of 282 who were on board when the vessel struck, It…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WRECK of the Quetta. Miss Lacey's Story
The following is an account of the loss of Quetta by Miss Lacey:-" Shortly after 9- p.m. I was sitting in the saloon writing a letter to my mother. Suddenly a very…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wreck of the 'Quetta.' Miss Nicklin's Narrative
Miss Nicklin states: This ladies were singing end practising fur a concert in the music saloon when the ship struck. Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murders on Board a Labor Schooner. the Cruise of the Hector
THE labor schooner Hector returned to Brisbane on Sunday after five months' recruiting cruise in the islands. During the cruise, on the morning of Christmas Day, a return…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The New Murray River Steamer. a Disappointing Trial Trip Albury
THE steamer The Hume, built by the New South Wales Government fof the use of the forest ranger and other purposes connected with the maintenance of the interests of this,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Singular Recovery of an Old Wreck. Auckland
THE hall of the warship Orpheus, wrecked on Manakan bar on 7th February, 1863. has appeared on the ocean beach at North Head, having apparently worked ashore through…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Interesting Relics. Wrecks Near Warrnambool
AT various times (says the Melbourne Argus) the attention of the public has been drawn to two wrecks which are lying buried in the sand on the shore near Warrnambool. They…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Suicide on Board the Steamer Burwah. a Strange Story. Sandhurst
IT transpires that, the young man, F. J. White, who throw himself off the Sydney bound steamer Burwah on Saturday evening, off Cape Schanck, was a former resident of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreck of the You Yangs. Adelaide
INFORMATION has just been received that the steamer You Yangs has been wreeked near Cape Willoughby, and the Government steamer Musgrave and a tug have gone down…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Scene of the Wreck
The scene of the wreek is on the northeastern coast of Kangaroo Island, about 60 miles south of Adelaide. Unless, on the way from Port Pirie, the You Yangs had called…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreck of the You Yangs. History of the Vessel
The You Yangs was an iron vessel of 672 gross and 457 net tonnnge, and has had the most eventful history of any vesse sailing out of Australian ports. She was built by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Lifeboat Storm King. in Australian Waters
THE lifeboat Storm King has practically demonstrated its seaworthiness, Captain Jorgenson having arrived safely in Australian waters with her after a venturesome voyage…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Recent Robberies on Board a Mail Steamer. Arrest of One of the Thieves. Albury
AN arrest was made to-day by Sergeant Brown which wilt clear up the mystery connected with numerous robberies of property on one of the mail steamers entering the…
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