Wreck of a Steamer. Sydney
The steamer Colonist, whist leaving Newcastle, coal laden, for Adelaide at 1.30 this morning, got ashore near the entrance to the harbor. She had on board in all 2700 tons…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1894
47 stories in Riverina's papers · page 2 of 3
Wreck of a Chinese Transport. London, Sept. 16
The wreck of a Chinese transport, bound from Formosa to Corea with 1600 troops on board, is confirmed. The number of lives lost in the wreck was 200…
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Telegrams from Hong Kong report that the British steamer Pathan has been seized by a Chinese war ship and taken into the treat; port of Kelung, on the island of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of Steamer Rodondo with Passengers for Western Australia. Four Passengers Missing. Officers and Crew Saved. Steamer Sunk—all Cargo and Passengers' Effects Lost. Sydney, Tuesday, 9 A.m
The iron screw steamer Rodondo, 1119 tons, belonging to W. H. Smith and Sons, struck in smooth water on a dangerous reef 60 miles south of Israelite Bay, W.A., at 2…
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Last night the Grace Darling, Captain Douglas, picked up a boat containing 12 survivors of the steamer Rodondo, Captain Hill, owners w. H. Smith and Co., carrying…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wreck of the Rodondo. Inquiry Into the Disaster. Adelaide
Messrs. W. H. Smith and Sons, owners of the steamer Rodondo, wrecked on Pollock [?], near Israelite Bay, West Australia, to-day applied to the marine board that the…
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A passenger by the Rodondo gives the following account of the disaster:— When the Rodondo, on Saturday, ran on Pollock Reef, 60 miles from…
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At the Broken Hill Circuit Court on Wednesday the trial of the eight men, Robinson, Fox, Goodie, Evans, Pender, Duncan, Studholme, and M'Donald, for maliciously setting…
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The Court of Marine Inquiry held in Melbourne on Thursday afternoon delivered its finding on the charges of misconduct against Captain H. E. Hill and the second…
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All doubt as to the fate of the Union Company's magnificent steamer Wairarapa has been set at reel. The steamer Trent ashore on Sunday night on the Great Barrier…
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THE anxiety which hag prevailed (says yesterday's Age) all over Australasia as to the whereabouts of the Union S.S. Company's Wairarapa during the last few days…
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The Union Company's steamer Wairarapa has been wrecked at the Great Barrier Island, 60 miles from Auckland. Captain M'Intesh and a handled and twelve persons were…
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An intense sensation has been created by the news of the wreck of the steamer Wairarapa on Sunday night last, the disaster being accompanied by fearful loss of life…
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THE loss of the Wairarapa continues to be the sole topic of conversation. The news has created a profound sensation throughout the colony, and yesterday nearly all…
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An intimation has been received from the New Zealand postal authorities by the Postmaster-General that 83 bags of mails and two hampers of parcels were recovered from the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wreck of the Wairarapa. Miss Jane Williams' Statement
The following statement was made by Miss Jane Williams, the lady who had the thrilling experience of being in the water 12 hours. For a part of the time she was clinging to a…
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THE latest intelligence from Barrier Island is to the effect that 64 bodies have been recovored and interred. The position of the steamer is unaltered. All the mails have…
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An Auckland telegram dated Monday says:—The latest intelligence from Great Barrier Island states that 64 bodies hare been recovered, and that most of them have been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wreck of the Wairarapa. Miss Jane Williams' Statement
The following statement was made by Miss Jane Williams, the lady who had the thrilling experience of being in the water 12 hours. For a part of the time…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wreck of the Wairarapa. Mr. James Pipe Saved. an Interesting Account of the Wreck by His Pen
It was only on Tuesday morning that we knew for certain that our friend, Mr James Pipe, whoso death we had been lamenting, was not drowned, but safe and…
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