A Terrible Wreck
The inhabitants of Fiji Island the other day discovered that there was a terrible wreck on their shores. Yet we discover wrecks in our midst every…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1898
139 stories in Riverina's papers · page 3 of 7
The Wreck of the China. a Prospect of Saving the Ship. Half the Wool Cargo Out. Sydney, Monday Night
A private wire received in Sydney states that there is a very fair prospect of the P. and O. Co's. steamer China, which went ashore on the island of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Capture of a Spanish Steamer
The United States armoured cruiser New York has captured the Spanish steamer Pedro, 2,872 tons, of Bilbas, near Havana…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Capture of a Merchant Steamer. by the Cruiser Detroit
The American cruiser, Detroit, has captured the Spanish merchant steamer Catalina…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Spanish Steamer Captured. America Respects Commerce. Hayti Refuses Coal Supplies. Financial Conditions Improving. London, Saturday Night
One of Admiral Sampson's torpedo boats, attached to the squadron blockading Cuba, has captured the Spanish steamer Mathilda after a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Blockade of Cuba. the Spaniards Open Fire. the Rumored Anglo-american Alliance. Condemned in Europe. Another Spanish Steamer Captured. a Sharp Chase. the Laws of Neutrality. London, April, 24
The United States Government declared that the blockade of Cuba must be effective. The battery at Moore Castle, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Capture of a Spanish Steamer
The United States armoured cruiser New York has captured the Spanish steamer Pedro, 2,872 tons, of Bilbao, near Havana…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Melbourne. Wednesday. a Mail Steamer Quarantined
The steamer Oriz[?]a has been detained in quarantine on account of a suspicious case of sickness having manifcted itsself on the voyage from Adelside. The patient, a lad…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collision in Hobson's Bay. a Steamer Sunk. Passengers and Crew Saved. Melbourne, Wednesday Night
The U.S.S. Co.'s steamer Manawatu, inward from north-west coast ports (Tasmania), collided with the steamer Edina in the bay this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Mail Steamer Paris. the Shenandoah Uncaptured
The American mail liner Paris has been sighted in mid-ocean—all well. The report that the Spaniards had captured the American ship…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Blockading Ship Ashore. Getting Her Off
Marshal Blanco, the Spanish Commander in Chief in Cuba, reports that one of the American ironclads lockading the island has gone ashore…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Steamer Paris. Arrives at New York
The Atlantic liner Paris (formerly City of Paris), which has been purchased by the United States Government for naval purposes, has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. the Manila Engagement. a Disaster to Spain. Great Rejoicings in America. the Maine Wreck Destroyed. a British Consul Threatened. British Warship Sent to Cuba. London. May 2
Admiral Montigo admits that the Spanish fleet sustained great lose in the engagement in Manila harbour. The Spanish ships which were damaged took refuge in Baker…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Details of the Battle. One American Ship Disabled. Surrender of Manila Refused. Congress Thanks the Squadron. the Future of the Phillipines. Suggested Offer to England. in Exchange... for the West Indies. Another Spanish Steamer Captured. London, May 3
Further details of the battle at Manila on Sunday have now been published. The report shows that the American fleet entered the harbour by the Bocachica Channel, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Steamer Sydney Safe. Steamer Maitland) Ashore. No Tidings of the Passengers. Later
The steamer Sydney is anchored safely in Broken Bay, and the passengers and mails were sent on by train. The steamer Maitland isashore off Barrenjoey. No particulars…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Gale on the Coast. Several Casualties to Shipping. a Ship Ashore Near Coogee. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
THERE was a heavy southerly gale last night, and it was the most severe known along the coast for a long time. Several casualties are already reported; two vessels…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Repairing Damaged Ships. American Provision. Special Steamer SsENT. Spanish Warships to Be Raised. London
The United States Government has purchased the City of Pekin, a very large steamer, to take appliances to Manila for the purpose of repairing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Gale. Rainfall in Sydney. Six Inches in the Night. Floods in the Suburbs. Damage to Shipping. Vessels Ashore. Heavy Sea Along the Coast. Collapse of a Cottage. Sydney, Friday Night
The gale which raged in Sydney and suburbs and other parts beyond Sydney all last night, continued throughout the day, and tonight…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Shipwrecks. Loss of the Steamer Maitland. Eighteen Lives Lost. the Collier Merksworth Wrecked. Eight Persons Drownd
THE fears entertaind on Friday night that the terrific storm then raging would prove fatal to some of the vessels which had to brave it were, unfortunately, realised. It…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Recent Gale. a Ketch in Distress. the Master Stands by His Vessel. Sydney, Monday Night
The steamer Nairnshire to-day passed the ketch Landsdowne, flying signals of distress, near Smoky Cape. The captain of the steamer approached…
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