A Mysterious Steamer
The "Politiken," of Copenhagen, reports that the captain of the steamer John Grafton, which, with a cargo of arms aboard, was sunk by an explosion…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1905
83 stories in Riverina's papers · page 4 of 5
Martial Law for Finland. the Mysterious Steamer. London, Sept. 16
The "Politiken," a leading paper published in Copenhagen, makes a remarkable statement in connection with the mysterious fate of the British…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Latest by Telegraph. Sydney, Monday 8 p.m. Accident to a Schooner
The schooner Moana, from the Manning river, was found bottom upwards at Notus, N.Z., having gone ashore early this morning. It is supposed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Ship Wrecked Loss of Life Feared. Adelaide
All doubt regarding the late of the ship Loch Vennachar, which it was thought had been wrecked on the Kangaroo Island coast, were set at rest…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Latest by Telegraph. Sydney, Monday, 8 p.m. WRECKAGE
Wreckage is distributed along the coast of Kangaroo Island for a distance of sixty miles. The wreck includes portion of a bout bearing the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dynamiters at Chanters Towers. a Terrific Explosion. Mine Engine Wrecked. Damage Estimated at £4000. Charters Towers
A terrible explosion occurred in the Queen Cross mill engine- house today. The engine was completely wrecked. The damages is estimated at over £4000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Exploded. LONDON
Owing to coming in contact, with a drifting mine near Shanking, the Chinese steamer Hsieh-ho exploded, and 45 persona perished…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Much-wrecked Family Peculiar Run of Bad Luck
Thomas Richard Pearce, who was one of the apprentices on the Loch Vennacher which foundered off Kangaroo Island last week, belongs to a family, nearly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Labor Schooner
" There's eleven fathoms inside the reef," said Ross Lewin. "Put her through the opening." The mate, a heavy-browed Yankee with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Short Story a Trip to 'The Lifeboat'
The 'Lifeboal' is down in the East--the [?] East-[?] band and fast to dry land. "What a queer sort of a boat you say. Well, so it is, being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boy Pirate. a Stolen Launch Steamer
Few boys have dared to attempt the feat of Charles Snarth, of Hull, who was charged at Boston, Lincolnshire, on August 18th, with the theft of a steam…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Steamer Ashore
The well-known steamer, Wollumbin, went ashore this morning two miles south of Bellinger Bar. The captain reported that he beached…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of the La Belle Seven Lives Lost. Melbourne
The wreck of the schooner La Bella, near Warrnambool, on Saturday, produced some tragic incidents. The spectacle of a number of men on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →South Australia. the Political Farce. Builders and Wreckers
Politics are deadly, and the public are potting heartily tired of the absurdly ludicrous farce now being played on North Terrace. In the Assembly the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Ass. Wreckers
The South Australian Ass., fearing the result of Miss Locke's mission, is arranging for a visit by a "lady" wrecker from Melbourne, whose special mission will…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Shipwreck Great Loss of Life. Received at 1 A.M. LONDON, Nov. 20
The steamer Hilda, with a crew of 28, belonging to Southampton, about 20 ordinary passengers, and 60 Breton onion sellers, was wrecked at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Channel Wreck. Total Fatalities, 129. Sixty-four Dead Identified. London, Nov. 21
Several dead bodies have already been recovered, from the tragic wreck of the German steamer Hilda, which was lost in a gale on Sunday off the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Channel Wreck Total Fatalities, 129. Sixty-four Dead Identified
Several dead bodies have already been recovered from the tragic wreck of the Channel steamer Hilda, which was lost in a gale on Sunday off the coast of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heroism of a Fisherman. The Wreck of the La Belle
One more wreck with loss of life has to be added to the long list of disasters off the western coast of Victoria. Last Friday night week the La, Belle, trading…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →State Parliaments. South Australia. Reckless Wreckers. a String of Butchered Bills
The work of the political wreckers is almost complete. They have already succeeded in putting up a record of destruction never before approached in any single…
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