Wreck
The captain of the steamer Eastby, beached near Gabo Island, has reported that there is no chance of saving the ship. The Eastby is under…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1907
196 stories in Riverina's papers · page 5 of 10
Stranding of Steamer Woonga
The finding of the Court in connection with the stranding of the steamer Woonya on the Victorian coast was that the Captain was to blame. He is to be called…
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A telegram from Thursday Island states that the captain of the steamer Fazilka has reported that tho steamer Fortunatus is ashore on Flores Island,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Engineer Killed. Explosion on a Ketch
Last Thursday, William Christian, aged 23, an engineer, residing at Pyrmont, Sydney, and employed by Buzacott and Co., oil engine makers, of Cooper-street, Balmain…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Perils of the Sea a Double Disaster. Wrecked Barque Sinks a Steamer
A remarkable, chapter of events, ending in the wrecking of a wheat-laden barque and a steamer, with a similar cargo, at the Semaphore anchorage, off…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Russian Disaster. Steamer Strikes an Ice Floe. Nearly 70 People Perish. London
The steamer Archaugelsk, with 80 passengers on board, whilst crossing the River Neva, Russia, in a snow storm struck an ice flow and founded almost…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Destroyer Wrecked
A lorped[?] boat destroyer has been wrecked at Malta. The coxs[?] was dr[?]ed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Naval Mishap. a Destroyer Wrecked
While manouvring in a night attack in the Grand Harbour, at Malta, on Friday, the destroyer Ariel attack a breakwater, sustaining serious injury. Though she…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Wrecks. a Remarkable Disaster. Wheat-laden Barque Sunk. Causes Another Vessel to Be Lost. One Man Drowned. Adelaide
The most serious and at the same time most extraordinary marine disaster known in the history of this port occurred shortly after 2 o'clock this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of the Berlin. Board of Trade Inquiry. Captains Error of Judgment
The findings of the Board of Trade inquiry into the wreck of the steamer Berlin whilst entering the harbor at Rotterdam during a storm, and which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreck of the Berlin. Cause of the Disaster. the Captain's Error. London, April 24
The findings of the Board of Trade in the inquiry as to the loss of the Berlin, the terrible disaster which occurred on Amsterdam recently, are that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Unique Shipping Disaster. a Double Wreck.—One Man Drowned
At 2 o'clock on Sunday morning the ship Ardencraig, inward bound from London, with a full cargo of general merchandise for South Australia and Victoria, collided with…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →A New Unsinkable Lifeboat
The first patent for a lifeboat was taken out in 1785, but four years later a greatly improved form was brought out by Henry, Greathead, which was generally adopted and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Berlin Wreck. a Deed of Heroism
The saving of the last three survivors of the wreck of the Berlin by a Dutch merchant, Captain Martin Sperling, helped by his two nephews, in a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Great Gales on the Coast a Wild Night. Shipping Impeded. Steamer Ashore. Sydney
Fierce gales, accompanied by heavy seas, are raging on the coast. Many vessels werre compelled to return to port, while others are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rough Coastal Weather. a Steamer Wrecked
Boisterous weather prevailed on the coast to-day, with a heavy sea and rain squalls. A small steamer, the Unity, was…
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The fire-bound steamer, Bielefeld, at Brisbane, was extingnished last night, after burning for fifty hours. The damage is estimated at £5000…
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The French steamer Poiton was wrecked off Uraquay, South America, with many passengers on board, chiefly Spanish emigrants. The panic…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Sea. a Steamer Destroyed. the Crew Saved. London, May 15
The steamer Thorthil bound from New York to Brazil, caught fire and foundered in mid ocean. The crew, numbering 29, took the four boats and…
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