General Gables. Shipwreck. London, March 16
The union liner, Newark Castle, has been wrecked on the north of Durban. The crew and passengers were saved. GERMANY IN AFRICA…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1908
154 stories in Riverina's papers · page 2 of 8
Steamer Laeisz Wrecked. Founders in Red Sea. All Hands Saved. London, March 21
The German—Australian Company's steamer Laeisz, 2878 tons, which left Sydney on February 2 for Hamburg, and called at Melbourne. Albany and…
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A well known Sydney boat, the Rebecca, was wrecked in the Bismarck Archipelago, but all hands were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Perils of the Sea. Ship Emily Reed Wrecked. Nine Lives Lost. Survivors' Thrilling Experiences. Los Angeles, Ca., Feb. 23
Nine members of the crew of the American ship Emily Reed, 103 days out from Newcastle, N.S.W., with a cargo of coal for Portland, Oregon,…
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It is feared that the ketch Fort Stewart was lost during a gale in Pipon Island, North Queensland, and all hands drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Coastal Wreck. Sensational Disaster. Steamship Bega Capsizes. Terrible Experiences. Seven Hours on a Raft. Passengers Washed Ashore. Sydney
News was received this morning that the steamer Bega, which left Tathra at 6.30 p.m. yesterday for Sydney, with a full cargo and a large number…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Suicide on a Steamer. Commercial Traveller Shoots Himself. Sydney
A man, whose name is supposed to be G. E. Goodsir, a commercial traveller from Melbourne, shot himself dead on board the steamer Germania…
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Captain Bishop, of the Bega, states that shortly after the voyage started the ship took an unaccountable list to the starboard side, and as the voyage…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of the B[?]ga a Second Mishap. Relief Steamer Breaks Down. Sydney
The steamer Peterborough which was conveying the first batch of the ill-fated Bega's pussangers to Sydney, broke down off the coast this…
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Something of a sensation was created in Sydney on Monday last when the news arrived that the steamer Bega, well-known in connection with the South Coast trade,…
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A cable has been received stating that the Tyser steamer, Star of Japan, was wrecked on the voyage from London to Sydney. A large care was…
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The Coomonderry, with the remainder of the crew of the Bega on board, arrived at Sydney to-day, and was promptly boarded by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the Bega. the Inquiry. Startling Revelations Expected. Sydney
Captain Newtown, Superintendent of Navigation, left to-day for Tathra to hear startling evidence promised in connection with the wreck of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supposed Wreck. Lifeboat Picked Up. Fears for the Barque Criffel Sydney
The steamer Barrabool reports having picked up, off Port Stephens, a lifeboat belonging to the barque Criffel, 1139 tons, which left Newcastle on…
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The steamer "Age," from Port Pirie, arrived to-day in tow, having lost her! propeller off Jervis Bay on Sunday last. She was subsequently picked up…
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The Taviuni, owned by the Union S.S. Company went ashore, a mile south of Westport breakwater, N.Z., last week, and seas are breaking over the vessel. The…
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The Norwegian barque Bgarne has been wrecked at Surprise Island, in the Pacific, but the crew were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →News From the Capital. Sydney, Monday, 8 p.m. Robbed on a Steamer
An old man named Henry Ryman, a passenger from Sydney to London by the mail steamer Ortona, is alleged to have been robbed of £120, while…
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The Swedish ship Soanhild has been wrecked off Buenos Ayres. Only one person of those on board was saved. The full extent of the loss of life is…
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While steaming up the New South Wales coast, the propeller shaft of the steamer Age suddenly snapped, and the vessel was left helpless. The accident happened on…
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