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Riverina · Shipwrecks & the sea
131 stories in Riverina's papers · page 2 of 7
A terrible shipping disaster occurred last night, when the steamer Clanranald, 3600 tons, foundered in the Gulf of St. Vincent, near Cape Troubridge…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A dreadful shipping disaster, resulting in great loss of life, occurred on Sunday. The steamer Clanranald, which left Adelaide yesterday for England, sunk off Troubridge Head last night and 46 persons were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The coasting steamer Narooma ventured close inshore near Broken Bay with a load of sleepers last night, and was driven ashore, the steamer being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At about 7 o'clock on Sunday evening the habor-master at Edithburg reported a steamer in distress off Troubridge Head, near the mouth of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The alarming news reached Sydney about midnight that a steamship of about 400 tons, the name of which was unknown, had been totally lost to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The coasting steamer Narooma ventured too close in shore at Broken Bar with a load of sleepers last night, and was driven ashore. The steamer is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The news leached Sydney about midnight on Thursday that a steamship of about 400 tons, the name of which was unknown, had been totally lost…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Captain Forbes, of the ill-fated Narooma, reports this afternoon that the vessel's back is broken, and that she is a total wreck…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The mail steamer Morea, completed the voyage from Adelaide to Fremantle in 84 hours. This is easily a record. Her highest steaming was 22…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Extraordinary floods have occurred in Saxony, Thuringia, Bavaria, sod Tyrol, owing to the sudden melting of snow…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The wreck of the steamer Marooma, as she now lies on the beach, was sold this morning for £220…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A large steamer was reported to be in distress off Fort Stephens last night. It is believed that the steamer's signals were misread or if she…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A sailor's chest marked J.C.R. and a packing case has been sighted near Lyttleton Heads. The articles are supposed to have come from the Rio…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Intelligence was received in Newcastle on Tuesday from Port Stephens that a large German steamer was in an apparently helpless condition, and flying…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A telegram from Auckland states that a sailor's sea chest, marked J.C.R., and a packing case has been sighted near Lyttleton Heads. They are supposed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Warren liner Iowa has reached Liverpool from Gaiveston, after a very rough passage, during which the after wheel-house, 86ft above the sea. was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The steamer Lady Mildred, which left Newcastle on Friday for Melbourne with 3500 tons of coal, went ashore last night during thick weather…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Although she has not been in Auitraliasian waters for some years, the Penguin was well known in Victoria and Tasmania, having been a regular trader for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →During the passage of the mail steamer Oroya from Brisbane to Sydney, several passengers and members of the crew lost valuables in a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following passengers supposed to have been in the Penguin and to be missing, stayed in Picton:—The Rev. A. B. Chappelle, Misses Jennings…
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