Another Wreck
The British steamer, Forest Castle, streak i rock at Brest Bray. Nine were drowned…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1909
131 stories in Riverina's papers · page 3 of 7
A Terrible Shipwreck
The steamer Penguin was wrecked. off Cape Terawhiti, on the New Zealand coast, late on Friday night. Over 70 lives were lost. There were some harrowing scenes:…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Broken Hill Trouble Further Outrage. Attempt to Wreck Pumping Station. Broken Hill
It now transpires that two attempts were made to wreck the pumping station on the Proprietary Coy.'s mine on Saturday morning, but fortunately…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of the Penguin in Cook's Straits. a Terrible Disaster. 68 Persons Hissing. Auckland
The well-known S.S. Union Company's coastal steamer Penguin, while bound on her usual voyage from Nelson and Picton to Wellington, struck…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Shipwreck. All Hands Saved. Sydney
The cargo steamer Lady Mildred was wrecked near Wilson's Promontory last night during thick weather. The steamer was bound from Newcastle to Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Unknown Wreckage. Seen Near New Zealand. Sydney
At Auckland, the barque Mary Jabel reports having seen a submerged object at sea in the vicinity of Kaikoura on February 10th. There…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrible Shipwreck. Close to Wellington. Penguin Strikes a Rock Awful Loss of Life Wellington(n.z.)
The Union S.S. Company's small passenger Steamer Penguin struck Tom's Rock while crossing Cooks strait from Picton to Wellington on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Scene of the Wreck. "An Ugly Spot."
When the Warrimco arrived in Melbourne yesterday morning from New Zealand ports and Hobart, Captain T. J. Liley, river pilot, and Mr. O'Brien,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trouble on a Steamer
Last week a Swiss fireman, named Fritz Marti, on the steamer Frankdale, lying at Port Adelaide, was responsible for an exciting scene on board. It…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Wreck at Wilson's Promontory
On Sunday night the Interstate collier, Lady Mildred, which left Newcastle ort Friday last for Melbourne with a cargo of coal during a dense fog ran on to the…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →A Dreadful Wreck
One of the most disastrous wrecks that have occurred on the New Zealand coast for many years occurred on Friday night near Cape Terawhiti, one of the southern…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Steamer Penguin Wrecked. Awful Loss of Life
The Union Steamship Co's steamer Penguin was wrecked in Cooks Straits on Saturday night, at a spot known as Tom's Rock, not far distant from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer on Fire Twenty Drowned. London, Feb. 22
The steamer President Roka, while running from Southern Argentina to Buenos A[?] fire and sank. Twenty of those aboard were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Twelve Hours Overdue. Fears for Dutch Coasting Steamer. Sydney
The Dutch steamer Van Spilbergen is reported as being 12 hours overdue on a voyage from Gabo Island to Sydney. It is feared the vessel has met…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Real Home Wrecker
THE report of the Clerks' Union on the deplorable sweating of clerks in Sydney proves who is the real enemy of civilisation, morality, and religion. A…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Rammed by a Whale Schooner Sunk. After an Exciting Battle
A graphic account (reports the London "Daily Mail" of November 1st) has reached Liverpool of an encounter in the North Atlantic Ocean with a huge sperm…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Jumping" a Wreck. Warship to the Rescue. Auckland
The Auckland syndicate which purchased the wreck of the steamer Aeon has received information that another party anticipated their movements…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sensation on a Mail Steamer
News has been received of a sensational tragedy on the French mail steamer-Salazie near Saigon. A passenger, Monsieur Massol, went down to the cabin…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →"Mad or Drunk." Wreck of the Forest Hall. Marine Court Inquiry. Extraordinary Evidence. Sydney
In the Marine Court inquiry into the loss of the barque Forest Hall on the west coast of New Zealand, Captain Collins attributed the disaster to an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck and Mutiny. Sailors Forsake Comrades, But Salve Liquor. Auckland
Cnrions disclosures were made to-day in the Marine Court inquiry into the wreck of the barque Forest Hall, which foundered off the New Zealand coast on a…
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