Wreck of The Maine. Due to Magazine Explosions New York
General Bixby, Chief of the United States Engineer Corps, who inspected the battleship Maine, announces that the vessel's loss was due to the…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1911
242 stories in Riverina's papers · page 7 of 13
Wrecked Steamer. Would Be Rescuers Drowned. San Francisco
The second officer and three of the crew were drowned in attempting to put a line ashore from the wracked steamer Santa Rosa. The passengers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Thirty-two Drowned. Schooner Wrecked at Costa Rica. New York
A despatch from Port Limmon, Costa Rica, reports that 32 passengers and several of the crew of the schooner Ir[?] were drowned or crushed to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Religious Riots. Houses Wrecked in Belfast. Police Stoned. London
Serious religious disturbances have taken place in the working-class quarter between Shank Hill and Falls Road, Belfast, crowds mutually…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wrecked Santa Rosa. Serious Charge Against Captain. Scuttled to Secure Insurance. Los Angeles
The father of the drowned mate, Hewson, of the Santa Rosa, declared at the official inquiry to-day that Captain Farie deliberately wrecked the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tempestuous Sea Mail Steamer's Rough Trip. Perth
The mail stamer Orsova experienced terrific weather on the voyage from Adelaide to Fremantle. Much damage was done to the forepart of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shipping Disaster. R.M.S. Roebuck Wrecked. Passengers and Mails Saved. London
After leaving St. Heliers, the R.M.S. Roebuck struck while 140 passengers were breakfasting. The shock was tremendous and swept…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shipwrecked Crew. Safely Landed in Sydney. Terrible Experiences. Sydney
The crew of the scow Whangaroa, which was abandoned in a leaky condition off Lord Howe Island, arrived at Fort Jackson this morning by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Schooner Founders Sinks Off Akaroa. the Crew Safe. Auckland
The schoner Bellflower was wrecked off Akaroa (New Zealand). The crew, with the exception of the cook, are safe. The latter is known to have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collision in Fog. Schooner's Crew Missing. London
The Midland Railway Company's passenger steamer Antrim, in a fog off Belfast, collided with a schooner and literally cut her in two. She sank in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Bomb Bursts. Nielsen Wrecks the Ministry a General Election Likely
After a nine months' reign the M'Gowen Ministry—the first Labor Ministry—is out of office, and all the trouble has occurred while the head of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer on Rock. 14 Lives Lost. London
The steamer John Irwin struck on a rock near Halifax and sank, Fourteen of the crew were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of the Puritan. Wagga Man Aboard. Mr. E. Collins. Second Mate. a Good Ship
The wreck of the four-masted barque Puritan is of special interest locally, as the second mate, Mr. Edward Collins, is the second son of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shipwrecked. Another Thrilling Sea Story. Crew's Terrible Privations. Auckland
Another thrilling story of the sea was told by some of the crew of the barque Puritan, who arrived here by the steamer Talune last night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gunpowder Explosion. a Building Wrecked. Man Seriously Injured. Brisbane
Mr. J. Dunn, clerk to the Stephens Shire Council, Queensland, accidentally exploded three kegs of gunpowder in a shed. The building was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Castaway's Return Mr. E. L. Collins Visits His Parents in Wagga. Echoes of the Puritan Wreck
Mr. Edward L. Collins, son of Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Collins, ot Peter-street, who was second officer on the ill-fated ship "Puritan,"…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sugar Strike the Outlook Grave. Steamer Declared "Black." Sydney
There are fears to-morrow may see the beginning of a grave extension of trouble in connection with the Queensland sugar strike…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hundred lives Lost. Excursion Boat Wrecked on Nile. Cairo
A passenger boat crowded with natives, was proceeding to the annual fair at Cairo, when the vessel tank in the River Nile. At least one hundred…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Wrecked
The French steamer Emir has been wrecked off the Coast of Morocco. Ninety lives were lost…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Explosion on Steamer
Two members of the crew were killed and several others seriously injured through a boiler explosion on the steamer Gutenberg. The vessel…
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