Terri[?] Explosion. Caused by Escaping Gas. Premises Wrecked. Sydney
An explosion caused, it is believed, by escaping gas from a defective fittings, occurred to-day at Leichhardt. It wrecked the business premises of…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1912
221 stories in Riverina's papers · page 4 of 12
The Missing Koombana. Vessels Fate Settled. Wreckage Found. Near Bedout Islands. No Trace of Survivors. Perth, Tuesday Night
All doubts as to the fate of the Koombana were settled to-night by the receipt of the following message by the Deputy Postmaster-General…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Occana Wreck. Inquest on Victims. Accident Ally Drowned. London
In the inquest into the death of the victims of the Occana wreck, a verdict of accidentally drowned was returned. The captain gave evidence…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreckage Found. Perth
Wreckage has been found and positively identified as having belonged to the steamer Koombana…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Further Wreckage Found
Further wreckage was discovered yesterday by the steamer Minderoo in the neighborhood of Bedout Island. Apparently the Koombana was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Loss of the Koombana. Wreckage Identified. All Hope Abandoned. Many Lives Involved. Perth
When interviewed to-day, Mr. W. E. Moxon, manager of the Adelaide Steamship Company, said he was satisfied that the Koombana was lost. The door…
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An Italian cruiser captured a Greek steamer carrying contraband of war, supposed to be for the Turkish army at Tripoli…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ferry Steamer Sunk. 200 People Drowned. London
Reuter's correspondent at Cairo telegraphs that a crowded ferry steamer sank on the Nile at midnight. It is believed 200 of those on board were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer on Fire. Passengers Rescued. New York
The steamer Ontario was seen in flames off New York harbor to-day, and the passengers were rescued by other steamers. The crew are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Passenger Steamer Fatality Holocaust at Cairo. London, Tuesday Night
It is reported from Cairo, Egypt, that an excursion steamer with 300 passengers aboard collided with another steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →American Steamer Afire Cargo Thrown Overboard. London, Tuesday Night
A report from New York states that the steamer Ontario, of the Merchants' Transportation Company, is in flames off the harbour. The passengers were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ship on Fire. Crew Escape Ashore. the Vessel Reached. a Remarkable Sight. London
The clow, of the steamer Ontario, which was run ashors by har contain [?]ing to a are having broken out on [?] ped to the shore leaving…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Murder at Sea. Captain of Schooner, Killed. London
The American schooner, Americans, on arrival at San Francisco from Australia, reported her commander, Captain Benson, had been murdered…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Drifting Steamer Report From West India. London
The Admiralty officers at Bermuda advise that the steamer Augsburg is drifting in latitude 36 degrees north 66 degrees west Assistance had been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Immigrants Arrive at Fremantle Pathetic Scenes Caused by Koombana Wreck. Chinese Boy's Queer Phophecy Sydney
At Fremantle (W.A.) pathetic scenes were witnessed on board the steamer Gorgon, which arrived there to-day with a number of immigrants…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Marine Disaster. Steamer Sends Wireless Message. New York, Monday."
The Titanic bound sent a wireless message stating that she had collided with an iceberg and was in need of assistance. The liner…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Wreckage. Perth
Further wreckage supposed to have belonged to the Koombana has been picked up near Bedout Island…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Olympic's Report. "Only Wreckage Remained" New York
Vice-president Franklin, of the White Star Company, admits that the loss of life is heavy in the Titanic disaster. The latest information is that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pathetic Scenes. Many Inquiries by Friends on Land. U.S.A. Cruisers Sent to the Wreck. New York
Throughout to-day crowds thronged the White Star offices, pathetic scenes constantly occurring. Many wreping women were led away by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Further Pathetic Scenes. Newspaper and Steamship Offices Besieged. More Vessels Proceed to Site of Wreck. London
Throughout Yesterday' at New York crowds thronged the White Star offices pathetic scenes constantly occurring. Weeping women were led away by…
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