The Steamer Corsican. Damage Only Slight. Panic Amongst Passengers. London
The steamer Corsican, proceeding to Liverpool, was only slightly damaged when she struck an iceberg off the coast of Newfoundland. There…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1912
221 stories in Riverina's papers · page 9 of 12
Burglary at Matong. Post Office Safe Blown Open. Office Wrecked. Residents Awakened by Report. Matong
The post office here was broken into this morning between one and two o'clock, After forcing the door open by the aid of a crowbar, taken…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Echo of Titanic Wreck. Advisory Committee's Report. London
The Merchant Shipping Advisory Committee of the Board of Trade in its report, says it is important to remember that the Titanic belonged to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wrecker a Schooner. LONDON
The [?]chimer R. J. Tay was wrecked off the coast of Rhodes Ireland. America. The crey cludy to the rigging throughout the [?] and were [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer St. Louis Sprigs a Leak. Sydney
When the French steamer, St. Louis arrived from Noumea this morning, it was leaking badly. Preparations were subsequently made for beaching the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Explosion on Steamer. San Francisco
An explosion occurred on board the Associated Oil Company's steamer Rosikrang. The vessel was wrecked and sank. The crew…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Foundered in Hurricane. LOWESTAFT
The steamer Drifter Hildamund, foundered in a hurricane, with 10 hands…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steamer Damaged. SINGAPORE
The Mataram damaged her plates on a rock near Port Moresby. After being surveyed she proceeds to Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Star or Canada Wreck. Successful Salvage Stock. Sydney
Successful salvage operations are being carried on in connection with the steamer Star of Canada, which was wrecked off the New Zealand…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Sunk. Dead Man at the Wheel. London
While a small steamer was leaving dock at Liverpool, her captain dropped dead on the bridge. The vessel proceeded uncontrolled and ran into…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Founders. Baltic Memorial Gone Down. London
The steamer Kursk toundered in the Baltic Sea She had on board the Trench memorial tor the battlefield at Borodino. The sculptor went down…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Wreck. Sank in a Few Minutes. SYDNEY
The steamer Comboyne, when entering Port Kembla early yesterday morning, struck the break-water and sank in a few minutes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Overdue. MELBOURNE
Anxiety is increasing over the non-appearance of the steamer Perth, trading between Melbourne and Newcastle. The vessel was last seen at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Line Ashore. LONDON
The "[?]acre Castle," Vokohama to New York, went ashore off Formosa during a [?]phoon; total loss is feared amounting to £200,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Strikes Torpedo. CONSTANTINOPLE
The British tramp steamer Barnes more struck a stray torpedo off the coast of Turkey, which tore a hole in the vessel. The steamer was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cottage Wrecked
A miner named Stanley was preparing a quantity of blasting powder in his cottage at Durham when it exploded. The cottage was blown to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Attempted Robbery on Steamer. Called for the Washing. Sydney
A man visited the steamer Levuka to-day and stated he represented a new laundry which was starting in the city. On this pretence he collected…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Fired On. ATHENS
During a fight with insurgents at Samos, the Turks fired on a Greek steamer. The newspapers demand immediate and complete satisfaction…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Typhoon in Japan. Terrible Death Roll, Thousands Homeless. Cruiser Ashore. Tokto
Further particulars of the typhooft in Japan show that the damage is estimated at £4,000,000. Twenty, thousand houses at Osaka were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steamer Refloated. LONDON
The steamer Star of New Zealand, which has been refloated, is satisfactorily discharging meat from the forward holds, and is being patched up…
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