Schooner Ashore. on Sand Bank at Botany. Sydney
A five masted schooner, believed to be either the George E. Billings, from Puget Sound, or the Crescent, 84 days out from Puget Sound, went ashore…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1913
220 stories in Riverina's papers · page 6 of 11
Botany Bay Disaster. Schooner Wrecked. Sydney
A five-masted schooner went ashore in Botany Bay this afternoon. Despite the heavy seas he position is not considered dangerous. The name…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Harbor Sensation. Ferry Steamer Founders. Sydney
The ferry steamer Birkenhead foundered in the harbor this afternoon. There were no passengers aboard, but the crew of four had a very…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ferry Steamer Sunk Stove in at Wharf. Narrow Escape of Crew. Sydney
About four o'clock this afternoon the Balmain Ferry Coy[?]s passenger steamer Birkenhead was proceeding to Circular [?] to take up the running,…
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The French mail steamer, Ville de La Gotat, went ground on the sow and Pigs shoal in Sydney Harbor this morning, remaining fast for an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Botany Bay Wreck. SYDNEY
The wrecked schooner, George Billings, is still ashore at Botany Hay, and is apparently stuck hard and fast. A heavy sea is running, but…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Devastation in All Parts. Northern Railway Traffic Stopped. Schooner's Perilous Position Damage on the North Coast Sydney, Friday Night
Latest reports from the flood centre in Maitland state that the Hunter River is still rising at all points from Maitland downward…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dynamite Wreckers. Kew York
Dynamiters to-day at Mason Town, Pennsylvannia, wrecked a coal company's pant. Four persons were killed by the explosion, and damage…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stranded Schooner Towed Off. SYDNEY
The schooner, George T. Billings, which was stranded in Botany Bay, was towed off at full tide to-night, Two tugs were at work for three…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Indrabarah Wreck. Futile Efforts at Towing. Wellington (N.z.)
Two attempts have been made to tow the Indrabarah off the rocks by [?] The efforts were unsuccessful, the anchors pulling out. Further attempts…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Strikes Mine. Several Lives Lost. Constantinople
The mail steamer Senegal struck a floating mine off Smyrna, and was blown up. Details at present are very meagre but a great loss of life is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mail Steamer Wrecked. Passengers and Mails Saved. Captain's Admirable Coolness. Constantinople
The mail steamer Sem[?]gal which struck an automatic mine oil Smyrna on Wednesday was badly ripped. The captain of the vessel displayed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Interstate Steamer Fast Trip From Melbourne. Sydney
The new interstate [?]iner, Canberra Cid the trip to Sydney from Melbourne in 33½ hours. She passed the new stemer Wan[?]illa before reaching…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Senegal Wreck. CONSTANTINOPLE
Further particulars of the blowing up of the steamer Senegal show that she struck an automatic contact mine at a distance of 200 yards from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Veteran Sea Captain Death at Parramatta. Memories of the Dunbar Wreck. Sydney
Captain Henry Manee died at his name at Parramatta to-day, where be [?] for [?] years. He was 76 years of age…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shipping Disaster. Another Steamer Strikes Mine. Many Lives Lost. Constantinople
As the steamer Nevada, flying the American flag, was leaving Smyrna yesterday, the struck two mines in quick succession. As a third…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer in Typhoon
The steamer Inaba Maru, which arrived this morning, encountered a terrible typhoon two days out from Hong Kong. The passengers were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer in Distress Sydney
The steamer Our Jack has been refl[?]ated, and arrived at Camden Hanven this morning in distress. It was leaking badly, and part of the deck…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Sunk. 120 Passengers Drowned. LONDON
The steamer Nevada, while endeavouring to avoid a collision with aa incoming steamer at Symrna, struck two submerged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Dreadful Typhoon Thrilling Experiences Neat Hong Kong. Waves Break Over Steamer. Japanese Mail Boat in Danger. Sydney
Pa se[?]gers by the steamer [?]aba Marn relate thrilling stories of their experiences in a terrible typhoon, when two days out from Hong Kong. The…
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