In Ocean Tragedy. Steamer's Sorry Plight. New York
The whaler Sound of Jura, has fallen in with the steamer Uskmor in a partially dismasted condition. No one was found on the decks, but a…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1913
220 stories in Riverina's papers · page 8 of 11
Wreck
The steamer Curacao is a total wreck She ran full speed into an unchartered rock at Warmchuck, 30 miles off the fishing coast of Prince Edward Island…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ferry Steamer Disaster. Master Exonerated. Sydney
The Marine Court to-day exonerated the master and the engineer of the steamer Birkenhead, which recently sank in Sydney harbor, after striking…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Missing. BALTIMORE
The British steamer Wyneric is missing, en route to Guayazine, with cargo of dynamite. She called at Barbadoes on April 15, but it is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Explosion on Steamer. Many Deaths Feared. New York
An explosion on an oil lank steamer in the harbor at New York is feared to have caused many deaths. It was not possible to ascertain definitely, as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegraphic. a Coasting Steamer Wrecked. Sydney
The passengers by the wrecked steamer Hastings arrived in Sydney this afternoon. Thier narrative is of an exciting character. The Hastings, with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of the Hastings Terrific Seas Encountered Strikes Bar Breakwater. Passengers Narrow Escape Sydney
Futher details of the wreck of the steamer Hastings. inside the bar, at Macleay River, show that the vessal left Nambucca on Sunday and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Schooner Missing. SYDNEY
There is still no news of the missing schooner America, which is now 120 days out from Columbia River…
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The captain of the steamer "Doris" which arrived to-day, reported to the Navigation Department that he had seen a must and bars sticking out…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Schooner's Crew of Women Captain's Husband the Only Man Not Suffragettes
W. s. Gilbert, in his "Bab Ballads," treated the idea of a ship being manned by women from a humorous standpoint; Clark Russell, in one of his sea stories, also utilised the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mystery of a Wreck. Cruiser Abandoned Five Years Ago
The mystery of an abandoned vessel reported to have been seen at Cape Gatha Blanco, French West Africa, on May 10, and feared to bo a Union-Castle liner, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Jewellery Robbery Abstracted From a Steamer Auckland, Monday Night
On arrival of the steamer Mo[?]eno from Sydney, a big robbery was discovered of three boxes of jewellery, valued at £816, which had been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Temporarily Disabled. Sydney
At Seal Rocks this morning a large steamer was disabled, two miles easterly, and the North Coast Company's Yugilbar went to its assistance,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Small-Pox Disease Spreading. Serious Developments. Transmission by Steamer. Sydney
Four additional cases of small-pox were reported this morning. A passenger who arrived in Melbourne this morning from Sydney by the steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mystery of a Wreck. Cruiser Abandoned Five Years [?]
The mystery of an abandoned version ported to have been seen at Cape Gatha Blanco, French west Africa on may and feared to be a Union castle liner was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Beached. No Casualties. Washington
The steamer Tramper, crowded with passengers, struck a reef in the Hudson River. The passengers became panic stricken and almost…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Labor Outrages at New Jersey. Silk Mills Wrecked. New Jersey
The labor outrages continue, and the latest include wrecking of the silk, mills. A bomb exploded amongst the machinery. The city was greatly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Adelaide Affected. Transmission by Steamer. Adelaide
A case of small-pox was discovered here to-day, the patient being a woman, who arrived from Sydney a fortnights ago by one of the mail Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Barque Wrecked Twenty Fatalities. Sydney
The barque Ville de Digon, bound from Newcastle to Chili, was wrecked on the Chilian coast, and only three out of a crew of 23 were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lugger Wrecked Aboriginal Crew Desert. Brisbane
The chief protector of the aborigines of Queensland has been advised that the aboriginal members of the crew of the pearling lugger. Diana[?]…
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