Tornado's Havoc Whole Township Wrecked. Extraordinary Incidents. Adelaide
Particulars of the tornado at Iron Knob, South Australia, show the whole township was wrecked. The majority of the buildings were swept…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1914
327 stories in Riverina's papers · page 1 of 17
Abandoned Steamer. "Eight of the Crew Rescued. SYDNEY
The steamer Knight of the Garter rescued eight of the crew of the abandoned sreamer El Dorado, at Easter Island…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Blue Jackets Action. Dutch Steamer Boarded. Mexicans Refused a Landing. Guatemala
When the Dutch steamer Marowing arrived at Belize, from New Orleans, British bluejackets from the cruiser Lancaster, boarded the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wrecked Crew a Dramatic Recital. Fighting Cold, Hunger and Thirst. Boat Surrounded by Sharks. Men-eat Grass. Sydney
The crew of the schooner El Dorado, which was abandoned off Easter Island eight months ago, reached Sydney to-day by the steamer Knight…
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The oil tank steamer Oklahoma founded off Sandy, Hook (U.S.A.), and twenty-two of the crow perished, only eight, being saved…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer in Trouble. New York
The fate of an unnamed oil tank steamer reported by wireless to be sinking forty miles south of the Ambrose Channel lightship is still in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Submerged. 160 Lives Lost. SYDNEY
News reached Sydney of the loss of the steamer Tak Yai, which was submerged near Port Arthur. 164 lives were lost, mostly coolies…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wrecked Crew. a Dramatic Recital. Fighting Cold Hunger, and Thirst. Boat Surrounded by Sharks. Men Eat Grass
The crew of the schooner El Dorado, which was abandoned off Easter Island eight months ago, reached Sydney on Saturday by the steamer…
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Three natives were charged at Port Vila in the New Hebrides, with the murder of several white people on board the schoouer Voltaire, some…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Suddenly Sinks 24 Men Drowned. New York
The American steamer Oklahoma suddenly sank off Sandy Hook, taking with her 24 members of the crew. Only eight were saved by the steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of the Oklahoma Six Survivors Picked Up. New York
Six survivors of the Oklahoma have arrival aboard the steamer Gregory, having been picked up while adrift in a life boat. The death roll is…
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The R.M.S. Cobequid ex Westin[?] and Halifax, is ashore at Briar Island A wireless reports the position is highly dangerous, and that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Ashore 150 Persons on Board. Feared Total Loss. Ottawa
The steamer Cobequid, bound from West Indies to Halifax, is ashore on Briar Island, New Brunswick, in a dangerous position. She has on board…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wrecked Steamer How Rescue Was Effected. Captain Stays on Board. Ottawa
The stranded steamer Cobequid has been sighted. It is now believed that all hands are safe. Later…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wrecked Steamer Officers Prevent Panic. London
It now transpires that when the steamer Cobequid struck, everybody thought there was little chance of escape, but the captain reassured them…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Missing Liner Wreckage and Bodies Discovered. London
The bodies of the third officer and seamen of the missing liner Acilia, as well as a quantity of wreekage, have been picked up in the Magellan…
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It transpires that the vessol which went ashore at Cronulla late last night is the steamer West, a regular trader between Sydney, Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Daring Burglary. Safe Wrecked with Dynamite. Adelaide
When J. Morris pawnbroker and money lender, entered his premises in Adelaide this morning, he found the safe broken open and that he had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Suspected Passenger. Police Watching Steamer Grampian
It is reported that the police are sending an officer by a fast boat to get to the Grampion at Saint John's, on Thursday. The police refuse to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Aground. Refloated After Discharging Ballast. Sydney
The steamer which ran aground at Cronulla was The Wear, a regular trader between inter-State ports. There were no rocks on the beach, and…
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