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Riverina · Shipwrecks & the sea
327 stories in Riverina's papers · page 5 of 17
Remarkable scenes on a British vessel were described at Bristol when, at the instance of the Board of Trade, Captain George Arthur, master of the steamship Nith, was charged…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At the Newcastle police court to-day the captain of the steamer Crown of Seville was fined £300 for allowing prohibited immigrants to enter the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Watches, clothing, hats, and other goods to the value of several hundreds of pounds is reported to have been pilfered from the hold of cargo steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Twelve lives were lost by a shipping disaster off the English coast, when, owing to a cargo of coal shifting the steamer Turret Hall turned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An attempt was made to wreck the Melbourne to Sale express near the latter place, on Wednesday-night, a piece of hardwood, six feet long and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Eight of the crewed the missing steamer Ca[?]bill have arrived in sydney Walker, the third mate, stated that ion March 31, the vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →American refugees, who made their escape from Mexico aboard the British steamer Octriana, declare that when at Mamzanillo the Mexican mob…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A sad tragedy occurred during the voyage of the steamer Themistocles from London to Sydney. H. Franey, 38, married, an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →When the mail steamer Marmora, which arrived at Fremantle to-day, was between Eden and Colmbo, the officer on the watch heard shouting in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The steamer Atlantis, carrying a hundred oil men back to Tampico, has wirelessed asking for help, reporting that she is ashore and is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A telegram posted at the Royal Exchange from Tasmania states that the Norweigan barque Svenor (1198 tons) bound from Fremantle to Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The battered hull of the lost light ship has been, found amongst, the breakers off Liscomb Island. Six bodies were recovered, but hope for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An attempt is to be made to-night to tow off the immigrant steamer Waitara, which is grounded on Hannibal Island Reef, in Queensland. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lightship number 19 has been wrecked at Nova Scotia. Six bodies have been recovered, but 25 men are still missing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A terriffic explosion occurred yesterday afternoon at the Imperial Hotel, Gilgandra, as a result of which several persons were injured, and many had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →[?] from [?] reports no trace of [?]mer Cairnhill…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The signalmaster at Moruya Heads reports that a steamer with a yellow funnel and black top, which passed bound for the south this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A tremendous storm has occurred on the south coast of France. Fishing fleets and other vessels were wrecked and many crews are missing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A German steamer landed arms for Mexicans and General Funston there upon arrested the vessel as having no man[?]st. It is not expected that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A TERRIFIC explosion occurred on Sunday afternoon at the Imperial Hotel, Gilgandra, as a result of which several persons were injured…
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