December 15, 1886. Wreck of the Keilawarra
It was feared that F. Scott who was named as having been a passenger by the ill-fated Keilawarra (which was sunk in the collision at…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1918
85 stories in Riverina's papers · page 3 of 5
Irish Steamer Sunk. Only Five Persons Saved
The Irish steamer, Inniscarra. from Fishguard, was torpedoed and sunk. Only five persons, including the captain, were saved, and it is believed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegraphic News. Sydney, Thursday. Vessel Wrecked
The American schooner "Expansion," bound from San Francisco to Suva, is a total wreck on Suva Reef. The vessel is loaded…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →West Indies Steamer. Attacked by Enemy. Passengers by Boats. Vancouver
The liner Carolina inward bound from Porto Rico (British West Indies) sent a wireless message that she was being attacked at noon on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New York in Darkness. U Boats Operating Since May 25. Steamer Safe. LONDON
New York is in darkness, fearing aeroplanes. The U boats have been operating in American waters since May 25…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Norwegian Steamer Sunk. Vancouver
The Norwegian steamer Vinland has been submarined on the Virginia coast…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War on the Sea. American Steamer Sunk. Washington
The American steamer Pinar del Rio was sunk by a submarine 70 miles off the Maryland coast on a voyage to Cuba. She is the 15th vessel sunk…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Albury's First Steamer
Old residents of the Riverina, and particularly of the Albury district, who remember the arrival of the first steamer at that town, will read the following…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Boarding Steamer Sunk. London
The Admiralty reports that an armed boarding steamer was torpedoed and sunk on June 5. Seven persons, including [?] of the mercantile crew, are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer's Mails Stolen. Theft During Voyage. Sydney
During the voyage of the steamer Beyen to San Francisco, a Sydney gang got away with 6 bage of parcel mail, valued at £250. There is no clue to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Mined. Melbourne
The Navy Department to-night issued the following official statement:—"Early in the morning of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War on the Sea. Belgian Steamer Lost. Crew Safe. Vancouver
The Belgian steamer Chilier was submarined in the Bermudas on June 21. The crew are safe…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of Excursion Boat Hundreds Drowned. Vancouver
All excursion boat on the Illinois River, near Peoria, was wrecked and hundreds of persons were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Vessel Ashore. Cargo of Copper. Sydney
The steamer Malachite went ashore on the rocks of Red Point, Port Kembla, last night, while on a voyage from Queensland to Port Kembla with over…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Ashore. Safely Floated Off. Sydney
The steamer Malachite, which was ashore on a bank of rocks at Port Kembla, floated off last night during high tide, and left for Sydney under…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Torpedoed. Only Eight Survivors. Melbourne
The Acting-Minister of the Navy announced this afternoon that news had been received that the steamer Southborough had been torpedoed in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Your Own Lifeboat
"Carry your own lifeboat," is the motto of an Italian inventor, G. Piperno, who has visited England with what is probably the most ambitious…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Labor Hail Wrecked. Vancouver
Returned soldiers raided the Labor temple here end wrecked the interior of the building. The Labor League had called a general strike in sympathy with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australian Ambulance Steamer Sunk LONDON
The "Times" reports that the Australian ambulance steamer, Warhilla, has been sunk. There were 800 aboard, including 600 wounded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Stranded. Through Master's Sudden Illness. Sydney
The Marine Court commenced an inquiry into the stranding of the steamer Makambo on Lord Howe Island…
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