Steamer Wreck Twelve Men Lost. London, April 13
A Halifax message states that a search has been abandoned for the twelve missing men, who were lost when the schooner Commonwealth…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1927
214 stories in Riverina's papers · page 5 of 11
Earthquake in Chili Buildings Wrecked. Santiago
An earthquake which occurred early this morning wrecked many buildings. Several fires followed and many other buildings were damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Texas Tornado Two Towns Wrecked While Inhabitants Slept Montreal, April 13
San Anonio reports that the Texas town of Rock Springs was wrecked by cyclonic winds while the inhabitants slept. Already 68 bodies have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rescued from Sinking Schooner LONDON
The steamer Ionic has sent a wireless message that while en route from New Zealand she rescued the crew of 25 of the French schooner Daisy, which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Riverina Ashore. Fog and Westerly Wind. Melbourne
A wireless message, was received in Melbourne to-night stating that the well-known coastal steamer Riverina, which was bound from Hobart to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Riverina Steamer Aground Sydney
The steamer, Riverina, while trades between Sydney and T[?]mania ran aground this morning at Gabo Island. The steamer was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Channel Wreck Crew Rescued . LONDON, April 16
The steamer Ionic wirelesses that while en route from New Zealand she rescued the crew of 25 of the French schooner Daisy. which was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stranded Off Gabo Island Steamer Riverina Ashore. Sydney
The steamer Riverina, which ran ashore during Sunday's storm, Is still stranded on Gabo-Island. A message was received to-day,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Safebreaking Four Cases in Melbourne Office Wrecked Melbourne
Safeblowers were active during the holidays. Four business premises were broken into, and the safes blown open, but the thieves got comparatively…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shops Wrecked and Houses Unroofed
The suburbs of Pymble and Lindfield seemed to bear the brunt of the fiercest part of the cyclone. Shops were wrecked, houses unroofed, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tornado in Bengal Many Villages Wrecked Calcutta
A tornado played havoc in East Bengal, wrecking 20 villages and devastating the whole countryside. Houses were carried away bodily,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Eight Drowned and Three Missing Botany Bay Launch Wreck Sydney
Four more bodies of men were found on Lady Robinson's Beach this morning and so far, as in the case of the three other bodies, they…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Murder Charge on Missicnary Steamer Sydney
There was a sequel to the killing of a native on bo[?]rd the miss[?]onary Steamer John Wil[?] when Tourneyed 24, steward appeared at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Melbourne Royal Visit Marred by Aeroplane Crash Mid-air Collision Wrecks Two Machines Four Aviators Meet with Instantaneous Death Melbourne
The Renown. arrived in Port Phillip Bay early this morning in heavy rain. Several hours later their Royal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Riverina Passengers in Sydney Danced Till Put Ashore Sydney
Eighteen passengers from the stranded steamer Riverina arrived in Sydney this morning, and all were loud in their praise of Captain Parry…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Schooner Wrecked Sixteen Drowned New York, April 28
Mexico city reports [?] were drowned when [?] on Saturday in a sale [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Botany Wreck All Bodies Recovered SYDNEY
The bodies of Roy Edwards, 30, of Pymble, and George Ansell, 10, of South Randwick, who were drowned when the launch sank in Botany Bay…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Japanese Steamer Ashore at Newcastle Newcastle
The steamer Saka Maru laden with cargo of wheat, ran ashore at the entrance to Newcastle harbour, at an early hour today. For twenty minutes…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Efforts to Save Steamer Sydney
The steamer Borgalia, with salvage gear on board, is en route to Gabo Island to try to refloat the stranded steamer Riverina. The weather is now…
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