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A terrible accident occurred at Cardiff. The steam-tug Rifleman was moored under the West Pier-kead, when her boiler exploded with terrific force, blowing the vessel to atoms. Captain Henry Pill, her commander; Mr. John…
Continued on Trove, page 849 →THE following is a complete list of those who were drowned in the wreck of the s.s. Taiaroa off the coast of New Zealand :—Passengers: Mrs. Of. J. Fitzgerald, Mrs. Jessie Gane, William Ward…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →By the arrival of the steamship To Anau, from New Zealand ports, further particulars are to hand respecting the wreck of the steamer Taiaroa. Fourteen only out of a total of 47 on board survived the disaster. The…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The official inquiry into the circumstances of the wreck of the Taiaroa was commenced at Wellington on Saturday. Captain Thompson stated that when he got on the bridge, after the alarm was given, he found the…
Continued on Trove, page 871 →Our Hobart correspondent wired to-day:—Considerable consternation was caused in Hobart on Saturday afternoon when it became known that the T.S.N. Co.'e steamer Esk had tone ashore on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The T. S. N. Company's steamer Esk, from Hobart to Sydney, via Formby, struck on the Hebe Reef, off Low Head, near the mouth of the River Tamar, on Saturday morning. The Esk arrived at Low…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →HOBART, Sunday.--The news of the stranding of the steamer Esk on the Hebe Reef, off Loll Head, has created considerable excitement. She was on a voyage to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The steamer Esk, which left on Thursday for the River Mercy to load cargo produce for Sydney, has been wrecked on Hebe Rock off Tumar Heads,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →This morning the T.S.N. Company's steamer risk, which struck on the Hebe Reef, off Low Head, near the mouth of the River Tamar, on Saturday morning last, had settled more down on the reef. The sea has gone…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Esk has settled down forward with 18ft. of water in the forehold. The ketch Wave got a falt eargo of stores and freight from liere, and hopes are entertained…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,--An inquiry as to the cause of the loss of the ship, with inquests on the bodies that may be recovered, is about all that will be done by the authorities, which…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →We have from the New Zealand papers further particulars of the disastrous wreek of the Steamer Taiaroa:— The Otago Witness of April 17 gives the following list of persons known to have been on board, as follow:—…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Yesterday morning news reached Sydney that the fine little iron schooner Upolu, belonging to Mr. John Williams, of this city, had been wrecked near Cairns, and that one of the boats, with the mate and four of the crew was missing. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Scarcely has the excitement consequent on the sad disaster to the Union Co.'s steamship Taiaroa subsided, than news is received of a serious accident to another of this company's fine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, April 27.—A new steamer, the Clitrus, which is intended for the Australian and Indian trade, has been launched at Jarrow, on the Tyne…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The captain, mate, and three men who arrived from Port Douglas this morning, report the total wreck of the schooner Upolu, bound from Sydney to the South Seas. The wreck occurred at Trinity Opening. One boat full…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A new steamer, the Clitrus, which is intended for the Australian and Indian trade, has been launched at Jarrow, on the Tyne…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Another cargo of salvage has been obtained from the stranded steamer Esk to-day, and it is probable that a still further quantity will be saved. The vessel is full of water at high tide, and there appears to be no chance…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →At midnight a report received from the Esk steamer shows that she is full of water at high tide, and evidently breaking up. A large quantity of her fittings, gear,…
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