Wrecked on the New Zealand Coast. a Big Death Roll
The worst shipping disaster, involving great loss of life--74 persons perishing--that has occurred on the New dealand coast for many years happened on the…
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1,892 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 95
Mail Steamer in a Hurricane the Ortona Has a Lively Time
The R.M.S. Ortona, of the Orient line, is due at Sydney to-morrow from London via ports, and will berth at Circular Quay. The liner left Gravesend at 2 p.m. on January 8, and had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Penguin
Another terrible wreck has taken place, on the New Zealand coast. The Union Company's steamship Penguin, with a large number of passengers, on board crashed into…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Wreck of the Landy Mildred. An Unfortunate Steamship Company
The Lombard Steamship Co., Ltd., owners of the Lady Mildred, which was wrecked on Wilson's Promontory on Sunday" night, have been especially unfortunate lately,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Wreck of the Penguin. Sydney's Sympathy
The Lord Mayor (Aid. Allen Taylor), has received from Sir Joseph Ward (Prime Minister of New Zealand) a cablegram which stated that the message of sympathy from tho citizens of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Recent Shipping Disasters. the Penguin Wreck. Wellington (N.z.)
No further bodies have been recovered from the wreek of the steamer Peng[?] Efforts are to be made to-morrow to locate the sunken hull…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Penguin Wreck. No Lighthouse Needed
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Thursday.--The Minister for Marine says there is no need for a lighthouse at Terawhiti. It would be confusing to mariners. Cook Strait, he added, is well lighted…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Seamen's Wages. Steamer Waitemata Detained
AUCKLAND, Friday.—The Union steamer Waitemata was detained on Wednesday until the crow was satisfied to bo paid the intercolonial rate to Sydney, and a reduction of £1 per month…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sensation on a Ferry Steamer. "I Am Dying."
Excitement was caused his afternoon on one of the North Shore ferry boats, which left Milson's Point on the 3.50 p.m. trip to Circular Quay. A man, apparently about 50 years of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Troubles of a Hospital Ship. The American Steamer Relief. on Fire in a Typhoon
Since she left Sydney the American hospital ship Relief, that big, top-heavy- looking vessel which was here with the American fleet, has had seme wild experiences…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →A Pacific Venture. The Man Who Bought the Aeon Wreck. Ship Insured for £47,000
Mr. F. Duffy, the principal of the syndicate which has taken up an important Pacific venture, in endeavoring to salvage the wreck of the Aeon, on Christmas Island,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Collapses on Ferry Steamer. Death Supervenes
On the ferry steamer Kai-Kai, on her 3.50 trip from Milson's Point yesterday afternoon, a middle-aged man collapsed. One of the deck-hands noticed him…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Lady Mildred Wrecked
On Sunday the well-known collier. Lady Mildred, was wrecked between Waterloo Bay and Wilson's Promontory. The Lady Mildred, which for some years past has been running under charter…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Death on a Ferry Steamer
During the trip of the ferry steamer Ka[?]-Kai from Milson's Point to Circular Quay, about 4 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, a middle-aged mat named Joseph Davis, who resided in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shipping Mishaps. Steamer Collides with a Wharf
The steamer Kooyong, of M'Ilwraun, [?]arn, and Co's line, was placed in Mort s docK on Saturday for repairs. It appears that while backing out from the Howard Smith wharf sthe…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Another Snipping Disaster. Steamer on Fire. Twenty Persons Drowned
LONDON. Sunday Evening.—The steamer President Roca, while running from Southern Argentina to Buenos Ayres, caught fire and sunk…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Seizure of Opium. on Board the Steamer Guthrie
Officers of the Customs Department effected another big seizure of opium, on Saturday. Since are arrival of the steamer Gathrie, from Singapore and other Eastern ports, the Customs…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Manly Steamer. to Be Built by Mort's Dock Company
The directors of the Port Jackson and Manly S.S. Company have decided to build another new steamer at Sydney, and in the course of a few days the order will be placed in the hands of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Manly Steamer. to Be Built Locally. Bigger Than the Burra-bra
The directors of the Port Jackson and Manly S.S. Co. have decided to place in the hands of Mort's Dock and Engineering Co., Ltd., another vessel for their passenger fleet, in this…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Narooma Wreck. Marine Court Inquiry
A Marine Court inquiry was, held this morning by Judge Fitzhardinge, frith Captains J. K. Brodie and Vine Hall as assessors, into the casualty which befel the steamer Narooma on…
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