Norwegian Barque Ashore. Melbourne
When sailing through the Hopetoun Channel yesterday afternoon, bound for Geelong, the Norwegian barque Charlea Racine ran ashore on the southern bank, where she…
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Mishap to the Steamer Brisbane
NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--The steamer Brisbane, which left Newcastle on Saturday afternoon for Lyttelton, returned to port late in the evening. It appears that the Brisbane had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Treacherous Bellinger. Steamer Myee Stranded
BELLINGER HEADS, Sunday.--The steamer Myee attempted to cross yesterday afternoon, but struck heavily on the spit, and then swung over on to the south breakwater. She remained…
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The steamer Myee, while crossing in, grounded on the bar, and swung on to the end of the south breakwater, where she now lies in a dangerous position. She has a full cargo of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Terrible Shipping Disaster. Steamer Clan Ranald Sunk. South Australian Coast. Forty-six Persons Drowned
ADELAIDE, Monday.—The steamer Clan Ranald, 3596 tons, Captain [?] which left Port Adelaide yesterday for England with a full cargo, sank off…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wreck of the Ururoa
According to advices from New Zealand, the efforts of Mr.George Braithwaite, the purchaser of the stranded scow Ururoa (anhore, near Wanganui), and his son to refloat the vessel and again put her in service are…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Ketch Sheltering
A telegram from Shellharbour last night intimated that a small ketch, painted white, was sheltering on the lee side of Point Bass…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Appalling Shipwreck in St. Vincent's Gulf. Tramp Steamer Clan Ranald Founders. Forty Lives Lost. Bodies Washing Ashore
ADELAIDE, Monday.--Telegraphic information from Edithburgh this morning states that the steamer Clan Ranald, loaded with wheat, foundered off Troubridge-hill, seven miles from…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Carpenter's Story. the Swim Ashore
A remarkable feature of the disaster is the fact that only those members of the crew who could swim were saved. The carpenter and second officer swam ashore…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Loading of the Steamer. "Impossible for Cargo to Shift."
The steamer was loaded by the Adelaide Stevedoring Company, under the direct supervision of Captain Langford. When seen this afternoon, Captain Langford scouted the idea…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Clan Ranald Disaster. Vessel Founders in a Gale. Nearly the Whole of Her Crew Lost. Wheat Cargo Valued at £20,000. Graphic Details of the Wreck. Eleven Bodies Washed Ashore. the Captain Drowned. Adelaide
One of the most appalling calamities in Shipping records of South Australia occurs red on Sunday night, when the steamer Clan Ranald, of 359C gross tonnage, foundered in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Second Edition Clan Banald Wreck. a Sudden Catastrophe. Survivors at Port Adelaide. Adelaide
The tug Eagle,' with the survivors on board, arrived at Port Adelaide about 7.15 to-night. A laige crowd congregated on the wharf, and sent up three ringing cheers when the boat got…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wreck of the Clan Ranald
The news we give this morning of the wreek of the Clan Ranald off the coast of South Australia is one of those grim reminders we only too frequently receive…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Terrible Shipwreck Clan Banald Capsizes. in St. Vincent's Gulf. Death Roll of Forty. Wheat Cargo Shipts. Only Twenty-four Survivors. Adelaide
One of the most terrible shipping disasters in the history of South Australia, resulting in appalling loss-of life occurred late on Sunday night in St. Vincent's Gulf. The big…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Shipwreck. a Thrilling Story.-' Two Survivors Only of Crew Of. 53
A terrible tragedy, of the sea, involving the loss of the Leith steamship Duncar, with, 51 out of her crew of 63 hands, was described yesterday by William phillips, a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Clan Ranald Wreck. Story ol Survivors. What Caused the Disaster? Theory of Experts. Was Aid Possible? Adelaide
The white survivors of the Clan Ranald wreck are:-- Mr. F. H. ROSE, chief officer. Mr. G. FORDYCE, second engineer…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Sign of the Vessel. Wreckage and Bodies
ADELAIDE. Monday.--Edithburg telegraphs that the steam tug Eagle has just arrived from the scene of the wreck. She could see nothing of the wrecked steamer. Four men wont ashore…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Heroes of tine Lifeboat
We might call them the secret legion of heroes--secret, because they and their deeds are unknown beyond the immediate circle of their own friends. Who. for example, knows…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Loss of the Advance Out With the Lifeboat. Evidence of the Crew. Leaking Lifeboat
The Marine Court inquiry before Judge Murray and Captains J. B. Carpenter and A. Hay (assessors) into the circumstances of the collision between the barque Iverna…
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