Accident on a Steamer. Launceston
A fatal accident occurred on the steamer Wakatipu this afternoon. A horse was being shipped, and just as the weight of the box was taken the spar carried away, letting go the…
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Burnt on the River. Ferry Steamer Bursts Into Flames. a Magnificent Spectacle
The ferry steamer Kaludah, the latest addition to the Sydney Ferries fleet of Parramatta River boats, was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Steamer in Trouble. Guthrie's Perilous Experience Almost on Her Beam Ends. Life and Property Lost
The steamer Guthrie, from Singapore and Java ports, in command of Captain Wilson, which arrived at Watson's Bay late last night, and anchored there for the night, had the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Gutted and Sunk. Fine Ferry Steamer Destroyed. Loss of the Kaludah. Drifting Ablaze in Mid-stream
A mass of flame the ferry steamer Kaludah cast herself adrift from her moorings early yesterday morning and floated down the Parramatta River on the tide. Half-an-hour later sae lay…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Pericles Wreck. Perth
The latest reports from Cape Leeuwin show that the wrecked steamer Peri[?]les is now lying with her bows to the shore. The vessel, from the bridge to the bow, is entirely broken up,…
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"The latest report from the scene of the wreck of the barque Caithness-shire, while bound to Port Arthur, Texas, from Wilmington tp load 60,000 cases…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Foundered Filly
Grogon asks for my suggestion for the treatment of a filly foal, which got at some wheat last year, and was foundered, She was 'bled, but the…
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The [?] Department has been informed that the steamer Corrs Lyn was in dis[?] off Wonlgoolga an the north coast of N.S.M. this morning and had signa[?] was [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Steamer in Distress. Corra Lynn Needs Help. Signals for a Tug
A message was received from the agents of Messrs. Langley Bros, at Urunga by the Navigation Department this morning stating that the steamer Corra Lynn was in distress…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mysterious Explosion. Girl Blown Out of Bed. Building Practically Wrecked. Boy's Narrow Escape. Nyngan
A mysterious and disastrous explosion occurred in the railway refreshment rooms at about 12.30 this morning. The corner of the building, which is a two…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Steamer Thyra
The Swedish steamer Thyra, bound to Sydney from Baltic ports, passed Wilson's Promontory at 8.5 a.m. yesterday, and should arrive here…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bunkers on Fire. Steamer Wyneric at Newcastle
NEWCASTLE, Friday.--The steamer Wyneric, bound from Rangoon to Chili with a cargo of gunny-bags and rice, put into Newcastle yesterday. It transpires that 10 days before reaching…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Fire on Board a Steamer. Outbreak on the Wyneric
The Weir liner Wyneric, which arrived at Newcastle on Thursday, to replenish her bunkers, was expected to receive prompt despatch. Such is not…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mailboat Wrecked Off the Nova Scotian Coast. Ottawa
The mail steamer Bruce, 1155 tons, struck on the rocks off Scatary, an islet off Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, and is believed to have become a total wreck…
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The ferry steamer Kaludah, the latest addition to the Sydney Ferries fleet of Parramatta River boats, was destroyed by fire early on Wednesday morning, and after drifting from Gladesville…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Fishing in Canadian Waters Capture of American Schooner. Blank Cartridge Fired. Vancouver, February 23
Creeping in through the fog at 7 o'clock this morning the Canadian cruiser Rainbow, Commander Stewart, entered port with the captured American schooner…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →On Fire. Wireless Message From Steamer. Vancouver, Saturday Morning
A steamer off the Californian coast called up San Francisco by wireless, and reported being on fire. Steamers have been sent to her…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Ferry Steamer Adrift. Pilot Steamer Renders Assistance
The, new ferry steamer Greyeliffe, which took up her running between Sydney and Watson's Bay a week ago, broke down yesterday afternoon, and drifted to within a few fact of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Steamer Y0ngala
The vessel left Sydney on March 18 for Cairns, via Brisbane, Rockhampton, and Mackay, and sailed from the last-named port on Thursday, She was due at Townsville on Friday, but at midday to-day had not arrived. She is a passenger steamer of 3644 tons, belonging to the Adelaide Steamship Company, Limited. She was launched at Newcastle-on-Tyne on September 30, 1903, and arrived at Sydney about the end of the same year. She has been engaged in the inter-state service ever since, and on her present trip…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ferry Steamer Breaks Down
While on her trip to Watson's Bay about 2.30 p.m. yesterday the ferry steamer Greyci[?]ff broke down near the Parsley Bay wharf. She was in danger of drifting on to the…
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