Dynamite in Use. Attempts to Wreck Lines. London, Wednesday Morning
Further attempts have, been made at dynamiting the railway lines. At Belleville the driver of a goods train was fired at, and had a narrow escape from…
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Steamer Wyrallah Aground
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-- The steamer Wyrallah went aground at 8 o'clock to-night on Sandy Spit, at the entrance to the Gippsland Lakes. She is expected to float off with…
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The Minister for Works has received a report from the Agent-General on the final inspection of the New South Wales blue metal conveyance steamer Cambewarra. From the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steamer Afire. Damage to the Somerset. Brisbane
The discovery was made this morning on the Federal and Shire steamer Somerset that nine planks, each 9 inches wide and 3 inches thick, had been burnt through…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Worst Feared. Steamer Stranded in Storm. Wireless Messages Cease
ST. JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK. Tuesday.--The Royal mail steamer Cobequid, an route from the West Indies to Halifax. is ashore on Briar Island. A wireless message stated that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Cobequid. Unverified Reports. Search Steamer Dispatched St. Johns N.B., Wednesday Evening
According to reports received here, the steamer Cobequid, ashore on Briar Island, is still above water. These reports, however, are unverified…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Storm Breaks. Position in South Africa. Country Under Martial Law. Trades Hall Besieged. Attempted Line Wrecking. Police Bayonet Crowd. Exciting Scenes. Johannesburg, Wednesday Evening
The situation remains much the same as it was before. In many quarters it is regarded as the [?] before the storm. An armed patrol saw a man placing…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Year's Wrecks. Lloyds' Lose Seven Millions. Australia Free From Disaster
The recent announcement that Lloyds' losses, owing to marine disasters during 1913, had amounted to £7,000,000, came as a surprise to those who had not taken more…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Schooner Aground. Forster
The schooner Shannon has gone aground on Out Spit, but will probably float off on to-day's high tide…
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HALIFAX, Wednesday Evening -- The mail steamer Cobequid, which it was feared had foundered with all hands, has been sighted on Trinity Ledge, Briar Island. It is believed…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The First "Outside" Steamer. Kumeric Chartered
Despite the fact that there is so much tonnage, and, incidentally, consisting of large vessels of great carrying capacity, coming here in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the Cobequid. All Hands Off the Ship. New York
Everyone who was on board the steamer Cobequid, wrecked at Briar Island, on the west coast of Nova Scotia, has been rescued. The captain and the eleven members of the…
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BOSTON, Massachusetts, Thursday. -- Gales continue along the North Atlantic coast. The schooner Grace Martin foundered, and her crew of 17 men cruised about for a day in…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →New Ideas in Science and Invention. a Reversible Lifeboat
THE distinguishing feature of this boat is that it is the same underneath as it is shown on the top. In other words, it is ready whichever way it may be launched. It can be handled and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Schooner Burnt at Sea. Rescue of the Crew. London
The steamier Lusitania is reported to have rescued the crew of the schooner Mayflower, which has been destroyed, by fire oft the coast of Maine (U.S.)…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Assisted Immigrants. Batch by Steamer Marathon
The Aberdeen liner Marathon is expected to arrive at Sydney on Tuesday next from London,. via ports. Among the passengers are 29 selected agricultural laborers, 24…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lives Wrecked by Drink. Liability of Hotels. Damages Won in America. Working of New Law
A suit was started on Feb. 18 last in the Circuit Court of Lake County, Ih., by six Small children against three saloon keepers for damages due to loss, of support arising…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The British Navy. Mutiny on the Bounty. the Vancouver Expedition. the Wreck of the Pandora. Iii
The King, upon the representations of the planters in the West Indies that the introduction of the breadfruit tree among them would be of great benefit to the community, decided…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Cobequid Wreck. Captain and Men Still Aboard
YARMOUTH, Nova Scotia, Thursday Evening. -- The captain and several members of the crew are still on board the wrecked mail steamer Cobequid, off Briar Island. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Castaways. Tour D'auvergne Wreck
The French mail steamer Pacifique, which arrived from Noumea yesterday, brought news of the departure from Noumea on January 10 of the French warship Zelee, which…
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