Jack Ashore. Says the Lady Robbed Him
A dapper little sailor man stepped into the witness box at the Central Police Court this morning and accused Florrie Boylan, who gave her age as 21, of robbing him…
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Fiji Hurricane. Banana Crop Ruined. Enormous Loss. Steamer Blown on to a Reef
Fiji has again been swept by a hurricane. From the time of the commencement of the war until the early part of December business people at Suva, Levuka, and other places…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Schooner Cavan Arrives
The schooner Cavan, which recently arrived at Newcastle, after having been missing for some days, came on to Sydney in tow of the steamer Pelaw Main yesterday. The vessels arrived off the Heads after…
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BRISBANE, Tuesday.--Smoke issuing from No. 4 hatch of the steamer Dorset at Musgrave Wharf, South Brisbane, led to the discovery of a small outbreak of fire this…
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An extensive overhaul is being received by the steamer Coolgardie, at present in Melbourne, and when she begins running again she will be…
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The steamer Strathearn will complete her engagement to the Union S. S. Co. of New Zealand when all the cargo shipped on the Pacific Slope is landed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Outbreak on Steamer. Brisbane
A small outbreak of fire occurred on the steamer Dorset, lying at Musgrave Wharf, South Brisbane, this afternoon. The blaze was discovered among some rubbish in No. 4…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Wreck of the Nile. P. AND O. Company's Steamer. All on Board Rescued. Tokio, Tuesday Night
The peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Nile [?]700 tons, bound for kobe, has been [?] The vessel struck on the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →German Warships Suffer Karlsruhe Reported Sunk Bremen Damaged by Mine Fierce Fights in the West the Karlsruhe. Reported Sunk in Fight. Story West Indies. Wreckage Discovered. [?] Tuesday Evening
[?] are respecting the [?] the [?] in the [?] with much success…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →P. & O. Boat Wrecked. Survivors Taken to Japan. Vancouver
Tokio cables bring news of a shipwreck. the Fukuju Maru reports that she has rescued and is bringing to Kobe 170 passengers and scamen from the P. and O…
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STOCKHOLM, Wednesday.--A German destroyer seized the Swedish steamer Vega, laden with margarine, from Rotterdam for Stockholm, and conveyed her to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →P. and O. Steamer Sunk. All Hands Saved
TOKIO, Tuesday.--The P. and O. steamer [?] has been lost in the Inland Sen. The passengers and crow have been taken to Kobe. The steamer struck the [?] Rock, off…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Swedish Steamer. Seized by Germans. Stockholm, Jan. 13
A German destroyer seized the Swedish steamer Vega laden with margarine from Rotterdam for Stockholm. The vessel was conveyed to Swinemunde…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Steamer Nile Sunk. in Japanese Waters. Passengers Rescued. Tokio, Jan [?]
The P. and 0. Company's steamer Nile 670[?] tons, struck Howsro rock, off Awashema Island, in the Island Sea, [?]t midnight on Monday, and foundered in 30 fathoms of water…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Wrecks of War on Belgium Railways
When the Germans were attaching Antwerp the Belgians sent five locomotives, with waggons loaded with sand under full steam full tilt in the direction of the German lines at Malines. Then occurred perhaps, the most remarkable railway wreck in the world's history. The Belgian engineers pulled the lovers, then jumped off as the engines got under way, and let them gather speed as they rushed without control over the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on a Steamer
A small outbreak or the occurred on the steamer Dorset, lying at Musgrave Wharf, South Brisbane, on Tuesday afternoon. The blaze was discovered…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Steamer Passenger Robbed
During her journey from Brisbane on the steamer Wyandra, which arrived in Sydney yesterday. Miss Mary Innes, of Balmain, was robbed of £6. The money…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The New Steamer Tysla
Particulars have been received of the i new steamer Tysla, now en route to Australia on her maiden voyage from Fredrickstad. The vessel was built to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Japanese Steamer Founders
The steamer Daito Maru No. 2, bound from Dalay (Manchuria) for Osaka, foundered near Fort Hamilton, and twenty-four persons were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Death of Captain W. H. Steele. Mission Steamer's Master
General regret, will, be felt at the news of the sudden death of Captain W. H. Steele, of the London Missionary Society's steam yacht John Williams, at the age of 37…
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