Fire at Sea. Naval Boarding Steamer
A fire broke out on the naval boarding steamer Peel Castle in the Straits of Dover. Tugs from Dover and other craft assisted the firefighters by pumping water into the…
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Wreck of the Squall. Wellington (N.z.)
The Court of Marine Inquriy into the loss of the coastal trader Squall off the Heat Cape. found that the loss was caused by an error judgment on the part of Captain Vast[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Enemy's Trenches Wrecked
The following communique has been Issued at Paris:--"Franco-British artillery destructively bombarded German trenches at Boeslnghe, and silenced two batteries east of that place. Our…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Barquentine Ashore Near End of the Voyage
The barquentine Senorita went ashore at Point Lonsdale, on the Victorian coast, at 3.45 a.m. to- day. A message to the Royal Exchange states…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sea Raiding. Dutch Steamer's Long Voyage
LONDON, Wednesday. -- City shipping firms discussing the capture of the West African liner Appam by the German raider Moewe, point out that a Dutch steamer which recently…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Struck a Mine. Steamer From Fremantle
The steamer Perth (3522 tons), which was recently engaged as a factory ship in Western Australia in connection with the whaling industry there, has, according to latest advices,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →District Court. (Before Judge Backhouse.) Claim for Steamer Fare. Interesting Point. Angus and Coote, Ltd., v Holland
Mr. Pike, instructed by Messrs. Currie and Wood, appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. A. C. Roberts for the defendant. This was an action brought by Angus and Coote, Ltd., jewellers,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Struck by Lightning Signal Station Wrecked
The Superintendent of Navigation has received a report from the lighthouse- keeper at the Macleay River, which states that the station was struck by lightning during a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Barquentine Ashore
MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Early this morning the barquentine Senorita, a three-masted steel vessel of 324 tons. Went ashore on the Queenscliffe side of Point Lonsdale Lighthouse at Port…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Schooner's Captain Injured
Captain Lund, of the schooner Gamble, met with a nasty accident on his last voyage from Newcastle (N.S.W.) to Port Townsend. The vessel left Newcastle on October 8, and was eleven days out when…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Senorita Wrecked. Ashore at Lonsdale Point
Whilst bound to Melbourne from New Zealand, the barquentine Senorita ran ashore at 3.45 a.m. yesterday at Point Lonsdale, half a mile outside…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accident on the Schooner Gamble. Captain Lund Injured
News received yesterday states that during the passage to Port Townsend from Newcastle of the American four-masted schooner Gamble, Captain…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Vessel Ashore. Senorita on Point Lonsdale. Melbourne
The barquentine Senor[?]ta (320 tons), laden with timber, and [?] days overdue from Auckland, went ashore in Lonsdale Bight about a quarter of a mile from Lonsdale pier early…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Return of Wrecks
The Navigation Department has issued the return of wreeks and casualties to locally owned shipping for the year ended December 31 last. The list includes one schooner, Tramp, wrecked on North Head on January…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Zeppelins. Two Reported Wrecked. London, Feb. 9
An Amsterdam message says, according to the "Echo de Belge," rumours are current that a Zeppelin was wrecked by French airmen near Hainault; also, on the night…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Wrecked Ivanhoe
The wrecked Chilian barque Ivanhoe presents a rather spectacular appearance as she lies ashore at Port Allan, according to a nautical man now…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wrecked Zeppelins. Two Reported Gone
AMSTERDAM, Wednesday.--According to the "Echo de Beige" rumors are current that a Zeppelin was wrecked by French airmen near Hainault…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Norwegian Steamer Sunk London, Friday Night
The Norweigian steamer Vaaril, 1312 tons, has been sunk in the North Sea. Ten of the crew were rescued. The captain, chief engineer, and second mate were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Another American Schooner in Trouble. Retriever Returns to Port. Vessel Leaking
The American barquentine Retriever is the latest vessel flying the "Stars and Stripes" to get into trouble and from an account received by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Harbor Collision. Ferry Steamer and Oil Launch
[?]hortly after 8 o'clock this morning a collision occurred between the ferry steamer Kurraha and the oil launch St. George. Mr. James Henderson, of St. George's Crescent…
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