Leaking Schooner Moved to Johnston's Bay
The leaking four-masted schooner William Bowdon was late yesterday afternoon towed from Chowder Bay to Johnston's Bay. Her list was still…
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Maianbar Ashore
Word was received in Sydney yesterday that the well-known north coaster Maianbar had gone ashore on the south beach at the entrance to the…
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The American four-masted schooner William Bowden, which was towed into port leaking on Friday night, was moved to on anchorage in Snails Bay on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maianbar. Ashore at Macleay River. Passengers Landed
The North Coast S.N. Company's stoamer. Maianbar, whilst crossing the Macleay River bar on Saturday, became unmanageable, and ran ashore on the South Beach…
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Wireless messages received at Townsville from the lightship Karumbah state that as a result of an explosion the coastal steamer Caroo,…
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BRISBANE, Sunday.--Wireless messages received at Townsville from the lightship Karumhah report that the coastal cargo boat Caroo, owned by Messrs. Broadfoot and Sons…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Explosion on a Steamer. Man Killed, Another Injured. Townsville
An explosion of benzine occurred on the steamer Caroo off Cardwell this morning. The vessel caught fire and the mate was killed, another man being badly injured…
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The master of the Japanese mail steamer Aki Maru, which reached Brisbane from the East yesterday, stated that on Sunday last, when approaching Thursday island, a…
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BRISBANE, Monday.--A telegram received from the police at Thursday Island states that the 10-top ketch Vic, which left Thursday Island for Burk[?]town is missing…
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When the North Coast Steam Navigation Company's steamer Our Jack was passing Point Plummer, while on a voyage to the Nambu[?]a River from Sydney, Captain…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Stranded Maianbar. Salvage Steamer Leaves
The North Coast S.N. Company's steamer Coolebar left Sydney at 2 o'clock yesterday morning with a quantity of gear, and after bunkering…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fight for Life Vessel From Sydney Shipwrecked Crew's Plight
Five survivors of the crew of the Belgian steamer Anton Van Driel fought desperately for life on the wreck of their ship, which was fast…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Ketch Missing. Victorian Journalist on Board. Brisbane
The ketch Vic, about 10 tons, has been missing in the far north for nearly a month. She left Thursday Island on January 21 for Burketown, having to go from there to Booroola…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Unlucky Silver Queen. Machine Badly Wrecked. Capetown, March 8
The Silver Queen crashed a mile from Buluwayo, after making a start for Pretoria. The machine was badly wrecked, but the engines are intact…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Schooner Esther Buhne in Trouble
The American schooner Esther Buhne, which is well known in Australasian waters, has struck trouble. She left Apia on January 16 with a…
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The tank steamer Cabadist, with a crew of 40, is believed to have been lost. She was due at Baltimore from Cuba on March 2…
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Private advices received in Sydney yesterday brought news of the loss of a large motor launch at Samoa. The vessel was the Piliopo, which ran…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →U.S. Consulate Wrecked. London, Match 5
A message from Berne says that the American Consulate at Zurich has been wrecked by a bomb. There were no fatalities. The theory advanced is that the outrage was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Supposed Wreck. New York, March 10
The tanker Cubadist, with a crew of 40, is believed to have been lost. The vessel was due at Baltimore from Cuba on March 3…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Schooner Samoa
After having been thoroughly overhauled, the schooner Samoa, recently purchased by Burns, Philp & Co., Ltd., for their inter-Island trade, has…
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