A 37 Knot Steamer
SPEED at sea approximates more and more closely as times ago on to that of railway expresses, The latest instance of this is furnished by the achievements of the new turbine destroyer Viper…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1900
47 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 3
Wreck of the British Steamer Ariosta
The Ariosta, a vessel of 2650 tons, sailed from Galveston for Hamburg, via Norfolk, on December 17. The skipper, Captain Baines, and his crew,…
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A FIRE, which was attended by serious consequences, occurred on the steamer Kallatina, lying at the South Grafton wharf, early on Tuesday morning. The fire originated in one…
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The Government are making arrangements for the purchase of a second-hand steamer in England to replace the Thetis, which has become unsuitable for the different kinds of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wreck of tho Quetta
Wednesday last, Feb. 28, was the 10th anniversary of the wreck of the Quetta on the North Queensland coast. The steamer, going at full speed in a smooth sea at night, struck an…
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The IOLANTHE leaves Yamba at 6 a.m. for Grafton, and Grafton at 3 p.m. for Palmer's Island PACIFIC leaves Grafton 7 a.m. for Chatsworth, via Harwood; and Chatsworth at 12 o'clock, Harwood 1, Maclean…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of a Steamer. Thirty Lives Lost. Sydney
THE steamer G[?]neig has been wrecked on the Victorian coast. Three survivors of the wreek have reached Lake Tyres and give harrowing accounts of their privations…
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MELBOURNE, FRIDAY.—The fears entertained as to the loss of the coasting steamer Glenelg have been unhappily confirmed. Three survivors of the steamer reached…
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No more survivors have been reported from the wreck of the Glenelg. The cook states that a new boat, containing nearly all the passengers, was…
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FURTHER particulars of the wreck of the Glenelg show that she swamped early on Sunday morning in the midst of a terrific hurricane, while on her way from. Cunningham, in the…
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THE steamer Sarah Fenwick, owned by Mr. T. Fenwick, of Ballina, was returning with a load of timber from the Seven Mile Beach on Tuesday night, Captain Loutit being charge, and…
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Further details state, that even with the knowledge of the fearful fate in front, everybody kept cool. The passengers, including the women and children, walked to the bridge of the steamer as coolly as if…
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Shipping companies abroad are now devoting considerable attention to the salvage steamer "Herakles." This is a vessel with a mission, and it will be interesting to watch how she…
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IMPORTANT evidence was given on Tuesday before the Court of Marino Inquiry which is investigating the circumstances of the foundering of the Glenelg on the Victorian coast recently. Thomas Wilson…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Three Vessels Wrecked. 23 Lives Lost. SYDNEY
THE ship Sierra Nevada, from Liverpool, was wrecked at Portion, Port Phillips Heads, yesterday. She had a crow of 28 on board, of whom five…
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MELBOURNE, FRIDAY.—Several thousand pounds worth of cargo from the wreck of the Sierra Nevada were recovered at Portsea yesterday owing to the services of the Royal…
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The ship Sierra Nevada, 1400 tons, bound from Liverpool to Melbourne and Sydney, went ashore on the rocks at Portsea, near Melbourne, at 1 a.m. on Wednesday. The vessel is a total wreck, and only…
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IN inky darkness, and during a roaring gale between 1 and 2 o'clock on Wednesday morning, the ship Sierra Nevada, 1400 tons, shot past Port Phillip Heads…
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The Birkegate yesterday brought to Sydney from Fiji the shipwrecked crew of the Niels Ribe. This was a barque which, during her voyage from Adelaide to Levuka, in ballast, went ashore in…
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THE steamer Annerley, which arrived at Melbourne from Newcastle, bound for the Cape, reports having experienced terrific weather in the early part of her trip. She…
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