Wreck of the Norkoowa. The Captain to Blame. SYDNEY
The Sydney Marine Board has found that the wreck of the Norkoowa, on the south-eastern coast, was due to a wrongful act on the part of the master of the vessel,…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1890
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The Holt Hill Wreck. The Court Suspends the Master's Certificate. ADELAIDE
Mr. Justice Bundey, with Captains Gibbons and Malyard as nautical assessors, sat in the Court of Marine Inquiry yesterday to investigate the circumstances…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreck of the Riverina. The Vessel Ashore at Ram Head. All Hands Saved. MELBOUBNE, Tuesday afternoon
A shipping disaster has occurred at Ram Head on the Victorian coast. The steamer Riverina, 2801 tons, struck the point mentioned on Sunday night and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wreck of the Riverina. Rescuing the Crew. SYDNEY, Wednesday afternoon
The steamer Aldinga, which left here last week for the scene of the stranded steamer Riverina, returned to Sydney at 7 o'clock this morning, as reported in the…
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With reference to the wreckage found near the Clarence Heads, and supposed to belong to the schooner Summer Rose, a Bearch has been made along the coast for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Serious Maritime Disaster. The Holyhead Wrecked at Port Philip Heads. £100,000 Loss. MELBOURNE
Late yesterday afternoon a serious maritime disaster occurred just outside the Heads, but fortunately, although a valuable ship and cargo are as good as…
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The wreck of the Riverina was sold to-day by Messrs. John Fraser and Co. for £1050…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Schooner Capsized. Thirteen Lives Lost. SYDNEY
News of the capsize of an American trading schooner m the Gilbert Group, resulting in the loss of 13 lives, was received in Sydney yesterday by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Steamer in Distress. Coal Runs Short. The Search Unsuccessful. ADELAIDE
Information was received from the Cape Borda lighthouse, on Kangaroo Island, on Thursday, that the steamer Bucephalus, bound from Calcutta to Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →2nd Edition Miner Office, 5 p.m. Smallpox on the Sikh. The Steamer Quarantined. SYDNEY, Monday afternoon
In connection with the outbreak of smallpox on board the steamer Sikh, the Secretary of the Board of Health this morning stated that there were four…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Collision in Sydney Harbor. A Schooner Sunk. SYDNEY, Monday afternoon
On Saturday afternoon the steamer Adelaide, outward bound for Melbourne, collided with the schooner Colonist, inward bound from Kiama, off Bradley's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Schooner Sunk. Collision in Sydney Harber. SYSNEY, Saturday (6.15 p.m.)
The steamer Adelaide collided with the schooner Manna in Sydney Harbor this afternoon. The latter sa[?]k instantly Three men were rescued and, the loss of…
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The vessel was going at her usual speed, the weather had been fine and the sea calm, when without the slightest warning she experienced a terrific shock. A panic…
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In conjunction with the recent heavy rains a gale along the coast has been experienced, followed by numerous shipping casualties. Amongst them the schooner…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreck and Loss of Li[?]e. LONDON
The steamer Virent, 1126 tons, has been wreoked of the coast of Spain. Fifteen persons were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hurricane in the North-West. Several Vessels Wrecked. PERTH, Saturday afernoon
A hurricane occurred at King Sound, near Derby, on Wednesday. Several vessels were wrecked, among them the Undine, formerly one of H.M. warships,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreck of a Barque. The Captain and Seven Men Drowned. Sufferings of the Survivors. AUCKLAND
The barque Emelie, from The Bluff, bound for Port Pirie under charter to Mr. Ward, has been wrecked. She was struck in a squall in Foveaux Straits and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shipping Disasters in the South Seas. Three Vessels Wrecked and It Lives Lost. SYDNEY
News has reached Sydney by the steamer Lubeck, which arrived yesterday, of the loss in the South Sea Islands of the American trading schooner H. L…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Brig Ashore. AUCKLAND, Saturday Afternoon
The brig Wild Wave, his gone ashore with 143,000 ft. timber at Kalpara. Efforts will be made to get her off…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Ketch Wrecked. BRISBANE
The harbormaster at Cooktown wires that the ketch Jeannie Scott has been wrecked on a rock off a reef near the Channel Rock. The vessel was owned by…
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