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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea
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Tho following telegram from the Collector of Customs at Cardwell has been wired to the Government here under date 7th instant:—"I left Cardwell in the pilot cutter last night, and anchored…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Here is a story of the wreck of the barque Lynton of Liverpool, which was wrecked last month during a hurricane off Aspinwall, or Colon, a town in Columbia. It is told by the mate, Mr. G. F…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Marine Board at Townsville has given the follow[?] finding with regard to the stranding of the steamer Glaucus:—"That in the opinion of this Board the steamer Glaucus was navigated in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE Union Company's steamer Tairon, 500 tone from Wellington to Lyttleton, is ashore near the Clearence River (Now Zealand.) The vessel is on her beam ;…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another shipping disaster, involving, it is feared, great loss of life, has occurred on the New Zealand coast. So far, the particulars which havo been ascertained are of a most meagre character. It…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At an early houi on Saturday morning, the Butish baique South Milton, 598 tons rogistei, bound fiom Mauritius to Melbourne, with a cargo of sugai on boaid, was wreeked neal Barwon Heads…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ALTHOUGH the cows from the wreck of the Taiaroa is still meagre, enough can be gathered to show that at least thirty persons are drowned. The wreck now…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Respecting the stranding of the steamer Esk, the Hobart correspondent of the S. M. Herald has telegraphed the following additional information:—On Monday morning the T. S. N. Company's steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →News from New York states that the Cunard mail steamer Oregon was run into by a schooner at 4 a.m. on March 14 on the east side of Fire Island. Two holes were stove in her, and she immediately…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The following interesting narrative of the wreck of the above vessel, and the subsequent events until the crew and passengers were picked up, have been supplied to the Brisbane Courier by Mr. W…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Captain Guervel and four of the crew of the French barque Guichen arrived at Rockhampton on Saturday night. They report that the Guichen was wrecked on the 9th instant, at Bird Island…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A serious accident happened to the steamer Fifeshire, off Terrigal, at an early hour yesterday morning, whereby the lives of 25 persons were placed in imminent danger. The vessel went…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →News has just been received that the Ly-ee-moon, from Melbourne is a total wreck off Green Cape, south of Twofold Bay. She struck last night at nine o'clock; only ten persons were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News has just been received that the steamer Ly-[?]-Moon, from Melbourne to Sydney, is a total wreck on the point at Green Cape. She struck at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Yesterday forenoon the city was thrown into a state of great excitement by the announcement that the A.S.N. Company's well-known steamship Ly-ee-Moonhad been wrecked at Green Cape…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Coroner opened an inquest at 6.45 p.m. in the lighthouse keeper's house at Green Cape. PresentâT. Rawlinson, solicitor, on behalf of thee Crown; Dr. Mackenzie, of Bega, as Government…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →This inquest was resumed this morning at 9.50 a.m. before the coroner, Mr. Magnus, J.P., of Eden. Jas Fothering hame, examined by Mr. Robinson, said: I was third officer of the Ly-ee-moon; I hold…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Government steamer Captain Cook left Eden for Sydney yesterday, with the survivors of the Ly-[?]e-Moon wreck, with the exception of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our readers may be interested in learning that the Mr. Hutchinson who was second officer on the Ly-ee-moon is an old Maitlander His Bister is Mrs. Scobie, of Hannan-street, whose daughter,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In our last issue we gave the conclusion of the inquest proceedings, but the S. M. Herald publishes further ovidence taken at the inquost and particulars which had not then come through…
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