Steamer Burnt at Sea
The steamer Egypt, engaged in the Atlantic trade, has been burnt at sea. All on board were saved. The vessel had a large number of cattle, and 600 animals…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1890
61 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 4
The Maitland Mercury. Thursday, July 31, 1890. Steamer Owners and Seamen
RELATIONS between steamship owners and seamen are once more strained. It is the fashion just now in the world for labour and capital to be playing the hazardous and losing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Fire on the Steamer Elderslie
The steamer Elders'ie, from London to Sydney, which was on fire between Perth and Albany, is now at Melbourne, and should arrive at Sydney,[?] a few days. The circumstances connected with the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Ketch Foundered
The kotch Emmanuel, bound from Kiama to Sydney, foundered off Botany last night. The crow took to the boats, and after an eight hours' pull arrived safe at Sydney this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Vessel in Distress in Torres Straits. Steamer to the Rescue. Bridbane, Wednesday evening
A LARGE vessel is reported ashore near Thursday Island. The water police have gone to her assistance, but it is not supposed to be a wreck. The name of the vessel is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Ship a Total Wreck
The vessel seen in distress last at Goode Island turns out to be the ship Volga, 1624 tone, Captain Williams, bound from New castle to Negapatan with coal. She…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Coastal Steamer in Difficulties. (From the Herald.)
How a shipowner's property may incur severe damage other than is to be looked for from stress of weather is strongly illustrated in the case of Messrs. John See and Company's well-known…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Insubordination on a Steamer. a Whole Crew Arrested. (By Telegraph.) SYDNEY
WHILE the crew of the steamer E[?] were engaged in coaling the Cazco to-day they were arrested for continued wilful disobedience of orders. The chief and second…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in the Namoi Steamer
Following from the Echo, are fuller particulars of the fire on the Namoi, of which we were apprised by telegraph on Thursday afternoon:— What proved to be a rather destructive fire broke…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Steamer Namei on Fire. the Saloon Burned Out
WHAT proved to be a rather destructive fire broke out at a quarter to 9 on Thursday morning on board the Hunter River Steam Navigation Company's S.S. Namoi, lying at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of a Steamer
No little consternation was caused in the city yesterday, says the Herald of Tuesday, by the arrival of the following telegram from Tweed Heads:—"A large steamer has gone ashore on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Accident to the Steamer Age
Early on Sunday morning (the Melbourne Argus says) a telegram was received by M. W. Croft, the officer in charge of the Melbourne Telegraph Office, from San Remo, Griffiths Point, at the eastern…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wreck of H.M.S. Serpent. 278 Lives Lost London, Wednesday. INTELLIGENCE has been received that the screw cruiser Serpent has foundered near Cape Finisterrs
Latest particulars have excited grave fears regarding the fate of the officers and crew of the Serpent, which founded off Cape Villance, a little to the north of Cape…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Barque Wrecked
News is received from Adelaide that the French barque Notre Dame, in ballast, lying at the North Semaphore during the gale last night, was driven ashore, and it is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Coming Ocean Steamer
The Cunarders, the ships of the Peninsular and Oriental, the White Star and Inman lines, not to mention many others, are (says the Home News) large enough in all conscience for the requirements…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wrecked Warship
Fifty bodies have been recovered from the wreck of H.M. S. Serpent, which ran on the rocks off Cape Finisterre and afterwards foundered near the Camarine Islands, It is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wreck of H.M.S. Serpent Terrible Scenes. London
LATER details of the wreck of H.M.S Serpent, which foundered on Monday night last about 20 miles north of Cape Finisterre, on the coast of Spain, are to hand. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wreck of the Quetta. Treasures Recovered
NEWS has just been received from Thursday Island that a large quantity of personal effected have been obtained from the wreek of the ill-fated steamer Quetta. All the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident to the Steamer Guthrie
The Overland China Mail states that the passengers of the s.s. Guthrie arrived in Hongkong on October 12 by the Zafiro. Among their number was Mr. Andrew Crombie, a Queensland J.P.,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Wreck of the Quetta. (Herald.) Thursday Island
The lugger Rob returned this morning from the Quetta wreck. Mr. Bowden brings a large number of trinkets belonging to various passengers, which will be handed over to the rightful owners. A…
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