Burning of a Steamer. Passengers Eaten by Sharks
PARTICULARS were received in Sydney on Saturday evening by the steamer Taiyuan of the burning of the Spanish steamer Don Juan off the coast of…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1893
33 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 2
Perilous Position of an Oversea Steamer. Good Work by a Tugboat. Crossing a Bar in Heavy Weather
Like the basks, all the insurance offices of importance and many of the shipping houses were closed on Tuesday, a gazetted holiday, but business was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Electric Echoes. Sydney, Tuesday. Disabled Steamer
The disabled China, steamer Chingtu, in tow of the tug Hero, arrived safely in Sydney to-day…
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IT was a welcome sight nt Tristand' Acunha, when the German barque Theodor, which arrived in Sydney on Thursday, backed her yards off that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sketcher. WRECKS
Many Harbor Boards have their own wreck removing plant, and then their divers make a preliminary examination of the sunken vessel with the view of ascertsining…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Reminiscence. Ship Dunbar, Wrecked 1857
Stern roeks, where fiercely falls The wild sea's ceaseless power; A wave-worn gulf, where thought recalls A dark, tempestuous hour;…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Missing Atlantic Steamer
The Board of Trade report on the loss of the White Star (Oceanic) Line cargo steamer Naronic has been published. Unfortunately, it throws no light on the cause of the catastrophe. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Camperdown Ashore. Floated OF [By Cable.] London
H.M.S.CAMPERDOWN, the vessel which rammed H.M.S. Victoria, got aground at the entrance to Malta. The mishap is attributed to the failure…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Caledonia Cable. The Steamer Safe. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
THE French cable steamer Francois Argo spoke the Test House at Bundaberg, Queensland, at 2 p.m. to-day, reporting all well…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreck of the Ketch Bound to Win. (By telegraph from a correspondent.) Nelson's Bay
The ketch Bound to Win, owned by Mr. Pratt, of Balmain, capsized between Port Stephens Heads between 2 and 3 o'clock this afternoon in a strong westerly wind. All hands are supposed to be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →American Mail The American mail steamer Mariposn arrived to-day
Death Sentence Commuted. Jean Clark, the man sentenced to death at Broken Hill for an assault upon a married woman, has had his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Excursion—morpeth to Newcastle
One of the pleasantest ways of enjoying a quiet jay's outing was the steamer excursion from Morpeth to Newcastle, organised in aid of the Largs Convent, The s.s. Gwydir was the vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Weck of a Steamer. Gly one Life Saved
THE stemer Alert, ttuling between the Gippand Lakes and Melbourne, foundere[?] off JUbilee Point, near Sorrento, during a heavy gale last…
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