The Wreck of the Aden
Owing to the loss of the captain and officers of the P. and O. Company's R.M.S. Aden, which was wrecked off the Island of Socotra on 9th of June, the Board of Trade is unable to ascertain the cause…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1897
111 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 6
Shocking Piratical Outrage a British Steamer Looted. Terrible Scone of Bloodshed
PARTICULARS of a shocking piratical outrage in Eastern waters were received on Monday night by the steamer Afridi. The pirates were Chinese,…
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At the Central Police Court to-day Thomas Brown and John McKenzie were charged with stealing in company a gladstone bag containing a quantity of wearing apparel, the property of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Auckland (N.z.) Wreck of a Coal Barque
The barque Seladon left Newcastle on July 13th 1896, with a full cargo of coal for Honolulu. On the night of August 7th when the vessel was going at the rate of 7 knots, she struck on Starbuck…
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The steamer Wangatira bound to Hobart has been towed into Teneriffe with her shaft broken…
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It is recorded that when the s.s. Tasmania bumped, an elderly pasBonder was comfortably snoring below. He was not at all thankful for being…
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The barque Seladon, 1066 tons register, carrying 1474 tons of coal, left Newcastle on the 13th at July 1896, for Honolulu. On the night of August 7th, when the vessel was going at…
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The British warship Imogene has gone ashore on a sandbank at St. Stephane, near Constantinople. Sir philip Currie is aboard. The assistance rendered by four tugs was insufficient to get her off…
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H.M.S. IMOGENE commanded by E. J. Barn, has gone ashore on a sandbank off San Stefane, in the sea of Marmosa. Four tugs endeavoured to get…
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A very pleasant gathering was the 20th annual meeting of the National Shipwreck Relief Society, as showing that courage and self-sacrifice still…
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The Australian Transport Company's new steamer Cape Leu win, which has been specially built for the Australian intercolonial trade, has been successfully launched at Glasgow…
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The barque Helenslea was totally wreeked on August 24 on Inaccessible Island, the most westerly of the Tristan da Cunha group, in the Atlantic Ocean, in 37.6 s., 12.40 W. The cargo was lost,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Auckland. the Wreck of the Tasmania
The decision of the Court of Inquiry into the loss of the steamer Tasmania is that the steamer was wrecked through careless and negligent navigation on the part of Captain McGuc and McGrath, third…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An Appalling Shipwreck. Loss of a Steamer, with 21 Lives
The China steamer Nanchang, which arrived in Sydney from the East on Monday, has news of a shipping disaster involving the loss of 21 lives…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wreck of the Tasmania Decision of the Court of Inquiry. [By Telegraph.] Auckland
THE decision of the Court of Inquiry into the loss of the steamer Tasmania is that the steamer was wrecked through careless and negligent…
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The steamer Duke of Buckingham arrived at Brisbane on Wednesday from London. The captain reports that when the vessel was at Port Said…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Departure of a Mail Steamer
The mail steamer Oceana left for London, via Ports to-day, with a big passenger list. THE RECENT FIRE AT BROKEN HILL. The Government has offered a reward of £500…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Steamer Woolloomooloo
The Lund lino steamer Woollomooloo, Captain H. Goodrham, which left Sydney on September 4 for London, via Durban and Capetown, met with terrible weather between Albany and Durban…
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It is reported from Durban, South Africa,, that the Woolloomooloo, from Sydney for London, has arrived there. The vessel met with exceptionally…
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Tho White Star steamer Cymric, 28,000 tons burden, has been launched at Harland and Wolf's ship yard Belfast. This is the largest cargo steamer afloat…
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