A Mammoth Steamer
Our Sydney correspondent writes:—The marine sensation of the hour is the arrival in Sydney of the mammoth steamer Friedrich der Grosse, belonging to the…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1897
17 stories in Illawarra's papers
Another Large Steamer at Port Kembla
The steamer Augsberg, of the German-Australian line, to which the Sonnesberg, which visited the port some months ago, belongs, arrived at the Southern Coal…
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There is now building at the renowned ship-building yard of Messrs. Harland and Wolff, of Belfast, what will be the largest ocean-going steamer ever…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Tasmania Wrecked
WE received the following wire yesterday from Sydney:— "Tasmania wrecked on New Zealand coast. Sunk within an hour. An on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Cattle Steamer in a Storm
THE steamer Alagonia, which left Sydney recently for Western Australia, encountered frightful weather off Breaksea on the 12th instant, She was carrying on deck a mob…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Co-operative Steamer
AT a conference of the delegates of the Cobargo District Progress Union, held at Cobargo on Thursday last, when Cobargo, Dignam's Creek. Tilba Tilba. Central Tilba,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreck at Moruya. Loss of the Kameruka
STEAMING ahead at full speed in a calm sea with just a light breeze from the northeast blowing, the Illawarra Company's Komeruka, one of the best-knows vessels…
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Steaming ahead at full speed in a calm sea with just a light breeze from tho north-east blowing, the Illawarra Company's Kameruka, one of the best-known vessels…
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A quantity of cargo solved from the wreck of the steamer Kamreruka was brought on to, Sydney by the steamer Koonya on Tuesday morning. Efforts are to be made…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wreck of the Kameruka. Opening of the Marine Board Inquiry
THE Marine Board on Monday opened the inquiry with reference to the Illawarra Steam Navigation Company's steamer Kameruka, which went ashore on the 17th…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Salvage Operations at the Kameruka Wreck
By the steamer Ko[?]a, which left Sydney on Thursday, Mr. Muston, of the firm of Feathorstone, M'Glow, and Muston, the purchasers of the wreck of the steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wreck of the Kameruka. Evidence of the Man at the Wheel and the Steward. Decision Reserved
THE Marine Board continued the enquiry on Wednesday with reference to the wreck of the Illawarra Steam Navigation Co.'s steamer Kameruka, which went ashore at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Large Steamer for Port Kembla
The steamer, George Fleming, laden with ore from Port Pirie, is expected at the Southern Goal Company's jetty, Port. Kembla, on Friday next for a supply of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Steamer Otway
The Illawarra Steam Navigation Co have purchased the now steamer Otway to replace the Kameruka. She is schooner ringed and has a carrying…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of the Kameruka. Master and Second Mate at fault
The Marine Board has decided that the lose of the steamer Kameruka was due to the wrongful act and default of the master and the second mate. The…
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THE Illawarra Steam Navigation Co. have purchased the new steamer Otway to replace th Kameruka. She is schooner rigged, and has a carrying capacity of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident to the Steamer Glaucus
Captain Prideaux, of the steamer Glaucus, arrived at Port Kembla at 9 p.m. on Monday. A signal was made to him to keep off on account of the sea being…
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