Shipwrecks
A STORM surprising in fury and disaster the one of a few weeks back, and which is described by experienced men as the worst they have witnessed on these shores…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1898
36 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 2 of 2
Disastrous Wrecks
The anxiety that was felt on Friday for the Newcastle and Hunter River Company's steamer Maitland proved too well founded. After having traversed between…
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There was considerable excitement in Wollongong on Tuesday evening when the news was spread about that a vessel had become hard and fast, on Bellambi…
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The wreck of the steamer Saxonia on Thursday lay in the same position on the Bellambi Reef, but daring the night a portion of her fittings, was washed away…
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Messrs. A. Campbell and J. B. Nicholson, Ms.P, have received a letter of which the following is a copy, in reply to their request (in accordance with the…
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First of all they mount the terraces of Mustapha Superie[?]r, and enjoy the magnificent view of the city and harbor. Many modern yachts lie upon the blue…
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In the Legislative Assembly last week Mr. Archibald Campbell, M.P., asked the Colonial Treasurer:—1s there a life-boat service in operation at the port of…
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As they whirl through B[?]kdeen in a cloud of dust, with several mangy curs howling at the heels of the steaming horses, it is just sunset. There it no…
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On Tuesday evening, shortly before nine o'clock, Captain Thompson was informed by the telegraph office that it had been reported by the Shellharbor office…
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ON Tuesday evening, shortly before nine o'clock, Captain Thompson, of Wollongong, was informed by the telegraph office that it had been reported by the Shellharbor office…
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A SHIT distress was the cry all round, A ship off Killalee's beach, Wire away at once, bring the tug-boat down,…
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On Friday last Constable Knight, of Stockton, reported that a Whale 42ft in length, has been washed ashore on the Stockton beach, in close proximity to…
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The work of removing the wreck of the schooner Bessie Maud from the Northern channel of the Newcastle harbor is proceeding slowly, in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Unveiling of the Amy Wreck Memorial
The Army Wreck Memorial was unveiled yesterday afternoon by Mrs. George Adams in the presence of a large number of spectators, including visitors from Sydney and…
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THE Amy Wreck Memorial was unveiled on Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. George Adams in the presence of a large number of spectators, including visitors from Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bulli and Woonona News. Amy Wreck Memorial
As briefly announced in our issue of Thursday, the above-mentioned was unveiled by Mrs. George Adams on Wednesday afternoon. There was a large…
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