I.S.N. Co.'s Steamer Eden
On Monday afternoon the s.s. Eden left Sydney for Wollongong and Southern ports, and, after proceeding as far south as Clifton, she encountered the full force of the…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1901
27 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 2
Discovery of Wreckage
Yesterday morning Mr. E. Owen discovered a ships's yard arm on the beach between Wollongong and Bellambi So far no news of a wreck has come to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Wreck Reported. a Well-known Port Kembla. Trader. Description of the Vessel
The signal-master at Gabo Island yesterday wired to Sydney that some wreckage had been washed ashore there, and amongst the debris was a male corpse. Five…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Steamer Strikes a Jetty
On Thursday morning the ss[?] Franklin, which was coming to Bellamb to load, caused do little sensation by running at full speed into the jetty. The…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wreck of the "Dandenong." Ancient History Revived. a Thrilling Experience. an Oddfellow a Survivor
As the terrible wreck of the steamer "Dandenong" in the year 1876 has almost become a thing of the past, it might not be out of place to mention a few facts in regard…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of the "Dandenong." Ancient History Revived. a Thrilling Experience
As the terrible wreck of the steamer " Dandeaong " in the year 1876 has almost become a thing of the past, it might not be out of place (says the " Mercury ") to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Miraculous Escape. Boat Smashed by a Steamer's Propeller. Two Men Narrowly Escape a Horrible Death
On Monday two sailors belonging to the steamer Curaka had a miraculous escape from death. It appears that the steamer was entering Port Kembla bay, and as is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Steamer Otway
A North Coast company has purchased the steamer Otway from the I.S.N. Co. for the trade between Sydney and the Northern rivers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of the "Alexander Berry." Struck on a Rock at Long Point. Captain and Three of the Crew Drowned. Only One Saved
THE "Alexander Berry, a screw steamer belonging to the Illawarra Steam Navigation Company, and engaged in the river trade, left Shoalhaven on…
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AT 8.30 o'clock on Monday morning Pilot Fraser received a message from Shellharbour that a small steamer was ashore at Long Point. He immediately…
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As briefly mentioned in our last issue the drogher. Alexander Berry was totally wrecked off Shellharbor. It appears that early on Monday morning the pilot at…
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WALTER PIERCK, the only survivor of the wreck, was admitted to the Balmain Cottage Hospital on Tuesday. During his hard fight for life in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of the Alexander Berry. Body Washed Ashore at Stanwell
On Wednesday a young man named Alexander, while searching for shells on Stanwell Park Beach, found the body of a man washed high and dry on the sands…
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Mr. Nicolle informs us that the beach-down towards the Lake was, yesterday, strewn with oregon planks, such as is invariably suggestive of an American ship…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A South Coast Wreck
The "Alexander Berry," a steam drogher belonging to the Illawarra Steam Navigation Company, and engaged in the liver trade (says the Kiama…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Wreck. Coroner's Inquest
The adjourned inquest touching the death of John Pratt, a seaman of the ill-fated steamer Alexander Berry, whose body was found on the beach near Port Kembla, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Never-to-be-Forgotten Sight the Wreck of the Protector Described by an Eye Witness
In connection with the capsizing of the steamer Protector on the Richmond bar, William Graham, assistant lighthouse-keeper, when interviewed by a correspondent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →That South Coast Wreck. Resumption of Inquest
On Wednesday, the adjourned inquest, touching the death of John Pratt, one of the seamen of the ill-fated Alexander Berry (and whose body was found on…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Large Steamer at Port Kembla
The German-Australian Co.'s steamer Magdeburg arrived at Port Kembla on Tuesday to load a cargo of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A New Steamer for the Coal Trade
The Bellambi Coal Company, Limited, which recently purchased the steam collier Malachite for the local coal trade, contemplates a further addition to their fleet. The…
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