CABLEGRAMS. Wreck
The steamer Belgica, with Belgian Antartic Expedition on board, was wrecked off Cape Horn. All the explorers were saved…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1898
92 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 2 of 5
An African Liner Ashore
The African Steamship Company's liner Dahomey, running between Liverpool and the Cape, is ashore at Holyhead, in Wales…
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It is rumored that a Spanish war vessel was off Auckland Harbour when the American mail steamer Mariposa sailed from New Zealand…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Havana Opens Fire. Spanish Steamer Captured. London
The Havana forts have fired upon the blockading squadrons, which did not reply. Havana is provisioned for six months. An American torpedo boat has captured…
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MR. W. T. YEAGHER'S steamer Wyoming arrived in the river yesterday and is now busily engaged loading corn. The visit of this steamer is the direct…
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MR. John Thomson, J.P., Mayor, received the following wire on Thursday evening last, concerning the danger to navigation at Harrington:—The Minister has approved of the wreck of the steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Attack on Manzonilla. Victory for the Insurgents. Great Slaughter on Both Sides. American Flagship Bombards Fort Cabanas—Batteries Wrecked, South America Fights for Spain. Ten Tons of Cartridges Seized. London
The Cuban insurgents, acting in conjunction with the American troops, attacked Manzonilla. After severe fighting the insurgents were notorious. The loss of life was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Schooner Isabel Ashore at Crowdy. Crew Landed Safely. Harrington, Friday, 2 p.m
THE schooner Isabel, which was laying" at anchor in Crowdy Bay, has been driven ashore by the gale. The crew landed safely in a boat. Riot Murray had gone out with the rocket…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Steamer Coraki. Rough Time on the Bar
WHEN the Coraki arrived off the Manning bar yesterday (Friday) morning, there was a terrible sea on it—so rough, indeed, that it wag not considered safe for the John Gollan to go out to tow her in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Coraki has a Time of it. Crossing the Bar. Waves Breaking Over the Steamer. Lamp-trimmer Washed Overboard, and Receives Nasty Cut. Harrington
The Coraki had a very rough time of it crossing over the bar into the Manning River this morning. Waves broke over the ship, doing great…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Original Poetry. the Wreck of the Eclipse
'T was night upon the waters, ebon night, And not a star shone forth with silver ray To guide the sailor, as in reckless flight His storm-lashed vessel bounded on her way…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Late Weather Report Wreck at Trial Bay
The weather all day yesterday was wild and stormy, and during the afternoon and evening there was constant, heavy rain, and the outlook is…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Gale at Harrington. John Gollan Driven Ashore. Schooner Isabel a Complete Wreck. Harrington
The s.s. John Gollan was driven ashore last night in the river. She is in no immediate danger. The schooner Isabella, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Maitland Wrecked. 4 Women and 2 Boys Drowned. Crew and About 30 Passengers Saved. Another Steamer Also Ashore. Sydney, Saturday, 4 p.m
THE steamer Maitland has been wrecked at Cape Three Points, at the northern side of the entrance to Broken Bay, whilst en route to Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrific South-east Gale at Harrington. The s. s. John Gollan Driven Ashore. Schooner Isabel a Complete Wreck—no Portion of her Visible. Harrington
THERE was a terrific south-east gale blowing here last night, with rain. The sea and bar are very rough. The s.s. Jobn Gollan slipped her chain, and went…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer's Mails. To the Editor of the Wingham Chronicle
SIR,—I notice with great satisfaction your remarks on the steamers mails. On Friday last the mail per steamer was delivered in Tares about 10 o'clock with all the Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Heavy Gale. Supposed Foundering of the Steamer. Maitland on Thursday Night. Twenty-sir Passengers and Thirty three of a Crew Drowned. Sydney
The steamer Maitland bound from Newcastle to Sydney is supposed to have founded during the gale on Thursday night, a few miles off Broken Bay…
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The wreck of the Maitland is fast breaking up. Twenty-one mail bags have been recovered. It is thought that but few bodies will be recovered…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wrecks in Nelson's Bay. No Lives Lost. Sydney, Monday, 11.30 a.m
There are five wrecks of small vessels in Nelson's Bay, but no lives were lost. The papers this morning were filled with thrilling accounts by the survivors of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreck of the Merksworth. Three of the Crew Saved. the Captain, Officers, & CREW— 8 in All—perished. Sydney, Monday, 11.30 a.m
Three of the crew of the Merksworth were saved after undergoing terrible experiences. They were washed ashore on the Stockton beach, and lay prostrate in the bush for…
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