Buckle's New Steamer
Writing on the 23rd instant, Mr. F. Buckle states that part of the new machinery for his steamer has arrived at Melbourne, and will soon be fitted…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mid North Coast · Shipwrecks & the sea
Shipwrecks & the sea, 1901
90 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 2 of 5
New Steamer for the North Coast Co
On Thursday the new steomer Defender, recently acquired by the North Coast Co., arrived in Kempsey from Newcastle with a cargo of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Ashore at Camden Haven. THE S. S. Kincumber on the Bar. Successfully Refloated
THE steamer Kincumber, when attempting to cross the Camden Haven bar outwards about midnight on Tuesday last, went ashore on the north beach, about 100 yards from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Robberies
The robbery of £12,000 worth of bullion gold from the Kaiser Wilhelm de Grosse the other day adds interest to the former robberies of the same class. The pioneer…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wrecks off W. Australian Coast
An unknown vessel has run ashore on the Murray Beef, West Australia. The barque Highland Forest, from New York to Freemantle, has become a total…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the Barque Angola. Fearful Suffering at Sea
Tub barque Angola from Newcastle bound, to Manils went on a reef at the Philippine Islands. Of a crew numbering 19 only two survive the disaster. Their story forms one…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wrecked on Chesterfield Reef
NOBODY can tell the following story better than the writer tells it himself. "In 1891," he says, "I first' experienced the miseries of acute indigestion. I was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The s.s. Vision on Camden Haven Bar. Likely to Become a Total Wreck. Laurieton
THE steamer Vision, in attempting to cross the bar inwards at 4 o'clock yesterday (Sunday) afternoon, got ashore on the rocks near the bar, and had her bottom damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Launching the Steamer Commonwealth. an Enthuasistic Gathering
LAST Saturday will be remembered at Failford as a day that witnessed the consummation of Mr. Breckenridge's spirited enterprise in the matter of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wrecked on Chesterfield Reef
No[?] can tell the following story better than the writer tolls it himself. "In 1891," he have, "I f[?] experienced the miseries of acute indigestion. I was obliged to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wreck of the Lusitania. Sydney
The steamer Lusitania from Liverpool to Montreal with 100 passengers aboard, was wrecked on Cape Ballard. All hands were saved. The rougher…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Travelling Menagerie Wrecked. Loss Estimated at £150
On Friday last an accident occurred in the Forster Harbor, which resulted in a serious loss to a variety company, known as Davis' Circus…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Manly Steamer. Narrow Escape of the Steamer Sydney
When the harbour steamer Manly was making her last trip to Sydney on Sunday night her machinery broke down. The vessel rapidly drifted…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →900 Excursionists Wrecked. Steamer Sank, But No Lives Were Lost. London
THE steamer Mohawk, with nine hundred American excursionists on board, struck a rock on Glen Island, and sank in 20 minutes. A panic ensued, but owing to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shipping Disasters. Loss of Steam Tug Protector. Capsized on Richmond Bar. All Hands Lost. Wreck of Tug Alexander Berry at Shell Harbor. Sydney
The steam Tug Protector capsized on the Richmond River bar yesterday. All hands were lost, namely J. Lewis, captain; B. Walton, engineer; E…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of the Lusitania. All on Board Saved. London
THE steamer Lusitania, of 3912 tons, while on the voyage from Liverpool to Montreal, went ashore at Cape Ballard, Newfoundland. There were 600 passengers aboard. All were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Drocher Wrecked at Shellharbour. Four Men Drowned. Sydney
AT Shellharbour the steam drogher Alexburg struck on some rocks, and went to-pieces. One man was saved, but four others were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreck of an Excursion Steamer
The steamer "Mohawk" with 900 American excursionists on board struck a rock off Glen Island and sank in 20 minutes. A terrible panic ensued bat the shallowness of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Steamer Manly Disabled
When the harbour steamer Manly was making her last trip to Sydney on Sunday night the machinery broke down and the teasel rapidly drifted towards the rocks…
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