Schooner Australia Floated
The efforts to float the schooner Australia, wrecked at the Manning Heads on June 16th, have been entirely successful. The vessel on…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1904
61 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 3 of 4
A Shipping Disaster. Wreck of an Emigrant Steamer in Mid-atlantic. Over 700 Lives Lost. London, July 4
The Danish emigrant steamer Norge, 3318 tons, has been wrecked, and it is feared that upwards of 750 Scandinavians and Finns, who were aboard, of her, including…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Missing Steamer Nemesis. Believed to Have Foundered. Sydney, Thursday afternoon
THERE appears to be little doubt that Huddart Parker & Co.'s steamer Nemesis and her crew of 32 have been lost. Her steering wheel has been washed ashore, also a portion of her saloon furnishings, but…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Schooner Australia. Towed to Sydney
Leaking badly, and bearing signs of rough usage as a result of her stranding at the Manning River, the schooner Australia, owned by Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreck of the Belle Flower. in Saturdays Gale. Newcastle
Shocking weather set in on Friday night with a south-west gate, which veered to the east, south-east, and south-south-east alternately, blowing in puffs of hurricane force,…
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The wreckage strewn on Consults Beach leaves littte doubt as to the fate of the steamer Nemesis. The vessel evidently foundered in the recent gale, and of her crew…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the Belle Flower While on Her Maiden Trip
The ketch Belle Flower, which was built at Mr. G. Walters' mill, on the Lansdowne, has bad very bad luck, being totally wrecked whilst making her maiden trip. On…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The s. s. Commonwealth in the Gale. Steamer Behaves Splendidly
The following is a copy of the ship's log of the s. s. Commonwealth, on her voyage from Camden Haven to Sydney, during the height of tho late gale, on Saturday, the 9th instant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of a Schooner. the Western Star Sunk. Loss of a Port Macquarie Boy. Newcastle
At half past 1 o'clock this morning Messrs. M'Ilwraith. M'Eacharn, and Co's steamer Tagliaferro, bound from Melbourne to Newcastle, collided with Messrs. B. M. Corrigan…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Local News. the Steamer Defender Sold
The steamer Defender, which has been engaged in the Manning and Macleay trade for some time past as a cargo boat, has been sold to New…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Stranding of the Ketch Australia. Finding of the Marine Court
BEFORE the Court of Marine Inquiry, over which Judge Backhouse presided, on Monday morning, the circumstances attending the stranding of the ketch Australia, on the Manning River breakwater, on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Local News. a Tugboat Ashore
The tugboat Alert, belonging to Mr. F. Buckle, of Sydney, has met with a mishap at the Nambucca River. The vessel has been engaged as a subsidised…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Drogher Ashore
On Thursday night of last week the drogher Cornstalk met with a mishap near Seven Oaks. The drogher, loaded with 1200 bags of maize and about 50…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →North Coast Trade. New Steamer for G. W. Nicoll's Line
The increase of trade of the North Coast districts has induced Mr. G. W. Nicoll, the well-known shipowner, to have another steamer built for the service…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Shipping Casualties. the Steamer Rosedale Aground
A telegram received from Nambucca Heads on Monday morning stated that the steamer Rosedale was aground in the Nambucca River, but was not in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Signals at Taree P.O. to the Editor of the M. R. TIMES
SIR,--These signals are apparently out of working order, as they do not now appear to be used. They supply, when worked, a useful and ready means of apprising the public of the steamer's movements,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Destroyer Ashore. Dazzled by a Searchlight
During a night attack upon Portsmouth Harbour, arranged for the delectation of Prince Henry of Russia, the destroyer Teazer went ashore…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Launching at Rockvills. Messes. Langley, Bros.' New Steamer
On Wednesday last numbers of people throughout the district, although rejoicing over the splendid and most opportune downpour of rain, were disappointed at being unable to be present at the launching of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Destroyer Ashore. Dazzled by a Searchlight
During a night attack upon Portsmouth Harbour, arranged for the delectation of Prince Henry of Prussia, the destroyer Teazer went ashore…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Departure of the Steamer Cooloon
The new steamer launched by Messrs. Langley Bros. took her departure last Wednesday morning from Rockville, and crossed over the bar at…
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