Burning of a Steamer.—300 Lives Lost
The Wahyeung, a river steamer of 313 tons, trading between Hong Kong and Canton, was destroyed by fire on the night of November 15, while on her way up the Canton River,…
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Wreck of a Labour Vessel. Children Thrown Overboard
By the arrival of the brigantine Ika Vuka from the islands, we (says the Auckland Herald of January 7) have received particulars of the wreck of the Hawaiian labour schooner Mana,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The Wreck of the Edinburgh Castle
The inquiry as to the causes of the stranding of the barque Edinburgh Castle, at Warrnambool, on the 15th ult., was continued by the Pilot Board (Captain Fullarton presiding),…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Wreck of the Steamer Geelong. the Pass[?]sers Saved. Two Op the Crew Drowned. Narrative of a Passenger, the You Yangs in a Terrific Gale
At 9 a.m. on Sunday the s.s. YOU Yangs arrived at Townsville in a dilapidated condition —minus her fore-mast and maintop-mast, the doors of her deckhouses washed away, the…
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A telegram from Arthurstown,county Wexford. states that the Alfred D. Snow, of Thomastown, from San Francisco, with wheat for Liverpool, was totally wrecked at Herry…
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A despatch dated New York, February 1, states :— “Additional particulars, of the loss of the ship Alfred Watts ware brought to this port to-day by Captain Young, of…
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The cutter Rapid arrived at Cooktown late on Saturday night with Captain Craig and the crew of the schooner Princess Louise, from Lizard Island. Captain Craig states that on…
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News reached this city that the ferry steamer Julia, which carries passengers and freight daily from North and South Vallejo to Vallejo Junction, connecting with the…
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On the afternoon of Friday, March 9, the coastguard of Atherfield, on the southwest coast of the Isle of Wight, observed a full-rigged ship coming up the channel,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Arrival of the Steamer Tsinan at Sydney. Deputation to the Premier. the Chinese to Be Sent Back to China
The excitement which prevailed throughout Sydney on the night of the 3rd inst. in connection with the popular anti-Chinese demonstration, was revived on Friday morning, when…
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There was launched from the ship-building yard of Messrs. James and Thomson, Clyde Bank, near Glasgow, on the 15th March, amidst a blinking…
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The R.M.S. Zealander reports the wreck of the steamer Henry James, from Melbourne to San Francisco, on April 19, on a reef off the Island of Palmyra. The crew and passengers,…
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Early this morning the ship Berbice, 717 tons, from Melbourne to Newcastle, while trying to make the latter harbor was driven ashore on the beach outside the northern break-water and…
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The Union Steamship Company’s steamer Hawe[?], 721 tons, was wrecked at New Plymouth this morning. She struck on the rocks when entering the harbour. The steamer is…
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News has been received that the R.M.S. Mariposa has landed all the passengers and a number of the crew of the wrecked ship Henry James at Honolulu, having taken them on…
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London, Monday.—The ship Tay, from Middlesbrough to Melbourne with a cargo of railway iron, has gone ashore at yarmouth, and it is feared will become a wreck. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of a Melbourne-boundship. London, June 25
The ship Tay, 1591 tons, bound from Middlesborough for Melbourne, with a cargo of railway iron, has gone ashore at Yarmouth, and will, it is feared, become a total wreck…
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Mr. Frank E. Fay, son of Mr. W. Fay, of this town, has kindly addressed to us the following particulars concerning the wreck of the Henry James. Mr. Fay, at time of writing, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Derelict Off Newcastle. Attempt to Remove the Vessel. Sinking of the Steamer Alhambra
The efforts of the master of the steamer Alhambra to remove the derelict which has been lying about seven miles off Newcastle during the past fortnight, ended disastrously on…
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The ship Star of Greece struck on a reef during the night of the 12th inst., about 200 yards off the jetty as Port Willunga, 30 miles south from Adelaide…
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