New South Wales. Sydney, Wednesday. Ketch Seagull
The ketch Seagull was towed back to Sydney to-day by the tug Wee Clyde, and will be docked to-morrow. She does not seem to have been harmed by the battering…
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New Coastal Steamer
The new steamer Fitzroy, of Langley Bros?, coastal fleet, was taken for a trial run in the harbor this morning. The trip was successful. There was a big party of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreck of the Bellinger. Sydney
The Marine Court to-day held an inquiry con[?]ing the wreck of the Be[?]"The co[?]t exonerated the officers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer on Fire. Many Lives in Danger. San Francisco
The passenger steamer J. A. Kilborn. when off the coast of California on Thursday night, caught lire and narrowly escaped total destruction. While an oiler was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shipwrecked Sailors. Captain Drowned. Melbourne
The Ada Burgess, a fishing smack, which was bound from Stony Point to Flinders Island, this afternoon came into Port Melbourne with 22 shipwrecked sai[?]s on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Steamer Corsican. Proceeds on Voyage. Montreal, Wednesday Night
The statement that the Allan liner Corsican (11,419 tons) was only slightly damaged in the collision with an iceberg off the coast of Newfoundland, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ice in the Atlantic. Steamer Encounters 100 Bergs. London
The commanders of trans-Atlantic liners report meeting with ice in the Atlantic in quantities, which for this time of the year, are quite exceptional…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Steamer Strikes an Iceberg. Wireless Calls for Help. London
The steamer Corsican struck an iceberg off the coast of Newfoundland. The vessel has on board 200 passengers. Wireless calls for help were sent from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ptomaine Poison on Ship. 19 Cases on Cable Steamer. London
The cable steamer John Pender, owned by the Eastern Telegraph Company, has put in at Plymouth with 19 serious cases of ptomaine poisoning on board…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Health Wrecked by Piles. Was Too Weak To Walk A Splendid Cure By Bile Beans
"My husband for five years was a martyr to bleeding piles," says Mrs. Lily Thompson, of 278, Swan street, East Richmond, Melbourne. "The pain he endured…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heroic Lifeboat Crew. a Schooner Ashore. Washington
The schooner. R. L. Tay, laden with lumber, went ashore on Rhode Inland, on Saturday night. The crew of five men were unable to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Peril at Wharfside. Sheds Overwhelm Steamer. San Francisco, Aug. 17
Ah extraordinary accident occurred; at the port of Balbao (Panama) on Friday. The dock sheds suddenly collapsed, and, falling on to the steamer Newport, lying…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →Wreck of G. W. Wolff. the Captain Blamed. Melbourne
The Court of Marine Inquiry to-day at the Law Courts concluded its formal investigation into the circumstances surrounding the wreck of the ship…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Union Holds Up Steamer. the Shipping Dispute. London
No settlement of the dispute between the Canadian Pacific Railway Company and the National Union of Masters and Mates has yet been effected…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A New Steamer
A new vessel, built to the order of the Wallarah (N.S.W.) Coal Company, was launched on Saturday at Port Glasgow. The steamer has been named the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Blown Up. Crew Swim Ashore. San Francisco
An explosion occurred on board the Associated Oil Co.'s steamer Rose Cranz in Santa Barbara harbor. The vessel was wrecked and sank…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Portuguese Royalists. Mutiny on Steamer. Lisbon, August 25
The steamer Maldange, which was engaged deporting 100 Royalists to Africa, had an exciting voyage. When nearing Madeira, the Royalists…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →Country Edition. The following appeared in our Country edition on Wednesday:— Windstorm at Grenfell. a Street Wrecked. Several Persons Injured. Great Destruction of Property. Sydney
A destructive cyclonic storm passed over Grenfell yesterday afternoon. The wind tore at a fearful pace up George-street, leaving destruction in its track…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shipping Casualties. Foundered with Ten Hands. Lowestoft (Suffolk)
The steam drifter Hildamaund foundered off the coast during a hurricane with 10 bands…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Steamer Damaged. Bound for Sydney. Singapore
The steamer Mataram had its plating damaged by striking a rock at Port Moresby. The vessel has been surveyed and has been permitted to proceed on its voyage…
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