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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea
21 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 2
The City of Sydney, steamer, arrived at adelaide on Saturday afternoon, bringing news received by the R.M.S. Benares, ich reached King George's Sound on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THERE has been almost a complete dearth of political news during the last month, Parliament having been prorogued on the 20th January, two days before the departure of the last mail steamer. Although nominally, the Houses were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The La Plata has arrived. She brings news that Messrs. Sliddell and Masor, the Confederate Commissioners, were forcibly taken out of the Royal Mail Company's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Comet, schooner, 92 tons, Capt Satton sailed from Port Denison on Tuesday, 21st January, 1862, for Broad Sound, with cargo for[?] Sydney, having made a very successful voy[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Yesterday being the last stated day of mourning fixed by the Government proclamation for the death of H. R. H. Prime Albert, three broadsides were fired by each of the vessels of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Tuscarora one of the new screw corvettes built for the Federal navy, arrived in the river on Wednesday afternoon, about half-past 3 o'clock, from New York. She…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DEATH OF A WELL KNOWN OFFICIAL.—On Saturday morning, detective Scarlett, to well-known for years in connection with the Sydney police force, expired at his residence…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No litte excitement was occasioned in Newcastle early on Thursday morning, by the report that a large full-rigged ship, had gone ashore on the reef, lying outside the Breakwater, between…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[?] of the Herald, published this afternoon, and was received by us at 8.20 p.m.) The branch steamer arrived at Adelaide from King George's Sound at 9 a.m. this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →OUR Summary for England, per Madras, steamer, will be published on SATURDAY next, the 17th instant. Agents and others, desirous of obtaining an extra number of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No litte excitement was occasioned in Newcastle early on Thursday morning, by the report that a large full-rigged ship, had gone ashore on the reef, lying outside the Breakwater, between…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BY the clipper barque " Despatch," we have been placed, through the courtesy of her commander, Captain M'Eachern, with Auckland intelligence to the 8th instant…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WE regret exceedingly to have to record this casually. It would appear that this schooner, of 120 tons register, commanded by Captain Purse, bound hence for Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In a late number we alluded to the wreck of this vessel. Last week, as is customary in such cases, the wreck as it stood, with cargo, spars, &c., were sold by public auction on account of whom it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[As the accompanying ltters and extracts relative to the loss [?] Lord Worsely on the S. W. [?] the North Island, may be of interest to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Taranaki Hearld of 13th ultimo says:—The captain of the Salcombe Castle saw the wreck of the Lord Worsley as he passed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BY the arrival of the Diamantina, steamer, from the Manning River, we have received the partioulars of the loss of the one of the finest steamships in the colony. The Prince of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ADVICES from Nassau state that the British steamer Herald was fired upon, and chased into that port by the Federal frigate Adiroindac, and that the mail steamer British…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →We have papers to the 4th instant, from Taranaki. The Taranaki Herald of the 27th ultimo says:—We hear that the remainder of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At 3.30 p.m., on the 26th instant, the letch Unity, 50 tons register, Baker, mailer, laden with coals and bides, whilst working out of this harbour, with a fresh breeze from E.N.E., mid strong ebb tide…
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