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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea
19 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers
WITHIN the last few days a cloud has over shadowed our city, and has darkened the homes of more than one family. Four stalwart forms, with but scant warning, have had to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR—As was shown by the evidence given at the inquest on the bodies of Captain Lovett and Mr. Allison, the life-boat was upset by a heavy sen, and was towed bottom uppermost for about half-hour, thereby causing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We have been favoured by Mr. Tripp, Postmaster, Port Elliet, with the following particulars, which is elsewhere briefly referred to in our telegram from our own correspondent. Mr. Tripp kindly avails himself of an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The schooner Nightingale left Sydney on the of January bound to Port Dienison. Nothing worthy of notice occurred until rounding Breaksea Spit, off which the encountered a very heavy gale from the north-east. On…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We have had a visit paid as by the crew of the wrecked schooner, Grecian, all of whom we announced had left for Sydney on Tuesday last, an error into which we were led by seeing them on board the steamer at the time of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The heavy gate which swept along our coast on the 2nd and 3rd instant, has left a Tearful record of its fatal effects. We are already in possession of particular relating to the loss of four ships, but…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The All Serene, Captain all Meyers, left Victoria, Vancover's Island, on the 29th November, 1863. for Sydney, by way of [?], with a carge of pine number, and a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →During the late heavy gales that have visited our coast' several small vessel have been last. We have to report the wreck of the Emina, schooner, which left this port for Nambuckra, on Thursday week, and reached as far as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following report, by the captain of the Chariot of Fame, from Auckland to Point de Galle, has been placed at our disposal. It is dated the 6th of May. The Chariot of Fame, picked up at tea a portion of the crew…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Rangatira arrived at Adelaide at midnight, and the Madras at King George's Sound on the 7th. The Queen has held another public court. The Prince and Princess of Wales are acquiring great…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →We published, in a recent number, a letter pointing out the urgent necessity for the prosecution of works and repairs to the breakwater. Our yarning was unattended to by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At about one mile to the southward of where the last-mentioned vessel went ashore, the sohooner James was also lott. This vessel left Newcastle on Friday, with coal, for Sydney, and was cast ashore…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The H.R.N.S.N. Company's steamer Piterson, Captain Somerville, left Newcastle, for Sydney, on Friday evening at 20 minutes past 6 o'clock, with 12 saloon and [?] passengers on board,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Samson (s.). Captain Benaud, left the Manning River at 6 p.m. on Friday. At 2 a.m. on Saturday, it commenced to blow heavily from the southward, vessel towards S.E. The vessel laboured exceedingly, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Monday afternoon, a seaman named Richard Day, belonging to the New Moon (a.), arrived in town with the intellig[?]nee of the loss of that vessel, and 11 lives. Fnun the man's statement, it appears…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Within the lest few days, the seamen belonging to the several ill-fated vessels lost on the coast were to be observed walking about the town. We are not aware as to the probable object of these poor fellows, or what they…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Captain Arnott, of the above vessel, writes [?] follows relative to the loss of this vessel:—"The James left [?] ultimo, at 8 a.m., with a light southerly [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We publish the following extract of a lette[?] ceived from Captain Rose:—"We arrived [?] Stephens on Saturday, 1st inst., having left castle the previous morning, with a[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Samson (s.), Captain Benaud, left the Manning River at 6 p.m. on the 30th ult. At 2 a.m. on Saturday, it commenced to blow heavily from the southward, veering towards S.E. The vessel laboured exceedingly, and…
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