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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1865

9 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers

The Yarmouth Beachmen and and Lifeboat

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 18 January 1865 · page 3

The following is the report, of the Yarmouth branch of the National Lifeboat Institution at the meeting of the local committee held at Yarmouth on the 24th…

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Captain Semmes and the Steamer Sea King

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 1 February 1865 · page 3

As there is very little doubt the Confederate cruiser Shenandoah, which has arrived in Melbourne, and the Sea King are the same vessel, a few particulars respecting…

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The Confederate War Steamer Shenandoah

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 4 February 1865 · page 4

The Confederate sloop-of-war Shenandoah, which so unexpectedly made her appearance in oar waters on Wednesday, has obtained permission from the Government to coal,…

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Further Particulars of the Murder of the Rev. C. F. Volkner. Capture of the Schooner Eclipte, with Her Crew and Passengers

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 1 April 1865 · page 3

The New Zealand Herald of 11th instant states that, owing to the arrival of a gentleman in Auckland, from the East Coast the previous day, they are enabled to give fuller…

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New Zealand. the Opotiki Murder. Diary of Captain Levy, Schooner ."Eclipse." From Auckland to to Opotiki and Hack. (Abridged from the Southern Cross of March 21.)

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 8 April 1865 · page 4

Sunday, February 26.—Left Auckland at 4 p.m., with the Revs. Messrs Grace and Wolknor as passengers to Opotiki. Wednesday, March 1.—About ten a.m. all…

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Wreck of the Barque Leah

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 10 May 1865 · page 2

Intelligence reached Newcastle on Monday 8th instant that the barque Leah was on shore at the North Beach Port Stephens, and that there was but little chance of saving her. As soon as the fact became known in…

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Supposed Loss of the Steamer City of Dunedin. in Cook's Straits, with All Hands

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 17 June 1865 · page 2

A frightful catastrophe has occurred in Cook's Straits, in the total wreck of the steamship City of Dunedin, on her voyage from Wellington to Nelson, with all on board, amounting to ninety persons. The following particulars…

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The West Coast Gold-fields. Arrival of the Lyttelton From the Grey, with 13,000 Ounces of Gold. Arrival of the Maid of the Yarra, From Hokitika, with 6800 Ounces of Gold. Shipment of 29,000 Ounces of Gold to Sydney. Total Amount of Gold for the Month, 43,568 Ounces. the Steamer Nelson Ashore at the Grey

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 25 October 1865 · page 3

In an extra issued by us on Saturday, we announced the arrival, late on the preceding evening, of the Maid of the Yarra, from Hokitika, bringing with her 6800 ounces of gold…

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Total Wreck of the Steamship Brother Jonathan, and Great Loss of Life

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 8 November 1865 · page 3

On the 1st of August, the fine steamer Brother Jonathan, trading between San Francisco and Oregon, struck on a reef near Crescent City during thick weather, and became a…

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