Wreck of the Surat
The following condensed account of the disastrous loss of the Surat is taken from the Dunedin Evening Star, December 31:— The following is the captain's account:…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1874
29 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 2
Letter to the Editor. We do not hold ourselves responsible for opinions expressed by our Correspondents. Kembla Steamer. To the Editor of the Newcastle Chronicle
SIR—I perceive that the Kembla is no sooner announced to run as a popular boat between Sydney and Newcastle, than the two existing steam companies unite together for the common…
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On Sunday morning, at half-past one o'olock, the man at the Pilot look-out station observed the schooner Yarra making for the harbour; she then anchored inside the Oyster Bank…
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On Tuesday last the local Marine Board hold, an enquiry into the loss, of the schooners Yarra and Surprise, on the 1st instant Present:—Captain Allan, in the chair, H. Scott, Esq., P.M.,…
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The following is the report, as funnelled by Mr. Springall, with reference to the unfortunate stranding of the above-named steamer. That gentleman states that the James Paterson (s.)…
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Edmund Joseph Johnson, captain of the Surat, was brought up, on remand, before J. P. Maitland, Esq., R. M., at the Resident Magistrate's Court, Dunedin, charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Latest Telegrams. Consideration of Estimates. First Reading of Mining Bill. the "Lesmore" Wrecked. Meeting of Government Supporters. Palmer River Diggings. Diggers Dying of Starvation. Sydney, Friday Evening
The Assembly still continues the consideration of the Estimates. Yesterday evening, the Legislative Council passed the first reading of the Mining…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreck of the Ship Wellington and Barque Cyrus. Loss of Seven Lives
The immunity which this port has enjoyed for some years from violent tempests, was rudely interrupted last Saturday by one of the most severe gales ever experienced here. It…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →English Mail News. Arrival of the P. AND O. Mail Steamer Baroda at Glenelg. Adelaide
The P. and O. Mail steamer Baroda arrived at Glenelg at three o'clock this morning, after a fine passage from Galle of under twenty days…
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We learned last evening from our Newcastle correspondent that this schooner (Captain Bendall, from Sydney), while endeavouring to enter the port yesterday about a quarter to 4 p.m., the wind blowing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreck of the British Admiral on King's Island. Seventy-nine Lives Lost. Melbourne
A terrible shipwreck has occurred at King's Island. The ketch Kangaroo arrived at Queensland this forenoon, and reports that tho ship British Admiral, 1700 tons, Captain Taylor…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Melbourne. Wreck of the British Admiral on King's Island. Seventy-nine Lives Lost. Melbourne
A terrible shipwreck has occurred at King's Island. The ketch Kangaroo arrived at Queenscliff this forenoon, and reports that the ship British Admiral, 1700 tons, Captain…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreck of the ship British Admiral. Terrible Disaster-79 Lives Lost
Tho recent disasters that have occurred to ships during their passages to Australia and especially Melbourne, culminated last in the total loss of tho ship British Admiral, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Hunter's Account of the Wreck
Henry P. Macpherson, formerly of Launceston, said: On the night of the wreck, I was in the bush, between Currie Harbour and the Ettrick, hunting with my mate, Harry…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The British Admiral. Visit to the Scene of the Wreck
From Point Netherby to Fitzmaurice Bay, a distance of nearly fifteen miles, the beach was lined with fragments of the cargo and traces of the wreck, indicative of the fearful…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreck of the E. and A. Mail Steamer Flintshire BRISBANE, Tuesday, 11.30 p.m
The steamer Flintshire, from Batavia, 5th instant, with a large number of passengers and a full cargo of eastern produce, had prosecuted her passage successfully, until she…
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SHIP'S CREW OF SEVEN AND CAPTAIN'S WIFE DROWNED.—The North Highland steamer Clansman arrived at Greenock on Tuesday with fearful tidings of the late storm. Her…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Original Lines. Lines on the Wreck of the British Admiral
More sale are our thoughts than pen can e'er can tell, While we read of the wreck of the ship Admiral. With such a loss of life. As we hear the loud splash of the rough surging…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the Schooner Clara
Early on Sunday morning the schooner Clara, the property of Captain Kelly, of Sydney, run on to a reef north of Nobby's and became a total wreck…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of the Schooner Clara. Marine Board Inquiry
On Tuesday evening last, the local Marine Board commenced an investigation into the cause of the wreck of the schooner Clara. The members present were Captain Allan…
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