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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea
133 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 7
AN inquiry into the wreck of the barque William Ackers, which was lost at Waipapa papa Point on the night of the 11th ult., was held on the 20th ult. The following…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →By the last incoming mail, we received news of the old wreck of the West Australian Government's late mail steamer Georgette; but the information was very…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Gazelle, which left Christchurch with a party intending to recover the treasure lost in the General Grant, at the Auckland Islands has returned in consequence of the engineer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Fremantle Herald of the 23rd ult., has the following caustic remarks upon the conduct of the Governor and Colonial Secretary of Western Australia in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A CASE of small-pox broke out on board the Commordore's ship Wolverine, lately arrived from England. The vessel is placed in quarantine…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MANY of our readers will, doubtless, be pleased to learn a few facts in connection with the first expedition to recover the gold which was lost in the ship General…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ONLY a few days ago we had occasion to comment upon the mischievous spirit evinced in Melbourne, by some seafaring men cutting vessels adrift from the piers,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following additional news is brought by the E. and A. Company's steamship Bowen:— Chinese steamers are monopolising the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Royal Mail Steamer Singapore, is a total wreck on Long Island, Port Mackay…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Eastern and Australian Company's steamer Singapore, whilst en route for Sydney, from Hongkong, struck on a sunken shoal off No. 1 Island, near Mac…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The latest intelligence from Mackay states that the Singapore is nearly submerged and is a perfect wreck. She has been abandoned, and there is little or no…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The steamer Thales has arrived at Cooktown, from Hongkong, bringing 450 Chinese. Serious rioting is being carried on in Japan, through the imposition of a Land…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WHILE the wind was blowing fresh from the south, early on Sunday morning, a barque was seen by the beachmen of Caister, on the Norfolk coast, apparently on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE following cablegram from New Zealand, under date Saturday last, we extract from the Echo:—The Coronet, from the South S a, has arrived at Auckland, and reports the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON Wednesday night last intelligence reached Newcastle that the barpue Peony, owned by Mr. J. C. Eilis, of this city, had been wrecked five miles to the Southward of the Richmond…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A FEW issues ago we placed before our readers some particulars of the wreck of Mr J. C Ellis's barque Peony, which occurred on Wednesday, the 7th inst. A seaman named…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE schooner Agnes (says the Illawara Mercury of the 13th inst., was wrecked on Saturday night last on the north side of the Wollongong breakwater, about midway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Schooner Ann E. Carll, of North port, has been reported as having be wrecked on Layo Key south coast Cuba. Captain Taylor, her…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE following report has been received at Brisbane by the purchasers of the wrack and salvage of the s.s. Singapore:—"She lies ashore off L1 I[?]land, and just in the same…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AN inquiry was held yesterday into the loss of the barque Peony, of this port. The only evidence adduced was that of the chief mate of the ship, as follows:—…
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