Wreck of the British Ship Lupata
PORTLAND, January 8th.—By the arrival of the lighthouse tender Mary Taylor, this evening, from Tillamook Rock, the loss of the British ship Lupata is confirmed. Captain…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1881
112 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 6
The Steamer Collaroy
THE Steamer Idea left Newcastle yesterday for the wrecked steamer Collaroy. She had aboard Mr. Goodsir (of Messrs. Brooks and Goodsir, contractors for…
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WE notice from correspondence in the Maitland Mercury that the energy of Mr. W. C. Quinton, secretary to the Northern Jockey Club, has resulted in an…
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The following is the casualty list of the above disaster, which took place on January 7th, on the north-west coast of Western Australia—Emma, dismasted, estimated damage, £50…
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AUCKLAND, Wednesday.—The Union Steamship Company's steamer Taupo, which was sunk in a gale two years ago at Tauranga, has been successfully raised…
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BY reference to advertisement, it will be seen that there will be no steamer leaving Newcastle for Sydney this (Saturday) night…
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The mate of the schooner Leslie also records a rumour from the natives of the murder of Captain Laurie, of the schooner Blackhawk, at Marabo, on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Further Massacres at the Solomon Islands. Murder of Captain Schwartz, of the Schooner Leslie
BY the arrival of the schooner Leslie on Sunday morning, the following account is given of the murder of the captain and the loss of a boy: Another…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wreck of the Steamer Ridge Park
The purchase of the wreck of the steamer Ridge Park (says the Melbourne Telegraph) has not turned out so profitable a venture as was anticipated, the recent heavy weather…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of the Steamer Paynesville.—two Lives Lost
MELBOURNE, Monday.—The steamer Paynesville, which left the lakes at the entrance to Gippsland yesterday morning, was wrecked on the Ninety Mile Beach, 35 miles…
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The approximate value of vessels of all nationalities, with their cargoes, lost during the year 1880 was no less than £68,327,000, including British property, £47,495,000. The grand…
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The Argus correspondent telegraphs to the paper from Sale (Monday) the following particulars:—News was received at Sale this afternoon of the stranding of the steamer…
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BRISBANE, Saturday.—The well-known labour schooner, Lady Darling, has been totaly wrecked on a reef off Melicolo, on March 7. The crew of the vessel with the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shipwreck Relief Society
THE committee of the National Shipwreck Relief Society of New South Wales met on Thursday evening, at the Exchange. PresentâMr. John Alger (in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Attempt to Wreck a Tramcar
THE Dunedin Herald of Wednesday, March 23, says:—A dastardly attempt was made on Tuesday afternoon to throw the Peninsula and Ocean Beach…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Arrival of the Mail Steamer Australia
THE steamship Australia left San Francisco on the 13th March, and arrived at Honolulu on the 20th, where she found that the steamer City of New York…
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MANNING RIVER HEADS, Thursday.—Owing to fine weather and smooth water the steamer Diamantina has had to be dragged by shear force through the sands…
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Where Whitby's ancient turrets stand, Round which the whirlwinds rave, A few stout hearts pled o'er the land—Their mission is to save…
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AUCKLAND, Saturday, 10.55 a.m.—The steamer taupe, which was wrecked two years ago at Tauranga, was raised and temporarily repaired and was being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Seizure of the Steamer India
THE steamship India was seized last night by direction of the Commissioner of Customs. The circumstances under which the seizure was made are singular. The vessel arrived in…
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