The Wrecked Ketch Ben
IN connection with the loss of the ill-fated ketch Ben, we are informed that the lookout on Allan's Hill plainly discerned a ketch (which is supposed to have been…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1881
112 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 6
Wrecked Vessel off the Port
ABOUT dusk last evening much interest was centred in what appeared to be a wrecked vessel off the port. The craft in question was clearly visible some three…
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Mr. R. F. Talbot reports that a life-buoy, with name "Omba, London," has been picked up on beach south of Lake Macquarie entrance. Portions of wreckage is strewn…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Captain Curphey, of the steamer Fiona, who is now searching for the supposed wrecked barque Omba, telegraphs from Wollongong that…
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IT is reported that one of the steam tugs cruising off Lake Macquarie heads came across a large ship's beam, near to where the missing barque Omba is supposed to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Schooner Atlantic and the Moondi Moondi Natives
Her Majesty's schooner Renard, which arrived at midnight from the South Sea Islands, fully corroborates the treacherous attack on the captain and crew of the Atlantic, which…
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THE Daily Telegraph of Tuesday says:—"The Marine Board commenced an inquiry yesterday into the loss of the barque Glimpse, which foundered 250…
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The following persons formed the crew of the steamer Charlton when she left Sydney on the 25th September for Hongkong, via Newcastle—William Barker, mate; Geo. Henry…
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By the arrival of the s.s. City of Melbourne, Captain Daniel Calder, from Noumea, we learn the schooner Henrietta, of Noumea, owned by Mr. Jerome, foundered at sea, with…
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LONDON, Nov. 25.—Intelligence has been received of the wreck of the ship Jura, with the loss of 20 lives. The Jura was a sailing vessel of 1199 tons, and was…
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LONDON, December 16.—An English steamer has been detained at Constantinople, having been suspected to contain gunpowder as contraband…
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A MEETING of the National Shipwreck Relief Society was held at the Exchange, on Friday afternoon. There were present Mr. Storey (in the chair). Messrs. Buzacott, A…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wreck of the Prince Victor
OUR readers will recollect the recent total loss at sea of the barque Prince Victor, and the terrible sufferings in an open boat experienced by Captain Brown and those of…
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