Wreck of the Wotonga
One of those unfortunate maritime disasters which have occurred from time to time on our coast, but the absence of which of late has evidenced the exercise of more care in the…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1882
93 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 5
TELEGRAMS. The Wrecked Steamer Wotonga
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Some unpleasant rumours are afloat as to the cause of the wreck of the Wotonga. Three passengers, by telegram, describe in undisguised…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Small-pox appeared on board the Garonne twelve days after leaving Plymouth; the first patient died just before reaching the Cape; another…
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Intense excitement prevailed amongst the holiday folks through the city on Monday morning on its becoming known that the A.S.N. Co's fine steamer Wotonga, 896 tons,…
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EARLY yesterday morning the Government steamer Ajax, which had been despatched to Port Macquarie to look after the crew and passengers of the wrecked steamer Wotonga, returned to…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The inquiry into the wreck of the steamer Wotonga will be heard before the marine board to-morrow…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Pacific Mail Co.'s R.M.S. Zealandia, which arrived at Auckland on Tuesday with the English and American mails from San Francisco, and…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Marine Board have concluded the evidence regarding the wreck of the Wotonga, yesterday, and found that the casuality arose from…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Marine Board has suspended the certificate of Captain McLean, of the steamer Wotonga, for three months. The case against Mr. Morris, the…
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The Colonial Sugar Co,'s steamer Fiona. chartered by the A.S.N. Co., which ran ashore five miles South of Seal Rooks Point, at 4 o'clock on Sunday morning, had five…
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TIMARU (N.Z.), JANUARY 15.—"The ship City of Cashmere, which came here recently to load wool and grain for London, is now a total wreck on the beach, just opposite the…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—No fresh news is to hand from the wrecked steamer Fiona. At a meeting of the Australian S.N. Co., the chairman stated that the Company lost…
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The Messrs. J. and A, Brown's steam tug Goolwa arrived in Newcastle yesterday, after a trip to aid, if possible, the s.s. Fiona, stranded near Seal Rocks. From an…
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THE Government steamer Ajax returned to Newcastle last night about 10.30, and by enquiry from Mr. Inspector Thorpe, who returned from official visit of inspection,…
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About 6.30 last evening Captain W. A. Carphey, of the Fiona, together with his officers and crew, returned from the wreek to Newcastle by Mr. John Dalton's steam tug…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The enquiry into wreck of the Fiona (s,) has resulted in Captain Curphey being found to have mistaken Port Stephens light for the Seal…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The steamer Fiona is breaking up and a large quantity of goods is washing ashore. The police have to use fire-arms to prevent wreckers from taking…
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AT a late hour last night we learned that Inspector Thorpe, with several of the police, were about to proceed to the scene of the wreck of the s.s. Fiona, near Seal…
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The Skyro, which arrived from Adelaide at 7 o'clock on Saturday morning, included amongst her passengers Captain Borry, of the barque Romeo, his wife, two children, and…
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The steamship Newport, of Ward's Line, had an unusual experience during a recent outward trip to Havana. She sailed from New York on Thursday, October 27th, and…
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