The Fiona Wreck
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The stern of the Fiona (s.s.), is now under water. Her cargo is being got out of the fore hold, the weather being favourable…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1882
93 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 5
Breaking Down of the Steamer Maitland. Steamer and Mails at Broken Bay
THE s.s. Coonanbara, which arrived yesterday morning, reports the breaking down of the steamer Maitland, near Broken Bay. We gain from Captain Adams the following…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The schooner Pet was struck by a large sperm whale, fifty miles south of Cape Lausvin, and foundered. Captain Littlejohn was…
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The three-masted schooner Silver Cloud reached this port on Monday night about midnight from Napier, New Zealand, and was towed into the harbour by the s.s. Goolwa, at…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—The brig Lady Belmore became a total wreek during a heavy gale off Flat-top Island…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—The schooner Prima Donna was lost off Bondi last evening during a heavy squall. Captain Lopez managed to swim ashore, but the…
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NEWS was received by the Port Jackson authorities on Wednesday night of the wreck of the well-known creating schooner Prima Donna, and the loss of all hands except the…
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SYDNEY, Saturday. — A telegram has been received from Auckland, notifying that the barque Vindex, 290 tons, timber laden, bound from Kaipura for Sydney,…
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By reference to an advertisement in another column it will be soon that the Kembla (s.) will leave Newcastle to-morrow (Wednesday) morning for Sydney, returning at 9…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LOCAL & GENERAL. Wreckage off the Coast
THE schooner Louisa, from Warrnambool, which reached Newcastle on Sunday, reports meeting with some wreckage along the coast. Captain Nilsen informs us that…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—The barque Olivia Davis is a total wreck near Warrnambool. All the crew saved…
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Considerable consternation was occasioned in maritime circles yesterday on the receipt (by telegram of the news of the loss of the A.S.N. Co.'s fine new steamer Ranelagh, on…
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As already briefly notified, a trial was made Wednesday last of the steam fire-pump recently fitted up aboard the Government steam-tug Cyclops. At the invitation of Mr…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The A.S.N. Co.'s new steamer Ranelagh, was wrecked last night at King's Roof, 30 miles north of Cardwell. Later.—The steamer Ranelagh struck…
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SYDNEY, Saturday.—Captain F. Knight, the marine superintendent of the A.S.N. Company, leaves for Brisbane to-night, and with the Tinonee (s.), will take a strong…
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LONDON, May 11.—There have been severe storms in the Hobrides and on the west coast of Scotland. At Stormway, in the island of Lewis, a number of vessels…
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We insert the following additional particulars from the Echo:—"In a terribly heavy sea at Timaru on Sunday, the ships, Benvenue and City of Perth parted from their cables,…
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THE Hebert Mercury of 11th inst. says her owners, Messrs. Belbin and Co, yesterday received a letter from Captain Deimar, of the brigantine Swordfish, giving little fuller…
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A Mr. SANSON, residing at Ferryside, Carmarthenshire, S. Wales, has (says Land and Water) a remarkably clever fox terrier named Daisy, who has been doing good…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The steamer Llewellyn, belonging to the Bulli Company, is stranded on Bellambi Rook. The crew are saved, but the captain (Alwora) narrowly…
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