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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1882

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Wreck of the Llewellyn (S.)—all Hands Saved

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1882 · page 2

The well-known steam collier Llewellyn, Captain Amora, went on to the Bellambi Reef on Tuesday morning (says the E. News), during a dense fog, while on the voyage from…

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Wreck of a Steam Tug

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1882 · page 2

KEMPSEY, Monday.—The steam tag Rocket was wrecked on Saturday evening while crossing the Macleay bar. The heavy easterly weather which has prevailed during…

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The Steamer Austral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 June 1882 · page 2

LONDON, May 28.—The Orient Steam Navigation Company's steamer' Austral, which left Plymouth for Melbourne oh the 20th instant, made the passage to Naples in…

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Wreck of the Barque Don Guillerme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 June 1882 · page 2

BRISBANE, Friday.—The barque Don Guillermo, which left Brisbane for Apia on 17th January, has foundered at Vavan, with 600 tons of copra on board. During…

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Local News Wreckage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1882 · page 2

ON Sunday morning a spar 40 feet long and 8¼ inches thick, was picked up on the beach under the Signal Hill. It apparently was that of a ketch, is of Oregon pine,…

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The Wreck of the Magnet

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 June 1882 · page 2

NEW CALEDONIA, June 8.—The captain, Government agent, and crew of the Queensland schooner Magnet, 92 tons, arrived here on the 31st ultimo in the schooner Port Villa,…

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Fatal Shipwreck

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 June 1882 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The ketch Jessie has foundered at East Cape (N.Z.), with all hands…

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A Steamer Sunk

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 June 1882 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The steamer west-port, which recently went ashore at Akaroa, New Zealand, was got off and temporarily repaired at Lyttelton. While…

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The Lost Daughter a Tale of Love and Terror, Connected with the Bold Strike of the Americans for Their Independence. Chapter Iv. the Schooner-of-war

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 June 1882 · page 4

MATTHEW CLYNE sat in his little dwelling on the morning following the visit of young Danton, enjoying a comfortable smoke. His pipe was an…

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A Schooner in Danger at Sea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 June 1882 · page 2

THE barque Pactole arrived in port on Saturday. Captain Gallant reports having left New Caledonia on 6th inst., and experienced strong S.E. winds until…

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Arrival of the San Francisco Mail Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1882 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—The San Francisco mail steamer has arrived at Auckland. The 'Frisco mail steamer brings 577 cases salmon, 811 [?] hops. She also reports…

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TELEGRAMS. Fatal Wreck

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 June 1882 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The brigantine Agnes Jessie, owned at Hobart, has been wrecked near Napior. She was bound from Lyttelton to Auckland with grain…

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A Raft Washed Ashore

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 July 1882 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—A raft has been found on the beach at Moreton Bay. It was composed of pine planks, fastened with iron bolts. Part of a mast and a sail were…

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Wreck of the Barque Victoria

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 July 1882 · page 2

The barque Victoria, from Newcastle to Launceston, went ashore at Waterhouse Island on Saturday, July 1, and was abandoned by the officers and crew, who are safe…

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The Wreck at Flinder's Island

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 July 1882 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesdey.—The wreck off Flinder's Island, reported by the barque Silver Stream, is believed to be the remains of the iron barque City of Foo Chow; not the…

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Arrival of the San Francisco Mail Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1882 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—The San Francisco mail steamer arrived in Sydney on Saturday night. She met with heavy seas and violent gales on her voyage from New…

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The Sea Serpent Again. the Monster Seen From a Tyne-bound Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 August 1882 · page 5

A STRANGE incident, which occurred during their recent passage to the Tyne, is reported by the captain and crew of the German steamer Katie,…

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TELEGRAMS. Wreck the Barque Stag

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 August 1882 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The barque Stag, with a cargo of Kauri pine from Whangaroa, consigned to Pigott Bros., Melbourne, has been wrecked at Vansittart…

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Wreck of the Schooner Fearnor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1882 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—The schooner Fearnor became a total wreck at Hogan's Group, on the 25th ultimo. The crew, who reached one of the…

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The Ketch Jonathan in Distress. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 August 1882 · page 3

SIR,—In perusing the columns of your Wednesday's issue I perceived an item with reference to the non-appearance of the engineer of the Cyclops. I wish to say a…

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