TELEGRAMS. Wreck of the New England
GRAFTON, Saturday. — The chief officer says:— When crossing out we struck the outer ridge of the bar. After striking several times her head began…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1883
100 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 5
TELEGRAMS. The Wreck of the New England (s.)
GRAFTON, Tuesday.—A public meeting is to be held here, on Thursday, to take steps to recognise the bravery of the three seamen in rescuing the passengers and…
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THE public meeting at Grafton to take steps to recognise the bravery of the three sailors of the schooner C. Walker, who rescued so many lives from the wreck of…
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THE evidence of THOMAs SMITH, the pilot at the Clarence River, and of J. F. MERRITT, chief officer of the above steamer, given before the Marine…
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AN inquiry into the circumstances connected with the loss of the steamship New England was commenced by the Marine Board, on Tuesday. Present: Captain…
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AT the meeting of the Marine Board on Friday there were present Captain Hixson (president), Captains Jenkins, M'Lean, Robertson, and Broomfield,…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The San Francisco mail has arrived at Auckland…
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CAPTIAN HICKSON (president), Captains Broomfield, Robertson, M'Lean and Jenkins, and Commander Lindeman attended at the Marine Board meeting…
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SYDNEY, Saturday.—A telegram from Queensland, published on Friday, stated that the Heron, schooner, had reported that the Lord of the Isles,…
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LONDON, January 18.—The immigrant ship "Wild Doer" from Glasgow to New Zealand, with 200 passengers, has been totally wrecked…
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A MEETING of the National Shipwreck Society was held in Sydney, on Friday afternoon, in the Exchange; Captain Hixson, president of the Marine Board,…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—The steamer Platypus grounded within the break of the Richmond River. The tug Francis Hixson went to her rescue, but also…
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During the heavy southerly squalls and rain-mists yesterday afternoon, two guns from the Signal Hill announced a vessel in danger. Although blinding rain was…
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Information was received in Melbourne on Saturday afternoon that the ship Berengaria, from London, for Melbourne had gone ashore near Barwon Heads at 4 a.m. that morning,…
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ON Saturday evening the ketch Maggie narrowly escaped foundering on the rocks outside Nobbys. About 5.30 p.m. signals were hoisted at the lookout station,…
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ON Saturday last the shipping master reported to the harbour master, Captain Allan, that a large spar had been found floating outside Nobby's. On receiving…
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SIR,—In your report concerning the Maggie ketch, which met with the accident on Saturday afternoon, you have made a series of misstatements which are likely to…
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LONDON, February 12.—The British despatch boat Iris, 3730 tons, and belonging to the Mediterannean Squadron, is ashore on one of the islands in the…
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On December 18 a fire broke out on board the Cotopaxi steamship, lying in the Royal Albert Docks basin, and belonging to the Orient Steam Navigation Company Flames…
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YESTERDAY there was brought down the river and moored at the Market Whard a new threemasted schooner called the coquette, which has been built by Mr. James Roderic, of Eagleton,…
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