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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1885

232 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 12

Wreck of a Cutter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 June 1885 · page 3

The cutter Sea Breeze, bound from Piper's Point with grain for Launceston, struck on Lighthouse Point, Low Head, and sunk in four fathoms of water, about…

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VICTORIA. The Steamer Balmain Ashore

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 June 1885 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The steamer Australia, from Tasmanian, reports that the steamer Balmain was driven ashore on Friday night at Circular Head, during…

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The Wreck of the Cahors. Chinese v. European Crews. (To the Editor of the Evening News.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 June 1885 · page 4

SIR,—Permit me through the columns of your valuable paper to draw the attention of the public to the following:—What would have been the result if the steamers Cahors and Burwah were manned…

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QUEENSLAND. The Wreck of the S.S. Cahors

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 June 1885 · page 5

BRISBANE, Tuesday.—A meeting of the passengers by the wrecked steamer Cahors was held yesterday morning. The meeting was called for the purpose of…

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The Wreck of the Cahors

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 June 1885 · page 2

CLARENCE HEADS, Thursday.—The Government tug Dione again proceeded to the wreck of the steamer Cahors this morning, to render as much assistance as possible…

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The Steamer Cahors

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 June 1885 · page 4

Captain Hyndes, the marine superintendent of the A.S.N. Company, who is on board the steamer Dingadee, has reported to Captain Trouton that he finds the Cahors very seriously damaged amidships…

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Wreckage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 June 1885 · page 5

PORT STEPHENS, Friday.—It is reported that a wreck has passed False Bay beach about thirty feet long, with the stump of her mizzen mast just above her deck…

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The Wreck of the Cahors

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 June 1885 · page 5

CLARENCE HEADS, Friday.—The steamer Dingadee arrived here this morning from the wreck of the Cahors for provisions and coal, bringing Captain…

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Wreck of the Cutter Sea Breeze

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 June 1885 · page 5

The cutter Sea Breeze, which went ashore at Lighthouse Point, Low Head, last week, has broken up, and the hull is now washed ashore…

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Reported Wreckage of a Ketch

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 June 1885 · page 2

News has been received from Port Stephens notifying that a portion of a wreck passed in the vieinity of False Bay beach on Friday. It is in length about 30 feet long, and has the stump of the…

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The Wreck of the Cahors

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 June 1885 · page 3

GRAFTON, Saturday night.—The Dingadee and tug remain inside the bar to-day. Nothing fresh heard of the wreck of the Cahors. The Dingadee will visit…

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Supposed Loss of the Ketch Daisy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1885 · page 4

It is feared that the ketch Daisy, hailing from Sydney, has been lost with all bands. A quantity of wreckage, including a boat's stern with the name "Daisy, W. Easton, master," painted…

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The Wreck of the Cahors

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1885 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—All hands have left the Cahors for the Clarence River, to await a change of weather. It is impossible to do any work alongside of her at…

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Wreck of the Speedy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 June 1885 · page 2

Our readers (says the "Fiji Times" of June3) will learn with extreme regret of the wreck of the cutter Speedy, belonging to Mr. C. T. Hawkins, with the loss of her owner and Mr. Charles Hague…

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Wreck of the Steamer Cahors

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 June 1885 · page 2

The A. S. N. Company's steamer Dingadee returned [?] the wreck of the Cahors yesterday morning, having found it impossible to do anything to get the vessel off, owing to the heavy…

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Another Shipwreck—Loss of Life

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 June 1885 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The barque Mars, from Melbourne to Port Germen, South Australia, to load wheat, has been totally wrecked on the western coast of…

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Wreck of a Barque—four Lives Lost

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1885 · page 4

On Thursday the following telegram was received from the stationmaster at Cape Borda:—"The barque Mars, from Melbourne to Port Gemein, where she was to load wheat, went ashore at West…

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The Wreck of the Mars

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1885 · page 5

The Marine Board this afternoon despatched the steamer Lady Diana to Kangaroo Island to bring to Adelaide the survivors of the barque Mars, which was…

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The Cahors Disaster. Sale of the Wreck and Cargo

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 June 1885 · page 3

THE sale of the wreck and cargo of the illustrated steamer Cahors took place at 11 a.m., on Saturday in Messrs. Fraser and Co.'s auction rooms, in George-street. There was…

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Shipping Matters, Wrecks, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 June 1885 · page 5

The schooner May Jennings, from Port Macquarie, has returned to port with the loss of sails, bulwarks, and other injuries. The schooner Venus went ashore in an…

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