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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea
310 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 16
The barque Willie M'Laren, from Newcastle, struck a rock at the entrance to Wellington Harbour this morning, and foundered near the pilot station. The crew…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A PORTION of the wreck of a vessel in reported to have been driven ashore in Spirito Bay, at North Cape, New Zealand, and one of the pieces has "County of Carnarvon" in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →FEARS have been entertained as to the safety of the steamer Hankow, whose machinery broke down in Spencer's Gulf shortly after leaving Port Augusta. The vessel is now…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Friday.—H. M. ironclad Anson, one of the vessels of the British squadron which had assembled at Kiel to join with the German fleet in welcoming the Czar of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →IN connection with the disappearance of the three gentlemen who left Sydney on the 5th instant in a half-decker boat to spend a holiday on the Hawkesbury, boat to spend a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →IT is not generally known that in the event or a wreck off the heads that the Newcastle life boat could not render the assistance that it should upon such an occasion. Owing to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The steamer Hankow, which left Melbourne on the 1st instant, and Adelaide on the 5th instant, with a cargo of wool for London, via Port Augusta, had her screw shaft broken off just…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Auckland Herald has the following:—" A statement has been made to the effect that when Captain Hill, of the Koronui, left the bridge and took his seat in one of the boats, the pulled the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, Thursday.—A terrible shipping disaster occurred last night. The steamer Malto, of the Cunard line, bound from Glasgow to America, struck a rock off Corsewall…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Friday.—A new steamer is being built for the Adelaide Steamship Company at the shipbuilding yards of Napier and Co…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Sunday.—Severe gales have taken place on the western coast of England, and the steamers Westpoole and Aurora have been wrecked on the north coast of Devon,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The sherard Osborn, one of the cable repairing steamers of the Eastern Extension, Australasia and China Telegraph Company (says the Launceston Examiner). by which the Tasmania and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, Wednesday.—Messrs. D. J. Dunlop and Company, shipbuilders, of Glasgow, are building a 500 ton passenger steamer for a Sydney shipping firm…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Hunter River S. N. Co.'s s.s. Namoi has just completed her half-yearly overhaul in Sydney. On Thursday she had a very satisfactory trial trip, and ran the measured mile at the rate of 14½ knots…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The new steamer that has been built at Port Stephens for Messrs. Callen Bros. and Co., of Stockton, and Captain J. Weston, was launched on Thursday, October 17. The ceremony was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →As the trade between Sydney and the Tweed River and Byron Bay has increased, Mr. George W. Ni[?]oll, shipowner, is about to replace his late steamer the Tweed by a new and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rather unexpectedly the steamer Port Pirie, of the Angle-Australasian Co's line, arrived from Yokahama about a quarter to 10 o'clock yesterday morning. The steamer comes under the command…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Merrie England will probably go to the Fly River direct from Cooktown to inquire into the reported murder. The Aramac arrived at 6 o'clock this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Wednesday night.—The new steamer Arawamtta, belonging to the Australian United Steam Navigation Company, is about to start on her voyage to Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE schooner Hally Bayley arrived in harbour yesterday morning from Thursday Island. Captain Bezer furnishes particulars of the voyage, which are of particular…
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