Foundered at Sea. the Albert Russell
LONDON, Sunday.—The barque Albert Russell, of New York, bound for Australia has foundered. All on board, except two, were lost…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1889
310 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 16
Wreck of the Jan Baas
Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Limited, received a telegram yesterday reporting the total loss on March 24 of the barque Jan Boas, at Bramble Bay, at the entrance of Torres Straits, while on a…
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A telegram from Geelong, Victoria, was posted at the local telegraph office yesterday conveying the information that the schooner Trader, bound from Melbourne to Lorne and Gabo Island, had…
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The crew of the schooner Ada C. Owen, a well-known Island trader, reached Auckland on Tuesday, and reported the vessel a total wreck at Maara Harbour (Cook's Group). The vessel was owned…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the Red Cross
The Red Cross, an American ship, 1391 tons, which left this port with a cargo of coal early in January, for San Francisco, whilst endcavouring to make Rarotonga, in a dismasted condition, went…
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LONDON, Friday.—The certificate of the captain of the Sir Walter Raleigh, recently stranded on the French coast, has been succeeded for nine months…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victoria. a Barque Ashore
The barque Rachel, 328 tons, R. Firth, master, went ashore at Warrnambool on Sunday evening. A heavy S.S.E. gale had been blowing all day, with high seas in the…
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Mr. R. B. WALLACE, Swedish and Norwegian consul at this port, has received the following telegram from Captain Neilsen, of the Bona Fides, and dated Thursday…
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LONDON, Monday.—The court-martial appointed to inquire into the wreck of the Sultan reprimanded Captain Rice for the loss of his ship, declaring that negligence was…
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LONDON, Monday.—As the result of the court-martial on the captain of H.M. ironclad Sultan, recently wrecked off the Sardinian coast, the captain has been acquitted…
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Information is convoyed from Thursday Island that the wreck of the barque Bona Fides will be sold by auction to-day. The sale will include the ship as she is now lying on the Eastern…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle Sailors' Home. "When Jack Comes Home." His Refuge Ashore. An Admirable Institution. Historical Sketch. Improvements and Additions. Internal Economy
Long have they voyaged oe'r distant seas, And what a heart delight they feel at last; So many toils, so many dangers past; To view the port he only knows,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Derivation of "Schooner."
The first vessel, schooner-rigged, is said to have been built at Gloucester in 1713. When she went off the stocks into the water, a bystander called out "Oh, see how she scoous ?" The builder…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wrecks in the South Seas. Two Vessels Lost. Shipping Missing. RARATONGA, March 23
DAYLIGHT of Friday, the 15th, brought the cry of "Sail, oh," and a large vessel could be discerned away to the northward inward bound. Upon boarding her I found the…
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With regard to the wreck of the schooner Ada C. Owen, which was reported by cable, it appears that the vessel was going into Papers Harbour, on the south-west coast of Tahiti, when the wind,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queensland. Wrecks in Torres Straits
A Thursday Island telegram states that the barque Bona Fides, which went aground on the Eastern Fields Reef, was sold by auction on Friday for £10, Burns, Philp, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Foundering of the Ketch Maggie Taylor. Four Lives Lost
The following notice was posted at the local telegraph office yesterday afternoon :—" Laurieton, April 16. Ketch Maggie Taylor, D. M'Leman, master, after crossing out at 9 a.m., foundered…
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A TELEGRAM received from Laurieton, Camden Haven, at noon to-day, states that the ketch Maggie Taylor, Captain D. M'Lennan, after crossing out at 9 a.m., foundered about…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Brigantine Ashore
The brigantine Clansman went ashore at Gisborne, N.Z., the other day and now lies high and dry on the beach, the stern of the vessel at low tide being quite clear of the sea. She may possibly…
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LONDON, Monday.—A new steamer is being built on the Clyde for the Adelaide Steamship Company…
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