New Ferry Steamer Etna
On the 18th inst. the new steamer Etna made a very successful trial up to Raymond Terrace. The now boat has been built by Mr. Michael Callen, of Stockton, to the order of Messrs. Limeburner and…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1889
310 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 16
The Steamer Afghan Inquiry
THE local Marino Board gave its decision yesterday regarding the sinking of the steamship Afghan at her moorings at Carrington Dyke. The Board found from…
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THE following is the report and decision of the local Marine Board, in the matter of the sinking of the S. S. Afghan, official No. 78,572:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Rains in the Clarence and Richmond Districts. Fears of a Disastrous Flood. Grounding of the Steamer Queen of the South
It has been showery at Kempsey during the last three days. On Monday 20 points fell, on Tuesday 24, and on Wednesday 101. It was raining hard on Thursday, and there…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Schooner in Trouble. the Lifeboat Proceeds Out. the Vessel Sails In
AT about a quarter to 12 o'clock last night the sound of two guns fired from the Signal Hill started from their beds those of the inhabitants who had gone to rest. A…
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CAPTAIN WILLIAM J. ESKRIDGE, of the schooner Mary E. Bacon, which was abandoned at sea March 16, arrived in Philadelphia on May 17th from Gibraltar on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Queensland. the Wreck of the Kenilworth
The wreck of the Kenilworth was sold at public auction at Thursday Island on. Friday and brought £18, Mr. Jardine being the purchaser. The compass and telescope, the only…
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THE Rosie Welt, American ship, 1364 tons, of New York, which left Newcastle for Singapore on July 3, with a cargo of coal, ran onto a reef near the Fly River, New…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On the Richmond. Damage to Crops. Two Wrecks
The weather at Ballina on Monday continued threatening, with frequent showers The flood waters were almost the highest ever known. Nearly 24 inches of rain fell in…
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INTELLIGENCE has been received that the vessel reported ashore by the aboriginals at Moore Creek is the ketch Lady of Lorne. She was driven ashore during the recent…
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THE local Marine Board inquiry into the sinking of the fine steamship Afghan at her moorings at the dyke was concluded yesterday. At a former stage of the inquiry…
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The Marine Board, having held an inquiry into the wreck of the barque Waverley, on the Bell Cay roof, on the 3rd of July, do not consider that the loss of the vessel was…
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The Union Company have been cabled that the new steamer, the Cairntoul, has arrived at Calcutta from London, and is now loading at the former port for New Zealand, and may be expected at…
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The ship Cutty Sark, which arrived at Sydney from London on Friday, has proved her clipper sailing qualities by the following record:—The vessel passed Green Cape at 3.40 p.m. on Thursday…
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THREE sailors from the ketch Lady of Lorne, which was lost near the Solitary islands last week, arrived at Port Macquarie on Saturday by steamer from the Bellinger. The mate,…
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NEWS has been wired to the port officer here from Bulwer that the barque Mallsgate went ashore on the 21st instant, on Middleton Reef. The captain and nine of the crew…
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The schooner Eliza Allan mot the full force of the recent heavy gale, and had to run for Moreton Bay for shelter. She left Trial Bay in company with the Lady of Lorne, which was wrecked with…
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LONDON, Monday.—The Americans have seized the Canadian schooner Black Diamond in Behring's Sea…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Barque Mallsgate. Eight Days in an Open Boat. the Second Boat Still Missing. Brisbane, Tuesday Night
THE shipwrecked crew of the barque Mallsgate were brought up to town last night, having suffered severe privations during their eight days' exposure on the boat. None of…
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BRISBANE, Wednesday Night.—Captain Madams and the others of the ship-wrecked crew of the Mallsgate, who were taken to the hospital in a state of extreme exhaustion,…
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