Ketch Windward a Total Wreck
A wire from Launceston states that the well-known intercolonial trading ketch Windward, J. Roddy master, struck the Hebo Reef at 7.15 on Saturday evening, and sank in six fathoms, after…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1890
519 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 26
Schooner Sedwell Jane
THE schooner Sedwell Jane, from Noumea, New Caledonia, arrived in the harbour last evening, unexpectedly, after a fair ran of 12 days. Captain Tullock is still in command, and reports leaving…
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Mr. John Hay, owner of the barque Lois has recevied a further wire from Captain Stronach, from Roebuck Bay, stating that the barque Lois, which struck a rock when entering the Bay on Thursday…
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THE ketch Windward struck en the Hebe reef, and sunk in six fathoms of water. All hands were safely landed at Low Head pilot station. The vessel was on a trip from…
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The schooner Fairlie, bound from Noumea, New Caledonia, for Sydney, passed south of this port at 8a.m. yesterday morning She was to leave Noumea on the 10th inst., the same day as the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Collision in Sydney Harbour. S.S. Fiado and Schooner Victoria. The Schooner Sinks. Crew Saved. SYDNEY
COLLISIONS in Port Jackson have of late been so common that but little notice is being taken of them. Off Bradley's Head the scene of the Contennial. Kanahooka collision…
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The ketch Dellinger is ashore on South Beach at Dellinger River, and is reported to be in a dangerous position…
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The three-masted schooner Suster made the run from Sydney to, Fiuchhaven, German New Gainea in 20 days, arriving on May 1. This is one of the fastest passage on record and tends to show what…
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News was received on Tuesday by the Catterthun that the German steamer Yangtsze, which left Hongkong on the 10th inst. for Shanghai, with a general cargo, went ashore on Haeshan Island on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Changsha in Danger. Run Ashore in a Fog. Brisbane
THE China Navigation Company's steamer Changsha, of 1659 tons register, Captain Williams, ran ashore during a dense fog on the south side of Rattory Island. The…
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The sunken schooner Victoria, which was sunk in Sydney harbour by collision with the steamer Fiado, has been examined by a diver. Her damages are not of a very extensive nature and it is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victoria. Melbourne, Thursday. the Schooner Johanna
The insurance companies interested in the schooner Johanna, which brings £12,000 worth of property, are likely to present a handsome present to the chief mate and Mrs…
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The timber cargo of the barque Zodiac, which was recently wrecked near Camden Haven, was sold at auction by Messrs. Fraser sad Co., Sydney, on Wednesday, for £76. Mr. F. O. Turner was…
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Advices received from Bowen ( Q.) State that the wreck of the Wentworth is now a pitiable sight. Mr. Macartney, engineer of the A.U.S.N. Company, has been at the port a short time and has worked…
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Mr. John Hay, of stockton, owner of the barque Lois, which recently struck a rock when entering Roebuck Bay (W.A.), and was beached, has just received a wire from Captain Stronach, stating that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wrecks at Hebe Reef
The Hebe Reef, the scene of the wreck of the ketch Windward, a well-known intercolonial trader, is situated just outside Low Head (Tasmania), and has been a frequent cause of marine disaster, among the…
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In consequence of the boisterous state of the weather since Saturday, the Newcastle lifeboat crew and rocket brigade have been kept on duty to render assistance if required. One of Mr. John…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wreck of the Nelson. a Buoy Shifted. LAUNCESTON
YESTERDAY, at the inquiry respecting the wreck of the steamer Nelson, the evidence of Mr. Clarke, Government engineer, who was appointed to take soundings on the…
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A wire from the Bollinger River states that the steamer Fernmount, of Messrs. John See and Co.'s line, after crossing the bar, had gone aground on the north spit on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A New Passenger Steamer
The new passenger steamer Saladin, constructed with all the latest Improvements, and fitted with electric light, has been dispatched from Liverpool, via Singapore, in connection with the new West…
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