Ketch Maggie Wrecked
The koteh Maggie, 38 tons, from Wollougong to the Clyde River, put back to Wollougong on Friday night, wind pound. She started about 7 o'clock on Saturday, with light south-west wind, which…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1890
519 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 24 of 26
Ketch Maggie Breaking Up
As anticipated, the ketch Maggie, which went ashore on Sunday eight at Fairy Reef, near Wollongong, could not long withstand the seas which were breaking over her, Her decks are torn open,…
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The ship Baron Colonsay, from Port Pirie to London with a cargo of wheat, went ashore on Monday night is Spencer's Gulf. The vessel is in no danger, and is expected to float off again…
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Messrs, Howard Smith and Sons' steamer Time reached Melbourne on Monday, from this port, with the disabled steamer Fiado in tow. The Fiado, after effecting repairs, resumed her voyage…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Collision in Moreton Bay.—steamer Kate Sunk
Messrs. Howard Smith and Co.'s steamer Burwah, bound for Maryborough, collided with the Richmond River Steam Navigation Co.'s steamer Kate, which was lying at anchor off the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wreck of H.M.S. Serpent. Foundered Near Cape Finisterre. Two Hundred and Seventy Three of Her Crew Lost. London
INTELLIGENCE has been received that the screw cruiser Serpent has foundered near Cape Finisterre. LONDON, Thursday…
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The French barque Notre Dame de la Grade was driven ashore north of the Semaphore, South Australia, on Thursday night, during a heavy gale…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy Gale in Adelaide a Barque Driven Ashore. Yachts Sunk and Boats Damaged. ADELAIDE
DURING Thursday afternoon a heavy storm caused several disasters along the coast. It reached the climax at three this morning, when it blew a perfect hurricane. The…
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LONDON, Thursday.—Further details in connection with the wreck of the warship Serpent state that only 176 persons were drowned. The vessel sank instantly, and…
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THE White Star steamer Britannic, which has arrived from New York (says an English contemporary) brings particulars of the loss of the Abbie Clifford, and the terrible sufferings…
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The British barque Noddleburn, which arrived at Astoria on the 13th ultimo, reports having picked up some wreckage, evidently belonging to an English vessel. The Noddleburn fell in with…
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THE awful event by which 173 out of the 176 who formed the ship's company of the British war-vessel Serpent were dashed on the rocks to the north of Cape…
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LONDON, Saturday.—Later details of the wreck of H.M.S. Serpent, which foundered on Monday night last about twenty miles north of Cape Finisterre, on the coast…
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LONDON, Monday.—Forty-five bodies from the war-ship Serpent have been washed ashore, including the body of Captain Ross, who commanded the vessel. The remains were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Loss of the Ketch Maggie
THE ketch Maggie, which was recently wrecked at Wollongong, was valued at £500, and insured for £375. According to the evidence of the master and owner, Captain…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Mission Schooner
The Pitcairn has left San Francisco for Pitcairn Island. She is commanded by Captain Joseph M. Marsh, and her crew consists of mate J. Christiansen, carpenter John I. Tay, steward Turner,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wreck of the Quetta. Articles Recovered from the Wreck. Thursday Island
A LARGE quantity of personal effects have been obtained from the wreck of the Quetta. All the effects identified will be handed over to the relatives of the owners. They included…
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Captain Henderson, of the barque Omeo, which arrived at Melbourne on Thursday from Puget Sound, reports that at 6 o'clock on the morning of the 16th he observed a barque-rigged vessel lying…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →River Steamer Favourite
The steamer Favourite, engaged in the Williams River trade, extending from Clarencetown to Newcastle, has just completed an overhaul. She has been re-caulked and re-metalled at Callan's slip,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the James Martin
With reference to the barque James Martin, from Newcastle to Valparaiso, which was wrecked in the Bay of Valparaiso on the night of July 2 last, Captain Fleming, in writing to Mr. Clarke,…
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