The Steamer Sikh
The steamer Sikh is now alongside the Grafton Wharf, Sydney, with hatches off, discharging her cargo. The ship's pumps are sufficient to keep down the water, and having 4000 tons of cargo to…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1890
519 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 26
The Wrecked Ship Holyhead
A marine surveyor has made an examination of the wreck of the ship Holyhead. The damages were found to be not so severe as was at first anticipated. It is possible the vessel may yet be…
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Now that fine weather has set in it is expected that the salvage operations at the wreck of the Riverina will be carried on with some success…
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Mr. Lingham, second officer of the steamer Riverina, with Captain Laidman, who has been there in charge of the underwriters, reached Sydney yesterday afternoon, having left the vessel early on…
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A wire was received last night from Tweed Heads to the effect that the steamer Scout was still aground, but she was expected to float off on last night's tide, as the sea was very smooth…
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As the river steamer Cooreei was proceeding from Newcastle to Clarencetown on Thursday last, when close to Raymond Terrrce an accident happened, which at the tide caused some alarm to…
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A SERIOUS shipping casualty, unfortunately attended by loss of life, occurred in Sydney Harbour about half-past 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The steamer Adelaide was…
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THE terrible calamity which has occurred by the wreck of the British-India SN. Compy's steamship Quetta is of a magnitude sufficient to appal all who have to travel by sea. Disasters…
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Previous to the departure of the steamer Fiona from the Clarence River Captain Curphey purchased a life-buoy from a man who had picked at up on the coast. The man had attempted to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the Quetta. Further Details. Coloured Men Rush the Boat. Following the Admiralty Chart. BRISBANE
FURTHER particulars were received this morning in reference to the wreck of the Quetta. It appears that the starboard forward lifeboat was first lowered from the…
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LONDON, Monday.—The reports of the wreck of the Quetta has caused a thrill of horror throughout the United Kingdom. Further details are awaited with painful…
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The Sydney Marine Board notify for general information that the schooner Colonist lies sunk with her main mast almost 10ft above water in 12 fathoms, southwest of Bradley's Head, in Port…
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The Sydney Marine Board inquiry into the particulars occasioning the stranding of the steamer Riverina was continued on Monday. The first witness called was W. E. Lingham, second-officer, who…
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THE s.s. Albatross has returned from a second search for survivors from the Quetta, having only picked up one Cingalese. All hope of recovering any more has been abandoned,…
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The coasting schooner Alpha was observed by the lookout man at South Head, Sydney, on Wednesday morning lying in dangerous proximity to the south reef. The pilot steamer Captain Cook,…
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THE Chief Secretary received the following telegram this afternoon from the Hon. John Douglas at Thursday Island:—"On returning this morning from South Island,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wreck of the Glenrosa. The Captain's Certificate Suspended. ADELAIDE
JUDGE BOUVAUT and two assesors sat as a court of marine inquiry to-day, into the cause of the wreck of the barque Glenrosa, near Cape Banks. The trial resulted in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Schooner Aratapu. Drought in New Zealand
The well-known trader Aratapu to this port from New Zealand put in an appearance yesterday Captain Bower, who has been with the vessel in this trade since she changed owners over ten…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the Quetta. Summary of the Saved. BRISBANE
THE following is a summary of those saved from the wreck of the Quetta:—Asiaties 129, and Europeans 30, leaving the total lost at 134. A stowaway named Burns, who got…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →American Schooner Golden Shore. Returned to Port Leaking. Crew at the Pumps Night and Day. Captain Refuses Information
The American four-masted schooner Golden Shore, which left hero on the 27th of last month for Honolulu, returned to port on Saturday in a leaky condition. Captain Henderson, who is in…
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