Wreck of the Moltke
The barque Moltke, which went ashore on the Barrier Reef some weeks ago, is likely to be floated. There are now seven men working at the lining of the vessel, preparing for coffer-dam 35ft long,…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1891
429 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 22
The Foundered Ellen
A VERY interesting circumstance, in connection with the loss of the barque Ellen has just come to light, in the information that one of the crew,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wreck of a Mission Schooner. On the Great Barrier Reef. BRISBANE
THE mission schoonor Harrier, from New Guinea to Cooktown, was totally wrecked on the night of the 24th, on the Great Barrier Reef, during heavy weather. All were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parliament. Tuesday, July 28. Legislative Assembly. Answering Questions. Wreck of the Ellen. Inquiry Promised. SYDNEY
THE SPEAKER took the chair at 3.30 p.m., and the members proceeded to Government House to present the Address-in-Reply to the Governor's speech to his Excellency…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parliament. Wednesday, July 29. Legislative Assembly. Commission of the Peace. Indian Hawkers. The Hawkesbury Bridge. The Wreck of the Ellen. A Batch of Bills. SYDNEY, Wednesday. the Speaker took the chair at 4.30 p.m. Commission of the Peace
Sir HENRY PARKES, in reply to Mr. FITZGERALD, said it was not the intention of the Government to make any fresh appointments to the commission of the peace for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parliament. Thursday, July 30. Legislative Assembly. Civil Service Superannuation Fund. Financial Condition of the Colony. Additional Magistrate for Bourke. Dredging of Newcastle Harbour. Wreck of the Barque Ellen. SYDNEY
THE SPEAKER took the chair at 4.30 p.m. CIVIL SERVICE SUPERANNUATION FUND. Sir HENRY PARKES, in reply to Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Utopia. Bodies Recovered
LONDON, Wednesday.—Several bodies still remain in the wreck of the Utopia, wrecked in Gibraltar Bay. Some were recovered presenting piteous scenes, and babies were found…
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In connection with the wreck of the Harrier, arrangements are being made for a temporary service to carry on the work of the mission until definite arrangements can be made for the future…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Ellen's Wreck. Proposed Inquiry. SYDNEY
A SPECIAL meeting of the Executive Council was held this morning, at which the appointment of Captain Fisher, S.M., Captain Trouton, and Captain William Cargill as a board…
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A WIRE from Port Lincoln states that the ship Theophane is ashore on one of the Sir Joseph Banks group; Anderson, captain. She left Port Pirie on July 29, in ballast…
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Notice is given that the wreck of the ship Waverley lies in mae fathoms of water, in the following position, viz, three and a quarter miles north-east by east, from the summit of Pier Head (334ft) at…
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A wire from Port Lincoln advises that a ship is on shore at Sir Joseph Banks Group. Some of the sailors landed in a boat at Lumby, and sent a messenger there. The steamer Protector and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Theophane Ashore. Not in Danger. ADELAIDE
THE ship Theophane, from Port Pirie to Newcastle, which is aground on one of Sir Joseph Banks' Island, is said to be in no danger. The tug Yatala left Adelaide Port…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Victoria Ashore. On Norman Bar. BRISBANE
THE steamer Victoria, plying between Townsville and Normanton, went ashore on Norman Bar to-day. The passengers and mails were safely landed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Ellen. the Board of Inquiry. a Powerless Commission. SYDNEY
THE board appointed to inquire into the circumstances of the loss of the barque Ellen, met for the first time this morning, and arranged the preliminaries. On Wednesday,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Wallarah. Passengers and Crew Safe
LONDON, Monday.—The steamship Wallarah, bound from London to Sydney, has become a total wreck off Dassen Island. The passengers and crew were landed at…
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The following particulars regarding the wreck of the magnificent steamer Wallarah, of Lund's Blue Anchor line of Australian traders, will be read with interest:—She went ashore near the Cape of…
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A wreck was recently washed ashore at Malayta, in the Solomon Islands. It is believed to be an island trader of a some 200 or 300 tons, and with a view of leading to the identification of the vessel a…
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Confirmatory news of the wreck of the steamer Wallarah (of Lund's line) at Dassen Island, near the Cape, has been received by Messrs. A. Lamb and Co., agents for the vessel, and the Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the Theophane. Latest Particulars. ADELAIDE
THE harbour master, who has returned from the wrecked ship Theophane, reports on one of Sir Joseph Banks groups the arrival of tug Yatala, with a diver and twelve…
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