The Wreckage at the Bay of Islands
A wire from Auckland states that the wreckage found in the Bay of Islands is now believed to belong to some small vessel…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1892
337 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 17
S.s. Beagle Ashore
From Bateman's Bay a report was received yesterday stating that the steamer Beagle carried away her moorings and went ashore at Cullendulia last Saturday. A rough sea was on at the time, but all hands…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wreck of the Benvenue
The removal of the wreck of the full-rigged ship, the Benvenue, at Sandgate, which is now practically cleared of its salvable cargo (says an English exchange of August 26), is likely to give a great deal of…
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The Rescue, which has been engaged in connection with the attempt to float the Drumblair, has succeeded in passing a hawser on board the vessel and run an anchor out astern. The captain of the tug is…
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The American schooner John Smith, well known at this port, renewed her acquaintance here on Saturday when she arrived from Launceston. She left that port on the 24th ultimo, and had a fair run to abreast…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victoria. Melbourne, Sunday. the Steamer Merkara
The steamer Merkara, from India, was the first boat subjected to the new disinfecting process by the health officers. The whole operation lasted five hours, every portion of…
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A wire was received yesterday morning, from Bateman's Bay, stating that the steamer Beagle which had been ashore at Cullendulla, was successfully floated on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Accident on a Steamer. Two Coal-trimmers Killed. Inquests To-day
AT 7.15 p.m. yesterday an accident occurred on board the steamer Barrier, whilst loading at the dyke, resulting in the death of two coal-trimmers named Oscar Peterson and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Goldenhorn
Particulars are to hand of the wreck of the ship Goldenhorn, from this port to San Pedro. The Goldenhorn went ashore on the south end of Santa Rosa Island (California) at 8 o'clock in the evening of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A P. and O. Steamer Overdue. the Vessel Caught in a Typhoon
LONDON, Sunday.—Great and growing anxiety is being felt concerning the whereabouts of the P. and O. steamer Bokhara, which left Shanghai…
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A telegram was received yesterday form Nelson's Bay stating that the steamer Bowra was on a sandbank near Corrie Island since Saturday night. [The Bowra is a wooden steamer of 140 tons net…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cablegrams. a Missing P. and O. Steamer. Probably Lost in a Typhoon. Two Vessels Still Searching
LONDON, Monday.—No tidings have been as yet received of the Peninsular and Oriental steamer Bokhara, which is believed to have been lost in a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wrecks on the New Zealand Coast
Wreeks and casualties that took place on the New Zealand coast last year amounted to 33, representing 17,650 tons, as against 35 vessels of 12,936 tons in the previous year. Four vessels of 4453 tons aggregate…
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HONGKONG, Tuesday.—The worst fears concerning the missing P. and O. steamer Bokhara, which left Shanghai for this port on October 8th, have )been…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—News has been received of the capsize of a schooner at Honduras. The name of the vessel is not stated, but from particulars to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CABLEGRAMS. The P. and O. Steamer Bokhara. at the Mercy of a Typhoon. Thirty-four Survivors
LONDON, Tuesday.—The latest accounts concerning the wreck of the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Bokhara, Which struck on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Thames Steamer Sunk
AT high tide recently, while several of the steamers of the Victoria Steamboat Company, London, were moored at their usual place, near Battersea…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wreck of the Bokhara. Good Behaviour of the Crew. Two Days on a Desert Island
LONDON, Wednesday.—Telegrams received to-day from Shanghai concerning the wreck of the steamer Bokhara state that the vessel struck at…
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THE novel spectacle of a steamer being stoked with bank notes was (says Iron) recently witnessed at a Mediteranean port. Forty-five sacks of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Wreck of the Bokhara. "The Act of God."
LONDON, Sunday.—An official inquiry has been hold at Hongkong into the circumstances of the wreck of the P. and O. Company's steamer Bokhara,…
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