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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea
337 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 17
Some anxiety is being felt in shipping circles for the safety of the schooner-Minnie Young, now considerably overdue at Townsville from this port, coal laden. The vessel left Newcastle on September 22,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The following wire was received yesterday from Nambueea Heads:—"The steamer Wellington, when attempting to cross out for Sydney, grounded on the rocks north of bar, and is in a dangerous position…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The ship Wm. A. Campbell, well-known in the colonies, has been wrecked off the coast of Mexico. The vessel, it seems, left Puget Sound on August 25 for Cork, timber-laden, and all went well until 3.30…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Yesterday afternoon, about 6 o'clock, the steamer Norkoowa arrived in port from Melbourne, after a boisterous passage. Up to Sydney Hends, which were passed on Saturday night, about 10 O'clock, a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The locally-built schooner Ocean Rover, arrived in the harbour yesterday morning, from Bateman's Bay. The smart little vessel has just landed cargo at Gisborne Lakes, from Melbourne thence she…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A further addition to the pearishell fishing fleet of "Torres Straits has been made by the launch from Mr. Rock's yard in B. ray's flay, of the ketch Sana. The new vessel is well built, and has the appearance of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The new screw steel pilot steamer, the Captain Cook, now being constructed and rapidly approaching completion, for the New South Wales Government, at the works of the Mort's Dock and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A telegram from Thursday Island states that the French steamer Loire Inferieure is ashore on Dreef, between Thursday Island and Cooktown. All the crew are safe. No assistance is required. This vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alderman Callen, with his well-known enterprise, has recently ventured upon the construction of a new river steamer suitable for ferry or excursion purposes. The new…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ON Wednesday a very smart arrest was made on board the outward mail steamer Orizaba at Adelaide. Shortly before 11 on Wednesday morning Sub-inspector Doyle was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →ABOUT 8 o'clock last evening the Sydney owned ketch Annie put into port dismasted. The little vessel was bound from Sydney to Cape Hawke in ballast to load timber back…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →FROM Hongkong exchanges it is learned that two men found on an island near where the Bokhara was wrecked did not belong to the Bokhara, but were the survivors of the crew…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A cable, dated London, 18th instant, states that the Norwegian barque Ida, from Australia, laden with guano, has been wrecked off the coast of Guernsey. The crew were all saved…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The ketch Annie, which was dismasted off the coast and put into this port on Monday evening, was surveyed yesterday by Captain Laidman, the local representative of the Association…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The schooner Borough Belle arrived at Sydney on Saturday morning from a trip to the Solomon Islands. Captain Williams reported having left Sydney on September 13, arrived at Santa Anna on September…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The E. and A. Company's steamer Airlie arrived at Sydney on Sunday, from Japan and China. She left Kobo (Japan) on October 9I, Foochow on the 7th instant, and Hongkong on the 10th instant, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two survivors of the steamer Norman arrived at Hongkong just prior to the departure of the steamer Airlic for Sydney, and state that the Normand sailed from Nagasaki with a cargo of coal for Singapore on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →FOR some time past there has been an agitation for the stationing of a pilot steamer at Newcastle, but for various reasons, including the want of suitable steamer, the request…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Thursday.—Intelligence has been received here of a collision, attended with great loss of life, having occurred off Iyo between the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The steamer Wastwater, of Messrs, Huddart, Parker, and Co.'s fleet, in charge of Pilot Hughes, went ashore at Douglas Point on Thursday. A tug has gone to her assistance from Adelaide. The…
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