The Schooner Rio
The smart little schooner Rio returned to the harbour on Friday evening from Napier. On Saturday she took up a berth at Stockton to put out limestone. The vessel is still in command of Captain Dunn, who…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1893
334 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 17
More Trouble in Ireland. Parties Riotous. Several Houses Wrecked
LONDON, Tuesday.—Intelligence has been received that rioting of a serious character took place at Kilrush, country Clare, last night between the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →George Thompson Ashore
A telegram from New Westminster (B.C.) to the [?]n Francisco "Chronicle," dated December 9, says: [?]" The British barque George Thompson, Captain [?] 1128 tons bound from this port to Sydney,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →More Infants Discovered. Two Bodies Washed Ashore. SYDNEY
WHILST two man were going to their work at a quarry on the north side of Bondi beach this morning they saw the body of a male infant lying on the southern end of Bondi beach…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Goldenhorn
The findings and order of the naval court hold at [?]nta Barbara to investigate the loss of the ship [?]oldenhorn while on a passage from this port to San [?]dro is to hand. "The court finds that the master,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Steamer Lansdowne Tower
The wool steamer Lansdowne Tower took her [?]eporture yesterday, for London. She calls at [?]dney, to fill up. From here she took away 7362 [?]les of wool, 2 pockets wool, 7322 ingots copper, 18…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Pathan.—death of Seven Hands
The steamer Pathan, which left this port on October 21, for London via Queensland ports, had an eventful voyage as far as Colombo, losing no less than seven of her crew from sickness between Batavia and Colombo…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Schooner Yolande
The schooner Yolaude reached the harbour on Saturday, from Melbourne. Captain M'Donald is still in command, and reports leaving Melbourne on the 9th instant, with fresh southerly winds. On the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Peerless Wrecked
The steamer Merksworth, which arrived at Sydney yesterday from Noumea, brought word of the wreck of the brigantine Peerless at New Caledonia. The crew were saved. The Peerless was a vessel of 281…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wreck of the Peerless
Fuller particulars are to hand concerning the loss of the schooner Peerless, wrecked upon one of the daugerous reefs off the coast of New Caledonia. The Peerless was on a voyage from this port to Noumea…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Coastal Steamer Ashore
A report from Coff's Harbour on Saturday says :—"The steamer Belmore which has been Iying here for the past two days, came ashore at 7.40 p.m. The passengers are now being landed." The Belmore is a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The S.s. Tweed Ashore at Byron Bay
The steamer Tweed, which has been at anchor in Byron Bay with several other vessels since Saturday in trying to put out to sea early yesterday morning broke her rudderhead. The vessel was driven…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wreck of the Peerless. Marine Board Inquiry. SYDNEY
THE wreck of the schooner Peerless which was lost off the coast of Noumea on January 4th, through drifting on to a reef during a calm, was inquired into this afternoon by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →S.s. Tweed.—still Ashore
The steamer Tweed, which drifted ashore at Byron Bay on Monday, was still in the same position yesterday. Captain hall, of the Sydney Underwriters' Association, proceeds to the wreck with all…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Schooner Olga From Noumea
The American four-masted schooner Olga, reached the harbour yesterday from Noumea. Captain Ipsen who is in command report leaving the New Caledonian capital on the 17th instant with fine weather,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Brigantine Ashore at Raine Island
A telegram received yesterday from Thursday Island says:—Captain Wilson, of the schooner Lavina, reports a brigantine ashore at the southern entrance loading towards Raine Island. Owing to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another New Australian Steamer
Messrs. Huddart, Parker, and Co. have, we are informed, secured another new steamer for the intercolonial trade, in opposition to the Union Company, to fly the same flag as the steamers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the Darcy Pratt
Further particulars are to hand with regard to the week of the brigantine Darey Pratt off the Queensland coast. The vessel was bound from Rockhampton to Auckland with a cargo of bones, and struck on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wreck of the Peerless. Marine Board's Decision. SYDNEY
THE Marine Board this afternoon gave their decision with regard to the wreck of the brigantine Peerless while on a voyage to New Caledonia from Newcastle. The decision was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Maroon
The following is the finding of the Naval court held at Nagasaki, Japan, to investigate the circumstances attending the loss of the Sydney barque Maroon :—"it appears from the evidence given…
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