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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1893

334 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 17

Schooner Karoola

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 July 1893 · page 4

The schooner Karoola arrived in port yesterday from Sydney. She has on board a quantity of general cargo for Dungeness, Queensland, and will fill up with coal here…

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The Schooner Zeno

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 July 1893 · page 4

The smart little Now Zealand-owned schooner Zeno, which a couple of years back came out to this port from London in ballast, arrived in the harbour yesterday from Melbourne. She is in command of…

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Steamer Gulf of Lyons

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 July 1893 · page 4

The steamer Gulf of Lyons, from Liverpool, now at Melbourne, is one of the Golf line. Captain Warden reports leaving Liverpool on June 6, discharging the pilot off Holyhead at 9.30 p.m., and proceeding with…

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The Taiyuan—tea Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1893 · page 4

The steamer Taiyuan, of the China Navigation Company's line, from Foochow en route to Melbourne With the first shipment of new season's tea, put into Port Jackson on Sunday evening. The…

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Wreck of the Hilda.—captaif in Default

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1893 · page 4

The Sydney Marine Board yesterday afternoon dealt with the ease of Captain Phillipson, master of the Hilda, who was, called upon to show cause why his certificate should not be suspended. This vessel…

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Wreck of the Allanshaw

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 August 1893 · page 4

The steamer Aberdeen brings from the Cape word that the shipwrecked crew of the Allanshaw had arrived at Simons Town from Tristan d'Acunha. They reached there by the German barque Theodor…

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Improved Petroleum Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 August 1893 · page 4

None of the defects which marred the earlier vessels built for the conveyance of petroleum in bulk will appear in the Delaware, owned by the Anglo-American Oil Company (says the "Nautical…

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The Schooner Renard

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 August 1893 · page 4

The schooner Renard, after a very rough experience off the New South Wales coast, arrived in Port Jackson yesterday, having completed a trading cruise in the Solomon Islands. The schooner has been away…

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Queensland. Thursday Island, Wednesday. the Cable Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 August 1893 · page 5

The French cable steamer Francois Arago passed here this morning at 7 o'clock, bound south…

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The Steamer Colonist.—disabled in a Gale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 August 1893 · page 4

The steamer Colonist, bound from Wallaroo to Newcastle, put into Hobson's Bay yesterday morning in a disabled condition. The vessel met a heavy gale with high seas after leaving Wallaroo. She lost two…

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Stranding of a Steamer. The Corea on a Reef. All Hands Safe. Cooktown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1893 · page 5

THE Australasian United Steam Navigation Company's steamer Cores stranded on a reef off Fair Cape on Wednesday night. The captain and crew have just arrived by the…

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Wreck of the Mary Ogilvie. Off Norfolk Island. The Crew Reported Safe. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1893 · page 5

THE following telegram was this morning received by Messrs. R. Towns and Co.:—"Schooner Mary Ogilvie total wreck, June 23, at Norfolk Island…

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Wreck of a Barque. The Girvan Lost

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 August 1893 · page 7

UPON the arrival at Auckland of the schooner Janet from Norfolk Island it was reported that the steel barque Girvan had been totally wrecked. The…

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Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Thursday. a Relieving Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 August 1893 · page 5

THE Government steamer Thetis has been placed in commission, and proceeds hence to Norfolk Island on Saturday for the purpose of bringing up the option and crew of the…

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A New Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 August 1893 · page 4

Messrs. Gilchrist, Watt and Co. have received advice from Mr. W. Lund, London, of the successful launching on July 13 of the new steamer Warrigal, 5000 tons register. This boat has been built speceally…

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Visiting a Wreck

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 August 1893 · page 4

The steamer Hesketh left the A.U.S.N. Company's wharf, Sydney on Saturday for the scene of the wreck of the steamer Corea on E Reef, situated between Cooktown and Thursday Island. The steamer…

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The Wreck of the Dunbar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 August 1893 · page 5

THOUGH 36 years have elapsed since the loss of the noble ship Dunbar and 120 of our fellow creatures near South Head, the send catastrophe is still fresh in the minds of old…

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A Steamer Aground

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 August 1893 · page 4

The steamer Cairo in trying to cross the Brunswick bar inward on Monday got stuck on the south sandspit, and was still aground yesterday morning. The Cairo is a small wooden river steamer of 94 tons,…

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Wreck of the Girvan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 August 1893 · page 4

The steamer Taieri, which reached Sydney from Auckland on Monday night, brought a copy of the statement of the captain (James Angus) of the barque Girvan, the wreck of which was notified from…

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The Shipwreck Relief Society. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 August 1893 · page 5

THE 16th annual meeting of the National Shipwreck Relief Society of New South Wales was held this afternoon. The meeting was presided over by the Governor. Lady…

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