A River Steamer Sunk
A report from Grafton states that the steamer Juno, trading between Grafton and the Upper Clarence, ran against a s[?] near the entrance to the Orara River on Monday and sank in a few minutes…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1894
313 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 16
Largest English Pleasure Steamer
La Marguerite, paddle steamer, which is to ply between London and Boulogne, calling at Margate, made her trial trip on the Clyde last month. She attained 2[?]¼ knots per hour, equal to 2[?]½ land miles…
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Sir,—In a city like Newcastle, with its vast amount of shipping and its undoubted commercial solidity, it is somewhat remarkable that no practical instruction exists to lure…
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MESSRS. M'Ilwraith, M'Eacharn, and Co.'s steamer New Guinea, whilst proceeding from the dyke to sea at an early hour yesterday morning bound for Fremantle via Melbourne,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Correspondence. Grounding of a Steamer. to the Editor
SIR,—I noticed the steamer New Guinea aground to-day abreast of the green light beacon. I understand that at the time of grounding she was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Terrible Tragedy on the Barwon River. a Chinese Cook Shoots a Deck Hand on a Steamer. Sydney
A TELEGRAM was received from Brewarrina last night that a terrible murder had taken place on board the steamer Elfie, which trades on the Barwon River. The affair took…
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By the Orient liner Oroya, which left for London, Captain Torkildsen, his chief officer, and the carpenter of the wrecked ship Ephialtes left for London, en route to Grimstad, Norway, the port which the…
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The ketch Victor reached Port Adelaide on Friday, after an exceptionally adventures round trip to Port Broughton. The vessel left Adelaide on July 11 with a full cargo of kerosene and bricks. All went…
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A telegram received from our Melbourne correspondent last night stated that-the Winthulong, a fore-and-aft schooner, outward bound, grounded between No. 7 and 8 buoys on the east bank of the west…
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Word is to hand from Launceston of the wreck of the ketch Federal, a vessel which was built at Brisbane Water in 1866. She was originally called the Promise, and traded out of Sydney for many years…
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A REPORT received to-day states that the four-masted schooner Lady Bowen has been totally wrecked on the Barrier Reef while on a voyage from Dungeness, North…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Particulars of the Wreck. The Captain's Report. Cardwell (Q)
The four-masted schooner Lady Bowen, formerly a well-known coasting steamer, Captain Hundere, bound from Dungeness to Sydney in ballast, went ashore on Bramble…
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THE steamer Darwin, which arrived at Port Darwin yesterday morning, brought news of the total wreck of the French barque Calcutta at the entrance to Port Essington harbour…
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On July 17 Messrs. John Scott and Co. launched at Kinghorn a steel screw steamer for Messrs. Wilson, Hart, and Co., of Maryborough, Queensland. The dimension of the vessel are:—165ft by 25 6ft by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CABLEGRAMS. The Scotch Coal-miners' Strike. a Colliery Wrecked
LONDON, Thursday.—The strike of Scotch coal-miners is still unsettled. The new Barton Colliery, near Glasgow, has been completely wrecked…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Shearing Trouble. Serious Outrages on the Darling River. A Steamer Burat and Sunk. More Police Despatched. Sydney
MATTERS in connection with the shearers' strike have assumed a serious aspect along the Darling River. This morning the river steamer Rodney was fired and sunk by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CABLEGRAMS. The Corean War. the Seizure of a Glasgow Steamer. Guarantee of Neutrality Given
LONDON, Tuesday. — The steamer Islam, which was recently seized at Glasgow by order of the Earl of Kimberley, the Secretary of State for…
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THE annual meeting of the Shipwreck Relief Society was held this afternoon. There was a very large attendance, including Lady Duff. The Premier (Mr. Reid) presided…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A New Australian Steamer
Yesterday morning the steamship Craiglee, the latest addition to the fleet of the Adelaide Steamship Company, passed Cap Otway. She is last from Algoa Bay, and is a steel screw steamship of 1921…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South Australia. Adelaide, Sunday. Ship Ashore
The Aoolyte, 1500 tons, Captain Campbell, from Capetown to Sydney, went ashore on Agnos Reef, near Cape Banks, on Saturday morning. The wind being south by east,…
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