Wreckage Passed
The R.M.S. Oruba, which arrived at London on July 22 from Sydney, reports :—July 19, lat. 40deg 9min north, long. 9deg 55min west, passed floating wreckage, apparently the fore part of a wooden…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1894
313 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 16
Wreck of the Cambus Wallace. Fate of the Crew Uncertain. Brisbane
A TELEGRAM from Southport this evening states that Gustavo Kindnork, seaman, of the barque Cambus Wallace, 1600 tons, from Glasgow to Brisbane, has just arrived. He…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Revenge of Greek Soldiers. a Newspaper Office Wrecked
LONDON, Monday.—The offices of the Akropolis newspaper, published at Athens, have boon completely wrecked by a body of officers and soldiers to…
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LONDON, Monday.—Messrs. Huddart, Parker, and Company's steamer. Miowera, of the Canadian-Australian line, which recently grounded while…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the Erlangen
In the "Newcastle Herald" of Saturday it was reported that the steamer Erlangen was ashore. Confirmation of the report is to hand by receipt of the following cable from London —" The Erlangen, s,…
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Regarding the wreck on the coast of Queensland of the Cambus Wallace, further particulars have been received to the effect that the vessel was breaking up and two men had been drowned. The captain's head…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the Barque Cambuswallace. Rescue of the Survivors. Details of the Catastrophe. Six Lives Lost. Brisbane
THE Government steamer Minor returned to town to-night from the wreak of the barque Cambuswallace, near Swan Bay, Stradbroke Island. The Miner reached the wreck at 9…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Schooner.—crew Missing
A report to hand from New Zealand says the schooner Christine, from Hokianga to Napier, has been totally wrecked at the mouth of the Waltotara River. The vessel was found on Monday on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Fire on a Steamer
AT 2 o'clock yesterday morning, while Howard Smith and Sons' steamer Age was lying at the Carrington Dyke, a fire broke out in the lamp and oil room. It was luckily…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wreck of the Trident.—crew Saved
The steamer Trident when crossing the bar at Moruya Heads yesterday, going in, breached to, and ran on top of a sea into the breakwater. She backed of and sank, and was lying with her deck…
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The steamer Celtic King will take her departure this morning for London, via Sydney, with the following cargo:—1000 tons coal for ship's use, 15,018 carcases, 12,316 haunches mutton, 223 boxes kidneys,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Julia Wrecked
A cable from Noumea reporting the loss of the schooner Julia at the entrance to New Galedonia is to hand. The schooner, it appears, had entered the Havanuah Pass, and was proceeding to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreek of a Steamer. Stranding of the Colonist. On the Oyster Bank. Officers and Crew Saved by the Lifeboat. Probable Abandonment to the Underwriters
SHORTLY after 1 o'clock on Sunday morning the steamer Colonist while proceeding out of the port, bound for Adelaide with a cargo of coal, struck the north side of the bar, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Some Previous Wrecks
The first wreck on the oyster bank that we can find any trace of is that of the barque Eleanor Lancastor, which was lost there in 1856. Until the wreck of the Cawarra, 10…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Steamer Eddystone Aground. Fears for Her Recovery. Perth
THE steamer Eddystone, which left Fremantle on August 31 with passengers and cargo for Wyndham, struck a reef while going up the passage to Depuch Island, about 30 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Strathtay.—a Shipwrecked Crew
The steamer Strathtay, which arrived off Nobbys on Friday from Noumes, and was ordered on to Sydney, is in command of Captain M'Kenzie, She shipped at Noumes 8450 tons of nickelore and cobalt,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queensland. Brisbane, Monday. the Cambus Wallace Wreck
The Marino Board inquiry into the wreak of the barque Cambus Wallace was commenced to-day. Salvage operations are now proceeding…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Stranded Steamer Colonist. Still in the Same Position
OWING to the inquiry concerning the stranding of the steamer Colonist, which was commenced by the Local Marine Board yesterday, no salvaging work was done by the crew…
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SALVAGE operations at the stranded steamer Colonist were not resumed yesterday, and, in fact, nothing whatever is being done. Captain Mars yesterday visited the vessel, which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Stranded Steamer Colonist
THE stranded steamer Colonist still lies in same position on the oyster bank. No salvage work was attempted yesterday when the sea was rising. Towards evening the sea…
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