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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea
313 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 16
WORD was received yesterday of the wreck [?] the well-known New Zealand barque Gazelle, on the coast of New Zealand, with the loss of nine lives. Only one of the crew was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A wire dated Auckland, Monday, says the steamer Kiwi has brought the balance of the wool from the wreck of the Jessie Roadman. She reports that the vessel is still unbroken, and that she has been driven…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →IN our report of the wreck of the barque Gazelle, which appeared in yesterday's issue, the name of the master was given as Captain Ball. This should have been Captain Charles…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In connection with the wreck of the barque Gazelle, it now appears that there were two survivors—Davidson, the boatswain, and Quintail, an ordinary seaman. Their statements show that the vessel was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, Wednesday.—A series of terrific gales have been raging over the entire area of the United Kingdom for the past 24 hours. Many cases of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A report from Launceston says the steamer Minx, owned by the United S.S. Company, went ashore at Boobyalla on 11th October last. She was floated three weeks ago. On Tuesday morning the Minx…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Regarding the wreck of the locally-owned barque Brazlliers, "Lloyd's List" has the following:—"London, January 1.—The Exchange Telegraph Company has received news to the effect that the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, Saturday.—The barque Racehorse, from Australia with grain, has boon wrecked near Calais, on the coast of France. The crow were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Cerigo stranded upon the Goodwin Sands in September last, within a hundred yards of the wreck of the barque Hazelbank: and in response to her signals the Walmer, Deal, and Kingsdown life-boats…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Marine Board this afternoon decided that the wreck of the ketch Sea Foam was due to no fault of the captain, Hugh Hackett. The vessel it may be remembered…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →There is no change to be noted in the position of the wrecked steamer Teaterden (says the "Border Watch.") She still rides upon the rock upon which she bedded herself as peacefully as "a painted ship…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Monday while the steamer Kallatina was going alongside the wharf at South Grafton she ran into the Government ferry steamer Swift, sinking her immediately. The Swift was moored to the public…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Marine Board inquiry is being held regarding the loss of the Kanahooka. The officers state that it was not overloaded, but one of the crew declares that the Plimsoll…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The following particulars of the wreck of the Gazelle are to hand from Nelson, N.Z.:â"The steamer Lily has just returned from the wreck of the Gazelle, and has brought the two survivors; William…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The following incident, in which the qualities of readiness and cool courage in an emergency were eminently displayed by British officers, occurred at St. Lucia in connection with the recent wreck of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A wire received yesterday from Cade Hawke stated that the schooner Stanley was aground on the crossing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE inquest on the four bodies washed ashore from the wreck of the Gazelle, which was held at Nelson (N.Z.) threw little further light on the casualty. It appears, however,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE locally-owned barque Iris, which arrived here on Saturday from Noumea, brought with her nine members of the crew of the Melbourne-owned barque Nicoya,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WORD was received here yesterday that the Sydney-owned schooner Borough Belle had been totally wreaked, but that he crow were all saved. The news was confirmed by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News received at Auckland from the Chatham Islands states that the wreck of the ship Jessie Readman lies in the same position, broadside on the beach, and that she shows no sign of breaking up…
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