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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea
257 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 13
A new steamer in to be built in England for Messrs. Huddart, Parker, and Co. to meet the requirements of the West Australian trade, The vessel, according to, the plans, will be 320ft long by 40ft…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Monday night the Ruby, a well-known coasting vessel, foundered. At about 9 p.m. the forward hand reported an extra quantity of water aboard, which appeared to be gaining notwithstanding the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The ketch Progress reached the harbour yesterday afternoon from Sydney. When nearing [?]obbys the little vessel encountered a strong westerly blow which split the after reach of her mainsail. She…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The French steamer Fiado, after a smart round trip to Noumea and back, reached the harbour yesterday morning. Captain Bauret, who is in command, reports a good run from Newcastle, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Union Company's steamer Taieri, in command of Captain M'Donald, arrived in port yesterday from Auckland, after a good passage of six days. A start was made from Auckland on the 13th…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ONE of the most severe storms that has visited this district for years passed over the city and environs yesterday afternoon. Though of short duration, it played havoc in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ABOUT 11.50 o'clock last night the gun at Signal Hill was fined, denoting that a vessel was in distress and a warning to the lifeboat crew to be in readiness. Soon after a second…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CONSIDERABLE uneasiness was felt in shipping circles yesterday for the safety of the four-masted ship Glenfinles, and the local tugboat boat Phoebe. It appears that the ship left…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →AGAIN the most serious and disgraceful want of this port has been fully demonstrated by the wreck of the barque Durisdeer. Times without…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The following is a list of some of the vessels that have been wrecked in the vicinity of the oyster bank:â The first wreck on the oyster bank that we…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A report to hand dated London, the 13th ultimo, says:—The Southern Cross, in the West India Dock, is being insulated for carrying frozen meet. The work had been going on for about a month when…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE wreck of the barque Durisdeer lies in the same position on the north beach at Stockton. During yesterday the decks burst and a large quantity of wreckage was washed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A TOUCHING incident arising out of the new almost forgotten wreck of the Wairarapa has just been made public. Among the passengers by the steamer Waibora, which arrived…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE wreck of the barque Durisdeer still lies in the same position on the north beach at Stockton. A quantity of wreckage has been washed up from the vessel, most of which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Captain W. G. Garth, of the schooner Aladdin, which arrived at Sydney on Thursday, from Nofrolk and Lord Howe Islands, reports passing a large square Oregon log and the whole poop deck of a ship…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WORD was received in the city yesterday that the well-known barque Grasmere had been wrecked whilst on a voyage hence to Wellington. The wire was dated Auckland,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →TELEGRAPHIC advices to hand last night reported that the steam launch Orara, bound north from Woolgoolga, drifted on to a reef about a mile north of the Woolgoolga jetty…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE local Marine Beard opened an inquiry yesterday into the cause of the wreek of the barque Durisdeer, which occurred on the night of the 22nd instant during severe…
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