The Wreck of the Colonist
The wrecked steamer Colonist, which lies on the Oyster Bank, appears to be breaking up. On Saturday afternoon the mainmast, which was working backwards and forwards with the motion of the sea,…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1895
257 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 13
The Wrecked Martha.—towed Into Melbourne
The wrecked schooner Martha was towed into Melbourne on Friday evening by the Victorian Government steamer Lady Loch. This schooner, it will be remembered, when entering Port Phillip Heads from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wreck of the Grace Dent
Regarding the wreck of the schooner Grace Dent the other day ot the Wanganui Bar, Captain Pughe reports that the vessel left the Clarence for Wanganui on February 5, and after encountering a lot of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An Enormous Steamer
The Palmer Shipbuilding Company, of Jarrow, have booked an important order for a large steamer. The vessel is to measure 550ft long, and will have a deadweight capacity of 11,000 tons. She is intended…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wreck of the Candidate
The Sydney Marine Board yesterday delivered its decision regarding the loss of the ketch Candidate, which was wrecked about three weeks ago on the Port Macquarie bar. The board found that the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Monday. the Candidate Wreck
IT was expected that operations for floating the wreck of the Candidate at Port Macquarie would have been commenced to-day, but the rough sea running prevented any such…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrific Storm off Morocco. Forty Vessels Wrecked
LONDON, Tuesday. — Intelligence from Morocco states that a great storm has been experienced off Tangiers, the principle seaport. Waves…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mission Steamer John Williams
To-morrow the steam yacht John Williams, of the London Missionary Society, is due to arrive from Sydney en route for the mission stations at New Guinea and the South Sea Islands. During her stay…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CABLEGRAMS. American Steamer Fired Upon. a Peppery Spaniard. International Complications Likely
NEW YORK, Wednesday.—The United States Government has received information of an incident which, if confirmed may lead to international…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CABLEGRAMS. Supposed Loss of a Spanish Warship Wreckage Washed Ashore
MADRID, Thursday.—The Government has received news that a quantity of wreckage belonging to the Spanish man-of-war Reina Regente has been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Steamship Oroya. Driven Further Ashore
LONDON, Thursday.— The latest news from Naples regarding the stranding of the R.M.S. Oroya states that the ship has been driven further…
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THE S.S. John Williams, one of the ships belonging to the London Missionary Society, is expected to arrive here to-day. She was built on the Clyde about a year ago, and cost…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Missing Spanish Warship. Believed to Have Gone Ashore
LONDON, Friday.—The latest intelligence in connection with the supposed loss of the Spanish cruiser Reina Regente states that it is believed that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mission Steamer John Williams. Arrival at Newcastle
THE new and handsome steam yacht John Williams, belonging to the London Missionary Society, arrived in port late yesterday afternoon from Sydney en route to New…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Tenterden Wreck
The South Australian Marine Board has decided to ask the owners of the steamer Tenterden, which went ashore at Macdonnell Bay some time ago, to remove the masts and the funnel of the vessel. As…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An American Steamer Fired Upon. Spain Called Upon to Apologise
LONDON Sunday.—In connection with the insurrection in Cuba, the firing upon the American steamer Alliance by a Spanish man-of-war has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Outrages by Spanish Military Students. Newspaper Offices Wrecked
MADRID, Sunday.—Serious outrages have been committed here by the subalterns, who, to the number of 300, completely wrecked two newspaper…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Gambier Wreck Difficulty
The wreck of the Gambier, which occurred on the night of August 28, 1891, through coming into collision with the Easby just inside Port Philip Heads, is at present subject of litigation in the Full Court at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Fascadale Wreck
In connection with the wreck of the ship Fascadale, particulars which have already appeared, a report from Port Elizabeth (S.A.) states that just before the Norham Castle sailed for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the Old California
News has been received of the loss of the barque California, a well-known trader to the colonies. The vessel was wrecked at Pascamazo, Peru, all hands being saved. The California was formerly a…
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