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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea
305 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 16
A VIOLENT storm, designated "Sigma" by Mr. Wragge, is raging in the north. Townsville, ville, Bowen, Mackay and other places have been entirely isolated, and it is believed that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A WIRE was received yesterday by Inspector Lynch from the police who had taken charge of the wreck of the steamer Wallumbis at Norah Heads, to the effect that four men had…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The steamer Gulf of Taranto arrived at Melbourne yesterday. She reached Adelaide on Monday after a 47 days' trip. She left Glasgow on November 29, and went on to Manchester, being the first vessel to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, Thursday.—News has been received from Cuba stating that the wreck of the American steamer, which was engaged in a filibustering…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →HOPES are entertained of floating the steamer Wollumnbin, which was wreokeood at Norah Head on Tuesday. Captain Grainger has returned to Sydney by the salvage tug Sir…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A report from Woolgoolga says that the hull of the Orara is still on the beach, but the steamer Chindera is expected to haul her off to-day. The machinery, &c., was taken to Sydney a fortnight ago…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The owner of the stranded steamer Wollumbin, reports that she has been thoroughly cleaned out and looted from stem to stern of all her cargo and goods. He has hopes still of getting her off…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, Monday.—A formal demand has been made by America for payment of 100,000 dollars (£20,000) by Turkey, as indemnity for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Marine Board to-day conducted an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the wreck of the steamer Wollumbin on Bungaree Norah reef…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The steamer Darius has arrived at Melbourne from Calcutta. Captain John Curry reports that the Darius left Calcutta on 9th December, Penang on the 16th, and Singapore on the 19th, and course being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The mate of the schooner Lavinia, which was wrecked during the recent gale off Magnetic Island, was in Brisbane on Thursday. He stated that about 13 miles from Townsville the gale overtook the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Northern Steamship Company ran a special excursion to the Great Barrier last week, which proved a great success. The steamer Waiotahi…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The steamer Eskdale which is due to arrived to-day from Western Australia, will go to No. 14 crane for cool cargo. She will then shift to No. 11 crane, where 160 head of cattle will be shipped for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WILLIAM May, the mate of the steamer Wollumbin, wrecked on January 27 on Bungaree Norah reef, was called upon to show cause at the Marine Board meeting to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Representatives of the New Manly Ferry Company have paid several visits to Newcastle recently to inspect Mr. Peter Callen's new steamer Fea[?]less. A Sydney contemporary has the following:—"The New…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The coasting vessels which have arrived from Sydney during the past few days report that the Wollumbin at Norah Head had improved her position. Captain Grainger returned to Sydney on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The steamer Buluwayo, which is the last of the B. and C. Company's line to leave Sydney this season, took her departure last evening for London and Continent with a large and valuable cargo of products,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The steamer Tomki, which is aground at the Richmond River, improved her position yesterday by edging nearer to deep water. Her hull has been considerably strained and is leading, but so far her…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The steamer Orara, which is stranded at Woolgoolga, is on broadside to the sea again, and half full of sand. The steamer Chindera called at the jetty and tried to get a rope ashore through the surf, but…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The inquiry into the wreck of the s.s. Glanworth was resumed to-day, and after hearing Captain Knight's evidence adjourned til Monday…
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