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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea
348 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 18
In connection with the grounding of the German steamer Solingen at Laing's Point, near Watson's Bay, and the statement of the captain that he was misled by lights on hoard the pilot steamer Captain…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ADDITIONAL news received from Auckland to-day with regard to the wreck of the steamer Tasmania, states that Captain M'Ghee, accompanied by the second officer,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A cable from Auckland states that the schooner Aotea, 89 tons, which is fitted with auxiliary oil engines, caught fire the other morning in Tokomaru Bay, near Gisborne. It is believed that the kerosene…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A MESSAGE from Thursday Island states that two pearling luggers arrived there on Tuesday evening with the officers and crew of the Italian barque Lazzaro, which went aground…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The official inquiry into the wreck of the Tasmania, which was to have been opened here to-day, has been postponed, as the witnesses are not ready. No hope is entertained…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The steamer Afride, of the Mogul line, left Thursday Island on Tuesday for Brisbane direct, en route to Sydney, with the third shipment of new season's Foochow teas for the colonies. The total…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Public Service Board, in their report as a royal commission on the Marine Board, referring to the life-boat arrangements at this port, gave…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THIRTEEN members of the crew of the wrecked steamer Tasmania reached Sydney this morning by the as Tarawera. Upon landing the men reported themselves at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A message from the Clarence River states that the steamer Oakland grounded inside the breakwater yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Word has been received of the lees of the Victoria (N.B.) sealing schooner Agnes Macdonald, on the Japanese coast. The crew were all saved, with 489 skins. She was built as a cutter at Shelbourne,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The inquiry into the wreck of the Tasmania is practically concluded, but it is probable that the evidence of some of those in the carpenter's boat, which capsized, will be taken, as the court expressed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A telegram from Ballina states that the steamer Macleay, while attempting to cross out at 9a.m. yesterday, grounded inside the crossing where she now remains fast…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The ketch Endeavour which left Adelaide for Eucla and Esperance with a cargo of general merchandise and explosives about a week ago, returned to Port Adelaide on Thursday in a leaky condition…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A CORRESPONDENT signing himself " H.A.J." writes to the New Zealand Herald as follows :—"No doubt you will have plenty of people pointing out the fact that Tasmania…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The east end of the island of Socotra, where 90 people were drowned when the R.M.S. Aden ran ashore, may be called the Ushant of the Indian Ocean. In the same way as the Drummond Castle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →FRIDAY next will see the anniversary of the wreck of the Dunbar at the Gap, near South Head, on August 20-21, 1857. The circumstances of the appalling disaster are well…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CAPTHIN M'GEE, of the wrecked steamer Tasmania, returned to Sydney this morning from Auckland by the steamer Anglian, owing to the illness of Mrs. M'Gee. On the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE official inquiry regarding the wreck of the Tasmania was resumed at Auckland on Wednesday and again adjourned till the 20th instant. One of the new witnesses…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The barquentine Yolande from the Clarence River with a cargo of hardwood timber, went ashore this afternoon while being towed into Westport Harbour…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A THRILLING tale of shipwreck, exposure, long-continued hardship, and joyous rescue is told by the survivors of the Norwegian barque Seladon…
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