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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea
348 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 18
THE wire received in Sydney from Auckland to-day giving particulars of the rescue of the crow of the ill fated ship Seladon created profound interest in shipping circles…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A new steamer has been ordered by the Messageries Maritimes Co. to replace the S.S. Tanais on the branch line between Sydney and Noumea. According to the plans the vessel will be built of steel,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →DURING a heavy gale at Liverpool Nelson's old flagship, the Foudroyant, which was anchored off Blackpool for exhibition purposes, was driven ashore,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The decision of the Court appointed by the Queensland Marine Board to inquire into the circumstances connected with the wreck of the mission schooner Meda, at Boia Boia, Mugga Island, on June 14th,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The steamer Port Albert which arrived at Sydney from Shieldslvia Port Pirie is the latest addition to Messrs. W. Milburn and Co's well-known "Port" line. The vessel was built by the Tyne…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The 20th annual meeting of the National Shipwreck Relief Society of New South Wales was held in the Merchants' Exchange on Friday night. Sir Frederick Darley presided, and there was a large attendance,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. William Cuthbert Joy, Associate of the Royal Victorian Institute of Engineers, has been granted British Letters Potent for the invention of a new kind of lifeboat. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The numeroue wrecks which occurred at the port in the esrilery days pointed to the necessity for a lifebost service, and a craft was built locally in 1847, since which date…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The calamitous circumstances attending the loss of the steamer Dandenong, in September, 1876, are now matters of history, and will still be remembered by many New…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Word has been received of the launch of the Cape Otway, a steel screw spar-decked steamer, of 3400 tons dead-weight carrying capacity. The steamer has been constructed to the order of the Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The latest addition to the intercolonial steamers is the turret steamer Scottish Hero, which arrived here on Saturday from London via Fremantle and Sydney, to join Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, Friday.—A great fire has occurred at Belfast, Ireland. Five largely-stocked linen warehouses were destroyed, and other extensive damage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At last the famine compelled Governor Phillip to divide the settlement and send the Sirius, with 221 persons to Norfolk Island, where it…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Experience evinced that the Sirius was adequate for the service for which she was destined, inasmuch as on her voyage from the Cape and round…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Kadina, the new steamer built for the [?]elaide Steamship Company, has arrived a will be used for the coal trade. UNCUSTOMED GOODS…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The wreck of the Tasmania has been sold for £25. The nautical inquiry into the wreck of the steamer was resumed on Wednesday, and evidence was given by the Government Surveyor and the captain of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, Friday.—The Australian Transport Company's new steamer Cape Leouwin, which has been specially built for the Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE Sydney-Pyrmont ferry steamer Milly was going into her berth at the Erekitestreet this morning, when the engines failed to reverse, the result being that the steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Saturday.— The ship Helenslea has been totally wrecked on an inaccessible island on August 24th. Her cargo was lost, but the crew were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Pembury, collier, of Belfast, struck during a fog at the Maidens Rocks recently. The vessels quickly filled, and shortly afterwards blew up. The Pensbury left Androssan with a cargo of coal for Belfast,…
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