Correspondence. Pilot Steamer Ajax. to the Editor
SIR,—" Argus " and John Bell told us that they were going to keep the public well posted with the movements of the s.s Ajax when she…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1897
348 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 18
The Tasmania Wreck. Result of the Inquiry
THE decision of the Court of Inquiry into the loss of the steamer Tasmania is that the steamer was wrecked through careless and negligent navigation on the part of Captain…
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LONDON, Thursday.—The steamers Ayria and Ikan collided in the Gulf of Fiume, Hungary. The Ikan sank, and 36 passengers were drowned…
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The steel turret steamer Sado Maru, a new boat for the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, was launched on August 11th by Messrs. Workman, Clark, and Co., of Belfast Her dimensions are 445ft, by 49ft, by 33ft…
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The steamer Taiyuan arrived at Port Darwin yesterday from Hongkong, en route to Sydney…
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LONDON, Thursday.—The British torpedo boat destroyers Thrasher and Lyna went ashore at Dodmain Point, on the coast of Cernwall, during a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victoria. Melbourne, Friday. the Omega Ashore
The schooner Omega, bound for Tasmania, went ashore in the Bay this morning, and at a late hour had not been towed out. The life boat went out to her…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Loss of a Schooner. The Omega Abandoned. Melbourne
A WIRK from Queenseliff yesterday states that the schooner Omega, while outward bound to Devonport, went ashore. The lifebest proceeded to her assistance but found…
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THE necessity for more dredging at the Queen's Wharf Was ore dredging at the the British was apparent yesterday when Melbourne and took the ground while being…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Collision in the Harbour. a Barque and a Steamer in Trouble. Both Vessels Seriously Damaged
A SERIOUS collision occurred shortly after 6 p.m. on Saturday between the British India steamer Bhundarra and the Nova Scotia barque Highlands, which was recently on…
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Captain C. Flindt, of New York (says the New York Maritime Register) has had built at the Morgan Ironworks a boat designed to make in the neighbourhood of 50 miles an hour. She…
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Advices from China contain news of the total loss of the Norwegian barque Alethe, which loaded here for Panama during the strike. From Panama the Alethe went, to Puget Sound to load lumber for…
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Advices received from Captain Zeal of the ship Jessomens, which arrived at San Francisco last month froz. Newcastle states that during the passage on July 9, in latitude S3deg south, longitude…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wreck of the Helenslea
Particulars are to hand of the total wreck of the steel-built barque Helenslea on Inaccessible Island, while on a voyage from Glasgow to Fremantle, and the rescue of the castaway crew from the island by…
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The new steamer Cymrie, 20,008 tons of the White Star line, has been successfully launched at Belfast…
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LONDON, Thursday.—The steamer Cymric, built for the White Star Line, was successfully launched at Belfast to-day. She is designed for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wreck of the Alette. Newcastle Trader in a Typhoon. Nine Lives Lost
BY yesterday's mail a Newcastle resident received particulars of the wreck of the barque Alette (a well-known trader to this port) at Satchana, in Satochana Bay at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Steamer Ashore. The Kameruka Wrecked. Passengers and Mails Saved. The Vessel Full of Water
A WIRE from Mornya yesterday states that the Illawarra Steam Navigation Company's steamer Kameruka went ashore yesterday morning at Pedro Beach, near Mornya. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CABLEGRAMS. Wreck of the Steamer Triton. the Vessel Driven Ashore. Mad Rush for the Boats. a Wild Farewell. Two Hundred Persons Drowned
LONDON, Monday.—Details have been received of the wreck of the steamer Triton, 240 tons. The steamer was bound from Havana to Bahia Honda,…
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CAPTAIN BISHOP and the crew of the Kemeruka arrived in Sydney yesterday morning by the Allowrie, from Bateman's Bay. Captain Bishop, who was seen by a press…
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