Another Mishap to the Orotava Gone Ashore. Safety of Passengers and Crew
LONDON, Tuesday.—The Orient Company's Royal mail steamer Orotava, Captain Allen, which left London on February 5, and Port Said…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1897
348 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 18
New Coasting Steamer
Messrs. Edwards Bros., of North Shields, have contracted to build a steel twin-screw steamer for the Australian coasting service. The vessel and her machinery are to be classed with the British…
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The latest addition to the fleet of harbour ferry steamers is the Trilby, now plying on the penny ferry. The Trilby is owned by Mr. H. Limeburner, and will ply between the ferry steps at the timber…
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A telegram from Albany states that the steamer La Serena, on the voyage from Fremantle to Albany, struck on a reef. The vessel, which is leaking, has now discharged her cargo of coal and will be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wreck of the Villalta. Latest Particulars
FURTHER particulars regarding the wreak of the barque Vellalta show that she struck on the Eschenault reef, south of Moore River, on Friday morning. The captain was on deck…
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LONDON, Thursday.—A heavy gale has been blowing across the English Channel, causing many wrecks and seriously delaying the despatch of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →General News. an Ice-cutting Steamer
An American electrical journal gives a wonderful picture of an ice-cutting steamship, invented by one of the numerous Baden-Powells as a means of getting to the…
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LONDON, Monday. — The screw steamer Syracuse, 1918 tons, has been wrecked on the coast of Cornwall. Of those on board the ill fated…
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LONDON, Sunday.—A Turkish gunboat has been wrecked on the coast of Epirus, a province of Turkey…
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News was received yesterday from Colombo of the loss of the steamer Asama, 2450 tons, in the Irrawaddy. The report from the master, Captain Smith, says:—"Asama is a total wreek; one man killed,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The First Steamer Used in War
The first steamship to cross the Atlantic was the Royal William, built at Quebec, in Canada. This vessel was launched in the spring of 1831. The dimensions were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Adedaide S.n. Co.'s New Steamer
The Adelaide Co's new steamer Allinga is fixed to load at Glasgow and sail about the end of February for Liverpool, whence she will be dispatched for Fremantle about March…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →S.s. Baron Cawdor Ashore
Advices to hand state that the steamer Baron Cawdor, from Java with sugar, bound to Port Said for orders, had gone ashore on Pœlœ—Dapoer, off Batavia Roads. After discharging about 600 tons of…
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Messrs. Huddart, Parker, and Co 's new steamship Westralia arrived at Albany on Thursday en route from England. She leaves Albany for Sydney direct to-day. The Westralia was built by Mr. James…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wreck of the Alpha
At the usual weekly meeting of the Sydney Marine Board held yesterday, the board gave its reserved decision en the inquiry into the wreck of the 82-ton schooner Alpha, which was lost while being towed…
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At the usual meeting of the Marine Board yester-day a cable received by the Colonial Tressurer from the Agent-General was read intimating that the new lifeboat for Newcastle was shipped on board the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sinking of a Steamer
The steamer Tangil sank at Bairnsdale in a mysterious manner on Wednesday night and all but 3ft of the funnel is submerged. She had 25 to [?] of Melbourne cargo for delivery at Mossiface and Bruthen…
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LONDON, Thursday.—Another shipping disaster is reported from Ushant, on the north-west coast of France, the steamer Utrecht, belonging to a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A French Steamer Wrecked. Thirty-eight Lives Lost. Four Survivors Rescued. Terrible Sufferings
LONDON, Thursday.—Cables from New York state that a boat containing four of the survivors of the wreck of the French steamer Ville de la Nazaire,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Steamer Brisbane
During her recent detention at the Victorian capital the Melbourne Steamship Company's s.s. Beeswing underwent a considerable overhaul in the engine-room, and she also had her name changed…
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