New Steamer Service to the Clarence
A meeting of city merchants was held at the Chamber of Commerce yesterday with the object of considering the desirability of supporting the new steamer service about to be…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1898
370 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 19
The Saxonia Wreck. Sydney
At a meeting of the Marine Board this afternoon, Frederick William Price, late Master of the steamer Saxonia, which was wrecked on Bellambi Reef on the 17th inst.,…
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The Marine Board this afternoon resumed the inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the wreck of the Newcastle and Hunter River Steamship Co.'s steamer Maitland, at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A British Steamer Sunk. Collision Near New York
LONDON, Monday.—The British steamer Foscolia came into collision with the United States cruiser Columbia, 7475 tons, during a heavy fog off…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Maitland Wreck. Resumption of the Inquiry
The Sydney Marine Board further investigated the circumstances connected with the wreck of the steamer Maitland yesterday afternoon. Mr. M'Lachlan called further…
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LONDON, Thursday.—The schooner Lady Jane Grey, bound from Seattle, Oregon, to Kotzebue Sound, Alaska, has foundered. Thirty-four persons…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A New Coasting Schooner
A new force and aft scow of 74 tons, named the Failford, arrived at Sydney on Thursday from Whangaroa after a smart run of 11 days. She is owned by Mr. Breckenridge, of Cape Hawke, and is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Maitland Wreck. Marine Board Inquiry
The inquiry into the wreck of the steamer Maitland was resumed before the Sydney Marine Board yesterday afternoon. The first witness called was Donald M'Nicol, chief…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Tasmania Wreck
Salvage operations are to be re-commenced in connection with the wreck of the Tasmania. Mr. Rothschild, of Wellington, and Mr. Ross, of Dunedin, have purchased the wreck, and will send to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the Maitland. Marine Board's Decision. Sydney
The reserved decision of the Marino Board in the inquiry arising out of the wreak of the steamer Maitland was given yesterday afternoon. The board found that the wreck was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Grafton
A wire from Strahan (Tas.) yesterday states that the coasting steamer Grafton struck on the bar at that port at 9 a.m. while entering from Melbourne and afterwards anchored outside the…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—The cruiser San Francisco went ashore during a fog off Highland lighthouse, on the coast of Massachusets, and was refloated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Maitland Wreck
At the usual fortnightly meeting of the Newcastle and Hunter River S.N. Company's direct rate, held at Sydney yesterday, the board considered the Maitland wreck and…
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Yesterday Inspector Lynch received a report from Constable Spicer, stationed at Dudley, stating that he had received from Mr. John Sault, of Burwood Extended, a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the David Barnes
News has been received of the loss of the American ship David Barnes while bound from New York to Hongkong. The vessel was totally wrecked in the Alias Straits…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Loss of a Schooner
News is to hand by the steamer Emu of the loss of a trading schooner (The Alstar) in the Caroline Islands. The vessels, whilst on a trading voyage, went share on a reel, and became a total wreck. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Grafton Wreck
The official inquiry into the wreck at the Grafton at the entrance to Macquarie Harbour was held at Launceston on Saturday. Cap Morrisby's certificates was suspended for two months for an error of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Deeds of Bravery Rewarded. Testimonials to Mr. John Russell. the Hero of the Maitland Wreck
At a large and influential meeting of citizens held on 11th May it was decided that the gallant conduct and heroism of Mr. John Russell, of this city, should be rewarded for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Maitland Wreck. a Body Found. BLACKWALL
On Sunday, whilst Paul Packet, jun., was in the vicinity of the scene of the Maitland wreck, he discovered the remains of a female on Putty Beach, about three miles from where…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Pen-notes and Pencillings. the Latest Coffin Ship. to Be Wrecked Next General Election
The next "coffin-ship" to go should be that sailed by Captain G. H. Reid. The prospective wreck is shown in the accompanying drawing. As will be seen, both the main…
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