The Koonya Wreck. Inquiry Commenced
THE Sydney Marine Board commenced an inquiry yesterday afternoon into the circumstances attending the loss of the steamer Koonya, on a reef on the north head of…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1898
370 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 19
History of Newcastle and the Northern District. Number Iii. Wreck of the Contest in 1806
ON 12th March, 1807, H.M. colonial vessel Resource and the Hope returned to Sydney from Newcastle laden with coals and cedar…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Supposed Wrecks at Morna Point. an Unfounded Rumour
A WIRE received from Port Stephens at 11.46 a m. yesterday stated that Captain Johnson, of the ketch Candidate, had arrived at Nelson's Bay, and reported that at 2 p.m. on…
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A CABLE from Hobart states that the following message has been received by post from Circular Head via West Devonport, the line being interrupted:—"February 7. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Ranelagh Wreck
[?] reports from Bundaberg state that the [?] at the Banelagh shows indications of going to places…
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At the last meeting of the Shipwreck Relief Society the wreck of the brig Minora was brought up, and reference was made specially to the rescue of Captain Gallant the sole survivor, by Captain E…
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Messrs. Dunn Brothers, of Berry's Bay, have just completed a smart looking screw steamer for the Gippsland Lakes trade The new vessel, Which is named the Sea Bird, has been built the order of…
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THE steamer John Williams, of the London Missionary Society, arrived this morning on her return from her seventh voyage to the South Seas and New Guinea. She has been…
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A CADLHGRAM from Auckland was received by the South British Insurance Company this morning, which stated that the schooner Osorr Robinson had been wrecked at Norfolk…
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The William F [?], Four-master schooner, bound from [?] lamber laden, for san Francisco, as December 6th, when off the mouth of the Columbia River, encountered a gala with heavy seas…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hurrieane on the South Coast. Wreck of the Brig Amy. All Hands Lost. a Heartrending Scene. Foundering of the Malcolm. Search for the Bodies. a Rescuer Dead. the Langdale in Danger
MANY years have elapsed since a gale so widely disastrous in its effect has been experienced as that which swept along the southern coasts of the colony on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Amy. a Terrible Scene. All Hands Perish. an Eye Witness Expires. Sydney
Owing to the interruption to the telegraph lines between Sydney and the South Coast no information regarding southern shipping movements was available on Sunday. De…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Marion Fenwick Wrecked. Sydney
Following closely on the information received concerning the wrecks of the Amy and Maloolm, news was wired from Sutherland to Sydney this afternoon of the total…
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The Marine Board Inquiry in regard to the wreck of the steamer Koonya, which occurred in the vicinity of Cronulla Beach on January 25, was continued at Sydney on Monday. The inquiry had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Recent Gales. the Wrecks at Bulli. Rough Trip of the Federal
THE recent gale on the coast appears to have blown itself out for the time, although the meteorological conditions indicate a return of bad weather…
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Latest particulars from Bulli state that portions of a human stomach was found on the beach to-day among the rocks, a little south of the brig Amy. The sea is modorating…
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MR. THOMAS CONNORS, wharf contractor, Wollongong, who know the crew of the Amy well, fails to identify the body recovered last night as Oslan's. He thinks it…
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A wire received from the Manning River yesterday stated that the ketch Annie, white crossing into the river at 8.30 p.m., took the bar and went ashore on the north beach, where she now lies. The vessel is…
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The coasting schooner Hilda, which sailed from Camden Haven on Saturday for Sydney was overtaken by the recent gale. The vessel succeeded in getting into Terrigal, but struck a reef with her…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Steamer Foundered. Bound for Alaska. Serious Loss of Life Feared
LONDON, Wednesday.—The steamer Clare, of Nevada, bound for Seattle, in Alaska, has foundered of the Alaskan coast. The passengers were…
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