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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea
370 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 19
On the arrival of the steamer Fanny at Wellington from Whatarangi the other day. Captain Petersen reported that the men stationed in the vicinity of Palliser had told him that a quantity of sawn timber had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Marine Board delivered its reserved decision at the Custom House yesterday morning in connection with the foundering of the brig Minora, off Broken Bay, on the night of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A report from Helensburgh states that two lifebuoys and a plank bearing the name "Malcolm" have been found washed up on Garie beach, about six miles north of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →CABLE advices from Noumea state that a fearful hurricane from the south-east passed over the island on Tuesday night, followed by another, doing considerable damage to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE third body recovered from the wreck of the Amy, and interred as Olsen, the winchman, has at length been identified as that of William Johnstone, a native of the United…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE Marine Board, after examining the chief officer and re-examining Captain Faw[?], of the steamer Ranelagh, found that the captain was to blame in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Wednesday.—Up to the present 1900 bales of wool have been recovered from the wreck of the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No news has been received of the overdue French steamer Fiado, and consequently the anxiety for the safety of the vessel and those on board is increasing. Steamers are now out searching for the Fiado, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, Sunday.—During a fearful storm at Memel, in Prussia, on the shores of the Baltic, a number of fishing vessels were driven ashore,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CONSIDERABLE anxiety is felt in shipping circles regarding the steamer Fiado, now 19 days out from Sydney to Noumea. Although fully 13 days overdue at her destination, there…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The German barque Franz, which loaded a cargo of timber at Fremantle a couple of months ago for the Cape, has been wrecked off the South African coast, with the loss of three lives. News of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On January 25, Messrs, Workman, Clark, and Co. Limited, Belfast, launched from their South yard a new steamship for the well-known line of Houlder Bros. and Co. The dimensions of the vessel are:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A wire from Camden Haven states that the schooner Louisa Messel went aground on the inside spit yesterday but is in no danger…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A meeting has been held at Bulli at which it was decided to erect a monument near the rock where the brig Amy was lost in memory of the seamen who were drowned there…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The schooner St. Joseph, having three white men amongst her crew, put to see from Noumea on February 22, and has not since been heard of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The fleet of the Archbaid-Currie Line of Indo-Australian traders will shortly be augmented by magcifi[?]ient new steamship. The commodore of the fleet, Captain John Curry, is now in Sydney, in order…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ex the M.M. steamer Ville do la Ciotot, which has arrived at Sydney from Noumes, the crows of the wrecked four-masted barque Falls of Garry and the Danish barque…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE weekly mooting of the local Marine Board was held yesterday afternoon the president (Captain Cross) presiding. There were also present: Messrs. F. Gardner. D…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The barquentions St. Kilda, 189 tons, is ashore outside Wanganui Heads in a dangerous position. The vessel is valued at £1500, and is insured for £300 She carries a cargo of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The British ship Asia was wrecked near Nantucket last month while bound from Ma[?]a to Boston, Mass. A quantity of wreckage including the stern of a boat with [?] painted on it, was [?]st…
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