Falls of Garry Wreck
THE Sydney Marine Board sat yesterday afternoon to inquire into the cause of the wreck of the Falls of Garry, which took place off New Caledonia on February 22nd…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1898
370 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 19
Intercolonial News. New South Wales. Sydney, Wednesday. Launch of Harboub Steamer
FROM the yard of Messrs. W. Alien and Hunter, of Balmain, there was launched this morning a combined excursion steamer and harbour and ocean tug. The ceremony of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Minora Wreck. Marine Board Decision
AT the weekly meeting of the Marine Board yesterday, further evidence was taken in the matter of the wind and weather, and sea experience on the coast on the night of January…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of a French Liner. All on Board Saved
LONDON, Wednesday.—The French liner Yilledrome has been wrecked in Minorca. All hands were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Mataura Wreck. Breaking Up
LONDON, Wednesday.—The New Zealand liner Mataura, which was wrecked in Magellan Straits several weeks ago, has now broken in half…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The P. and O. Company's China. Ashore in the Red Sea
LONDON, Friday.—Lloyd's agent at Perim, an island near the Straits of Babelmandeb, telegraphs that the Peninsular and Oriental Company's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pillaging Wrecked Vessels
The fishers of Molena, she distinguished themselves so conspicuously in attending to the survivors of the Druramond Castle, appear to be losing their reputation, for the Mayor of the island has been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Candida Wreck
A Court of Marine Inquiry began an investigation at Adelaide on Thursday into the charges laid against Captain Kee in connection with the stranding of the barque Candila on February 20. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Great Storm in England. Wrecks and Loss of Life
LONDON, Friday.—A disastrous gale has swept ever the coast of Great Britain, accompanied by a great snowstorm. The railways were blocked,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Steamer Ashore
The steamer Palmer, on arrival at Townsville from Ca[?]ms, reported having struck Barnard Island four miles south of Mourilyar on Saturday evening. The vessel floated off in 10 minutes. The passengers were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the Craig Elvan
A Board of Trade inquiry was held at Greenock last month into the loss of the barque Craig Elvan off the Bishop Rock lighthouse, Scilly, on January 25. After an inquiry lasting two days, the fallowing…
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Messrs Furness, Withy, and Co. launched from their Middleton yard, Hartlepool, recently the fine screw steamer Rapidan, which has been built to the order of the Chesapeake and Ohio Steamship Co.,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Antarctic Exploration. Wreck of the Belgica
LONDON, Tuesday.—The Belgian steamer Belgica, with Lieutenant de Gerlache's Antarctic expedition, has been wrecked off Cape Horn. All on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Liner Ashore. Crew Saved
LONDON, Thursday.—The Dahomey, an African liner, is ashore at Holyhead with her forepart burned. The crew have been saved. A cargo of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A New Coasting Steamer. the M.s.s. Co's Perth
THE Melbourne Steam Shipping Co's new steamer Perth, which sailed last night on her initial voyage in the intercolonial trade, may be regarded an a valuable acquisition to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Asia
Boston advices confirm the reported loss of the British ship Asia, from Manila for Boston. Captain Evans, of the tug Mercury, at Provincetown, reports that the crew of Handkerchief Lightship rescued…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Loss of the Steamer Cococora
News is to hand of the loss of the steamer Cococora, belonging to the Pacific S.S. Company. The vessel which was under charter to Messrs. Grace and Co. of New York, was proceeding to Valparaiso when she…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the Helen W. Almy. All on Board Lost
AMERICAN files to hand give particulars of the loss of the American barque Helen W. Almy, which sailed from San Francisco on March 20, hound for Klondyke with 29…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Steamer Glendower
By the Cape mail particulars have been received of the [?] of the steamer Glendower. The Inyoni, which arrived at Durban recently from London, met the Glendower flying signals of distress. As the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Steamer for the China Navigation Company
Messrs. Fcott and Co. launched at Greenock on March 10 the steel screw steamer Ichang, for the China Navigation Co., Ltd. The dimensions of the new vessel are as follow:—Length, 275ft; breadth,…
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