Latest From the Wreck. Sydney, Wednesday Evening
Latest information from the scene of the wreck sates that the body of Cargill, the chief cook, was found three miles south of the wreck…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1898
370 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 19
The Lifeboat
Sir,—I noticed in Tuesday's issue of the "Newcastle Herald" an article written by "Argus" re the above in connection with the foundering of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Recent Wrecks. More Heavy Gales. Heavy Sea on the Bar. Shipping Casualties
As was generally anticipated, yesterday brought a renewal of the bad weather conditions which have recently prevailed on the coast. The exceptionally heavy sea which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Maitland Wreck. Public Meeting in Newcastle. Testimonial for Mr. J. Russell
The public meeting of citizens, convened by the Mayor in response to a numerously signed requisition, to consider in what way the gallant conduct and heroism of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wrecks at Port Stephens. Hopes of Salvage. Port Stephens
The ketch Lena and Lillian was successfully floated this morning after discharging a part of her cargo. No damage has been done to the vessel. The Coral has broken her back…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Maitland Wreck. Two More Bodies Recovered
The police received word last evening that two more bodies were washed ashore yesterday. The first was that of a man, about 5ft 10in or 6ft 11in. There were no clothes or…
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Some of the cargo washed ashore, and now strewing the beach and rocks, comprise barrels of beer (Toohey's), sewing machines (Beale and Co.), and goods consigned to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Merksworth and the Lifeboat
In connection with the foundoring of the steamer Merkesworth on Saturday last, Captain Newton, harbour master, has received the following letter from the secretary of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Steamer Service. Newcastle and the Clarence
The extraordinary anomaly that no direct sea communication exists between the premier provincial city of the colony and the great producing district watered by the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Gales on the Coast. Some Rough Experiences. Arrival of the Brisbane and Vincent. the Maitland Wreck. Resumption of the Inquest
Disagreeable weather conditions prevailed during yesterday, and although the wind and sea had materially decreased, the navigation of the harbour entrance remained difficult…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Maitland Wreck
There is nothing fresh to report in connection with the Maitland wreck. The police are still searching for bodies, but so far no additional remains have been recovered. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mataura Wreck
LONDON, Wednesday.—The salvage operations on the Mataura, which went ashore near the Straits of the Magellan, have resulted in 2619 bales…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Maitland Wreck. Adjourned Inquest
The adjourned inquest into the deaths of Charles Donohoo and Marion M'Neill, who were drowned by the wreck of the Maitland, was resumed before the coroner for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Missing Schooner
The greatest anxiety is manifested in shipping circles for the schooner J. C. Kondio, a well-known North Coast trader, which left Nambucca River on May the 4th…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Recent Gales on the Coast. the Maitland Wreck. a Missing Schooner. the Champion's Search
The weather yesterday showed a marked improvement on that of the past two days, although the conditions still remain somewhat unsettled During the day the rain…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Towing a Steamer 1000 Miles
Full details have just reached Liverpool from Halifax, N.S., reporting the arrival there on the 20th March of the disabled Glasgow steamer Osborne in tow of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The War. Bombardment at Puerto Rico. San Juan Surrendered. Two Spanish Ships Destroped. Capture of a Spanish Steamer
LONDON, Friday.—Admiral Sampson, who commands the American fleet in Cuban waters, with nine ships has bombarded the ports of San Juan,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Maitland Wreck. Another Body Recovered
The police are still searching for the bodies of the victims from the wreck of the Maitland. Yesterday, Inspector Lynch received a wire from Sergeant Ogden stating that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wreck of the Maitland. Leiter From the Company
The following letter has been forwarded to Mr. John Russell, of Newcastle, by Mr. F. J. Thomas, manager of the Newcastle and Hunter River Steamship Company,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Saved From the Wreck
Senior-sergeant M'Vane wired to Inspector Lynch yesterday that the police at the scene of the wreak of the Maitland had succeeded in recovering six boxes of Mazeppa tobacco…
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