Disaster at Sea. a Steamer Foundered. Four Officers Missing
LONDON, Friday.—The British steamer Glenavon, bound from Hongkong for London, struck on a rock in the China Sea, and foundered…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1899
277 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 14
The Hereward Wreck. Sympathy with the Owner
A considerable amount of well-deserved sympathy was expressed for the owner when it became known that the Hereward had become a total wreck a few hours after…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wreck of the Glenavon. Safety of the Missing Officers
LONDON, Monday.—Later accounts with reference to the wreck of the steamer Glenavon in the China Sea state that the missing officers (the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Voorwaarts. Captain and Offficers Drowned
LONDON, Thursday.—Further particulars regarding the wreck of the steamer Voorwaarts, off Penzance, Cornwall, show that the captain…
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West Australian papers to hand give details of the loss of the barque Sepia, of Fremantle, just as the was completing her voyage from London. It would appear that at about 2 o'clock on the afternoon of…
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The Marine Court of Inquiry at Perth gave judgment on Tuesday in the case of Captain Thomas, master of the barque Sepia, charged with careless navigation, thereby causing the wreck of his vessel,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Schconer Ashore
A wire from New Zealand states that the schooner Sir Henry is ashore at Farewell Spit. The Sir Henry was originally owned at Sydney, and was for some time running in the timber trade on the New South…
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The steamer Ty[?]ian, which arrived from Melbourne this afternoon, narrowly escaped destruction by fire during the voyage, owing to the spontaneous combustion of a…
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LONDON, Thursday.—While on a voyage from Genoa to Buenos Ayres, Argentine Republic, with a cargo of sulphur, the Italian steamer Vittoria…
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The steamer Deutschland, now building for the Hamburg-American line at the Vulcan Yard at Bredon, Stettin, will be the largest of…
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Cable advices published this morning note the launching of the White Star liner Oceanic. This mammoth vessel, which has been constructed by Messrs. Harland and…
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Mention was made yesterday of the launch of the Oceanic, now the largest steamer afloat. Another mammoth vessel, the Deutschland, is now being built for the Hamburg-American line at the Vulcan…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sinking of a Ketch. Adelaide
The ketch Otter, laden with coal, was being hauled from one side of Port River to the other when her stern caught the edge of the cutting, and she remained there. When…
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Cable advices from London state that the barque Southesk has been totally wrecked on the coast of Galway, while bound from Glasgow to Lyttelton, New Zealand. The…
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LONDON, Friday.—The new steamer Moravian, built by Messrs. Napier and Sons, on the Clyde, for Messrs. George Thompson and Company's Aberdeen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The E. and A. Co.'s New Steamer Eastern
The steamer Eastern, the latest addition to the fleet of the Eastern and Australian Company's line line of steamers, was on Monday successfully launched at Govan, on the Clyde. Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and…
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News has been received of the loss of the steamer Perdana while on a woyage to Pahang. The vessel left Singapore on December 24, and all went well until she was off Kuala Pahang. In attempting to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alleged Overcrowding of a Steamer. the Newcastle on Anniversary Day
At the Newcastle Police Court yesterday, before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M., Senior-Water Police Sergeant M'Vase, on behalf of the local Marine Board, on summons,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Overcrowding a Steamer. the Newcastle on Anniversary Day. Defendant Fined
Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M., at the Newcastle Police Court yesterday, the prosecution of Martin Thompson was concluded. Defendant was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Huddart, Parker, and Co.'s New Steamer
Messrs. Huddart, Parker, and Co.'s new steamer Zealandia, which is to replace the Elingamite in the intercolonial trade, will be ready for launching in May, and will be brought out to Australia by…
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