International News. The Commonwealth Bill. a "Conspiracy" to Wreck It
LONDON, Wednesday.—Mr. Griffiths, the West Australian delegate, in a letter to the newspapers, contends that the objection to clause 74 is part…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1900
191 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 10
The Glenelg Wreck. Melbourne
The inquiry into the week of the Glanelg was continued to-day and adjourned. Edward Miles, formerly captain of the Glenelg, stated that the statement as to the steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Kangaroo I Land and Shipwreck
Captain Marshall Smith has returned [?] from a fortnight's trip to Kangaroo Island, whither he proceeded to report concerning the suggested erection of shelters along the coast. The wreck last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →District News. Stockton. Ship John Ena and Steamer Maroo
As the injustices held to have been done to Stockton in the methods adopted by the authorities in their disposal of ballast from the first of the above-named vessel, and in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrible Shipping Disaster. Wreck of the Sierra Nevada Twenty-three Lives Lost. Struck on London Bridge Rock. Melbourne
Early this morning in the midst of a heavy southerly gale the flue ship Sierra Nevada, inward bound to Melbourne from Liverpool, crashed upon the London Bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Scene of the Wreck
London Bridge Rock, the scene of the wreck, is situated on the back beach at Portsea, overlooking Bass' Straits. It is a rugged piece of coastline, particularly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the German Barque Magnet. Ashore at Cape Liptrap. the Crew Safe. Melbourne
Following close upon the loss of the Sierra Nevada, news was received to-day that a large vessel was ashore between Cape Liptrap and Cape Patterson. The details…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Sierra Nevada Wreck. Terrible Experience of the Crew. Statement by the Survivors
Later details from the scene of the wreck of the Sierra Nevada show that the crow had a terrible experience. George M'Guffin, A.B., 32 years of age, in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Recent Wrecks. Latest Particulars. the Magnet a Total Loss. Melbourne
Several thousands of pounds' worth of cargo from the wreck of the Sierra Nevada was recovered at Portsea yesterday, owing to the services of the Royal Artillerymen…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tragedy on a Steamer. a Madman Running Amok. Seven Persons Killed and Five Injured
LONDON, Friday.—A passenger named Nordlung was detected in an act of incendarism and ran amok, armed with revolvers and a dagger,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Niles Ribe
News reached Sydney yesterday of the wreck of the barquentine Niels Ribe on May 1, about 30 miles from Levuka. At the time of the disaster the barquentine was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Lady Mabel Ashore. Stranded at Port Stephens. Nelson's Bay
The barquentine Lady Mabel, which is loaded with piles for Dunedin, lost her anchor during the westerly gale on Saturday, and grounded on the Middle Bank,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wrecks for Sale
Particulars concerning the wrecked schooner Gleaner show that the vessel had just arrived at Borley Point from Sydney, and was moored ready to start loading when a strong north-easter set in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Niels Ribee Wreck Crew Arrive in Sydney
The A.U.S.N. steamer Birksgate arrived at Sydney from Noumea and Fiji yesterday, bringing with her the captain and the crew of the stranded barquentine Niele Ribee it…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Queen Christina Wreck
Captain Taylor has returned to Brisbane from the wreck of the Queen Christina, where he had been carrying out salvage operations. The vessel appeare, to have shifted higher up the reef, and an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Steamer for the Union S S. Company
The steel steamer Clarence, 1093 tons gross, 665 tons net, built by the Grangsmouth Dock Yard Company in 1898, with engines of 18in, 29in, and 48in by 33in, steaming about 9½ knots, carrying 1500 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the Kakapo. Ashore Near Simonstown
LONDON, Saturday.—The steamer Kakapo, in ballast from Swansea, bound to Sydney, is ashore near Simonstown, and will probably become…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Steamer of the Future
In "Engineering," the question of the ship of the future is discussed with particular reference to the relation between size and the cost of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →British Wrecks in April
The number and tonnage of British vessels respecting whose loss reports were received at the Board of Trade during the month of April, and the number of lives lost, are as follows:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the Schooner Jane. All Hands Rescued
During Friday night the schooner. Jane, timber laden, bound from Port Stephens to Sydney, sank in about six fathoms of water at her anchorage in Shoal Bay. All…
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