Wreckage at Forster
The pilot at Forster wired to the secretary, Department of Navigation, Sydney yesterday, as follow:—"Eight feet six inches of water on the bar at high water…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1901
264 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 14
The Vision Wreck
The stranding of the steamer Vision at Camden Haven Heads on June 9, 1901, was inquired into by the Marine Court at Sydney, yesterday afternoon. After evidence…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Protector Wreck. Marine Court Inquiry
The loss of the tug Protector, which took place on the northern side of the outer bar of the Richmond River on July 1, formed the subject of an…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Alexander Berry Wreck. Marine Board Inquiry. Sydney
The Court of Marine Inquiry, consisting of Judge Backhouse and Captains J. V. Hall and John Mackenzie, sat to-day to inquire regarding the wreck of the drogher…
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LONDON, Monday.—The Yukon liner Islander struck an iceberg near Juncau, Alaska, within a mile of the shore, and sank within 25 minutes…
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LONDON, Tuesday—A squall on the Ohio River yesterday capsized a steamer while the passengers were at supper. Seventeen of those on board…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →International News. Disaster at Sea. the Wreck of the Islander. Disgraceful Scene. Rushing the Boats
LONDON, Tuesday.—The iceberg which the Yukon liner Islander struck near Juneau was barely visible above the surface. Many of the victims were…
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The Full Court heard further argument to-day on the application for a rule nisi for a new trial in the action, Anthony Mullet against the Federal Steam Navigation…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Steamer on a Reef. Brisbane
A telegram has just been received by Port Douglas, in the north, stating that a steamer is on a reef eighteen miles east-north-east from Island…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Federal Wreck Relief
The total subscriptions to the Federal Wreck Belief Fund have reached £3282. The committee has decided to make the payments at the rate of 10s a week to the widows (of whom there are 17)…
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At the annual meeting of the Huddart Parker Proprietary held recently at Melbourne it was stated that the fleet of steamers under the well known H.P. house flag is to be increased by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Oakland Wrecked. on Richmond River Bar
The prevailing boisterous coastal weather, assisted by what has recently been referred to in these columns—the very unsatisfactory condition of northern river…
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The North Coast Steam Navigation Co.'s steamer Oakland, which early on Monday morning grounded on the southern break water at the Richmond River Heads, has…
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A telegram received at Newcastle yesterday from Richmond River stated that the N.C.S.N. Co.'s steamer Oakland, which on Monday morning was wrecked on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Seven-masted Schooner
On the 12th nit the Fore Hirer Ship and Engine Company, Quincy, Mass., received a contract for [?]uilning a seven-masted steel schooner, to be built for [?]ston capitalists. The designs are by…
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The Sierra, R.M.S., which sailed from Sydney yesterday for San Francisco via ports, brought news of a serious accident to the schooner Defender, which arrived at Hanamaula from San…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the Colessie. Barque and Cargo Lost. Some of the Crew Drowned
A cable message received last night from London brings the appalling news that the barque Collesie, bound from Newcastle to Valparaiso, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Osberga Wrecked. on Sanniclos Reef
The barque Osborga, bound from Newcastle to Manila, has, states a cablegram received last night from London, gone ashore on Sanniclos Reef…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Wreck. Abandoned on a Reef. Sydney
The captain and crew of the barque Norte Dame de la Garde reached Sydney this morning from Noumea in the steamer Pacifique. They have just…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Barque Alexa Sydney
The Marine Court, consisting of his Honor Judge Backhouse and Captains J. B. Carpenter and W. Jack (assessors), held an inquiry to-day into the…
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