The New Steamer Kobe
The new [?] of the [?] boy arrived at Melbourne with a large cargo of general merchandise from New York. The vessel, which is running in connection with the Tyser line, was…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1902
181 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 10
Marine Disaster. a Steamer Sunk. 27 Persons Drowned. Heartlessness of a French Crew
LONDON, Saturday.—A shipping disaster has occurred off the Californian coast, attended with great loss of life. The Oregon improvement…
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An unexpected visitor to Port Hunter yesterday afternoon was the United Stated five-masted schooner Louis, which arrived at Newcastle at about 4 o'clock in…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—The steamer Alfonso, from Liverpool, has foundered off Cape Finisterre, Spain, after having been in collision. All the…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—Chinese soldiers on the bank of the Tumchnu channel of the West River, Southern China, fired a volley on the British…
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The following telegram was received yesterday from signal master at Cape Otway:—"Steamer Kalgoorile and one of the Adelaide Co.'s steamers are in a S.S.E…
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While clearing Sydney Heads, bound for Newcastle, at an early hour yesterday morning, the wooden schooner Violet Doepel, a vessel of 114 tons, got into…
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From Wellington has come the news that the Danish barque Alexandra, in ballast, bound from Sydney to Westport is ashore 30 miles south of Westport. The crew has been saved, but the vessel…
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Further messages received from Wellington (New Zealand) are to the effect that the barque Alexandra, which went ashore on the West Coast near Westport, is expected to break up at any moment…
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From the Islands has been received the news that the Savermake, British-registered barque (Captain Toole) bound from San Francisco to Queenstown, wheat laden, has been totally wrecked on the…
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A telegram received on Tuesday from Wellington states that there does not seem to be the remotest hope of re-floating the Danish barque Alexandra, which is ashore near Greymouth. The captain is…
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News from Plymouth, dated 8th ult., states that the ship Gipsy, bound from Iquique to Palmouth for orders, is ashore at Downderry, three miles cast of Looe, and has broken in half. The Gipsy, which…
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Under date the 27th instant a cable message from London states that the Tarcoola, a new steamer, built to the order of the Adelaide Steamship Company, Limited, for the Australian trade, has been…
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A report from Wellington states that at the prelimary inquiry into the loss of the barque Alexandria, the evidence of the captain showed that he took a course which should have brought the ship…
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News from Portland, under date December 26, shows that the British barque Baroda, which went ashore near the mouth of the Coquille River, Coos County, last August, and was floated two weeks…
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The R.M.S. Aorangi, which arrived at Sydney on Sunday from Vancouver, has brought news of the wreck of the American four-masted schooner Minnie A. Caine on the rocky shores of Smith…
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Three survivors of the crew of the ship Glencaird, who have arrived at Southampton, tell a tale of terrible suffering. The Glencaird sailed from South Shields for San Francisco on May 18 last with a…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—The weather continues very stormy in the English Channel, and in the Atlantic Ocean severe gales have been experienced…
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LONDON, Saturday.—H.M.S. Amphitrite, first-class cruiser, 16 guns, is reported to have-gone ashore at the Gulf of Suez…
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On Tuesday afternoon a telegram was received at Adelaide from the Customs office at Bunbury, West Australia, stating that Captain York, of the Norwegian barque Langstone loaded with timber and…
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