Ships Ashore
News has been received that the four-masted barques Miltonburn and Lyderhorn drifted ashore at Delegon Bay recently. Both ships came off at high tide, but the Miltonburn's…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1903
215 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 11
Steamer Euroka Disabled
The North Coast S.S. Company's steamer Euroka, while bound from Camden Haven to Sydney, was disabled yesterday. The vessel had only lust commenced her voyage when her…
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LONDON, Monday.—The new White Steamer Baltic was lunched from [?] of Messrs. Harland and Wolff, at last, yesterday…
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An Inquiry was held at Launceston on Monday regarding the recent mishap to the steamer Wakatipu. The effect of the evidence was that when seven miles off Deal Island the…
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The Adelaide Company's steamer Ferret, which went aground on Long Point. Tipara Bay (S.A.), was docked at Port Adelaide on Monday. Captain Jones attributed the…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—The Norwegian steamer Victoria has been Stranded off Stavanger, the chief port of South-west Norway, in a storm…
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The steamer Elleric, which recently went aground in the harbour, was taken to a discharging berth at Sydney yesterday. It is intended to tranship the coal cargo to the…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—The French barque Francois Coppee, coal laden, which was on a voyage, from Newcastle, New South Wales, to San…
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The oil-tank steamer Petriana, bound from Singapore to Melbourne, went ashore at the back of the bench near Point Nepean yesterday morning. All hands were…
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The Union Company's steamer Upolu has been sold to lever's Plantations Proprietary for trade between Sydney and the Pacific Islands. The sale is subject to inspection in…
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Captain Mathleson, of the barque Queen, which arrived last night from South Africa, reports having rescued the captain and crew, 21 men in all, of the barque…
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The oil steamer Petriana, which went ashore at Point Nepean (Vic.) on Saturday, has been abandoned by the agents. The vessel is still fast on the rocks, and salvage is impossible…
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The proposal of the British shipping ring to reduce steam freights to Australia is one which will be received with satisfaction by the trading…
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LONDON, Friday.—While navigating in the vicinity, of Denman Island, on the North. American coast. H.M.S. Flora, a cruiser of 7000 tons…
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The Adelaide Company's new steamer Yangala, which arrived at Sydney on Sunday, as a vessel of 2700 tons, and equal to a speed between 13 and 16 knots. She is from the yara…
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The German cruiser Condor, which arrived at Suva recently, brought news at the wreck of the Norwegian barque kalisto at Mataata. Savail Island (Samoa), on November 22. The…
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The Prime Minister, Mr. Deakin, has made a response to the charges made against the Government of heartless behaviour in connection with the…
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A Marine Court inquiry into the stranding and wreck of the oil steamer Petriana which took place near the entrance to Port Philip on 28th November, was…
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A cable message has been received from Noumea stating that the German-Australian steamer Essen had struck the ground, and was beached at Balabio Reef. The Essen was…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—The Greek steamers Pyloros and Assos have come into collision off Ithaca, on of the lonian Islands…
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