Explosion on a Steamer. a Fireman Killed. Sydney
The Adelaide S.S. Company's steamer Innamincka was the scene of as explosion this morning, which resulted in the death of fireman named Richard Cliff, and…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1903
215 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 11
A New Steamer
The new steamer Tuncurry built for the trade between Sydney and Cape Hawke, make a trial trip over the measured mile at Sydney, and covered the distance in 5min 40sec…
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The schooner Three Cheers, timber laden from Jervis Bay, was sighted of Five Islands on Wednesday afternoon flying signals of distress. A tug was sent out, and it was found…
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The ketch Ethel B. T. was totally wrecked at the entrance to Cunninghame Lakes to-day. The vessel was leaving for Melbourne, and Just at the entrance she missed…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—The Dutch line steamer Finland went ashore at Flushing, at the mouth of the Scheldt, during at fog, and remains. There are a…
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IT WAS my first voyage on board the Rupert. I had been told and tales about the hazing of youngsters on sailing ships…
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News was received in the city early yesterday morning that the well-known North Coast Company's steamer St. George was ashore on the beach about six miles south…
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Beyond the fact that a dense fog enveloped the coast when the vessel struck, no additional particulars are available regarding the mishap to the steamer St…
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The wreck of the four-masted barque Gifford which occurred at San Francisco in October, was inquired into by a Naval Court in that city. After hearing…
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Following closely the loss of the barques Gifford and Francois Coppee, news comes of the wreck of another Newcastle vessel. Cable advice has been received of the wreck of tile…
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Particulars of the new steamer Nikko Maru. being built for the N.Y.K., has been received by the last mail. She is 420ft long, with a moulded deapth of 30ft 6in from the keel to the…
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The steamer Changsha, which arrived of Sydney on Saturday, brought news of the loss of the German steamer Arnold Luyken. The vessel had a cargo of 62,000 cases of oil, and…
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From Auckland particulars of the wreck of the French barque Francois Coppco have been received by the R. M. S. Ventura. The vessel was, as has been reported previously, lost off…
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The Adelaide Steamship Company's steamer Yongala, which recently arrived at Sydney from London, has been docked for cleaning, and on coming out will be put into the coastal…
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The steamer Manapouri recently landed at Auckland ten members of the crew of the wrecked Norwegian barque Kaliso. The vessel was wrecked at Savali, Samoa, on…
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