Harbour Collision. Ship and Steamer Damaged
Shortly before seven o'clock last night a collision occurred in the harbour between the pilot steamer Galatea (Captain Palmer) and the ship Ainsdale (Captain…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1903
215 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 11
Leaking Ketch Abandoned
A telegram was received from Camden Haven last evening stating that during the afternoon the ketch Triumph, while lying at anchor in the buy sprang a leak. The water…
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The new steamer Mangapapa arrived at Newcastle yesterday from Sydney on her first visit to the port. During the day the Mangapapa loaded at the Waratah shoots 160…
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Mr. W. W. Johnson, of Wallsend, is having built for the passenger service of Lake Macquarie what promises to be a strong, handy, and in every respect suitable steamer to…
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The Newcastle and Hunter River S.S. Co.'s steamer Namoi has just completed a thorough overhaul at Mort's Dock, and resumed running in the Sydney-Newcastle trade. While…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hurricane in Britain. Shipwrecks and Disasters. Fierce Gales in Ireland
LONDON, Saturday.—A severe storm occurred in the west and midland counties of England on Friday. Great damage was done at Liverpool…
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LONDON, Tuesday. — Twenty-five deaths occurred during the gale in Great Britain, and also thirty-three wreeks…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Early Newcastle. Wreck of the London. St. Mary's Church Opened. "Chronicle" Clippings
The statistics published in 1866 in relation to the trade of the port show some striking comparisons. In 1854 the total, export of coal both for foreign and home…
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A quaint addition to the curiosities in the Royal United Service Institution, Whitehall, has just been presented by Staff-surgeon Beadwell, R.N. It consists…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—A Chilian torpedo boat has been wrecked off St. Antonio. Her crew was saved…
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LONDON, Thursday.—The Idomeneus, from Melbourne for London, has arrived at Port Elizabeth with loss of rudder. The cargo must be…
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LONDON, Friday.—The Anchor Line steamer Karamania, from Mediterranean ports, has been placed in quarantine at New York, and is being…
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The Hawkesbury S.N. Company's steamer Hawkesbury, while inward bound from Sydney, with a general cargo, struck a rock in Sackville Reach on Saturday night. As the…
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The directors of the North German Lloyd have decided upon making great improvements in connection with the conduct of the Australian service. Five new steamers, each…
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As the ketch Forest Queen was passing out between Sydney Heads yesterday morning she missed stays and was blown close to the rocks at the North Head. Her dangerous…
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The steamer Shamrock, while leaving here this morning for Adelaide with 2000 tons of coal, tore her bottom out, and now lies on a sandy bed in the bay. The…
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The steamer Shamrock, which went ashore yesterday morning, has now settled further down in the sand, the sea at high water being level with the bridge…
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The position of the wrecked steamen Shamrock is practically unchanged. The crew have gone to Sydney by the steamer Wallarah, and only Captain Woodfield, the…
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Nothing fresh has transpired in connection with the wreck of this vessel. Last night the steamer Undine arrived here from Catherine Hill Bay, having on board…
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On Saturday morning the lookout man at Camden Haven reported that the Bellinger, a small steamer, trading to Camden Haven and along the North Coast, was off the station,…
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