Wreck of the Oimara. Beached to Save Life
The barque which was reported to have gone ashore near Morna Point, on Sunday evening, turns out to be, as was expected, the barque Olmara, bound from East…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1903
215 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 11
Blocking the Lifeboat Men
Sir,—At the sound of the lifeboat guns, I, with many others in this neighbourhood, made for the lifeboat station. Knowing there was a plank-road from the hill across…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wreck of the Oimara. the Missing Men Safe
The missing members of the crew of the wrecked barque Olmara reached Newcastle at about three o'clock yesterday afternoon. They had been wandering…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Croki Wreck. Captain Donovan Exonerated. Sydney
At the Marino Court inquiry into the wreck of the Croki the court found that the disaster was due to the default of the master, Captain William Donovan, in not…
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The uncomfortable time spent by the crew of the barque Oimara, after the stranding of that vessel on Sunday last, revives a question to which…
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The barque Olmara, which was driven ashore near Morna Point on Sunday, remains in much the same position as when she was beached. The seas break over the…
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The new twin-screw steamer Ayrshire was launched at Hebburn-on-Tyne on August 25. She is built to the order of Messrs. Turnbull, Martin, and Co., of London, for their New…
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The crew are requested to meet at the Secretary's Office THIS DAY, to receive Practice Money for the past quarter. C. H. HANNELL,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of the Oimara. Marine Court Inquiry. Captain Brown Censured
A Court of Marine Inquiry into the circumstances attending the wreck of the barque Oimare, near Morna Point on the 27th September, was held at the Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Capsize of a Steamer
The steamer Oceana while taking the bar at the Manning Heads yesterday morning capsized and tank. The crew were rescued by the tug boat and pilot and the wreckage…
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An order has just been placed with Messrs. W. Denny and Bros., Dumbarton, for the construction of a turbine, steamer for the Larne and Stramaer Company. The vessel's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A New Schooner
At Bellinger on Saturday afternoon a new double centreboard schooner named the Awing Doepel, built to the order of Mr. R. Doepel was launched. The craft is 100 feet on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreckage Found
News from Chatham (N.Z.) reports a large quantity of wreckage. A portion beating the name of Loch Long, came ashore between August 23 and 26. The resident of Te Whagru…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Chief's Schooner Lost
The schooner Mou, belonging to a native chief named Boula, of Lifou, was driven on the rocks near Sarselle by a strong north-westerly gale on the night of the 27th…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Nikko Maru
The Nippon Yusen Kalsha Company's new steamer Nikko Maru was launched on September 23 from the Nagasaki dockyard. She is intended for the Australian service of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Matatua
The new steamer Mainua, built for the Shaw-Savill and Albion Company of New Zealand, will be 448ft long, 56ft beam, and 35ft 5in deep. She will have twin screws, speed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Schooner Missing
The auxiliary schooner Toroa, engaged in the New Zealand coasting trade, is missing, and it is feared has been lost. She left Westport for Wanganui in August, since when she…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lake Steamer
The Lake steamer Pinafore made the usual trips around the Lake, meeting the various trains at Cockle Creek, and conveying passengers to Spiers' Point,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Steamer Kaikoura
The New Zealand Shipping Company's new steamer Kaikoura left London for Hobart on her maiden voyage on October 8. She was launched on June 27th by Messrs. Brown and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Manuka
The Manuka, the latest addition to the Union S.S. Company's line of steamers, was expected to leave Glasgow for Melbourne on Saturday last. The Manuka is a sister ship to the…
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