Islands Steamer Ovalau
The Islands steamer Ovalau, which was expected at Sydney on Thursday or Friday last, has not yet put in an appearance. She left Norfolk Island on October 15 for Sydney, and…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1903
215 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 11
Schooner Toroa
A magisterial inquiry was held at Wellington, N.Z., on Monday, concerning the supposed loss of the schooner Toroa, which left Greymouth for Wanganul on August 10. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Gifford Wreck
Particulars of the wreck of the four-masted barque Gifford have come to hand by the American mail steamer Ventura, which arrived at Auckland on Monday. The Gifford went…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—The brigantine Savoyard, from St. Malo, has been wrecked off Finistere, in France. The crew, consisting of 31 men and four,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Kintore
Messrs. Dalgety and Company's new steamer Kintore, built for the South Australian coastal trade, is a vessel 112ft 4in long. 21ft broad 9ft 2in deep with a gross tounage of 200 and…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—The majority of the crew and passengers on the French brigantine Savoyard, which was wrecked off Cape Finisterre, have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Shipwrecks of the Year
The record of the wastage of shipping by misadventure last year prepared by Lloyd Registry, shows that 709 vessels of 559,884 tons, have thus been removed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Missing Steamer
Overdue steamers always cause alarm as unlike sailing ships, they are not affected by adverse winds and tides. Still there may be a mishap to their machinery,…
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San Francisco papers under date October the 11th. make reference to the wreck of the barque Clifford white hound Iron thin Port to San Francisco, it appears that a hole was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Lake Steamer. S.s. Phoenix
Among yesterday's departures from Newcastle was Mr. W. W. Johnson's new steamer Phoenix, which sailed during the day to take up her running in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Barque Northern Monarch. Wrecked at New Zealand. Auckland
The barque Northern Monarch, bound from Newcastle to Callao, went ashore on the rocks near New Plymouth at half-past six o'clock this morning, and is now a total…
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The stealer Kahu, which arrived at Wellington to-day, reports having sighted a barque with all sails set, and the bull partly submerged, ashore close to Cape…
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The already extensive fleet of the M.M. Company is to be augmented by the addition of four new cargo steamers of 7500 tons dead-weight. All four are to be of the type of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ketch Sir George Wrecked. Two Lives Lost
The heavy gale along the coastline during the past two days has resulted in another shipping casualty, which unfortunately was attended by loss of life…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Elleric Stranded. Aground in the Harbour
The steamer Elleric, loaded with 5466 tons of coal, while proceeding to sea on Saturday afternoon, in tow of the tug Victoria, grounded near the lightship rocks…
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It is now fairly certain that the steamer Elleric, which grounded in the harbour on Saturday afternoon, will have to go to Sydney to be docked for repairs. The…
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The keel of one of the largest wooden steamers ever built in New South Wales was recently laid at Balmain. She is being built from designs prepared to the order of the…
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The steel screw steamer June, built to the order of the Coast Steamship Company of Port Adelaide, by Messrs. George Brown and Co.. expressly for thy company's coast excursion…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Ben Avon Wreck
At the inquiry at Wellington into the loss of the barque Ben Avon near Cape Palliser, the Court found that the loss of the vessel was due to the master placing too much reliance…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wrecks
There have been within the past few weeks no fewer than four wrecks on or about the New Zealand coast. It is now proved beyond all doubt that the sailing…
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