Schooner Beached
The schooner Jessie Niccol which was recently sunk in Wellington Harbour by the steamer Rotomahana, was lifted and beached last week. It was found that a large hole…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1904
369 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 19
Wreckage Seen
It is reported from Ngukawa, N.Z., that a lot of wreckage has been seen strewn along the beach, over a distance of twenty miles. The wreckage consisted chiefly of pieces of…
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The captain of the steamer Ferret, which arrived at Adelaide from Port Lincoln on Sunday, reported that he saw a barque ashore on the reef head near Cape Spencer, the western…
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Advice from Astoria dated December 10 states:—"The Italian barque Cavour is ashore at the mouth of the Columbian River, and will probably be a total loss. The Cavour…
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The tug Euro retuned last night from the scene of the wreck of the barque Ethel at Cape Spencer. The ship is high and dry on an almost upright keep on a sandy…
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The steamer Manapouri, which arrived at Sydney on Tuesday from the islands, brought news of the less of the schooner Ugea at Rotumah. The schooner was discharging…
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The auxiliary schooner Maruna, which left Sydney about four months age to take up the inter island trade, is reported missing, and is supposed to have been lost. The Maruna was…
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The large schooner Privateer has been sold at London to a new Zealand owner. The schooner is being fitted out for the voyage to that colony. She will sall via Capetown to…
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A contract has just been entered into for the construction of a new steamer for the Milson's Point (Sydney) ferry service. The dimensions of the new steamer will be 155ft…
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LONDON, Friday.—As an American Presbyterian steamer was proceeding to Leopoldsville, it capsized on the Upper Congo. A missionary and 23…
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LONDON, Monday.—The mail steamer Clallam, from Seattle, Puget Sound, foundered in a fierce gale, when four miles from Victoria, British Columbia,…
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A telegrams from Victoria, B.C., says that a fisherman has found the wreck of an [?]on vessel submerged off the entrance to Barkley Sound. A notification has been sent to…
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The steamer Bobby Burns which was recently sold to Messrs. John Darling and Son, arrived at Adelaide from Sydney at 2 o'clock on Thursday morning last. She left Sydney…
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LONDON, Sunday.—The steamer Matatua, built to the order of Messrs. Shaw, Savill, and Albion, Limited, for the Australasian trade has been…
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A collision occurred at Melbourne on Saturday between the steamer Essex and the barque Cuplea. The steamer was leaving port at the time, and backed into the barque,…
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The barque Lutterworth went aground at Nelson, New Zealand, while leaving the harbour on Tuesday. She is reported to be in a good position, and is expected to be…
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A contract from Canada has been placed with Messrs. R. and W. Hawthorn, Leslie, and Co., Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne, for the construction of a high-speed turbine vessel…
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Salvage operations in connection with the wreck of the steamer Ovalan at Lord Howe Island are being continued. So for Captain Weston, of Sydney, who purchased the wreck,…
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LONDON, Saturday.—Moundville, a small town in Alabama (U.S.) has just been visited by a tornado. The business portion of the town was…
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News has been received that the German steamer Elba was recently driven ashore at Ocean Island. The steamer arrived at the Island from Japan on New Your's Day to load…
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