Another Turbine Steamer
Particulars have been received of the launch at Belfast of the steamer-Victorian, the first of the two turbine-driven steamers ordered by the Allan line, to have a…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1904
369 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 19
Steamer's Narrow Escape
The Adelaide Steamship Company's s.s. Grantala, which arrived at Adelaide from Fremantle, via Albaby on Thursday; had a narrow escape from a serious mishap when…
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The latest mystery of the sea is also the most inexplicable. The Juverna, a brand-new steamer, left the Clyde, with a crew of about 15 hands, on August 14, for the…
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Advice received by the English mail states that on the 26th August, Messrs. R. sad W. Hawthorn, Leslie, and Co., launched from their Hebburn shipbuilding yards, the first of…
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By the English mail, advice has been received that the well-known four-masted barque Corunna is ashore at Miramar near Buenos Ayres. The accident occurred on the…
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The old Sirius, the first steamer to cross the Atlantic, was lost off the South Coast of Ireland in 1847, and has remained at the bottom of the sea until the present year. Her builders…
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The latest addition to the N.D.L. Australian service is the mail steamer Scharnhorst, due at Sydney to-day on her maiden voyage. The Scharnhorst is a sister ship to the Gneis[?]au…
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A serious outbreak of fire occurred on the steamer Dorset at Fremantle on Sunday. The fire broke out in No. 3 starboard bunker, and had been raging for some time when it was…
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The Harbour Master at Maryborough has received a telegram from Double Island Point, reporting that the steamer Burwah is anchored ten miles south of…
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The ketch Hero, bound from Cunninghame to Melbourne, was wrected at Cape Wollomai at 8 o'clock on Wednesday morning. Her crew landed safely. The spot where the vessel met…
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The loss of the steamer Tangier is reported. The vessel was for many years engaged in the Australian coastal trade. After fulfilling her charter out here, she went home, and recently…
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A new steamer intended for the Tweed River trade was launched last week at Rockville. Lansdowne River, the vessel being named the Cooloon. Her overall length is 135ft, beam…
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The German steamer Prince Sigismund arrived at Pinkenba to-day from Singapore. On board are the lifebeat and eight of the crew of the ship Aigburth, which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Steamer Miltiades
The Aberdeen liner Miltiades, now berthed at the King's Wharf, may be regarded as one of the finest specimens of marine architecture, her lines being in…
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An ingenious contrivance which indicates the position of a steamer at sea was fitted to the Victoria on her last visit to Melbourne, and constitutes the first case…
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The shipping has been completely disorganised by the great storm. The Union Company's well-known steamer Te Anau, which was laid up in the harbour, dragged…
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Yesterday afternoon news was received in the city that the four-masted barquentine Addenda, from Lyttelton to Newcastle, was ashore in Palliser Bay. The…
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The magnificent Aberdeen liner Miltiades, now berthed at the King's Wharf, was thrown open for public inspection yesterday, and a silver coin collection…
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The American four-masted schooner Ariel, which arrived on Sunday night from Delagoa Bay, made the passage in 17 days. Captain Spicer, when seen yesterday, said that he left…
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The small steamer Storm, which was purchased some time ago in London by Messrs. Turnbull Bros. and Captain Munro, of Christchurch (N.Z.), for the service between…
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