British Steamer Detained
LONDON, Tuesday.—The Russian authorities at Vladivostock have detained the British steamer Rosalie, presumably to act as a collier to the…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1904
369 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 19
The Sunken Japanese Steamer
LONDON, Tuesday.—All of the crew and passengers of the Japanese steamer Naganoura Maru, which was sunk on the 11th instant by Russian…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—The British steamer Ching-prig on arriving at Wei-hai-wei complained that when near Dainy the Russians fired upon…
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The steamer Gracchus arrived at Fremantle this morning from Calcutta. The captain reports that when about 160 miles from Rangoon on the 15th February, three…
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The German mail steamer Prinz Regent Luitpold, now at Sydney, has received an extensive overhaul since her last visit to Australia. The old boilers have been replaced…
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LONDON, Thursday.—The German steamer Pronto, of 1010 tons, has arrived at Chefu, on the Shan-Tung Peninsula with 15 holes in her, after…
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The steamer Moana, of the Canadian. Australian mall service, is now three days overdue at Sydney. She left Vancouver for Sydney direct on the 2nd instant, and her…
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LONDON, Friday.—Japan has seized the steamer Korea, which was carrying mess beef to Vladivostock…
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Messrs. W. Scott Fell and Co. have been advised cable that the steamer Devonshire outward bound from Liverpool to Australia with a general cargo, has been aground. No…
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LONDON, Saturday.—While making the passage of the Red Sea on Monday the British-India liner Mombassa, which was en route to Calcutta, was…
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About seven 0'clock on the night of January at a katuh belonging to M. Delmas, residing at Pam, New Caledoula, was caught in a squall and wrecked, about three…
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LONDON, Monday.—A Russian warship in the Red Son, north of Perim, stopped and Searched the British steamer Benalder, 3044 tons…
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The Norwegian barque C. Toblas, bound from Newcastle to Honolulu, was severely strained in a hurricane, commencing on February 18, and lasting for forty-eight…
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The wreck of the schooner Eillston, which recently went aground at the Bellinger River was sold at Sydney on Monday. Bidding commenced at £5, and was carried to £25, at…
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A report by the Eastern mail states that the B.I.S.N. Company's steamer Okhla, bound from Manila to Singapore, has broken down at sea. A boat belonging to the Okhla,…
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The Howard Smith Company have been advised, that the trial trip of the new steamer Bombala was successful, the vessel averaging 14¾ knots an hour. The conditions under…
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The schooner Venture was sunk to the cast of North Head by a tug colliding with her early on Friday morning. Captain Edie, Superintendent of Navigation, has received…
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Sixteen Japanese, who formed potion of the crew of the German steamer Elba which was wrecked at Ocean Island on the 4th January, were landed to-day. The…
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The story of an old wreck has been revived by Senator Nield during the debate in the Senate on the Address-in-Reply in the course of his remarks in…
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News has been received from Suva announcing the total loss of the Vanua Vatu vessel Wall all Rupo and the cutter Alfred and Eliza, of Moala. Both vessels were wrecked…
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