New Union Line Steamer
LONDON, Friday.— The steamer Arahura, which is being built for the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand, was launched on the Clyde…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1905
290 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 15
Previous Wrecks
The Auckland Islands have a sad history in the matter of wrecks. In 1864 there were two castaway crews on the islands for the greater part of a year, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our New Zealand Letter. Wellington, May 20. Wrecked on the Aucklands
When the Government steamer Hinemoa returned from her Southern cruise the other day she brought with her the captain and crew of the French barque Anjou—22…
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The loss "of the steamer Ashmount off the South African coast whilst homeward bouna from Australia was dealt with by a Court of Inquiry at Port Elizabeth on April 26. After…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the Jessie. the Coroner's Inquiry. Sydney
An inquest was opened to-day by the City Coroner into the death of the lad George Bullen, 13 years and 9 months, who was drowned when the steamer…
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The Newcastle and Hunter River Company's steamer Newcastle will resume her running in the Newcastle and Sydney trade from the latter port to-night. On the 1st instant the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Elverland Ashore
Private cable advices have been received that the barquentine Eiverland is ashore on the Kalpara bar, New Zealand. The Elverland left Wellington on 13th inst. for Hokaing to…
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The destruction by for of the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company steamer Yuenwo is reported in China files. It occurred on the voyage from Hankow to Shanghai with 12,000…
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The Steamer Ashbridge the lates addition to Messrs M'Ilwarith M'Eacharn and Co's fleet, arrived at Adelaide on Sunday from Calcutta The vessel was built by Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →French Schooner Lost
LONDON, Tuesday.—The French schooner, Cousins Reunis, with 200 souls on board, including 160 fishermen, which was proceeding to St…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Children Cruiser Wrecked
LONDON, Tuesday.—The Chilian cruiser President Pinto has been wrecked at Chilo; while surveying. The captain afterwards committed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on a Steamer. Sydney
Shortly before ten o'clock to-night the Metropolitan Fire Brigade received a call to a fire on board the German steamer Regalus, 3131 tons lying at Cowper's…
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The remains of an unknown wooden vessel, which had been apparently wrecked many years ago, were recently found by a couple or fisherman near Pope's Eye Fort, off…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the Neptune
At a nautical inquiry, held at Auckland, into the wreck of the Neptune, Captain Cliff states that the vessel was exceptionally well found. He brought a vessel out of Kaipara twelve…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another New Steamer
The Adelaide Steamship Company has decided to send to England for new steamer for trade on the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, where during the past two years, several…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Kwang Tung Wrecks
Information, dated 16th February, 1903, has been received through the Foreign Office that the undermentioned wrecks lie sunk in the vicinity of the Kwang Tung Peninsula in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Union Steamer
The steel steamer Matoppo. 3942 tons gross, 2526 tons net, carries about 6500 tons deadweight built by Messrs. Armstrong, Whitworth and Co., Newcastle last year with engines…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →B.i. Steamer Queda
Particulars have been received from London of the ceremony of launching on April 21 from the yards of Messrs. William Doxford and Sons, Limited, at Sunderland, of a turret-deck…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Russian Outrage. British Steamer Sunk. London
The Russian steamer Dnieper, formerly known as the Petersburg, captured and sank the British steamer St. Kilda, while travelling from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Steamer Launched
The fleet of vessels constructed by R. and W. Hawthorn, Leslie, and Co., Limited, for Messrs. Wm. Milburn and Co., of London and Newcastle, was added to on May 5 by the…
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