Wreck of the Mary L. Cushing
Intelligence was received at Stockton yesterday by Alderman T. B. Warland, of the loss of the American barque Mary L. Crushing which left Newcastle on the 27th…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1906
241 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 13
The Defiance Wrecked
The barquentine Defiance has gone ashore at Klapara (N.Z), and is leaking badly, with little prospect or being reflected. The Deflance was a regular trader between Australia…
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A new 15-ton sailing vessel was launched from the yard of Mr. C. A. M. Fisher, at Berry's Bay, Sydney, on Wednesday afternoon. The vessel, which is intended for the New…
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LONDON, Saturday.—Advices from Honolulu report that the American transport Sheridan has gone ashore St. Barber's Point. The disaster was…
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News has been received at Suva announcing the loss of the A.U.S.N. Company's steamer Yaralla. The vessel strus on Kaba Point, and became a total wreck. All bands were…
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The steamer Nguttawa, 220 tons, Captala Charles Read, built by John Dunlop and Co., of Greenock, to the order of the North Coast of New Zealand Shipping Co., called at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Dandenong Wreck. Thirty Years Ago
Tuesday next will be the thirtieth anniversary of the loss of the steamer Dandenong which foundered whilst making a trip from Melbourne to Sydney, September…
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The steamer Taviuni, which arrived at Auckland from the islands on Monday night, brought news that the Union Co.'s new steamer Atua ran of a reef in Apia Harbour…
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The number and net tonnage of British vessels respecting whose less reports were received at the Board of Trade during the month of July, 1906, and the number of lives…
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In connection with the new steamers for Huddart, Parker, and Co., a contract has been made with Messrs. Gourlay Bros., Dundee, Scotland, builders, of the firm's Victoria…
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LONDON, Thursday.—The steamer Port Phillip, being built for the Anglo-Australian Steam Navigation Company, has been launched at…
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A message has been received at Hobart from [?], stating that the paddle steamer [?]hannon, which left Hobart on Sunday, September 2, for Melbourne had been beached…
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A Court of Inquiry has been held at Auckland concerning the loss of the brigantine Defeance while bound from Newcastle to Kaipara coal laden. The Court found that the…
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The Adelaide Steamship company is making a further addition to its already large fleet of steamers. It has in course of construction by Sir Raylton Dixon and Co., Ltd., at…
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The steamer Eastern arrived at Pinkenba to-day from Hongkong, Captain Moore brought particulars of an attack by pirates on the steamer Slanan, while…
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The American schooner King Cryus arrived at San Francisco last month badly damaged by collision. The collision occurred on August 5, about 21 miles south-west of…
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The steamer Ardgowan, 4320 tons, arrived at Newcastle from Batavia, In Java, yesterday, after a passage of 17 days. The vessel had fine weather all the way,…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—The P. and O. steamer Caledonia has gone ashore in the Sue Canal, and is discharging…
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The new steamer Ngatiawa, built to the order of the Northern Steamship Company, for the New Zealand coastal trade, has arrived at Auckland from Glasgow. The Ngatiawa, a…
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Further news has been received concerning the loss of the steamer Yaralla at Suvg. The vessel's back is broken, the ship being split in halves fore and aft. The boiler and…
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