Wreck of the Norma. Adelaide
The Coroner to-day resumed the inquest into the death of Ferdinand Thomson, carpenter, of the sunken barque Norma…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1907
265 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 14
Another New Steamer
It is stated that the Adelaide S.S. Company intend placing an order with a large firm of shipbuilders in England for the construction of a passenger and cargo…
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Captain J. Strachan left Sydney on Saturday for the Northern Territory in connection with the salvage operations, at the wreck of the steamer Australian. The…
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A new steamer to replace the Coorool, which was burnt in August last, was launched at Clarencetown on Saturday. She was bully by day labour, under the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreckage Sighted
Captain Zimmerman, of the ship Kallope, which arrived at Sydney on Sunday, reported that in lat, 15deg south, long, 100deg east his attention was drawn…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Wrecks
The number and not tonnage of British vessels respecting the loss of which reports were received at the Board of Trade during the month of March, were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Sea. Steamer Thorthil Founders. London
The steamer Thorthill, bound from New York to Brazil, caught fire, and foundered, in mid-ocean. The crew, numbering twenty-nine,…
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The Adelaide Steamship Company's steamer Herbert arrived at Port Adelaide on Friday with on a second consignment of salvage from the wreck of the steamer…
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Cable advice has been received announcing the departure from London for Sydney of the steamer Den of Airlie, with which the new "Alliance" line is being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Schooner Wrecked
News from Wellington states that the coastal schooner Emma Sims wont ashore at Mana Island, near Wellington, during a recent southerly gale. Captain…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Schooner Returns
The schooner Ringdove, which left Sydney on Monday for Noumea, returned to port on Tuesday night. It appears that when the vessel was eight miles off the…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—Advices from Shanghai state that the French cruiser Chanzy is ashore in a bad way at the Saddle Islands,…
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The Re d'Italia lately built at Sunderland by Sir James Laing and Sons, Limited, was solemnly, blessed recently by the Archbishop of Genoa, in the presence of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Steamer Service
News has been received that the new line of coal steamers between Newcastle, Sydney, and California, which has been contemplated for some time, is to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Mildura Wreck
Captain R. S. Taylor, Lloyd's, Queensland representative, and Captain J.Tyndall, A.U.S.N. Company's superintendent, have just returned to Brisbane from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ketch Wrecked
The wreck of the auxiliary ketch Emma Sims, a vessel built in New South Wales, is reported from New Zealand. The vessel lies in a hopeless position on Mana…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Allan Steamer
The new steamer for the Canadian service is to be of 10,000 tons, and will be called the Hesperian. This is the third steamer now in course of construction for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Smallpox on a Steamer. Vessel From Hongkong
The tramp steamer Agapanthus arrived at Newcastle from Hongkong early on Saturday morning. As is customary with vessels arriving from infected ports, the…
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The Fijian Government despatch steamer Ranadi, which arrived at Auckland from, Fiji late on the night of the 21st. ultimo, experienced a somewhat rough…
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There was launched from the yard of Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Limited, recently, a hand[?]mely modelled steel screw steamer, which has been built for the…
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