Sale of a Steamer. Sydney
The High Court this afternoon concluded the hearing of the appeal in the Queensland Supreme Court action of the Bank of Australasia v. Hall…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1907
265 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 14
Schooner in Trouble
The Norwegian schooner Alice, bound from Maiden island to Wellington, with a cargo of guano, put into Raratonga on June 27 in distress. The vessel fell in with a severe…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Champion Schooner
The "Thomas W. Lawson," the great seven-masted American schooner, has proved enough of a success to stimulate the idea that one of ten mosts would be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Kia Ora Wreck
At last we have the finding of the court in the case of the wreck of the Kia Ora. It states the captain was not to blame. He had set a safe course, and…
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The oil steamer Turbo was recently in collision, during a fog, with the White Star liner Medic. The Turbo was struck by the stem of the Medic on the port…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An Old Wreck. Interesting Salvage. Wellington, July 20
An expedition has been organised by Mr. E. C. Perano, of Picton, and Mr. A. M. Gow, of Wellington, with a view to exploiting the wreck of the steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cargo Steamer Yarra
Messrs. Huddart, Parker and Co's new cargo steamer Yarra is now on route from Freemantle to Melbourne. She is a vessel of 2129 tons, and her principal dimensions…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Stanley Ashore
The schooner Stanley has gone ashore on Oreeva Beach (N.Z.). The vessel was anchored three miles off the shore in the teeth of a fierce gale. A steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the Resolute. Sydney
Charles Johnson, master of the steamer Resolute, which became a total wreck on Bellambi Reef on July 12th, while on a voyage from Sydney to Kiama, appeared…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Steamer Burnt
The steamer Lurline, engaged in the passenger service between Woodburn and Ballina, was burnt, at the former place, to the water's edge on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Nithsdale Wreck
The Salvage Association have received the following report from Lloyd's agents, dated Kurrachee, July 11, regarding the Nithsdale:—"Nithsdale: Port officer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the Kawatiri. Six Passengers Drowned. Hobart
The steamer Kawatirl, a vessel of 510 tons, owned by the Union Company, which left Hobart at noon on Monday for Strahan, has been wrecked on the bar in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rise in Steamer Fares
LONDON, Friday.—The principal steamship companies, including the peninsular and Oriental, the Messageries Maritimes, the Norddeutscher…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Ysabel. Marine Court Inquiry. Sydney
The Marine Court, consisting of Judge Backhouse, president, and Captains J. Mackenzie, and H. Witherspoon, assessors, held an inquiry to-day into the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of a Schooner. Auckland
The loss Is reported from Tonga of the schooner scharlott with 60 native passengers. The vessel, which is owned and sailed by Captain Jordan Mackay, left…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tramp Steamer Sunk
A collision occurred at 2.40 a.m. on July 12 off the month of the Tyne between H.M.S. Assistance and the German Steamer Marie. The Marie sunk, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the Ingeborg. Statements by Survivors. Brisbane
The Marino Board inquiry into the colision between the s.s. Arawatta and the barque Ingeborg, which resulted in the latter vessel being sunk near Port…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Steamer Fortunatus. Crew Landed at Mauritius. Sydney
Mr. Benson, the Sydney manager of the Currie line of steamers, received further particulars from Melbourne to-day regarding the steamer Fortunatus, which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Breaks Down
Early yesterday morning a report was received from Seal Rocks that the steamer Kincumber, which left the Manning on Tuesday evening for Newcastle, had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Kawatiri Wreck
The Strahan Marino Court inquiry into the Kawatiri wreck has been concluded, Captain Hake, the harbour master and pilot at Macquaric Harbour, was further…
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