New Harbour Steamer
THE Newburg, a screw steamer built at Shields, England, arrived yesterday under jury-rig as a topsail schooner, after a voyage of 150 days. She is to…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1889
22 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 2
Rescue of four Sailors lashed to a Wreck
NEWS is to hand by the P. and O. Company's R.M.S. Rome that the Cunard steamer Umbria, which arrived at Queenstown on December 15 from New…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Double-ended Screw Steamer
A DOUBLE-ENDED screw ferry steamer has just been built to run between Hoboken and New York. The screw shaft runs the entire length of the vessel, with a screw at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wrecked Ship Neptune
IN connection with the wreck of Mr. Yenger's schooner Neptune, 221 tons, which was lost on the 6th instant on the Gippsland coast, Captain Rice reports…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Steamer Coraki Ashore at the Heads
BALLINA, Wednesday.—The steamer Coraki, whilst being towed to sea to-day, was carried by the southerly current to the south side of the channel to about 200 feet on the east of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Floating Exhibition Steamer
WHATEVER doubt existed here as to the practicability of the German project for floating an exhibition around the world in a gigantic steamer late files from home…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Steamer Coraki
THIS boat has during tho lust week been subjected to some very severe handling, but up to the present she shows no signs of weakening, but has proved herself a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floating of the Steamer Coraki
THIS vessel, it will be remembered, was floated on Sunday morning, the 10th instant, but owing to her stern hawser parrying away she again took the beach, this time further north…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Steamer Coraki
IT was feared that the Richmond River was about to prove a grave for another coasting vessel, and this time the well-known', steamer". Coraki, one of, the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Steamer for the Tweed
MR. G. W. NICOLL, the well-known steamship owner, will be a passenger by the R.M.S. Ormuz to London this week. Mr. Nicoll will be absent from Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Scene on Board a Schooner
A TELEGRAM received from Townsville on Sunday states that a scene took place on board the schooner Lismore at the Railway Wharf the previous day. Several…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the Agnes Irving
OWING to unfavourable weather very little progress has been made in the demolishing of this wreck. This is situated on the north side of the present channel on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Schooner Surprise
SAYS the Courier of May 29th:—The little schooner Surprise, a vessel of about 10 tons burden, has just put into Brisbane short of provisions. She is in charge…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The New Steamer Tatham
THIS vessel, a description of which recently appeared in those columns, arrived at Coraki an Monthly last, in tow of the steamer Bellinger. She is a very compact…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of an American Barque
BRISRANE, Sunday-Caption Edgett and his wife, Mrs. White the stewardess, and seven of the crew of the American harque Brazos, arrived in Brisbane on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr See, M.P., and the New steamer
MR. SEE, in the course of a speech delivered by him at Redfern recently, referred to some comments that had appeared in the Daily Telegraph with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →C. R. & M. R. S. N. Company's New Steamer
THE employees of the C. B. and M. R. S. N. Co., Limited assembled last Friday afternoon on board the steamer Tomki in Sydney, to give a "send off" to the Marine Superintendent (Captain Henry Creer) who is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Wreck.—One m[?] GRAFTON, July 23
The Blacks report the wreck of the Lady of Lorne, at Corinda Creek. She was timber laden from Nambucca, and is owned by Mr. Bowd, Commission Agent, of Sydney. One of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Recent Wrecks
BY the Tomki, which arrived in Sydney on July 30, Captain Paddon and one of his crew of the wrecked schooner Jessie Matilda arrived. Captain Paddon reports of the occurrence that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Recent Coastal Wrecks
AT a meeting of the Marine Board relative to the above last week evidence connected with the loss of the Lady of Lorne, ketch was taken. The master, Francis…
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