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Northern Rivers · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1898

21 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 2

Mr. W. T. Yeager's New Steamer

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1898 · page 4

ADVICES received in Sydney last Monday report that Mr. Yeager's new Steamer, St George, for the Richmond River trade, has left Capetown. The St. George, Which is a vessel of 515 tons,…

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Mr. Yeager's New Steamer

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1898 · page 4

THE new steamer St. George, Captain Thomas, purchased by Mr. W. T. Yeager in England for the Richmond trade, arrived at Adelaide on Saturday last on her way to Sydney. The vessel…

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Wreck of the Minora

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1898 · page 2

DETAILS of the part taken by the steamer Tangier in connection with the foundering of the brig Minora off Broken Bay, on New Year's night, have been…

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The Wreck of tho Arny at Bulli]

Northern Star · Saturday 19 February 1898 · page 2

MR CATER, of the Bellambi Colliery, states:½ " When the vessel struck there were about 100 people on the beach; but no attempt was made to save life, as there was no apparatus available,…

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A Modern Mail Steamer

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1898 · page 6

At a concert given recently on board the latest addition to the North German Lloyd—the Kaiser William der Grosse—Colonel E. D. Meier, a well-known…

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Mr. Yeager's Steamer St. George

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1898 · page 5

THIS vessel, recently purchased in England by Mr. W. T. Yeager for the trade between this river Sydney, arrived at her owner's wharf, Oakland, on Monday evening last, The…

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Wreck of the Marion Fenwick

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1898 · page 8

AT the Marine Board inquiry into the loss of this vessel Captain James Farrell, who was in command at the time, stated the steamer was owned by Dr. Hay, of…

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The Steamer China Ashore

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 1 April 1898 · page 8

THE P. and O. Co.'s magnificent steamer China, which left Sydney on February 23, is ashore at Azalea Point, at the entrance to the Red Sea. She is expected to become…

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Wreck of the s.s. Maitland. Terrible Experience

Northern Star · Saturday 14 May 1898 · page 2

THE wreek of the Newcastle and Hunter River Company's steamer Maitland adds another dlaaater lotira already hing Hst tm the eastern noam. Tho Maitland left Sydney taint tl o'clock un Thursday…

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Schooner Lady Robinson nearly [?] in the Gale

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 May 1898 · page 4

THE crew of the schooner Lady Robinson, which was towed into Newcastle last Wednesday night in a disabled condition, had another tale of terrible experience during the great storm to…

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North Coast S.N. Company. New Steamer for the Clarence

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 8 July 1898 · page 7

THE Directors of the North Coast Steam Navigation Co., Limited, have had under their consideration for a considerable time past the important question of…

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Wreck of the Tasmania

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 8 July 1898 · page 8

IN all probability a small company will be formed in Sydney to make an effort to obtain salvage from the sunken steamer Tasmania, off the New Zealand…

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The Wreck of the China

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 29 July 1898 · page 6

NEWS by the English mail last week states that the hull of the P. and O. liner China is still above the water line, and hopes are entertained that she may…

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" Wreck of the C. C. Funk

Northern Star · Saturday 20 August 1898 · page 8

THE ketch Linda brought to Launceston on Monday ono,of the two survivors from the wreck of the American barquentine C. C. Funk, John Paterson, aged 21, A.B., who reports that the…

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First Steamer to Australia

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 2 September 1898 · page 6

The arrival in Hobson Bay of the P. and O. Company's steamship Chian on Thursday, July 28, 1853, was an event of historical importance, as it established…

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N.c.s.n. Co.'s New Steamer

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 16 September 1898 · page 8

THE steamer which the N.C.S.N. Co. have given instructions to be built for the Sydney—clarence trade will be one of the most perfectly—appointed vessels trading on the…

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Wreck of the China

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 7 October 1898 · page 2

The Board of Trade has at length issued the text of the report made by the Court which investigated the circumstances attending the stranding of the…

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Trial trip of MR. G. W. Nicoll's New steamer

Northern Star · Saturday 29 October 1898 · page 8

ON Saturday afternoon, in a gay dressing of hunting, the new steamer Orara, built to the order of Mr. George W. Nicoll, and having 150 guests on board, went down the harbone on her…

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American War Losses Ashore and Afloat

Northern Star · Wednesday 2 November 1898 · page 2

A CORRESPONDENT writing to the 'S. M. Herald ' says: "The death rate in this war has been extraordinarily light. Up to date, after nearly five months of camp life, among…

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A New Steamer. Pecullar Construction

Northern Star · Wednesday 2 November 1898 · page 2

A NEW steamer has been built by Mr. Morrison, ship-builder, of Pyrmont, to the order of the Northern. Union Steamboat Company of New Zealand: The vessel is 126ft long:…

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