New Steamer for the Clarence
THE North Coast S.N. Co's. handsome new steamer Burringbar, built for the Clarence-Sydney trade, arrived in Sydney last week and will leave…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1910
360 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 18
Steamer Wrecked. Sydney
The steamer Waikare, with 150 excursionists to the West Coast Sounds of New Zealand, struck a rock on the coast. The stokehold filled with water…
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The New Zealand steamer Waikere with 150 excurs[?]sts aboard struck a rock. The s[?]kehold filled with water. The vessel was beached in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the Waikare. Details of the Accident. an Uncharted Rock. Praise for Captain and Crew. Sydney
A later report upon the wreck of the excursion steamer Waikare shows that the vessel struck, an uncharted pinnacle rack about half a made from Indian Islund,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer on Fire. London, Thursday Afternoon
The steamer Norse Prince, of the Prince Line, has been abandoned on fire at Ascension island. The steamer is valued at £77,000, and the cargo £100,000…
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The latest information regarding the wrecked steamer Walkare states that she is likely to turn turtle. Later…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Steamer Surrounded by Sharks
When the steamer in Bauffshire anchored in Gage Roads, Perth, preparatory to entering Fremantle on Monday, a school o[?] sharks, numbering several hundreds,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →When a Comet Fell on Earth. Should Halley's Comet Be Shipwrecked?
Halley's comet is on a visit to as for the 29th time in 2090 years. The stranger is now careering towurds earth at the rate od a million miles a day. The…
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H.M.S. Pioneer, with the passengers and crew of the steamer Wnlkare, reached The Bluff on Thursday morning. The passengers generally agree that there was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Min Amd Gale. Steamer's Sensational Voyage. Rough Weather on the Coast. Sydney
Rain fell in Sydney throughout last night. It was a wild night at sea. A southerly gale of hurricane force blew…
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Futther details of the wreck ol the steamer Waikere on the New Zealand coast show that the engineers and firemen displayed great courage in sticking to their posts…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreck of the Waikare. Marine Court Finding. Captain and Crew Commended. Sydney
The New Zealand Marine Court has found that the loss of the steamer Waikare was due to misadventure and that all due care had been exercised in the navigation of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreck of the Kaipara. Produce Destroyed. Sydney
Twenty thousand carcases of mutton, valued at £12.000, were destroyed in the wreck of the Kaipara. The butter will be reboxed, but the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Colonial Officials Inspect Unloading of Steamer. London, Tuesday Afternoon
Mr. [?]overs, of New South Wales Office, a[?] Mr. Pope, of South Australia, have visited H[?]ll and watched the discharge of the s.s. Rippingham [?]range's fro[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Incidents on a Wreck
FURTHER particulars are to hand concerning the wreck of the steamer Watkare, on the NeW Zealand coast. The vessel bad . 150 excursionists on…
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The Otago "Times" (N.Z.), of January 8 states:—A scene of some hilarity and lu[?]rousness was witnessed in the railway she[?] on Thursday afternoon This was the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire on a Steamer. Sydney
A fire was discovered in the coal bunkers of the steamer Prinz Sigismund, but was extinguished after a few minutes…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Barque Wrecked. Beached and Burned. Auckland
The Norwegian barque Amicas struck a reef off Haappai, New Zealand, and was beached. The vessel subsequently caught fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ketch Capsizes. Occupant's Escape. Sydney
The ketch Grace Boyor, engaged in the trade between Sydney and the Hawkesbury River, capsized in the harbour during a heavy squall…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Se[?] for S. S. Waratah. Steamer Wakefield at Durban. London
The s[?] Wake[?] chartered to undertake [?] search for the missing steamer Waratah, arrived at Durban on the 28th of January, and sails directly she is…
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