Steamer Overdue. Wellington, N.Z.
There is complete absence of news of the steamer Canastota, which is five days overdue at Wellington. The cargo includes 50,000 cases of…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1921
300 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 7 of 15
Accident on a Steamer
SYDNEY, Sunday.—When the steamer Bombala was 25 miles from the Heads yesterday on the way to Brisbane Joseph McKenzie, a butcher, employed on her, cut his…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—The steamer Fitzroy foundered south of Cape Hawke about 7.30 this morning. The details are meagre, but a big death roll is feared. The…
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The barque Rona went ashore on the rocks inside of Wellington Heads last night. The tugs are unable to shift her, and…
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WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Sunday.—The steamer Waihera, which arrived at Wellington, did not see any sign of the overdue steamer Canastota on the voyage…
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WELLINGTON, N.Z., Monday.—During a strong southerly last night the barque Rona with 1100 ton of coal from Newcastle went ashore on the rocks inside Wellington Heads…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—The report of the captain of the Brundah to his agents refers to the extraordinary dangerous state of the weather and sea. In nine cases out of ten…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Paul Caesar, chief officer of Our Jack, who was conveyed to Sydney Hospital on the vessel's arrival admitted having experienced the most…
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Wreckage, including oil barrels, has been found at Freshwater beach, near Sydney. The steamer Maheno sighted a hatch…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—The pilot at Harrington reported to the Navigation Department that wreckage, apparently from Our Jack, was washing ashore in the Manning Bight…
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The steamer Fitzroy foundered south of Cape Hawke about 7.30 on Sunday morning. The details are meagre, but a big death roll is…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Carl Jansen, seamen on the ill-fated steamer Fitzroy, when interviewed said:—"The whole affair was dramatically sudden. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wrecked Vessels. an Appalling Tragedy. Unavailing Search for Survivors. Sydney
All the vessels navigating the vicinity where the coastal steamers Fitzroy and Our Jack foundered early on Sunday morning, have been instructed to keep…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A Taree message states that although a sharp lookout is being kept on the beach round Cape Hawke nothing further has been found from the…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Captain Cumming, Director of Navigation, received a report from the pilot ship which has-been despatched to make investigations at the scene of…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Cargo washed ashore on Manly beach is believed to have been washed from the deck of the steamer Burringbar, and when that vessel returns…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Each Strewn with Wreckage. Beams Splintered Like Matchwood. Terrific Force of the Seas
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A message from the [?]d Bar states that from Farquhar Park to a [?] five miles south of the Old Par pavilion [?] beach is strewn with lots of tangled…
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Yesterday the auxiliary schooner Mascot broke down off Ballina, and asked for assistance. The subsidised tug went out from Ballina, but it was found that there was…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Three hundred and fifty-six bottles of Chinese spirits were seized on board the Chinese steamer Hwah Ping. They were discovered in…
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SYDNEY, Saturday.—Captain Henry Hall, 57 years of age, captain of the ferry boat [?] Kirrule, collapsed and died in the whee[?] house while the vessel was betwe[?]…
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