Steamer Detained
The steamer Rockton, which was to leave on Saturday with a fall cargo for Yokohama, was detained at the instance of the Customs officials…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1905
40 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 1 of 2
Steamer Captured
The British steamer Oakely, with a cargo of 6000 tons coal for V[?]livostock, has been captured by the Japanese…
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The Sch[?] Violet Deepet foundered off Bellinger Heads this morning, all hands were street. The [?] was loaded with timber…
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It is officially announced that the steamer Rockton, which recently sailed for Japan, has been sold to an English firm at Kobe…
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The schooner Vesta turned into the Saxifrage River under full sail, and after traversing nine miles of that placid stream, Captain Pumphrey ported his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rammed by a Whale Schooner Sunk. After an Exciting Battle
A graphic account, (reports the London "Daily Mail" of November 1st) has reached Liverpool of an encounter in the North Atlantic Ocean with a huge sperm…
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The steamer Dilkara, which left Newcastle on the 9th instant, has not yet reached Adelaide. Tears are entertained for her safety…
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Oscar Larson, the sole survivor of the wrecked ship Brifholme, found on the Tasmanian coast, states that the vessel is upon the reef 14 miles north…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wreck of the Orizaba. Sydney
The work of salving the cargo of the Orizaba continues. About a thousand tons have been lightered. A swell is causing the vessel to bump somewhat heavily. The…
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The well-known English barque, Clan Macleod, timber laden, has been driven ashore at Point Nepean, Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Wreck of the Orizaba. The Finding by the Marine Court
THE Perth Marine Court concluded its inquiry on Saturday into the circumstances surrounding the wreck of the Orizaba. It was found that the captain had committed an error of…
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The wreck of the steamer Orizaba was sold by auction at Fremantle and realised £3750…
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The Tambo has arrived from Norfolk Island without having sighted the steamer Pilbarra. The French warships stationed at the New…
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The Warren liner Iowa has reached Liverpool from Galveston, after a very rough passage, during which the after wheel-house, 36ft above the sea, was…
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The Warren liner Iowa has reached Liverpool from Calveston, after a very rough passage, during which the after wheel-house, 35ft above the sea, was…
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The remains of a large ship have drifted ashore on the west coast of York's Peninsula, near the Batavia River…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In Darkest London Fog Accidents and Incidents. Many Fatalities. East-end Gas Supply Fails. Vessels Wrecked and Delayed
"A city of dreadful night," Such was London on 22nd December; that London extends from Hampstead to Croydon, and [?]ford to Action Green…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wrecked on a Reef
A large steamer, "Albany," bound from Sydney to Brisbane, was wrecked last night on a reef about two miles north of the Nam[?] bar. After…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Examined for Contraband. An Australian-Bound Steamer Overhauled by the Japanese
THE E. and A. Company's steamer Eastern which arrived at Moreton Bay, Queensland, on Sunday reported that when about to enter Moji at 9.30 p.m. on February 23rd she was suddenly…
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FOR SALE AT AUCTION.—To-day at eleven o'clock, the ferry boat "Bonnie," damaged in the accident of Thursday, and now tied up at the foot of Elm…
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