Boxing Day. Steamer Excursion
ONE of the most pleasant ways of spending. Boxing Day was by taking advantage of the steamer excursion which was organised by the Church of England. Dr. Hay kindly lent the…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1898
11 stories in South Coast's papers
The Wreck of The. Kameruka. To the Editor of the Moruya Examiner
DEAR SIR—As rumour is persistently circulated that I refused or neglected to go to the assistance of Capt. Sutherland when in peril on the occasion of the stranding of the…
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GREAT surprise, and alarm pervaded Moruya on Tuesday morning last when the news that the Moruya S. N. Co’s steamer Konya was [?] on Cronulla beach early that morning…
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The brig Amy a well-known trader between Wollongong and Sydney, became a total wreek on Thirroul Beach, a little to the north of Bulli, on sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Storm. Wind, Rain, and Flood. Severe Gales. Shipwrecks and Loss of Many Lives. Heaviest Rainfall for Years. the Shoalihaven Rises 15 FEET
No sooner was the Shonlhaven Agricultural Show over on Friday than the threatening rain commenced to fall, and continued for a great part of Friday night. On Saturday the weather…
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THE inhabitants of Fiji Islands the other day discovered that there was a terrible wreck on their shores. Yet we discover wrecks in our midst every day. We refer to the wrecked,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Terrible Wreck
The inhabitants of Fiji Islands the other day discovered that there was a terrible wreck on their sh[?]. Yet we discover wrecks in our mide every day. We refer to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Launching of a Steamer at Jervis Bay. an Interesting Function. Great Gathering of Visitors
The old adage says that "the early bird catches the worm," and a resident of Nowra who wishes to witness a launch at Jervis Bay at 8.30 a.m. must either rise at a very early…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shipwreck in Mid-ocean. Apalling Loss of Life. Fearful Scenes
Cable advices from London state that the French liner La Bourgoyne, from New York to Havre, collided with the British steamer Cromartyshire in the Atlantic…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The First Steamer to Australia
The arrival in Hobson's Bay of the P. and O. Company's steamship Chusan on Thursday, July 28, 1852, was an event of historical importance, as it established steam communication with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wreckers Repentance
About seven mils from Rebelled is a miserable little solution called “Lulea” There are but few fishermen there for the [?] which is difficult and inhospitable…
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