A Poor Man's Steamer
Among nautical people a poor man's ship is frequently spoken of meaning that she possesses specially economical qualities, as for example shifting without ballast, or…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1894
16 stories in Southern Highlands's papers
Wrecks
There appear to be an average of about 600 wrecks amongst British vessels every year. There are, however, worse wrecks on land than on sea. Men who, without discrimination or judgment,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Loading an Ocean Steamer
The leading of an ocean steamer at one of the city piers is a sight well worth seeing. The length of the steamships some of them being nearly 800 feet, makes very long piers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Wreck
The rotten old ship "Protection" has during the last three years trimmed and retrimmed her caile—many a time to catch the fair wind [?] public opinion. She has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Low Passenger Rates by Steamer
OF late it is often remarked that it costs less from a board-and-residence point of view to take a trip by one or other of the intercolonial steamers than to live ashore. As a fact one can be carried 1000 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Burning of the steamer Rodney. Details of the Outrace
Full details have now been received regarding the burning of the steamer Rodney. The Rodney, Captain Dickson, was convoying 45 free laborers to Tolarpo…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrible Experience of a Shipwrecked Crew
The crew of the ketch Alfred and Lizzie had a terrible experience off the Tasmanian coast last week. According to a report received by the stermer Tumbe on Saturday,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Religious Column. Missionary Ships John Williams Buys a Schooner
The energetic zeal and widespread philan thropy of John Williams stimulated him to seek a more extensive field of labour than that to be found on a comparatively small…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →John William Iv.—the New Steamer
The now missionary stemer John Williams arrived in Sydney a few days ago. This This vessel, of the London Missionary Society, is the fourth bearing the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wreck of the John Williams Ii
The second John Williams was built by Messrs. Hall Aberdeen. The children of Great Britain collected over £11,000 to meet the expense. On the 4th June, 1866, the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Peculiar Wreck
A number of vessels going from or to San Francisco around Cape Horn have recently reported sighting a most peculiar wreck off the Straits of Le Maire, on the Patagonian…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck off the Rodonde. Statement of Captain Hill
On Monday morning Messes. Howard, Smith and Sons received a telegram from Captain H. E. Hill, at Israelite Bay, confirming the news of the loss of Rodondo…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Short Story. Wreck of the Semillante
As the violent storm of the other night has thrown us on the Corsican coast, let me tell you a terrible story of the [?], of which the fishermen of the pla[?] often speak at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An Appalling Wreck. [?]2 Drowned
NEWS reached Sydney on Thursday that on Sunday night the steamer Wairarapa had been wrecked on Great Barrier Island, 40 miles from Auckland, and that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreck of the Wairarapa. Loss of 134 LIVES
Intense excitement has been caused throughout the colony by the news that the U.U.S. Comsany's steamer "Wairarapa, which sailed from Sydney on the 25th. Oct. was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wrecks
There appear to be an average of about 600 wrecks amongst British vessels every year. There are, however worse wrecks on land than on sea Men who, without discrimination or judgment,…
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