A Turkish Steamer Sunk
Vienna, November 21.—A Bucharest special reports that Roumanian batteries yesterday sank a Turkish steamer above Kalafat…
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The Barque Forward Ashore. NEWCASTLE, Wednesday, 10.20 a.m
The barque Forward, of Sydney, coal laden, bound for Hongkong, when leaving port early this morning in tow of the steam-tug Cobra ran on the rocks inside Blackbury. The tugs Bungaree,…
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The E. and A. Mail Company's steamship, Somerset, which left Brisbane arrived in Sydney this afternoon…
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Washington, November 21. — The Observer at Kitty Hawk reports at 11.35 a.m. to the chief, signal officer as follows: — United Suites man-of-war steamer Huron struck two miles north of No. 7…
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AUCKLAND, Saturday, 11.30 a.m.—The steamer. Rotorua, from Sydney, has not yet arrived. She is some days overdue, and considerable uneasiness is left at her non-appearance…
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Washington, November 24.—The Observer at Kitty Hawk reports at 11.35 a.m. to the chief signal officer as follows:—United States man-of-war steamer Huron struck two miles north of No. 7…
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The screw steamship Adela from Newcastle bound to Melbourne, passed Gabo Island at 3 p.m. to-day in a sinking condition, and trying to get into Twofold Bay. The Adela had on board [?]00…
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The institution of the lifeboat at Newcastle has not won much, if any, credit during the last few years. The boat, certainly, is one of the best that has been manufactured in England, is kept in readiness within…
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Cooktown, Wednesday.—The E. A. mail steamer Normanby arrived last night at 10 o'clock from Hongkong. She has no passengers. She left on the 29th ult., and had fine weather till reaching…
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The A.S.N. Co. have advice to-day of the wreck of their paddle steamer Queensland, in the Fitzroy River. It appears that the Queensland left Rockhampton yesterday, en route for Brisbane,…
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THE A. S. N. Co.'s paddle steamer Queensland, while on a voyage from Rockhampton to Brisbane, grounded yesterday on a sandbank in the boat channel at Central Island, and broke her back…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Late English News Per Steamer Lusitania. [From Our Special Correspondent.] Adelaide
THE P. S. N. Company's steamship Lusitania, from London, anchored at the Peninsula this morning, with dates to December 7. The following is the list of passengers:—…
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Captain Bier and the crew of the barque Jane Spiers, which was wrecked near Twofold Bay on Monday last, when on her voyage from Melbourne to Newcastle, in ballast, arrived in Melbourne…
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Captain Beer and the crew of the barque Jane Spiers, which was wrecked near Twofold Bay on Monday last, when on her voyage from Melbourne to Newcastle in ballast, arrived in Melbourne yesterday by the A. S. N. Company's steamer City of…
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We are requested to state that, in order to afford rowing men and others an opportunity of witnessing the contents between the S.R.C. and the M.R.C., at the regatta, tomorrow, a fast steamer has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →America. Wholesale Murders by Wreckers
The mystery surrounding the fate of Capain Ridout and his crew, whose wrecked in wr December, 1874, on the New-foundland coast, is likely to be cleared up in the…
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The steamship Queensland, which recently run on s[?] on a bank in the Fitzroy River, is likely to be come a total wreck. Advices, by telegram, state that she has dipped another foot amidships, and is…
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Telegraphic advices have been received from Ballina reporting the stranding of the C and R.R.S.N. Co,'s steamer Platypus, and there is every appearance of her becoming a total wreck. The vessel was…
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BRISBANE, Thursday.—The efforts made to float the Queensland are so far very successful, and it is elected that she will be in deep water on Saturday…
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The brig African Maid, 153 tons, was wrecked in Waverley Creek, Broadsound. during the late neap tides. She had arrived from Sydney with a quantity of coals and a miscellaneous cargo on board, and…
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