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The barque Eric the Red, from New York, with exhibits for the Melbourne Exhibition, was wrecked on the outer ond of Cape Otway reef at half-past 1 this morning. There were two…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Much excitement was caused in shipping and commercial circles on Saturday when it became known that the ship Brie the Red, a wooden vessel of 1580 tuns register, had been wrecked some time on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Captain Allan, of the wrecked vessel Eric the Red, arrived here last night. He admits an error at judgment, having thought the light at Cape Otway six miles off at the time. The beach has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The steamer Yatala arrived at Port Adelaide last evening with the following passengers from the Sorata:—Saloon: Mr. and Mrs. Allen and family, Messrs. Bone, Chadwick, Clark,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A inter telegram has been received from Cape Otway respecting the wreck of the Eric the lied. Captain Payne, in the Pharos, left Cape Otway early this morning to search the beach, but nothing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Adrer[?] reporter telegraphs from t ape Jervis as follows:--" The three midship compartments of the Sorata are full of water, the tide flowing ill and out the immense hole in the ship…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Sorato remains in much the same position, with a list to starboard, and every hour shows less possibility of getting her off, as the water is increasing in the hold, and the hold is awash. The hole in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Several tons of good pine from the Eric the Red have been washed ashore in the vicinity of Cape Otway, where the beach for miles is strewed with debris. Some of the cases are marked for Sydney. No…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →It appears from the narrative of the survivors of the wreck (says the Melbourne AGE) that the Otway light was sighted at 20 minutes past 11 on Friday night. Before the ship struck the second mate…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE schooner Venture, which arrived from the Solomon Group this morning, brings intelligence of the total, wreck of the trading schooner Ariel, and the death of two of her crew by the treachery of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The steamer Rangatira, well known in the Australian and New Zealand coasts, has been totally wrecked at Taranaki. All hands are saved, but the whole of her cargo is lost. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A telegram received from Cope Jervis last evening states that the Mary Miller brought additional lumpers and engines and some hand crab-winches. Four engines are now available…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following further particulars in reference to the Sorata have been received:—About two-thirds of the cargo are now out. The after hold is filling with water, which accounts for the sinking of the stern. This is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The scene around the stranded vessel to-day presents much the same appearance as yesterday. The steamers and lighters are near, awaiting the issue of events, and ready to receive cargo from the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A report comes by the Venture from the South Sea Islands that the Ariel, schooner, of Sydney, has struck a reef and gone down in deep water. Though the whole of the particulars to hand come from native sources, there is searcely a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The schooner Venture, which arrived from the Solomon Islauds yesterday, brings news of the wreck of the schooner Ariel, and furnishes another instance of the treacherous nature of the Solomon…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MR. E. C. CRACKNELL has received the following telegram from Cape Jervis, dated Wednesday, 10 p.m.:— "There appears to have been some hitch in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Orient steamer Sorata, 4014 tons, from London, having called at Adelaide, and landed mails, passengers, and cargo for that port, resumed her voyage on the evening of September 3, and went ashore a mile from Cape Jervis…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The American barque Eric the Red, from New York, with a general cargo for Sydney and Melbourne, including a large number of exhibits for the International Exhibition, became a total wreck on the outer end of Cape Otway reef…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The following telegram was received by the Postmaster from Cape Jervis to-day:—"There is no difference in the position of the Sorata, except that she is leaking in the fore hold, and all her compartments are…
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