National Shipwreck Society
A meeting of the committee of the National Shipwreck Society of New South Wales was held yesterday afternoon at the Exchange. Present-Captain Hixson, Captain Broomteld. Captain Banks, Messrs…
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484 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 25
Arrival of the Steamer Meath at Cooktown. Cooktown
The steamer Meath, which arrived to-night from Hongkong, for Sydney, via Singapore, brings news to January 4. It is reported that the Dutch garrison and officials…
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The term "ill fated" seems, unfortunately, to be becoming more and more applicable to the stand[?], steamer Collaroy. For twenty-five years this vessel braved winds and waves successfully; but the reverses of fortune have…
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Messrs. Brooks and Goodsir, of Newcastle, the contractors who have undertaken to float the steamship Collaroy, which went ashore near Long Reef on the 21st January, commenced operations…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Stranded Steamer Collaroy. One Sailor Drowned
THE approaching Boring tides on Thursday and Friday morning last having slightly floated the stranded steamer Collaroy, the contractors, Messrs. Brookes and Godsir, of Newcastle, resolved to…
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All the efforts made on Sunday to get the Collaroy into deep water proved ineffectual, although the chances of their being successful were considered good. An attempt was made to tug her off by means of a hawser attached to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Stranded Steamer Collaroy. [By Electric Telegraph.] Manly Beach
The steamer Collaroy remains in the same position. A strong southerly gale blew on Sunday night, but it did not affect her position, as she is well sheltered from the wind in that direction…
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On Monday evening the contractors and their men succeeded in laying a 5-inch wire hawser 140 fathoms in length, and a 9-inch hempen hawser, in connection with an anchor of 23 cwt. The task was one of exceeding difficulty,…
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At an early hour yesterday morning the Bungaree and Idea tugs were in readiness to make another effort to float the Collaroy, hawsers haying been successfully laid to an anchor on the previous evenings,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Arrival of the P. and 0 Mail Steamer at Albanv. ALBANY
The P. and O. steamship Peshawur arrived yesterday evening at 7 o'clock. Passangers:- For Sydney : Messrs Salamons, Fairhead, Tait, Farley, Severene, Friend, Robertson, Keep,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Seizure of a Schooner by Mutineers
The Ovala, the Nene Zealand Herald States Which arrived at Auckland on January 17, brought news from Raratonga of the Seizure of the schooner Hammonia at puka-puka by the mate Stolier, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Stranded Steamer Collaroy
The term "ill fated" seems, unfortunately, to be becoming more and more applicable to the stranded steamer Collaroy. For twenty-five years this vessel braved winds and waves successfully; but the reverses of fortune have…
Continued on Trove, page 216 →The Stranded Steamer Collaroy. ONE [?] DROWNED
THE approaching spring tides on Thursday and Friday morning last week having slightly hoated the stramdes steamer Coilaroy, the contractors Messrs. Brookes and [?] of Newcastle, resolved to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Arrival of the P. and O. Mail Steamer at Albany. [By Electric Telegbaph.] Albany
THE P. and O. steamship Peshawar arrived yesterday, evening at 7 o'clock. Passengers:— For Sydney:Messrs. Salamons, Fairhead, Tait, Farley, Severene, Friend, Robertson, Keep,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Sadden Death on a Steamer
Information has been given the the City Coroner, that Mrs. Burton, the wife of James Buxton, had died very suddenly on board, the steamship Coraki, in Port Stephens harbour, where the steamer had put in…
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LONDON, February 8.-The Bohemian has been totally "wrecked at Crook haven. Thirty-three lives were lost…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Re-Christening a Steamer. Kempsey
The inhabitants of tempsey having noticed with pleasure the alterations and improvements to the steamer Queen of the South, considered it a fining occasion for a demonstration, and deputed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Arrival of San Francisco Mail Steamer at Auckland. Auckland
The R.M.S. Zealandia arrived here today; the following is her list of passengers:--For Sydney: Count Thun, Sir Arthur Stephney, Mrs. Chevalier, Dr. Foord Clarke, Misses Cameron, Irving,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Arrival of the Sail Francisco Mail Steamer at Auckland. Auckland
The E.M.S. Zealandia arrived here to-day. The following is her list of passengers:-For Sydney: Count Thun, Sir Arthur Stephney, Mrs. Chevalier, Dr. Foord Clarke, Misses Cameron, Irving,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mutiny on a Schooner
THE schooner Ovala (says the N.Z. HERALD), which arrived at Auckland on January 17, brought news from Raratonga of the seizare of the schooner Hammonia at Puka-puka, by the mate Steller, and the…
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