A Swift Steamer
The Americans have built a steamer which they hope will cross the Atlantic in five days. She has extra powerful machinery, and is dome-decked, so that if launched upside down, whether light or…
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The Boiler Explosion on the Steamer Parramatta
On Saturday, in consequence of the number of cases still to be disposed of, the Quarter Sessions Court was held as usual, Mr District Court Judge Dowling presiding, and Mr P. J. Healy prosecuting…
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LONDON, Jane 4.—The Orient Steam Navigation Company's steamer Garonne, which left Sydney April 13, arrived at Plymouth this morning…
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The manager of the Port Jackson Company, Mr, Gillies, has received a cablegram notifying the departure of their new harbour palace steamer Brighton, intended for the Manly trade, from London for…
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LONDON, Jane 5.—Messrs. Howard Smith and Sons' new steamship Gabo, intended for the Australian coasting trade, has been successfully launched…
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We have received, per Orient steamer Chimborazo, London papers to the 27th April, seven days later than those brought by the last mail from England, from which the following extracts are taken:—…
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A new steamer, the Gabo, built to the order of Howard Smith and Sons, Sydney and Melbourne, and intended for the Australian intercolonial trade, has been launched at…
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LONDON, June 8.—News reached the Admiralty that H.M.S. Lively, which lately proceeded to the Isle of Skye with stores for the relief of the distressed-crofters of the island, has…
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LONDON, June 5.—Messrs. Howard Smith and Sons' new steamship Gabo, intended for the Australian coasting trade, has been successfully launched at Kinghorn…
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Intelligence has been received at the Admiralty that H.M.S. Lively, which recently proceeded to the Isle of Skye with stores for the relief of the distressed crofters of the…
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The steamship Investigator, Captain Marshall, put into Kingston early this morning, having struck on a rock near Robe. She is now alongside the jetty, with double gangs of men working at the pumps and baling…
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The barque Aste[?]ope, 602 tons, from London, which went ashore on Friday last, on the Hebe Reef, at the entrance to the Tamar River, has been abandoned to the underwriters. The vessel has been rolling and…
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LONDON, June 8—News has reached the Admiralty that H.M.S. Lively, which lately proceeded to the Isle of Skye with stores for the relief of the distressed crofters of the island, has…
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LONDON, June 16.—The Orient steamer Iberia left Plymouth, to-day, with a full cargo and passenger list, for Australian ports…
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The Tasmaman paper contain the following information conecrning the wreek of the vessel at Tamar lieads on Friday, June 8:— "The ship Asterope, with a large and valuable freight of merchandise for Launceston, went ashore on Friday afternoon on the…
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By the Orient steamer Sorata we have London flies to the 11th May, from which we extract the following news:— POLITICAL…
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Of the voyage of the steamer Caledonian, from Marseilles, to arrive here to-morrow, the Melbourne "Argus" says :—The majority of the passengers are for Sydney and New Caledonia. The Caledonien improves on acqusintance…
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Sir,--Will you please inform me what year the Dunbar was lost at Sydney Heads ? Ballarat. W. GALE. [The following extract from "Heaton's Dictionary…
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The Tasmanian papers contain the following information concerning the wreck of this vessel at Tamar Heads on Friday, June 8:— The ship Asterope, with a large and valuable freight of merchandise for Launceston, went ashore on Friday afternoon on the…
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The committee of the Nations Shipwreck Relief Society of New South Wales held their usual monthly meeting at the Exchange on Friday. Mr. M. H. Stephen. Q.C., occupied the chair, and there were…
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