The Orient Immigrant Steamer Abergeldie
A few months back, when the Colonial Secretary announced that arrangements had been made with the Orient Company to bring immigrants from the old country to our colony, a…
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The Hunter River Company's New Steamer
The final trip of the above-named company's paddle steamship Naomi took place on the Firth of Porth on December 11. The following are the dimensions of the verselm viz.:—Length between perpendiculars, 243 feet; breadth of beam inside…
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Its not often that we have to record are at sea, but by the arrival of Messrs Money Wigram and Son's steamship Kent, on Saturday from London, her commander, Captain Parke, reports that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Steamer Lismore. [By Telegrah.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ballina
The steamer Lismore, after grounding in the south side of the channel on friday afternoon, floated off again at 9 o'clock p.m., and anchored below the crossing. She steamed up to the wharf at 1 o'clock p.m. to-day, apparently very…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Storm in Queensland. a Cyclone Reported. Heavy Weather at Sea. a Schooner in Distress. Floods at Mackay. Brisbane
At Ravenswood the Catholic chapel was levelled. The priest's house and several other buildings were unroofed. The Anglican parsonage was blown down. In the outlying districts great damage was done by…
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London, February 4.--A quantity of wreck- age, known to have belonged to the ship Simla, has been washed ashore on the Sussex coast. It is believed the vessel has gone to pieces…
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London, February 4.--A quantity of wreckage, known to have belonged to the ship Simla, has been washed ashore on the Sussex coast. It is believed the vessel has gone to pieces…
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The cutter Daphne, Captain Bunn, has arrived at Auckland, from Rarotonga, bringing tidings of a most disastrous gals there, causing the wreck of the Auckland schoonors Agnes Bell, Atlantic, and Makes Ariki, with the loss of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Storm In Queensland. Two Vessels Wrecked. Two Schooners Missing. Brisbane
In reference to the late gale in the North, advices of from Bowen say that pilot South Wood, from Towns-ville arrived there yesterday in the steamer Star of Hope which was chartered by the Harbour Depart…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Hunter River Company's New Steamer
The final trip of the above-named company's paddle steamship Naomi took place on the Firth of Forth on December 11. The following are the dimensions of the vessel, viz.:—Length between perpendiculars, 245 feet; breadth of beam inside…
Continued on Trove, page 278 →Floating of the Steamer Lismore. Ballina
The steamer Lismore, after grounding in the south side of the channel on Friday afternoon, floated off again at 9 o'clock p.m., and anchored below the crossing. She steamed up to the wharf at 1 o'clock p.m. to-day, apparently very…
Continued on Trove, page 262 →Wreck of Two Barques Off the Queensland Coast. [By Telegraph.) (from our oavn correspondent.) BRISBANE
The Government have received a telegram from Townsville, staling that the barque Catherine Jane, Pound from Townsville to Newcastle, in ballast, dragged her anchors and went ashore at Cape Upstart…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Burning of a Steamer. Fearful Sufferings of the Passengers and Crew
On the afternoon of December 16 the Spanish mail steamer San Augustin, Captain Juan, from Manila for Liverpool, with a cargo of sugar and tobacco, was burned in the Bay of Biscay. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Schooner Wrecked. All Lives Saved. [By Telegraph.]
LA PEROUSE, Monday.--The schooner Advance, bound from Botany Bay to Port Stephens, was totally wrecked this morning at 11 o'clock. She was first observed by a fisherman flying signals of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Schooner Advance in Botany Bay —The Crew Saved
At about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon a report, which spread rapidly, was circulated in the city, that the schooner Advance had gone ashore near the North Head of Botany Bay, and become a total wreck. On inquiry it was ascertained that the report…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Marine Board. Wreck of the Steamer Richmond
The usual weekly meeting of the Marine Board was held yesterday afternoon. Present: Captains Hixson (president), Broomfield, M'Lean, Robertson, and Jenkins. An inquiry was instituted into the circumstances attending…
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There is at present in course of construction at Mort's dock and engineering company's works, Balmain, an iron paddle steamer for the Tasmanian Steam Navigation Company. She is intended as a…
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In yesterday's second edition it was notified that the schooner Advance had become a total wreck on Henry Head, in Botany Bay, but that all hands were safe. From further particulars to hand we learn that the Advance left…
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The Marine Board sat yesterday afternoon, and held an inquiry into the circumstances attending the stranding of the steamship Richmond, which occurred inside the bar at Port Macquarie on the afternoon of Monday, January 21…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Caledonia News. Per Messageries Steamer Sydney
The great festivities in connection with the opening of a new road from Paita to Bouloupar commenced on the 31st ultimo. The procession formed near the Place des Cocotiers at 3 p.m…
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