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I am sorry to report the wreck of another steamer on our bar. Last week it was the misfortune of the little steam tugboat Josephine to leave her bones upon the somewhat treacherous sands of this port. The Josephine was owned…
Continued on Trove, page 1285 →The unfortunate A. S. N. Company has suffered another great loss in their splendid new steamer Cahors. On Tuesday night she left Sydney for Brisbane with a large cargo…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The following account of the w[?] of the Cahors, drawn up by a committee of the passengers, was adopted at a meeting held [?] morning:—"We[?] Sydney on Tuesday, the [?] instant; and on Wednesday afternoon, at 5.30,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →In our last issue of the JOURNAL some brief particulars appeared of the stranding of this vessel, which occurred at 6 p.m. on June 10, at Evans Reef, 14 miles short of the Richmond River,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A meeting of the committee of the National Shipwreck Relief Society of New South Wales was held on Thursday afternoon at the Exchange. Captain Hixson presided. The bank balance stowed a current…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →It is reported from Port Stephens that a wreck has passed False Bay beach. It is described as about 30ft lone, with the stump of the mizzen mast just above her deck. Some of the cabin…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Our readers, says the FIJI TIMES of June 3, will learn with extreme regret of the wreck of the cutter Speedy, belonging to Mr. C. T. Hawkins, with the loss of her owner and Mr. Charles Hague Jones, who was a passenger by her…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →It is feared that the ketch Daisy, which left Sydney on Jane 8, is a total wreck with the loss of all her crew. She is a wooden ketch of 32 tons, built in 1882 and owned by Mr. A. Legtree. She was laden with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Government steamtug Dione went down to the wreck of the Cabors this morning. There is no alteration in the position of the wrecked vessel, but there was too much sea on, which prevented her being boarded. A live monkey…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Government steamtug Dione went down to the wreck of the Cahors yesterday morning. There is no alteration in the position of the wrecked vessel; but there was too much sea on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At a special meeting of the board of directors of the Australasian Steam Navigation Company, held yesterday morning, it was decided, after Captain Hynes' report had been received, to abandon the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Yesterday the following telegram was received from the stationmaster at Cape Borda;—"The barque Mare, from Melbourne to Port Germin, where she was to load wheat, went ashore at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At a special meeting of the directors of the Australian Steam Navigation Company on Wednesday, it was decided after Captain Hynea's report had been considered, to abandon the steamer Cahors and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir, -- The Cahors disaster should open the eyes of the public and those in authority to the value of cork and oil, and have regulations immediately made that a good supply of both should be carried on all ships…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ADELAIDE, Wednesday. -- The following telegram was to-day received from the stationmaster at Cape Borda: -- "The barque Mars went ashore at West Bay on 16th. She is a total…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The barque Mars, from Melbourne to Port Garmein, where she was to load wheat, went ashore at West Bay, on the western coast of Kangaroo Island, on June 16, and became a total wreck. The captain, pilot,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →In our mail letter, given above, we have dealt with the wreck of the Cahors, which took place whilst she was on a voyage from Sydney to Brisbane. Subjoined we publish an abridged report of an account which the passengers,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farther particulars have reached here of the wreck of the barque Mars, near West Bay, on the western coast of Kangaroo Island. It appears that the vessel, which belongs to Glasgow, left Melbourne on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ADELAIDE, Thursday. -- The President of the Marine Board received the following telegram from the Lend keeper of the Cape Borda Lighthouse to-day: -- "All those saved from the wreck…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →With reference to the wreck of the Cahors, Mr. George Fairbairn, jun., writes as follows to the Brisbane COURIER, of June 16:—In your impression of this morning the statement that the Cahors was…
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