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452 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 23
On Saturday evening the look-out man at the South Head sighted a smail vessel in distress, and apparently sinking, away to the north-east of the Heads. The pilot steamer Captain Cook was at once sent…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. H. P. Palser, owner of the schooner Flirt, has received information from Fiji of the total loss of the vessel, which took place at Matanta, Savaii Island, in the Navigators' Group. She left Sydney on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The brigantine Omaha, which arrived at Lyttelton, N.Z., from the Chatham Islands on March 19, brought as passengers Captain A. Classen and nine seamen of the Hamburg-owned barque Plyaden, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Board delivered its decision in this [?] to the following effect, viz:--Having carefully considered the evidence, they had come to the conclusion that the "Fanny" went shore at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The barque Oceania, bound from Adelaide to Wellington, has been totally wrecked in Cook's Straits. She was hugging the shore too closely and struck a rock. Her cargo was composed of wheat, bark, and salt. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A collision occurred to-day betwceen the steamers Wellington and Macgregor near Auckland. The latter [?]ank, but her crew and passengers were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A meeting of the Shipwrecked Mariners' Relief Society was field in the Exchange yesterday afternoon. Thaw were present Messrs. Wilshire, Buckland, Captain Burns, and Captain Brown ; and Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A meeting of the committee of the National Shipwreck Belief Society was held yesterday afternoon at the Exchange. Present--Messrs J. Storey (in the chair), M, H, Stephen, Thomas…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →[?] MANNING HEADS, Saturday.[?] Budgaree went on Shore on [?] this morning. The Sea Nymph [?] is moderating…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A correspondent at Manning Heads telegraphed last night as follows:—The Sea Nymph, Budgaree, and Trusty, when taking the bar at 13 minutes past 3 o'clock, kept too far north. They are now riding inside of the main break, with two anchors, each…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →In the steamer, oh my darling, When the fog-horns scream and blow, And the footsteps of the steward, Softly come and softly go ;…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A collision occurred to-day between the steamer Wellington and Macgregor, near Auckland. The latter sank, but her crew and passengers were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 989 →By the steamer Victoria, which arrived in Townsville from King's Sound, Western Australia, on Thursday, information has been received that Captain Ballastier observed signal…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The barque Oceania, bound from Adelaide to Wellington, has been totally wrecked in Cook's Straits. She was hugging the shore too closely and struck a rocks. Her cargo was composed of wheat, bark, and salt. Th[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 989 →A telegram received from Ballina to-day says that the steamer Lismore is aground in the north channel, just within the breakers, and that her cargo is being discharged into lighters. Fears are entertained of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Br the steamer Victoria, which arrived in Townsville from King's Sound, Western Australia., on Thursday, information has been received that Captain Ballastier observed signal…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Our Ballina correspondent telegraphed last night as follows:— "The steamer Lismore, after crossing the bar inward on Sunday dening, took the ground on the north side of the channel on a rocky bottom near North Head. The pilot's boats and a boat…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The steamship Lismore belonging to Mr. R. B. Nicill, of this city, which left Sydney on Friday evening for the Richmond River, with a number of passenger and about 300 tons of general cargo,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A telegram from Wellington (N Z.) slates that the vessels which struck the tooks on May 4 was the Cosania, from South Australia to Wellington. The wind was blowing fresh the N.W., shortly after passing Terawhiti at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The steamer Lismore, which went on the rocks inside the bar at the Richmond Heads on Sunday afternoon, is still in the same position. Captain Alley telegraphs that he has saved about 100 tons of the cargo, all more or less, damaged, but the balance,…
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