Wreck of a Schooner. (By Cable.)
AUCKLAND, Wednesday. -- The schooner Waireka, belonging to Taranaki, has been totally wrecked off Hokianga. No lives were lost…
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News by Telegraph. Wreck of the Ketch Ann
NEWCASTLE, Wednesday. -- The Marine Board held an inquiry to-day touching the wreck of the ketch Ann early on Saturday morning last off Nona Point, Port Stephens…
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The decision of the Marine Board in reference to the wreck of the ketch Ann, Hansen, master, which went ashore near Morna Point on Saturday last, was given on Wednesday. The Board found that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Seizure of the Schooner Douro. Strange Disclosures. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne
The following evidence was taken to-day by commission in Melbourne in connection with the late seizure of the schooner Douro for alleged piracy:— Carlos Straus, who was examined by Mr. J. A…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Our Mail Letter, Per Orient Co.'s Steamer Austral. Sydney, March 17
The Legislative Council met on March 4—the day that our last mail summary was published—and Mr. Darley announced that the new Government had been formed. Mr. Simpson, the late Attorney-General, took…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Destructive Hurricane in the Fiji Islands. Levuka Wrecked. (From the Fiji Times, March 6.)
The evil hap which Levuka, in common with the rest of the colony, has for so long experienced, culminated on Thursday morning in the heaviest hurricane which has visited the town since that of 1871. Yet even that did not…
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By the A. S. N. Company's steamship Gunga, which arrived in port last night from Fiji, news has come to hand of the wreck of the barque Bella Mary, belonging to Mr. G. J. Waterhouse, of this city. The Gunga also brings the commander and crew of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Levuka Wrecked. a Destructive Hurricane. Several Lives Lost. Terrible Destruction of Property
The evil hap which Levuka, in common with the rest of the colony, has for so long experienced, culminated on Thursday morning, March 4, in the heaviest hurricane which has visited…
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A few additional particulars are to hand concerning the stranding of the barque Howard, two miles west of the Ringarooma Bay, on the 10th instant. Captain Hall, of the steamer…
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By the arrival of the steamship Gunga, from Fiji, we have received details of the wreck of the barque Bella Mary. The following is the finding of the Marine Board:— "The Board having held an inquiry into the circumstances…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Seizure of the Schooner Douro. Melbourne
Evidence was taken to-day by commission in Melbourne in connection with the late seizure of the schooner Douro for alleged piracy:— Thomas Godfrey Leslie, examined by Mr…
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LONDON, March 21.—The Ozone, a new excursion steamer for Port Phillip Bay, has been launched…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Steamer Hinemoa. (By Cable.)
Auckland, Saturday.--The steamer Hinemoa has returned after placing stores on Bounty and Antipodes Islands…
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Sir,—With reference to the robberies and attempted robberies on board the steamers conveying passengers between Neweastle and Sydney, I beg leave to state that several robberies have been prevented, and thieves have…
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The Ozone, a new excursion steamer for Port Phillip Bay, has been launched…
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LONDON, March 22.—The ship Astronomer, from Wallaroo, South Australia, got ashore in a dense fog last night off Milford Haven. She was grain laden, and bound for Falmouth for orders,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →TELEGRAMS. [Some of tho following items appeared in our second, third, and fourth editions of yesterday.] Wreck of the Paul Jones. MELBOURNE, Monday. March 22
The Government has dispatched a diver with dynamite to blow up the wreck of the Paul Jones…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wreck of the Barque Astronomer. London, March 22
The barque Astronomer, 1119 tons, from Wallaroo, South Australia, laden with grain, went ashore during a dense fog at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. The vessel is…
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London, Tuesday.--The ship Astronomer, which left Wallaroo, S.A., on October 19, and was recently reported over 140 days out, went ashore at…
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The ship Astronomer, from Wallaroo, South Australia, get ashore in a dense fog off Milford Haven. She was grain-laden, and bound for Falmouth for orders. She left Wallaroo on…
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