Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Shipwrecks & the sea, all years

Sydney · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1886

690 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 35

News by Telegraph. Grounding of a Steamer

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Friday. -- The steamer Allowrie, on entering Belmore Basin this moraine whilst a heavy wind was blowing and heavy rain falling, missed her mark a…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

The Hawea Ashore. (By Cable.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 March 1886 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Tuesday.--The Union steamship Hawea is ashore at the entrance to Nelson Harbor. It is expected she will be floated without damage…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Wreck of the Brig Emperor. Newcastle, This Day

Globe · Wednesday 31 March 1886 · page 5

The wreck is reported here of the brig Emperor off Port Stephens yesterday. All hands were saved…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

A Vessel Ashore

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 April 1886 · page 5

Captain Sullivan, of the American three-masted schooner Two Boys, which arrived yesterday from the Caroline Group, reports having sighted a vessel, apparently an iron…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

The Brig Emperor Ashore. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 April 1886 · page 12

On the arrival of the steamer Kingaley from Port Stouhens late last night, Captain Dalton reported, that the brig, Emperor (Captain Keogh) had gone ashore on the North Head that morning, and was likely to become a total…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

The Wreck of the Brig Emperor. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 April 1886 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--On the arrival of the steamer Kingsley from Port Stephens last night, Captain Dalton reported that the brig Emperor, Captain Keogh, had gone…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Wreck of the Brig Emperor

Globe · Friday 2 April 1886 · page 3

with reference to the wreck of the brig Emperor, which was announced in the Globe on Wednesday, the Newcastle Evening Call gives the following particulars :—…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

The Wreck Oe the Brig Emperor. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 April 1886 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--The brig Emperor, which drifted on to the rooks at North Head, Port Stephens, on Tuesday, was yesterday abandoned by all hands. Captain…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

The Brig Emperor Ashore. Newcastle

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 April 1886 · page 722

On the arrival of the steamer Kingsley from Port Stephens late last night, Captain Dalton reported that the [?]ig Emperor (Captain Keogh) had gone ashore on the North Head that morning, and was likely to become a total…

Continued on Trove, page 722 →

Mishap to a Liverpool Mail Steamer

Globe · Saturday 3 April 1886 · page 4

On Thursday, 28th January last, the Misslssipi and Dominion Line steamer Quebee left the Mersey specially search for the same company's pany's steamer Sarnia, which met with a…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

The Steamer Palmerston

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 April 1886 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Sunday.--Two tenders have been received for the purchase of the Government steamer Palmerston, formerly employed in the Northern Territory, but the…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Larceny on a Newcastle Steamer

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 April 1886 · page 5

Newcastle, Monday,—Yesterday a passenger named John Handrahan, who arrived by the steamer Namoi from Sydney, reported to the police that his portmanteau had been…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Fire on Board the Steamer Easby

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 April 1886 · page 5

Melbourne, Monday.--The steamer Easby, which arrived last week from Newcastle, had a narrow escape from destruction by fire. She was laden with…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

The Wreck of the Ship Howard

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 April 1886 · page 6

The Launceston correspondent of the Hobart Mercury states that an enquiry was held at the police court on April 1, under the provisions of the Wreeks Enquiry Act, into the circumstances attending the wreck of the British…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

The S.s. Tannadice Ashore. Newcastle, This Day

Globe · Friday 9 April 1886 · page 5

The steamer Tannadice, which got aground yesterday afternoon at the mouth of the harbour, is still aground, it being impossible to get her off at last night's…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

The Ketch Lottie. Adelaide

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 April 1886 · page 765

The ketch Lottie, which was reported as having been wrecked on March 13, while seal-hunting at St Francis Island, returned to Fort Adelaide on Monday afternoon. Prior to the disaster, which entailed…

Continued on Trove, page 765 →

Grounding of the Steamer Tannadice in Newcastle Harbour. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 April 1886 · page 14

Yesterday afternoon the steamer Tannudice, whilst leaving barbour in tow of the Bungurce, got aground abreast of the lightship on the south side of the mouth of the harbour. It was hoped that she would get off at high tide…

Continued on Trove, page 14 →

Wreck on the Victorian Coast. All Hands Saved

Globe · Saturday 10 April 1886 · page 5

The following telegram was posted at the Exchange at 11 o'clock this morning— "Queenscliff, Victoria, April 10.— The barque South Milton, while inward-bound…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Floating of the Steamer Tannad[?] [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 April 1886 · page 8

The steamer Tannadice was successfully floated off [?] high tide at half-past 10 last night under the superv[?] of Captain Newton, harbourmaster, after discharging [?] tons of coal at his request. The vessel has since procee[?]…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Wreck of a Barque. the Crew Saved

Evening News · Monday 12 April 1886 · page 6

Our Melbourne correspondent wired:—The ship South Milton went aground on Friday night. She is lying in nine fathoms of water, a mile and a half off Barwon Heads, on the Geelong side. Captain…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →