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Messrs. On Chong and Co.'s Sydney-owned vessel the George Noble brings later news from a group of islands not much frequented by the trading schooners from this port. She also brings particulars of a wreck…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A four-masted barque named the Holyhead, Captain F. Williams, from Liverpool, ran on to the reef off Point Lonsdale, this afternoon. It is feared that she will become a total wreck. She is a…
Continued on Trove, page 351 →THE George Noble, of Sydney, arrived yesterday from the unfrequented Gilbert Islands, and brings a quantity of news of great interest. She left this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, Friday.--The wrecked ship Holyhead is still in the same position, lying upright on the reef, with seas breaking over her. Salvage operations are being retarded by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The wreck of the steamer Riverina as she lies on the rocks at Island Point, near Rain Head, together with the cargo (some 400 tons) in her were submitted for sale at auction…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BRISBANE, Sunday.--The Telegraph Department has received the following telegram from Southport:--" Mailman from Tweed Heads reports quantity wreckage marked 'T.H.' and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BRISBANE, Sunday.—The Telegraph Department has received the following telegram from Southport: — "Mailman from Tweed Heads reports: Quantity wreckage marked…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →It was stated in our cable news from New Zealand the other day that another wreck had taken place in the Tongan group, the schooner Daisy, belonging to Auckland, having gone upon a reef, The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The new steamer Chemnitz, of the German-Australian line, is on her maiden voyage to Sydney, and her appearance the other day at Adelaide from Hamburg was favourably commonted upon the steamer may be expected here shortly…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →There is nothing fresh to report in connection with the Holyhead. The vessel is still in the same position. All the sails that were unclewed have been blown to ribbons. There were great crowds of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The steamer Jessie Darling has been despatched to the wreck of the Glenrosa by Mr. John Darling, jun., who purchased the vessel and her cargo. She was placed in commission as soon as the purchase took place, and was fifted up…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →From the more complete accounts now to hand concerning the loss of the new ship Holyhead, near Port Phillip Heads, it will be seen that a more unaccountable maritime disaster has probably never occurred on the coast. John Roberts, the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →During tho cruise of the island trading schooner Ika Vuka among the New Hebrides group and when off an island called Apt the natives came off and reported as follows:--…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MELBOURNE, Sunday.--There was considerable excitement at Queenscliff on Friday caused by a report that a steamer was on the Lonsdale Reef. A lifeboat was immediately…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE station-master at Nelson's Bay today telegraphed to the secretary of the Marine Board at midday:--"Ketch Sea Foam went ashore lost night a quarter of a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BRISBANE, Sunday.—The Telegraph Department has received the following telegram from Southport : —" Mailman from Tweed Heads reports : Quantity wreckage marked…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Yesterday afternoon the Marine Board, under the presidency of Captain Hixson, proceeded to inquire into the circumstances attending the loss of the sorew steamer Riverina, which ran ashore at Island Point,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The usual weekly meeting of the members of the Marine Board was held yesterday. Present: Captains Dixson (president), Broomfield (vice-president), Maclean, Jenkins, Moodie, Robertson,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The steamer Ban Whatt Soon, which arrived at Singapors on the 17th December, conveyed Captain Spading, his wife, and child, and 18 men belonging to the American ship Reporter, which vessel was wrecked by running on the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THIS afternoon the Marine Board commenced an inquiry into the cause of the wreck of the steamer Riverina, at Ram Head (Victoria), while on a…
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