The Barquentine Buster Ashore
On Saturday morning a report reached Sydney to the effect that the barquentine Buster had been driven ashore at Woolgoolga on Friday night. The information was received…
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The Schooner Jessie Lost. All Hands Saved
The three masted schooner Jessie, owned by Mrs. Jane Buxton, of Christchurch, New Zealand, has been wrecked at Long Island, in the Chester field group. She had gone there to load guano,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Sydney Barquentine Ashore.—the Buster at Woolgoolga
Woolgoolga was the scene of an accident in Friday night last, a well-known Sydney vessel, the B[?]ster. having driven ashore there in a heavy sea. The Buster left here for Dunedin, via Woolgoolga, a few days ago. She was to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Loss of the Steamer Dicky
With reference to the loss of the steamer Dicky on the Queensland coast the mate, Mr. J. Watson, says:--"On Friday, February 3, at 1.30 a.m., passed Inskin Point, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Foundering of a Pleasure Steamer. Over 100 Passengers on Board
MELBOURNE, Sunday.--A small steamer, with about 120 passengers on board, foundered on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on Saturday afternoon. A majority of the passengers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Total Wreck of the Jessie.—statement by the Captain
The shipwreeked crew from the New Zealand owned barquentine Jessie arrived yesterday from Noumea, by the steamer Port Melbourne. Captain T. Mahon says:—"We left Auckland for Long Island, in the Chesterfield group…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shipping Disasters. the Wreck of the Jessie. Arrival of the Crew. Hurricane at the Chesterfield Group
The shipwrecked crew of the Auckland barquentine Jessie, the news of the loss of which vessel at the Chesterfield Group was published in The Daily Telegraph of…
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PORT DARWIN, Monday.--The steamer Darwin struck on the Angelica shoal to the north of Floris Island on her last voyage from Singapore to Batavia, but got off…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Loss of the Ketch Shelbourne
The board next inquired into the abandonment of the ketch Shelbourne off Crowdy Head on the night of February 14. Hugh Hackett, master of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Abandonment of the Ketch Shelbourne
The board then proceeded to inquire into the abandonment of the ketch Shelbourne off Crowdy Head on the night of the 14th February. Mr. Russell, of Messrs. Sly, Hamilton, and Russell,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wreck of the White Cloud
The ketch White Cloud, which went ashore at Broulee, near Moruya, recently whilst en route from Sydney to Tomakin, has been abandoned as a total wreck, and…
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NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.—The river-trading steamer Berlinda, while crossing from the Paterson, ran ashore at the north end of Mosquito Island about 4 o'clock last evening owing to an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Accident to a Steamer at Newcastle
An accident which resulted in the death of an engineer, Thomas Cheatham, occurred to the steamer Berlinda at Newcastle. It appears that the Berlinda was coming down from the Paterson River to Newcastle, and when near the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Wreck at the Islands
The steamship Richmond, now at Auckland, brings news of another wreck at the Islands. This was in the case of the schooner Faito, a French vessel, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Floods in Queensland. the State of Brisbane River. Navigation Impeded. Steamers Ashore. All Steamers to Be Lightered at the Bar. Damage to the Railways. the Relief Fund
LONDON, February 23.—The Eastern Extension Telegraph Company has subscribed £100 and the Duke of York £10 to the Queensland Floods Relief Fund…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News by Cable. The Wreck of the Roumania. Lascar Crews. Court of Inquiry
LONDON, February 22.âThe court of inquiry as to the cause of the wreck of the Anchor Line Steamer Roumania, which occurred on the night of October 27 off…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wreck of the Roumania. Court of Inquiry. London, Feb. 22
The wreck of the Anchor Line steamer Roumania, which occuried at 11 o'clock on the night of the 27th October off a tiny seacoast hamlet called Gronho, between…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Wreck at the Islands
The steamship Richmond, now at Auckland, brings news of another wreck at the Islands. This was in the case of the schooner Faito, a French vessel, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Ketch Shellbourne
Bound from Camden Haven for Sydney with 40,000 shingles, foundered off Crowdy Head, and the crew got ashore in safety in the ship's dingey…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Shipping Disasters. Many Wrecks
The news of the loss of several well-known coastal vessels has reached Sydney during the past week. The Daphne was the most serious wreck of them all, from the fact that only one hand…
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