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The steamer Cloncurry arrived to-day at Fremantle, from Singapore, with smallpox on board. Three cases are reported, one patient being seriously ill. Two others are sickening…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →News from Fiji reports that a most disastrous hurricane passed over the Group on the 6th and 7th instant, doing a fearful amount of damage. It appeals to have come from the direction of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mr. N. Herman. who purchased the wrecked steamer Gwydir immediately after the casualty occurred, has just returned from a visit to the wreck. He reports that the vessel is still perfectly upright on a reef. He has disposed…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →During the year 1894 the Marine Board of New South Wales conducted 28 inquiries in connection with shipping casualties, and in five of these cases dealt with the certificates of persons concerned. The…
Continued on Trove, page 128 →The R.M.S. Himalaya had a narrow escape from grounding on Saturday owing to, a saltwater pipe from the condensing engine bursting and causing a sudden and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The captain of the Union Company's steamer Ohau, upon his arrival at Suva, thus describes his expenence:—At ll a.m. 6th January, the wind had reached its greatest force, it being impossible…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →PERTH, Sunday. There being no fresh cases of smallpox on the steamer Cloncurry, the vessel was granted pratique yesterday, and left direct for Melbourne. It…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"It's anybody's day," said the fat man, who, having just left the counter, was perfectly competent to pose as a critic in the matter of boat sailing, " There's no saying who will win this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →From our Fiji files we gather farther news of the recent hurricane which visited the islands. At Levuka the hurricane is described as…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →By the A.U.S.N. Company's steamer Victoria we have received the following additional reports in reference to the disastrous hurricane which swept over Fiji on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Rev. Dr. Brown, general secretary of the Australasian Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society, has received a letter from Fiji, giving some particulars of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Union Company's steamer XJpolu, which left Sydney for Fiji. Samoa, and Tonga at 11 p.m. on Monday last, had a very narrow escape from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The continuance of the southerly weather which has prevailed for the past week has resulted in considerable inconvenience to shipping people, and has given rise to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The sea was running very high along the coast yesterday, though last night it was reported to be moderating. Many schooners and Teasels are bar or weather…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →To what extent the recent gales have damaged shipping is at present unknown, and, although no disasters have yet been reported, there is every reason to believe…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →London, January 21.-A shocking disaster, involving great loss of life, has occurred on the River Ohio, United States…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A shocking disaster, involving much loss of life, has occurred on the River Ohio, in the United States. A steamer with a number of passengers on board…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The China steamer Menmuir brings news of the loss of the American ship Mary L. Stone, well known in the colonies. She stranded on the east coast of Formosa…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, January 25.-A heavy gale swept over the English Channel to-day. Daring the height of the storm the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A shocking disaster, involving much loss of life, has occurred on the River Ohi[?], in the United States. A steamer with a number of passengers on board…
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