Orotava Ashore. At Perim Island. LONDON, February 23
the R.M.S. Oratava, of the Orient Co.'s line, has gone ashore on the Scilla Shoal at Perim, in the Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb, at the southern entrance of the…
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The Grounding of the Steamer Liddesdale
At a meeting of the Marine Board to-day it was decided to prefer a charge of careless navigation against Captain Clark in connection with the grounding of the sleamer Liddlesdale, off the…
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The Orient R.M.S. Orotava, which left London for Australia on 5th February, and Port Said on 18th February, has gone ashore on the Seilla shoal, near…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Steward in Trouble. Alleged Theft of Cutlery. From the Steamer Namoi
James Robert Southern, chief steward of the steamship Namoi, of the Newcastle and Hunter River Co., was at the Central Police Court to-day charged with stealing…
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A few weeks ago the Newcastle Harbourmaster (Captain Newton) called attention to the urgent necessity of blowing up the wreck of the Colonist, which in his opinion is a source of great danger to…
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ALBANY, Thursday. -- The new German mail steamer Barbarossa arrived from Bremen at daylight this morning, and was quarantined on account of the plague in India. The agents were…
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NAMBUCCA HEADS, Sunday. -- The schooner Alpha, while being towed in over the bar early this morning, was swept on to the rocks off Flirt Point, inside the bar. Her port bilge is stove in, and her false keel gone. The…
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ALBANY, Sunday. -- The steamer La Serena, on the voyage from Fremantle, struck on a reef. The vessel, which is leaking, has now discharged to cargo of coal, and will be examined by a diver…
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The P. and O. Company's R.M.S. Ballaarat left Suez on the evening of Thursday, the 25th February, for Australia…
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PERTH, Monday. -- The Adelaide Steamship Company's steamer La Serena struck on a reef off Cape Leeuwin during the voyage from Fremantle to Albany on Thursday. The weather was thick…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Balmain New Ferry Company. the Steamer Lady Hampden. a Successful Trial Trip
The Lady Hampden, the latest addition to the Balmain New Ferry Company's fleet of steamers, made her trial trip yesterday. In the morning the vessel was taken down the harbor to do the official engineer's trial over…
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Following closely upon the wreek of the barque Europa in Jurien Bay comes a report of the loss of another barque, the Villalta, on the same coast. The particulars to hand are…
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PERTH, Monday. -- A ship, the name of which is unknown, was wrecked between Fremantle and Geraldton on Saturday night. It is rumored that several lives were lost. The most meagre…
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Messrs. Henderson and Macfarlane's steamer Arch[?] yesterday arrived from an island cruise with passengers and cargo. Of the round trip Captain Henry reports having left Sydney 25th November, arrived at…
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LONDON, Tuesday.--The steamer Aorangi, which has been purchased by the Canadian-Australian line for the mail service between Sydney and Vancouver, has been taken a…
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The North German Lloyd steamer Gera, which left Bremen on the 14th ultimo for Sydney, has gone aground in the Ischia Channel, near the Bay of Naples…
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LONDON, Tuesday. --The German mail steamer Gera, which left Bremen on February 10 for Australian ports, went aground in the Ischia Channel, Italy. Portion of…
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PERTH, Wednesday.—In regard to the loss of the barque Vallalta it is now ascertained that she struck on the Eschenault Reef, south, of Moore River, on Friday morning last. The chief and second officers…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Second Edition. Wreck of the Barque Vallalta. How the Disaster Occurred, Perth
Further particulars regarding the wreck of the barque Vallalta show that she struck on the Eschenault reef, South of Moore River, on Friday morning. A full statement regarding the wreck…
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Mr. Robert Sutherland, chief officer of the barque Vallalta, which was wrecked on Friday morning, on the Eschenault reef, south of Moore River,…
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