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Sir, -- Had the Assembly's Navigation Bill of last session been passed by the Council, there is little doubt that the clause which provided for the half-yearly inspection of vessels would have…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A disabled steamer flying the German flag was met by the Nippon Yusen Kalsha liner Yamashire Maru on her passage from Sydney to Hongkong. A report received yesterday by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In view of the congestion of traffic that is likely to occur at the Circular Quay and in Sydney Cove on Anniversary Day, with its attendant risk to the travelling public, and with the object of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SUTHERLAND, Tuesday morning.-The Cronulla mailman reports that the Mornya Steamship Company's Koonya is ashore at Boat Harbor, Botany South Head. No lives have been lost…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A letter received by the steamer Taiyuan. from the captain of H.M.S. Edgar one of the recent additions to the China squadron, gives particulars of the destruction of the steamer Edenmoor by fire in the Red Sea, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A very meagre telegram detailing the loss of the steamer Koonya was received this morning by Messrs. Featherstone and M'Glew. The message was as follows:--…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The thick weather which enveloped the coast line yesterday morning was the cause of the loss of the steamer Koonya, a well-Known coaster, owned by the Moruya Steam Navigation…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →EDEN, Tuesday.--The steamer Victoria with difficulty came alongside the wharf yesterday at 2 p.m. to take in coal and sand, still having a big list to port. About 11 p.m. the steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two or thtee wrecks have happened at Cronulla Beach, principally small coasting craft, whirh, while seeking in the darkness shelter in Botany Bay from storms, have misjudged the distance, and striking…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. W. Constable, a passenger from Moruya by the ill-fated steamer Koonya, called at the "Evening News" Office this morning, and, concerning the loss of the steamer, made the following statement:…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The first coach load of passengers from the wreck arrived at Hurstville at 5 o'clock yesterday evening. One lady and three children were among the number. They did not look…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The steamer traffic in Sydney Cove was carried through yesterday without any mishap. Probably the disastrous collision which occurred near the North Shore Company's Wharf on Boxing Day…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A further addition to the fleet of Messrs. Houlder Brother is the Royston Grange, which had her trial trip on the 15th ultimo. The principal dimensions are:— Length, 370[?]: breadth, 47ft, Gin.: dept…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The ateamer Menmair, in the Eastern and Australasian Company's line, which left Hongkong December 27, passed tacking Point at 2 p.m. yesterday, and should arrive early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LONDON, January 20, 3.30 p.m.-The steamer Baluchistan, which was recently seized in the Thames and afterwards released, when she sailed for the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SUTHERLAND, Thursday.-Twenty-nine large fat pigs, which were driven from the wreck of the Koonya yesterday, are now in the railway stockyard. As they have got neither food nor…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →All attempts to pump the steamer Ranelagh have failed and it is believed further operations will have to be deferred until next spring tides. Portion of the salvaged goods…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A number of people visited the scene of the wreck of the steamer Koonya at Cronulla Beach yesterday. Very little was, however, to be seen of the vessel, so complete had been the break up…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BUNDABERG, Wednesday.--The steamer Ranelagh bus water up to her port holes at high tides, and all attempts to pump the vessel dry have failed. It Is believed there are other large…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our illustration depicts the wreck of the coastal steamer Koonya as she now lies at Cronulla. The details of the disaster, which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday morning, and was fortunately unattended with loss of life, have already appeared…
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