A Steamer Seized by a British Gunboat
The steamer Baluchistan has again been seized by the British gunboat Lapwing at Muscat, with a shipment of arms and ammunition, which were shipped at St…
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An Overdue Steamer. The Argyle Missing. MELBOURNE, Saturday Night
The steamer Argyle, from Melbourne to Bairnsdale, which should have reached her destination on Friday morning, has not yet arrived. She passed Wilson's…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →An Awful Wreck
ON the morning of December 24 the Nara Mara, a Japanese merchant steamer belonging to the Osaka Shoseu Kwaisha, ran on a hidden rock of the Pescadores Group, and was so…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Wreck of the Matatura. All Hands Saved, London, January 28
The whole of those on board the Mataura, lately wrecked in Magellan Straits, hare been saved, and are proceeding to England by the steamer Orcena…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A British-india Steamer in Rough Weather
The Muttra, belonging to the British-India line, had an exceptional experience lately. She reported on arrival at Colombo on the 5th instant that, while at Port Louis, a cyclone swept over the harbour and nearly swept the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tee Narrabeen Disaster. Fall From a Steamer. An Old Man's Death
After battling through life for 77 years it is a sad ending to find death in the waters of the harbour. Such occurred on Saturday night to Hugh Hilton, a resident of 98…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News by Cable. [Copyright.] the Mataura Disaster. Struck on an Uncharted Rock. Run Ashore to Avoid Sinking
LONDON, January 29.-Later intelligence received with regard to the wreck of the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Mataura in the Straits of Magellan state that the…
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News by way of Perth (W.A.) has been received of the total wreck of the barque August Telleson, 739 tons. She was loading timber at Rockingham, and daring the height of the recent gale she parted her…
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Sealers' Cove, or Jack Harbour as the sealers call it, is described as a sung place to anchor. It forms almost a basin, and is "as snug as a wet dock," in which a vessel might careen with safety…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General Cables. The Upper Nile. Wreck of the Mataura. LONDON, January 29
Mr. H. S. H. Cavendish, the well-known English explorer, who recently returned from a remarkable expedition in Somaliland, is about to lead another expedition consisting…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wreck of the Mataura. Crew and Passengers Safe. She Strikes an Uncharted Rock. Probable Salvage of Cargo
LONDON, Friday Night. -- Later reports which have come to hand with reference to the wreck of the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Mataura in the Straits…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Stranded Steamer Bulimba
On Saturday afternoon the steamer Bulimba was towed off the sandbank at Fremantle, on which she struck during the gale on Thursday afternoon. Three tugs were employed, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mail Steamer Delayed
MELBOURNE, Monday. -- The departure of the R.M.S. Britannia for London has been postponed until 6 p.m. to-morrow. The mail steamer on her run round from Sydney was considerably…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Shipping Catastrophe. Schooner Run Down. All Hands Saved. AUCKLAND
The steamer Stella, while between Tui and Rangitoto, collided with the three-masted schooner Waitemata, from Newcastle, and sank her. The ship's passengers and all…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Koonya Wreck. (To the Editor of the "Evening New.")
Sir.-Will you allow me to contradict a statement appearing in yesterday's issue of the "News." wherein your Sutherland correspondent states that the owner of the waggonette bringing…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wreck of the Minora
NEWOASTLE, Tuesday.-With regard to the loss of the brig Minora Mr. Robt, B. Wallace, agent for the steamer Tangier, states that he has been requested b[?] Captain Neate of the steamer Tangier to state on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Colonist and Cawabba Wrecks
Attention has frequently been called to the necesity for marking the position of the wrecks of the Colonist and Cawarra on the Oyster Bank at the entrance to Port Hunter, and numbers of nautical…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Schooner Waiwera Floated
THURSDAY ISLAND, Tuesday. -- The schooner Waiwera was floated off the [?]eef on Saturday, and towed into port. The damage is not serious…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Inquiry Into the Wreck of the Ranelagh
BUNDABERG, Tuesday. -- The Marine Board inquiry into the stranding of the steamer Ranelagh commenced to-day. Little fresh information was given. Captain Fawcett stated that after…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wreck in the Channel. Eighteen Lives Lost
LONDON, February 2. -The steamer Channel Queen was wrecked off the coast of Guernsey during a dense fog last night. A panic occurred among the passengers…
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