The Cunard Steamer Etruria Terrible Passage. Narrow Escape From Collision
LONDON, February 16, 3.30 p.m.—The Cunard line steamer Etruria has arrived at New York, after a terrible passage from Qneenstown…
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The Steamer Orara Aground. on the Rocks at Tweed River
A telegram from the Tweed River yesterday afternoon stated that the steamer Orara, whilst attempting to enter the river at 1 p.m., ran aground, her position being considered dangerous…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →R.M.S. Oceana at Albany. Albany, Thursday.--The P. and O. steamer
Oceana, E. Stewart commander, from Colombo, arrived at Albany at 8.20 a.m. to-day, with the following passengers:-- For Adelaide--Consul-General Von…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News by Cable. [Copyright.] Storms in the Atlantic. the Steamer Bulgaria. More People Saved. the Pretoria in Danger
LONDON, February 16.—It is reported from the Azores that a steamer, the name of which is not known, rescued a boat load of people from the Hamburg-American liner Bulgaria…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Extra Special. "Evening News" Office. 3.30 P.M. Wreck of the Orara. How It Occurred. Position of the Vessel. Hopes of Saving the Cargo
TWEED HEADS, Friday Afternoon.—The Steamer Orara left Sydney at 1.30 a.m. on Tuesday, and after a pleasant trip, calling at Newcastle and Woolgoolga, and arrived of Tweed Heads…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Steamer Burrawong
A telegram from the Macleay to-day, timed 3.4 p.m., states that the Burrawong, which is still, aground on the bar, has now moved hen whole length towards deep water. The…
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The Parramtta River Steamers and Tramway Co. launched a new steamer on Saturday, and Miss Wright, daughter of Mr. F. A. Wright, chairman of the Board…
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FORSTER, Saturday Morning. — The steamer Wakefield is anchored in the bay, and cannot cross in before Monday, there, being insufficient water on the bar. The weather is fine, with a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Stranded Steamer Burrawong. Good Prospects for Floating
A further telegram, received with reference to the grounding of the steamer Burrawong at the entrance to the Macleay River, states that the vessel during Thursday night moved about her…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Stranded Steamer Orara. Latest From the Scene. a Salvage Expedition From Sydney
Mr. G. W. Nicoll's coasting steamer Orara, Which went ashore at the Tweed River on Thursday, still lies on the rocks at the north head of the river. She shifted in a little yesterday, but…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →On the Bar at Tweed Heads. Steamer Orara in a Dangerous Position Byron Bay
The steamer Orara was reported to be in a dangerous position last night on the bar at the Tweed Heads. The steamer Excelsior left here this morning without unloading to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Special Cables. From the "Herald's" London Correspondents. Storms in the Atlantic. Terrible Passage of the Steamer Etruria. the Bulgaria Sighted. Vessels Damaged. London, Feb. 16
The Cunard liner Etruria has arrived at New York after a terrible passage across the Atlantic. When off the American coast she…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wreck of the Orara. How It Occurred. Position of the Vessel. Hopes of Saving the Cargo
TWEED HEADS, Friday Afternoon.—The steamer Orara left Sydney at 1.30 a.m. on Tuesday, and after a pleasant trip, calling at Newcastle and Woolgoolga, arrived off Tweed Heads…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Fatal Plunge Terrible Wreck — Trembling Above the Seething Abyss — Help Arrives at the Last Second — She Looks Back on Peril with Dread
IT falls to the lot of few to know the dangers of shipwreck or to feel that mad panic which seizes on the brain when the heart fails at the sight of death in the wild ocean,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Stranded Steamer Orara
The steamer Orara still remains ashore are the Tweed River entrance. Mr. G. W. Nicoll, the owner, when seen last evening, stated that he had not heard from the captain during the day, but a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Storms in the Atlantic. the Steamer Pavonia Safe, All Well. London, Feb. 19
The Cunard liner Pavonia, which was disabled during a hurricane in the Atlantic, has been towed to the Azores…
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Advices from Honolulu by the Mariposa state that a wreck has been washed up on the Hamakua coast. She is described as a very large vessel, and is on the Hamakua coast at Apua, near…
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NELSON'S BAY, Monday.--The steamer Gosford returned here this morning from the scene of salvage operations at the wrecked steamer Centennial, bringing the lighter Norman. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Stranded Steamer Orara
A telegram was received yesterday by the Sydney Underwriters' Association from Captain Bentley, the salvage officer, who is at the wreck of the steamer Orara. as follows:--"Orara is in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Atlantic Storms. the Steamer Pavonia. a Perilous Situation
LONDON, February 20.—Further details have been received of the disablement in the Atlantic of the Cunard Line steamer Pavonia during the recent storms…
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