The Loch Fergus Ashore. London, Feb. 7
The barque Loch Fergus, bound from Glasgow to Brisbane, has gone ashore at Killeany Beach, on the Irish coast, and will probably become a total wreck. The…
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A Steamer for the Mount Lyell Copper Company
By the mail yesterday news was received of the [?] on December 28 last of a new twin-screw steamer for the North Mount Lyell Copper Company. Limited. The steamer, which was named North Lyell, was built at the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Wreck of the Hawksdale. London, Feb. 7
The ship Hawkedale, which was recently wrecked at Long Sand, near the estuary of the Thames, has broken in halves and is now submerged…
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A telegram was received by the Marino Board yesterday stating that the schooner Talbot had gone ashore in Fingal Bay, near Port Stephens. This bay lies to the south of the entrance to Port…
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NELSON'S BAY, Thursday.--The schooner Talbot, bound from Manning River to Sydney, has gone ashore in Fingal Bay…
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LONDON, February 9, 4.55 p.m.—The P. and O. steamer" China, which went ashore off Azalea Point, on the Island of Perim, has left. Perim for London. She is being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In a Hurricane. Terrible Experience of a Cattle Steamer
A hurricane, or "willy willy," which swept the West Australain coast recently, was encountered by the cattle steamer Tangier (Captain Neate), and the steadier turned up at Fremantle the other…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →News From the Islands. Arrival of the Steamer Ysabel. an Island Swept by Tidal Waves. Between 30 and 40 Houses Washed Away
Last night Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Co's. steamer Ysabel anchored in Watson's Bay after a cruise through the Solomon and Santa Cruz groups…
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FORSTER, Saturday.—The steamer Wakefield arrived and crossed the bar at 9 a.m., but grounded on the inner spit. She cannot get off till the next tide…
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The new ferry steamer built to the order of the Parramatta River Steamers and Tramway Co. by Messrs. R. Young and Son was successfully launched at the firm's yards…
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At the invitation of the directors of the Parramatta River Steamers and Tramway Company, Limited, about 100 people were conveyed by the Eagle to the shipbuilding yards of Messrs. Young…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Great Storms In Ireland. the New Church at Castle[?]ar Wrecked
A great storm swept over portions of Ireland on December 27, doing very considerable damage. The storm was accompanied by thunder and lightning in Clare…
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LONDON, February 12, 3.30 p.m.—The Cunard line steamer Pavonia is overdue. Her engines were disabled during a hurricane when near the Azores…
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The steamer Wakefield arrived and crossed the bar at 9 a.m. today, but grounded on the inner spit. She cannot get oft until the next high tide…
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The mail steamer Australia, which for many years ran to Sydney from San Francisco, under the auspices of the Pacific Mall Company's line, arrived at San Francisco recently after a thrilling…
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The Bronzewing, a fine now steamer, built for the Parramatta River Steamers and Tramway Co. Limited, was launched on Saturday morning from the shipbuilding yard of Messrs. young…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Harbour Steamer. Launch of the Bronzewing
The launching of a new steamer for the Parramatta River Steamers and Tramway Company, Limited, was the occasion of a numerous gathering on Saturday morning. The visitors were conveyed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wreck of the Glenhuntly. Five Months on Tristan D'acunha
I have had (writes a correspondent of the "Daily News") a long and interesting talk with Max Smith, late cook aud steward of the barque Glenhuutly, which sprang a leak in the South Atlantic in…
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LONDON, February 13, 3.20 p.m.—Grave fears are entertained for the safety of the Cunard line steamer Pavonia, which wag disabled during a hurricane when off the Azores…
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