The Mail Steamer
The new maliboat Crtona, of the Orient lino, will berth at Circular Quay to-day. She arrived from London on Saturday morning, and was greatly admired at her moorings in Neutral…
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Another German Steamer Seized
LONDON, January 7.—the German East African line steamer herzog, from Hamburg for Delagoa Bay, has been seized and taken to Durban…
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The first vessel to leave Sydney for Noumea since the outbreak of the plague was the French mail steamer Pacifique. She sailed on Saturday, and took the New Caledonian portion of the…
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Some few months ago a proposal emanated from West Australia to tie effect that . mail steamers at present trading between England, the Continent, and Australia, to add ito their list…
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LONDON, January 5, 3.57 p.m.—The Channel Islands mail steamer, Ibex, struck on the Black Rock, off the coast of Guernsey. The steamer afterwards sank slowly, all on…
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The Hamburg steamer Herzog, bound for Delagoa Bay, has been seized and brought to Durban…
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LONDON, January 7, 3.30 p.m.—The Orient line R.M.S. Ormuz collided with the steamer Glasgow in the English Channel. The Glasgow foundered. The crew was saved…
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LONDON. Friday Afternoon.--The mail steamer Ibex yesterday struck the Black Rock, off the Isle of Guernsey. The vessel settled down slowly, and enabled…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck on the Lihou Beep. the Steamer Queen Cristina Aground. a Search for Assistance. Five Days' in an Open Boat
TOWNSVILLE, Saturday.--Six men, consisting of the second mate (Mr. Chapman), the fourth engineer, two firemen, and two sailors, came ashore this morning with the report that the…
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The Hamburg steamer Herzog, bound for Delagoa Bay, has been seized and taken to Durban…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Perils of the Sea. Feared Wreck of a Large Steamer. the Queen Cristina Bound to Newcastle. Crashes Upon a Reef During a Hurricane. Townsville
Six men came ashore in the captain's gig and reported that the steamer Queen Cristina, Captain John Breaks, was aground ou Linou Reef, 230 miles beyond the Barrier Reef. The party…
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The Orient liner Ormuz, while in the English Channel, nearing the end of her voyage from Australia, collided with the steamer Glasgow…
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Six men landed in a boat at Townsville today from the steamer Queen Christina, bound from Shanghai to Newcastle in ballast. They report that they left the vessel ashore on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Boer War. Fighting Near Colesberg. Boer Defeats. the N.s.w. Lancers Active. Buller Busy. a Sortie From Mafeking. Another German Steamer Seized. (Copyright.) French at Colesberg. Boer Defeats
LONDON, January 7.— Lieutenant-General French yesterday in force assaulted the Boers round Colesberg. he discovered two of the enemy's guns placed five miles to the north of…
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BRISBANE, Monday.—A telegram from Towns-ville reports that the steamer Queen Cristina is ashore on Lihon Reef, 230 miles beyond the Barrier Reef. The news was brought by six men,…
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News has been received of the wreck of the mail steamer Ibex on the "Black Rock," outside the island of Guernsey, one of the Channel group. '…
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The steamer Excelsior, which was sunk in a collision with the Edina off Point Cook on July 11 last, has been moved to within 25ft. of the Williamstown pier, and the contractor for raising her…
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The German steamer General, which was detained by the British authorities at Aden, while on a voyage to East Africa, it being suspected that she had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Searching a China Steamer. How a Keen Search Was Rewarded
The days may be past in which an extensive system of smuggling cigars, tobacco, opium, &c., from China was possible, but still it is found to be worth the while of the Customs Department to employ a…
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Sir,—In your issue of to-day (8th) the wreck of the steamer Queen Cristina ou Lihou Re[?]f is reported. This is one of the extensive and dangerous reefs off the Queensland coast in the Coral Sea…
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