Launch of a Steamer at Berry's Bay
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 January 1902 · page 6
On Wednesday at 11.30 a.m. there was laun[?] steamer from Mr. W. Dunn's yard, Berry's Bay. The vessel was built to the order of Captain James Wallace, of Pyrmont, but previous to her completion Captain Wallace…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1902 · page 12
The schooner Eclipse at Adelaide, which had such a memorable experience in last Tuesday week's gale off South Neptune Island, arrived at Port Adelaide on Sunday last The vessel showed evidence of the awful…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Government Steamer Victoria
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 February 1902 · page 8
The State Premier wished yesterday to refer to the proposed alterations in the Government steamer Victoria. He did not, he stated, propose the changes. They were suggested by Captain…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Steamer Aorangi at Pinkenba. Brisbane
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1902 · page 11
The A.M.S. Aorangi arrived at Pinkenba to-day from Vancouver, after an uneventful voyage. Following are the Sydney passengers:—Mesdames Jackson, Melville and child, Robertson and child,…
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The Catholic Press · Saturday 1 February 1902 · page 6
The frauds upon underwriters were very numerous in those times. One of the leading underwriters, Mr. Throckmorton, in giving evidence before a Parliamentary…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wreckers: Men Who Cast Away Ships. Sea Mysteries. Plots in Real-life More Sensational Than Plots in Yellow Backs
The Catholic Press · Saturday 1 February 1902 · page 6
The mystery surrounding the casting away of the yacht Ariadne, has been investigated in the Christchurch Supreme Court, yet it can hardly be said to be solved. Both the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Ariadne Case. Charge of Wrecking. Evidence of Sydney Witnesses
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 February 1902 · page 13
The trial of George Mumford and T.C. Kerry, and W. Freke, on a charge of casting away the yacht Ariadne, in New Zealand, which was recently concluded in Christchurch (N.Z.), was…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Launch at Berry's Bay. New Steamer for the Harbor Trust
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 February 1902 · page 9
Dunn's shipbuilding yards at Berry's Bay witnessed last week the successful launch of a steamer, which was originally built to tho order of Captain James Wallace, but which has since…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Our Canadian Letter. More Shipping Disasters. Terrible Loss of Life. Wreck of the Walla Walla. Victoria (British Columbia), Jan. 10
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 February 1902 · page 5
Since my last letter, in which advices were given of early shipping disasters of the winter, other deplorable accidents have occurred, involving heavy loss of life. No trace has been found of the collier…
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The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 February 1902 · page 5
AUCKLAND, Monday.--Samoa news to hand reports that the schooner Alice Macdonald, bound from Newcastle to San Francisco, mot with very heavy weather, and sprung a leak…
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The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 February 1902 · page 7
The loss of the German steamer Clara is reported from Holhow (China). The vessel ran on a sandbank, and though she quickly backed off the damage was so extensive that she sank. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Spencer-gillen Expedition. Relief Steamer Despatched
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 February 1902 · page 6
BRISBANE. Monday.--Arrangements had been made for a sailing vessel to leave Thursday Island for the M'Arthur River to bring on the members of the Spencer-Gillen exploration…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Loss of the Steamer Walla Walla. Collision with the French Barque Max. Off the Coast of California. Particulars by the R.m.s. Aorangi
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 February 1902 · page 6
Canadian files to hand by the R.M.S. Aorangi contain details of the disastrous collision at sea between the Vancouver-San Francisco liner Walla Walla and the French barque…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steamers Weatherbound. Wreck Off Scilly. American Railways Blocked
Evening News · Tuesday 4 February 1902 · page 5
LONDON, February 3, 2.25 p.m.—Seventy steamers are weatherbound at the mouth of the Thames. A German barque foundered in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Violent Gale in Europe. Several Wrecks in the English Channel. London, Feb. 3
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 February 1902 · page 5
For three days a violent north-easterly gale has raged over Europe. The gale was especially severe in the English Channel and suspended traffic…
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The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 February 1902 · page 6
The North Coast S.N. Company are in receipt of a cable from London advising the sailing of the new steamer Kyogle from Glasgow on the 30th ult. The Kyogle is coming direct to Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Channel Storm. a Barque Foundered. British Coast Fatalities. LONDON, February 4
The Australian Star · Wednesday 5 February 1902 · page 4
'A' French barque foundered oft Ushant. Twenty-one of the crew were drowned. it is feared that 50 people have been drowned on the British coast as the result of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →News by Cable. [Copyright.] The Weather in Europe. Heavy Snow. Fatal Avalanches. Wreck in the Channel
Evening News · Wednesday 5 February 1902 · page 5
LONDON, February 4, 2.25 p.m.—There has been the biggest fall for a quarter of a century of snow at Venice. Trains in Switzerland and Spain are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gales in the Northern Hemisphere. a Wreck in the English Channel. Steamers Weatherbound. London, Feb. 3
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1902 · page 7
Further reports have been received of the gales which swept over Europe for three days. The Marie Henriette, which was drifting for over 60 hours, has arrived at Ostend and…
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The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 February 1902 · page 7
The Torganten, an auxiliary three-masted schooner, arrived last evening from Normay, with a cargo of She has been brought out for the trade between Sydney New Zealand, and the Islands, for which she seems…
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