The Wreck at Elizabeth Reef
In connection with the vessel sighted ashore on Elizabeth Reef by the four-masted barque Trafalgar, on her voyage from San Francisco to Sydney, Captain Paterson, when seen yesterday,…
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Anxiety About a Steamer
BEGA, Friday.—Anxiety was felt here yesterday at no tidings being received of the steamer Eden, which, loaded with passengers, left Sydney early, arriving at Tathra last night at 11…
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Owing to the rapid strides which have been made during the past few years by Mosman, the Sydney Ferries, Limited, have built a magnificent ferry steamer, to run on the Sydney-Mosman…
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Last evening the Sydney representatives of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., agents for this Eastern and Australian Steamship Company, invited the Chinese merchants of Sydney to a dinner on board the new…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →On Board the New Steamer Empire. Chinese Merchants Entertained
The E. and A. Company's steamer Empire,, the latest addition to the company's fleet, which is at present berthed at Curcular Quay, was the scene of a festive gathering yesterday, the…
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The monthly meeting of the Royal Shipwreck Relief and Humane Society of New South Wales was held in the Royal Exchange, Bridge-street. yesterday afternoon, when there were present:—…
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The monthly meeting of the Royal Shipwreck Relief and Humane Society of New South Wales was held in the-Royal Exchange yesterday afternoon,Mr. J. H. Storey being in the chair…
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WENTWORTH. Thursday--News has just come to hand that the steamer Julia, with the- barge Impulse, has struck a rock and sunk about 20 miles above Mildura, near Tapalin. The…
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The steamer Whangape, of the fleet of the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand, which is overdue from Timaru, had not been sighted from South Head at 3 o'clock this morning. She sailed…
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The steamer Fortunatus, from Sydney, when entering the port at 3.25 p.m. to-dau went aground on the south side of the channel near Stony Point. It is understood she was drawing 14ft. About 180 tons of water ballast were…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wreck of the London. a Graphic Account of the Catastrophe. (Special to "The World's News.")
Sunday last was the anniversary of one of the most disastrous wrecks of the 19th century—the loss of the steamer London in the Bay of Biscay on January 11, 1866…
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A few days ago "The Daily Telegraph" reported that the stack of a smelting furnace at Crotty (Tas.) had been destroyed by [?]ightning. Crotty is the smelting works of the North Mount…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →The Wrecked Barque Inverlochy. Difficulty of Salvage Operations. Melbourne
The Collector of Customs at Geelong paid a visit to the wreck of the Inverl[?]hy to-day. He states that salvage operations are now carried on under the most daugerous conditions, as owing to the…
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The Cape mail yesterday brought particulars of the wreak of the barque Hiddekel, just outside Table Bay. The Hiddekel, a large and well-found steel sailing ship, was heading for Table…
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LONDON, January 17.—The overdue Transatlantic steamer St. Louis passed Nantucket lightship dead slow. She had met with a succession of gales which sorely tried the boilers…
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The steamer Vine Branch, with a cargo of 2500 tons of maize from the Argentine, passed Cape Otway at 10 o'clock on Saturday morning, and was ordered by signals to proceed direct to Sydney…
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The new cable steamer Restorer, a vessel of about 2000 tons, owned by the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, will shortly visit Adelaide. She measures 447ft. in length and 44ft. beam. The vessel will bring out to Singapore…
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The barque Concordia, recently wrecked near [?] was sold by auction at Auckland on the 5th instant, Mr. J. Stewart, of Helensville, being the purchaser at £200. The vessel was 1047 tons, and was built as recently [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tonga News. Shipping Casualties. Wreck of the Malmen
NUKUALOFA, TONGA, January 3.--Christmas Day in Tonga is generally a very quiet one, but this year, before the day was over, the residents were furnished with some matter for excitement…
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SUVA, Sunday.--A hurricane passed over tho eastern portion of Fiji. Rough weather prevailed at Suva and it is feared that damage has resulted at Labasa, Taviuni, and Lau. No reports have…
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