A Steamer Mystery
BRISBANE. Monday.—The Vancouver mail steamer Miowera, which left here for Sydney on Saturday, at midnight, had a possible sensation aboard, in the shape of a stowaway, who hid…
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Steamer Moeraki at Melbourne. Admitted to Pratique. Melbourne
The steamer Moerakl, from New Zealand via Hobart, entered the Heads during Friday night and in accordance with instructions from the Board of Health, anchored on Portsea…
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The steamer Maud Weston, which has been engaged a connection with salvagy operations at the scene of the wreck of the steamer Ovalau, off Lord Howe Island, returned to Sydney on Saturday…
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SUVA, Sunday.--News has been received here that the town of Levuka and surrounding districts have been wrecked by a terrific hurricane. Many buildings were laid flat, while all…
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The State Treasurer appears to have been impressed with the importance of establishing branches of the Government Savings Bank here and there in the seaport towns, so that Jack…
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The F. and A. Company's steamer Australian, from China and Japan, arrived to-day with the following passengers:— For Sydney: Misses Roberts (2), Mrs. Lorck and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The New Steamer Lady Beatrice, Built on the Clarence
The steamer Lady Beatrice, built to the order of Captain Charles Pullen by Mr. William Dunn, of South Sydney, at Cowper, Clarence River, was given a trial trip on December 19, when she ran "a complimentary" to her owner for his enterprise in providing one of the finest (probably the finest) passenger boats on the Northern rivers. The Lady Beatrice's dimensions are:—Overall, 90ft; beam, 18ft; moulded depth, 7ft 9in. The…
Continued on Trove, page 228 →The P. and O. Company's New Steamer Moldavia, which Arrived at Sydney for the First Time on
The Moldavia, a magnificent 10,000 tons vessel, Hying the P. and O. fing, arrived at Sydney on Friday morning. The Moldavia was inunchcd from the yard of Mesais. Caird and Company, Greenock, on Marah 28 last year. She wns built at a coat of £300,000, und is the first of four vessels of a similar class, viz., the Mongolin, Macedonia, nod Marmorn. The Moldavia is 640ft in length, with a beam of 68ft, and a depth of 46ft. She has been fitted for the conveynnue of 348 first and 166 second saloon passengers. All the cabins ore on the main, spar, hurricane, and boat decks. The vessel lins a conl capacity of 2000 tons in bunkers and reserves, and only carries about 3000 tons of freight, about half the carge space being fitted with the most up-to-date appliances for the conveyance of refrigerated produce. There are many striking…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Another Turbine Steamer
The advance of the turbine in favour with shipowners, naval architects, and engineers exceeds all expectations, and even the hopes of Mr. Parsons. The Victorian, now being built by Messrs. Workman,…
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The Ayrshire, a new steamship of 7250 tons, which left London a few weeks ago for Sydney, ran her steam trials last month with very satisfactory results. She was built by Messrs. R. and W. Hawthorn, Leslie, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Steamer Guthrie. a Rough Passage
BRISBANE, Thursday.--The steamer Guthrie from Kobe for Sydney called in at Moreton Bay yesternight to replenish her coal bunkers. After taking in 96 tons of coal she left again at 5…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Steamer Burrawong. One Shaft Broken. Arakoon
Whilst the steamer Burrawong was proceeding from Kempsey, she met with an accident, breaking one of her shafts. She left for Sydney at 5 o'clock this morning, and is…
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Repairs to the steamer Coogee, which was dis[?] as a result of a collision on Christmas morning with the shin Fortunato Figari, in Bass St[?] have now practically been completed. While the…
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William Harris (40), fireman, was sentenced to six months' hard labor, at the Water Police Court yesterday, for stealing a lady's gold chain and some coins, valued in all at £5, the property of Charles Baldemar, from the…
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The outbreak of smallpox in New Zealand is causing considerable inconvenience to shipping. The steamer Mokoia, from Auckland, entered Sydney Heads at 3.15 p.m. yesterday, and from…
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In an obituary notice in the London "Daily Telegraph" of December 12 is recorded the death of Mr. Thomas Gundry, of Emmavilie, Fowey, Cornwall, who was one of the few saved…
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In the obituary notice of the London dailies recently was recorded the death of Mr. Thos. Gundry, of Emmaville, Fowery, Cornwall, who was one of the few saved from the wreck of…
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The steamer Tarcoola, from Port Kembla, went ashore at Bradley's s Head, in the harbor, yesterday afternoon, but got off with the tide in a couple of hours none the worse…
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Deaf to the cry for aid, the sailors of the German liner Hohenzollern, on a recent trip to New York, failed to answer their officers call for volunteers to rescue the crow of a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The First Shot. Japs Fire Over Russian Steamer. London, January 30
The Chefu correspondent of the "Daily Mail" states that a Japanese warship in the vicinity of Chemulpo fired three times across the bows of the…
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