Accident on a Steamer
Evan Jones, a wharf labouror, residing in Belmore-road, Penshurst, was admitted into Sydney Hospital yesterday morning with internal injurles and a severely lacerated thigh…
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Theft on a Steamer. An Officer's Loss
The police are investigating a robbery, which was perpetrated yesterday on the Lund liner Commonwealth, lying at the Central Wharf, and of which the third officer,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Heavy Premium. Steamer That Sailed for Vladivostock
LONDON, Thursday.--A premium of 75 guineas per cent. has been paid at Lloyd's on the London steamer Claverdale, which left Barry on September 1, and Port Natal…
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A telegram front Hobart states that the steamer Seabird has been despatched to search for castaways from the wrecked barque Brier Holme. In connection with the wreckage found…
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BRISBANE, Friday. -- The Collector of Customs this afternoon received a telegram from Sandy Capo that three aboriginals, portion of the crew of the schooner Wywerra, employed in…
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Telegraphic advice received from Brisbane last night states that the schoonar Waiwera, which is employed in the beche de mer trade, was totally wrecked about one mile south of…
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John Sheepwash, third officer of the steamer Commonwealth has reported to the police that on Thursday his cabin was entered while the vessel was lying at the Central Wharf, and a…
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Tenders have been signed in connection with the building of a new steamer for the Watson's Bay Ferry Company. According to the plans, the new boat, when completed will be an…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Departure of the Steamer Rockton
Messrs. Burns, Philp and Company, Ltd., will despatch the steamer Rockton from Sydney to-day, with a general cargo for Kobe (Japan). The Rockton, it is understood was recently…
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The Sydney Ferries' new steamer Kulgoa, intended for the Milson's Point service, made a successful trial trip down the harbor yesterday. The Kulgoa is…
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MELBOURNE, Saturday.—The steamer Star of Scotland had a sensational experience on Thursday evening. The vessel, which belongs to the Tyser line, was on her way from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Survivors From a Shipwreck. About to Eat a Comrade. When Rescued by a Steamer
LONDON Thursday Afternoon. -- The survivors from the dredger Texas, which foundered in the Bay of Biscay, had been six days without food or water, when picked up…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Disabled Vessel on the Coast. Picked Up by Pilot Steamer. Excitement at Bondi
The crowd of bathers who regularly visit the Ocean Beach at Bondi were this morning startled by the movements of a steamer which was close in, and heading north…
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Our Melbourne correspondent wired last night:—The freight vessel New Guinea went aground at Geelong early this morning, owing to a heavy smoke obscuring the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer in Distress Off Bondi. Picked Up by Pilot Boat
Residents of Bondi and neighborhood early yesterday morning were startled by the sight of a steamer firing rockets of distress. The vessel was drifting close in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Steamer Captuerd By the Japanese with Coal for Vladi-vostock. London, Saturday Morning
The Japanese, in the Sea of Japan, have captured the British steamer Roseley, with 6500 tons of Cardiff coal, which was being conveyed to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Runs Ashore. Melbourne
At about half-past 3 o'clock this morning the steamer New Guinea, bound for Geelong, ran ashore close to Portarlington pier. The vessel was on a south-west course, but owing…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steamer in Distress. the Dorrigo Breaks Down. Despatch of the Pilot Steamer and Lifeboat
Considerable excitement was created early on Saturday morning by a report from those in charge of the fortifications at Bondi to the effect that a steamer was disabled, and was…
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Charles Stewart, aged 3 years, who was a passenger by the steamer Nerong from the Bellinger River, died aboard the vessel on Friday afternoon. The child was accompanied by his…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Queensland. Increased Steamer Freights. Brisbane
A Townsville telegram states that a considerable quantity of gold, which had been detained for a week because of the extra freight charge which the ocean-going…
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