'A' Schooner Capsizes. Eight Lives Lost
"The schooner Reginald Fisher capsized in the Mersey during the gale. Eight of her crew were drowned…
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Terific Gales. in England and Ireland. Schooner Capsized and Crew Drowned
LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--A, terrific gale raged yesterday in the Midlands, the north-west of England and Ireland, and did damage to the extent of several hundred…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Terrific Gaies in Britain. Buildings Wrecked. Damage by Wind and Hail. London, Feb. 23
A gals has swept over the Midlands and the north-west of England and Ireland. A terrifc fall of hail stopped hundreds of football matches on Saturday. Three…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Was It Wreckage? Masts Seen From Cronulla
A report was received from Cronulla Beach yesterday stating that what appeared to be two masts drifting in an upright position from the south to the beach, were sighted by a party of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Lifeboat Shed
In the southern end of Watson's Bay is situated a newly-constructed lifeboat shed, to cover the lifeboat Alice Rawson. The shed cost something like £1100. The whole…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coasting Steamer Aground
A telegram was received in Sydney yesterday stating that the steamer Wandra, owned by Messrs. Allen Taylor and Co., was aground on the Wandanean bar, at Sussex Inlet, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →New Australian Steamer. Wyreena From London
LONDON, Tuesday.--The A.U.S.N. Company's new steamer Wyreena, intended for the Australian trade, has sailed from London for Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →New Steamer for the Sydney Ferries
The Sydney Ferries, Ltd., intend to bulle a new steamer for their harbor services, and tenders are now being called for the construction of the vessel. The steamer will be of the Kookaburra type, but somewhat smaller…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Quarrel on a Steamer Coolie Sentenced to Ten Years. Adelaide
At the Criminal Court to-day the Indian coolie Abdullah, who had been found guilty of manslaughter in connection with the death of Azad Ullah, who was stabbed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Steamer Parua Floated
News was received from Fiji by the Miowera that the steamer Parua, which was reported a total wreck on a reef near Fawn Harbor, Navua, Levu has been successfully floated, and is now…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mutton Washed Ashore. Oceanic Company Sued
At Truro, the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company, Limited, the owners of the White Star steamer Suovic, were sued by the Cornwall County Council for £52, expenses…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Story of the Eclipse. How the Ship Foundered. Horrors in an Open Boat
"Weak from lack of food and drink, worn and rooked from long exposure on the open sea, their bonds sticking pitifully out," is the description given of the survivors of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Thieves' good Haul. Robbery on a Steamer
An extensive robbery occurred on Wednesday on board the Lund steamar Geelong. lying at Miller's Point A third-class cabin, occupied by Adam Woods and Alfred Harvey. Dassengers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Robbery From a Steamer Cabin on the Geelong Ransacked Property Valued at £50 Stolen
An extensive robbery was carried out on board the steamer Geelong, lying at the Central Wharf, Miller's Point, yesterday, property valued at £50 being stolen…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Strange Wreck at the Islands. Schooner High and Dry on a Reef
A strange story comes from the islands by the Union Company's steamer Navua. The auxiliary schooner Laurel recently arrived at Levuka, and the officers reported sighting on January 18…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Thieves at Work
While the steamer Geelong was lying alongside the Central Wharf at Miller's Point on Wednesday an extensive robbery was carried out. Messrs. Woods and Harvey, two…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The New Mall Steamer Asturlas
The Asturias, the latest addition to the fleet of mail steamers now engaged in the Australian trade, arrived at Fremantle at 7 o'clock yesterday morning from London via ports, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Collision at Newcastle. Steamer and Barquentine
A message was received at Sydney this morning from Newcastle, and posted on the board at the Royal Exchange, stating that A. Currie's steamer Darius collided with the American…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Huddart, Parker's New Steamer. Luncheon on the Ulimaroa
A representative gathering acccpted the invitation of the directors of Huddart, Parker and Co. to have luncheon upon the new twin screw steamer Ulimaroa, yesterday. The steamer,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Collision at Newcastle. the Darius and an American Schooner. the Steamer on the Rocks. Newcastle
A collision occurred in the harbour off the lower end of the dyks this morning between the steamer Darius and the American schooner Jane L. Stanford, and resulted in…
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