French Transport Wrecked. Rocket Apparatus Saves All Hands
LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--The French hospital transport Nive has been wrecked on the coast of Morocco. By the use of the.rocket apparatus all on…
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Royal Shipwreck Society. Several Awards Granted
The monthly meeting of the committee of the Royal Shipwreck Relief and Humane Society of New South Wales was held in the Royal Exchange, Bridge-street, yesterday afternoon…
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The North Coast S.N., Co.'s new passenger steamer Orara is expected to reach the harbor at daylight tomorrow, having passed Wilson's Promontory at 12.45 p.m. yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trouble at Morpeth. Steamer's Crew Discharged
WEST MATTLAND. Friday.—Trouble has arisen in connection with shipping business at Morpeth. From a statement made by a wharf laborer, it would appear that the steamers Anna…
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The new and speedy steamship Orara, recently built in Great Britain for the Sydney-Byron Bay service of the North Coast Steam Navigation Compnny, Ltd., signalled Wllson's…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Beri-beri." Outbreak on a Steamer. One Man Succumbs. Others Still Suffering
An outbreak of the dreaded "beri-berl" disease on board the steamer Borderer forced the captain to put into Sydney yesterday for medical assistance…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fever Stricken Steamer Borderer Puts Into Sydney Six Cases of Beri Beri Aboard One Death at Sea
When daylight dawned yesterday the lookout at South Head discerned a large steamer deeply laden lying to in the distance. Soon the vessel approached nearer, and her…
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Capt. Webber, secretary of the Royal Shipwreck Relief and Humane Society of N.S.W. is in receipt of the sum of £2 2s 6d from Captain Sinclair, of the steamer Duranbah, being the proceeds of a concert…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Ketch Capsized
HOBART, Friday.--The ketch Lillieateath, whilst entering Recherche, capsized. The crow got ashore safely. A steamer left to-night to endeavor to tow her to an anchorage…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Our Growing Coastal Trade. New Steamer Arrives
Further evidence of the marvellous growth of our coastal trade during the past year or two was furnished yesterday by the arrival from England of still another modern cargo…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Fatalities and Accidents. Crushed by a Ferry Steamer
George Muller aged 13½ years an employee at the General Post Office while removing a rope from a ferry steamer at Mart's Dock Wharf yesterday, slipped between the wharf and the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Arrival of the Urilla. Adelaide Company's New Steamer
The Adelaide Steamship Company's new steamer Urilla arrived at Sydney yesterday on her maiden voyage from Middlesborough via Capetown and Albany. The Urilla was built by Sir Raylton Dixon and Co.,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A New Coast Steamer. Arrival of the Orara
The steamer Orara, the North Coast Company's latest and largest steamer, berthed at the company's wharf. Darling Harbor, this morning, having arrived daring the night from…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Burnt to the Water's Edge. River Steamer Destroyed. Grew Escape
LAUNCESTON, Friday.--The Launceston River steamer Niree was completely destroyed by fire at Georgetown on Thursday night. How the outbreak originated is not known, but in an…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Steamer in Distress. the Wyoming Breaks Down. Towed Into Port Stephens
A telegram was yesterday received by the Department of Navigation from the pilot at Tacking Point stating that at a late hour on Thursday night the small cargo steamer…
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The Launceston River steamer Nirce was completely destroyed by fire at Georgetown on Thursday night. How the outbreak originated is not known, but in an incredibly short time the boat…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →French Transport Wrecked
The French transport Nive, 5500 tons, has been wrecked on the coast of Morocco. The rocket apparatus saved all who were on board, numbering 240…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Liner Wrecked in Blinding Storm. 600 Passengers Rescued by a Rope. Halifax (N.s.), December 2
The Canadian Pacific liner Mount Temple, from Antwerp to St. John, New Brunswick, was totally wrecked at mid-night last night on the West Ironbound…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A Smart Coaster. the New Steamer Orara
The North Coast S.N. Company's new steamer Orara, commanded by Captain J. Hunter, reached Sydney Harbor on Saturday morning, on her maiden voyage from Burnt Island (Scotland), via Suez Canal…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Incident at Sea Racing Boat Nearly Cut Down by the Steamer Kempsey
The sailing boat Mischief, which was engaged in the tuck boats race under the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron's flag on Saturday, had a narrow escape of being run down at…
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