The Wrecked Reservoir. Officers Astounded
MITTAGONG, Monday-- In connection with the stale of the reservoir which collapsed on Friday night, Messrs. De Burgh, Burrows, and Butler, engineers of the Public Works…
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The Wreck of the Aleida
Captain A. M. Berntsen, who was muster of the Norwegian barque Aleida, lost a few months ago at Surprise Island, returned to Sydney by the French steamer Pacifique on Sunday from a visit to the wreck…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Mittagong Reservoir. Inspecting the Wreckage. Investigation to Be Made. Mittagong
Messrs. De Burgh and Burrows, also Mr. Butler, Government superintending engineer for the construction of the reservoir, accompanied by the Mayor and aldermen, made an…
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A telegram was received in Sydney from Port Macquarie last night stating that the steamer Hastings was aground at Port Macquarie on the crossing inside, and near the wharf…
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LONDON, Tuesday.--Haddart, Parker, aud Co.'s new steamer Werribee, intended for the Australian trade, has sailed from Blyth for Melbourne…
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The new steamer Werribee, built for Huddart, Parker, and Co., Proprietary, Limited, has sailed from Blyth for Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Anniversary Day. a Very Successful Holiday. Great Public Merry-making. Sport Afloat and Ashore
A clear blue sky, a bright shining sun of moderate warmth, and a steady tempering breeze--under such ideal conditions of weather Anniversary Day was celebrated in Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A Cloud of Locusts. a Steamer's Strange Experience. Fremantle
The steamer Uganda, which arrived at Fremantle on Sunday, from Calcutta, en route to Sydney, had a strange, experience on the voyage. When steaming along the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Wreck and the Ethergram
The circumstance that ethergrams saved hundreds of lives on the great steamer Republic is impressive. It shows us what science is achieving in a practical way. The captain…
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PRISBANE, Wednesday.--The Marine Department has received from the harbor master at Cooktown a message stating that Captain Evan-son the ketch Victor, had floated his vessel…
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A cable message was received from London yesterday by the Marine Underwriters' Association stating that the steamer Indralema had been slightly damaged by collision…
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At the Water Police Court yesterday, before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M., Thomas Christie, 38, a fireman, was charged with having on January 19 stolen a tin of kerosene, the property of Bernard Byrne and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Refloated Steamer. Rosedale Returns to Sydney
After lying on the beach near the mouth of the Bellinger River for nine days, and having been refloated and temporarily repaired, the North Coast Company's steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Record Opium Seizure. Exciting Encounter on the Harbour. Customs Pursue a Steamer. the Warreember Detained
After a chase of a most exciting nature on the harbour last evening, a party of alleged smugglers in a fast steam launch was overtaken by a band of Customs' officials, who…
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At about noon to-day Messrs. Burns, Philp and Co,'s island steamer Makambo, after coaling from a hulk in Johnstone's Bay, headed for Morrison and Sinclair's wharf,…
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The Dakota, of which we publish a sketch, is the largest steamer flying the American flag. She recently left New York on her first voyage to Puget Sound…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Steamer Makambo. Stuck in the Mud at Balmain
The steamer Makambo, which is engaged in Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Company's island trade went aground in Johnstone's Bay, at noon to-day, and remained there for some hours…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Recent Opium Seizure. Steamer Empire at Melbourne. What the Captain Says
MELBOURNE, Friday. -- Acting on instructions from the Minister for Customs, Detective-Inspector Christie, accompanied by his officers, met the steamer Empire, from Sydney, 20 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Land Sale on a Steamer
A land auction sale that is attracting a great deal of attention on account of the favorable position and pecuniary future value of the land, and also the distinctly novel way it is to be auctioned is that of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tragedy of a Sailor's Terrier. Pathetic Incident of a Wreck. Rescued Dog Killed by Regulations
Off the rugged Cornish coast, on December 12, in one of the fiercest north-westerly gales that even the oldest shoreman can recall, a shipwrecked crew were saved through…
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