A Mad Chinese. Runs Amok on a Steamer
NEWCASTLE, Monday.--An exciting incident occurred on board the steamer Strathan on March 5, while the vessel was on a voyage from Durban to Newcastle…
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Wreck of Speculant (barquentine.) (Before Mr. C. A. Creswell, S.M., and Captains J. A. Roberts and E. Smith, skilled members)
Inquiry into charge of misconduct against John Jacobsen, master of sailing ship Speculant, of reckless and careless navigation whereby the ship…
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The tug Wato arrived at the scene of the stranding of the barque Ville de Dijov, near Troubridge Island lighthouse, on Monday evening. Two unsuccessful attempts to refloat the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →How the Zingara Went Ashore. Story Told at the Inquiry
A nautical inquiry into the stranding of the timber-laden scow Zingara at. Karamea on Jan. 13 was opened at Westport (N.Z.) on the 6th inst,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storms and Wrecks. Two Vessels Lost at the Solomons. Government Steamer on a Reef
The vioient gales which have been raging along the New South Wales and Queensland coasts lately have been' felt at the Solomon Group, and reports were received by the island…
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The steamer Kulambangra, which left Sydney during last January for a trip round the Solomons, Santa Cruz, Eillee, and Union groups, also cailing at Wallis Island, returned…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Three Kings' Toll. Elingamite and Other Wrecks. Captain Attwood's Case
The recent survey made. by. H.M.S. Cambrian has proved that the Three Kings Islands, off the New Zealand coast, are really over two miles south of the position assigned to them…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Hallway Bridges Wrecked
EL PASO (Mexico), Tuesday.--Scores of Americans are joining the revolutionists. Captain Creighton, an American, with a baud of "insurrectos," has wrecked the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wrecks at the Solomon Group. a Trader Missing
The wreck at the Solomon Group of the Government steamer Belama is confirmed in the private advices received yesterday, and the British Commissioner (Mr. C. M. Woodford)…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Australian-bound Vessel Wrecked. Caithness-shire Ashore
News of the wreck of another sailing vessel while coming to Australia came to hand yesterday. The vessel is the well-known barque…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Crumbs in the Lifeboat. Two Stowaways Who Got Hungry
Roy Cousins, 26, and John William Davis, 26, appeared before Mr. Maitland, D.S.M., at Water Police Court this morning, charged with stealing 1s worth of biscuits from a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Detained in Port. Steamer Develops a "List."
ADELAIDE, Thursday.--The behaviour of the steamer Daralong at Port Adelaide to-day caused a mild sensation. The steamer was loading cargo for South Africa when it was noticed…
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Among the arrivals in Port Jackson yesterday was the steamer Manshu Maru, a vessel manned entirely by Japanese officers, engineers, and crew. She has come from Yokohama, via…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Java-singapore Trade. New Steamer for Burns, Philp Line
What promises to be a splendid type of the combined passenger and cargo steamer, for Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Company's Sydney- Java-Singapore line, will shortly be launched on…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Bondi Dressing Sheds Hoodlumism to Be Put Down Wilful Wreckers. Why Not Change for Admission?
For some weeks past there has been an water for showers in the surf bathers' dressing sheds on Bondi beach, and on inquiry to-day it was ascertained that the Mayor of Waverley…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Barracks Partially Wrecked
EL PASO (MEXICO), Thursday.--Charges of nitro-glycerine which were exploded yesterday partially wrecked the Jaurez military barracks, which are occupied by…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wreck of the Belania
The Solomon Islands Government yacht which was recently lost in the Solomon Islands was named the Belania, after the frigate bird of Ysabel Island. Prior to her purchase by Mr. Woodford she was known as…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Steamer Baralong Righted
ADELAIDE, Friday.--The steamer Baralong, which took such a heavy list to starboard at Port Adelaide on Thursday, regained a more upright position to- day…
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LONDON, Friday Evening.—The steamer North point, bound for Philliadephin with creosote. when leaving the thames suddenly burst into in every part…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Steamer with a List. Curious Pranks in Port. Action by the Marine Board. Adelaide
An extraordinary list taken by the Bucknall liner Baralong, while loading at the Queen's wharf on Thursday afternoon, attracted considerable attention from…
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