Schooner's Masts Blown Out
BRISBANE, Monday.--Captain Lenz, of the Prinz Sigismund, which arrived yesterday, slated that very bad weather was experienced recently in German New Guinea. Considerable damage…
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A Six-masted Schooner
The six-masted American schooner, Everett C. Griggs, had a passage of 64 days from East London to South Africa. For the first 20 days she had fine weather; then for several days, she experienced strong gales,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Australian-bound Vessel Wrecked. Caithness-Shire Ashore
News of the wreck of another sailing vessel while coming to Australia came to hand last week. The vessel is the well-known barque…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →How the Zingara went Ashore
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 15 →New Coastal Steamer
To the order of the North Coast Steam Navigation Company, Ltd., a new steamer is now being constructed at the Elsa shipbuilding yards, to be named the Coramba, after a little district on the outskirts…
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Coramba is the name selected for the new North Coast S.N. Co.'s steamer, at present building at the Ailsa Shipbuilding Co.'s yard. The new vessel is an improved type of the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Six-masted Schooner Arrives. Mishap in Southern Ocean
With six masts, square rigged only on the foremast, the British schooner Everett C. Griggs which entered Port Jackson yesterday morning, excited more than ordinary interest. She…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Pericles Wreck. Visited by a Diver
FREMNTLE, [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wreck of the Elingamite
Cable advices received from Wellington state that on behalf of the Merchant Service Guild, Mr. Wilford, M.P.,. asked the Minister for Marine to…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The Parramatta River Ferry Steamer Kaludah
Which was destroyed by fire on the river early this morning, and now lies submerged in Tarban Creek…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ferry Steamer Destroyed. Burnt to Water's Edge. Hunter's Hill Mystery
A tramway employee named Adams was is the vicinity of the Gladesville Bridge wharf at sevestoon minutes post 5 this morning, and observed smoke tasting from a ferry steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Ferry Steamer Fire. Tram Conductors Story. Two Explosions. (Continued from Page 8)
"I have never seen anything so pretty it looked simply lovely, when the fire was at its height it was Just b[?] of say, said Victor Matthews. a conductor on a Glades[?] tram…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A Laborer's Injuries. Fell 30Ft. Down a Steamer's Hold. a Claim for £500 Compensation
The Chief Justice (Sir William Cullen) and a Jury of four were engaged to-day, in No. 2 Jury Court in determining a claim for £500 in respect of injuries Alleged to have been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On Fire and Adrift. Parramatta River Steamer Kaludah. Burnt to the Water's Edge. Vessel Totally Destroyed. Exciting Early Morning Scene
The newest steamer of the Sydney Ferries, Ltd., Parramatta River fleet, Kaludah, was destroyed by fire on the Parramatta River early this morning. She was burned…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Explorers Safe. Back From Wilds of Papua. Wrecked in the Rapids
Mr. Staniforth Smith, Administrator of Papua, and his party are safe. They have reached Thursday Island, after several months of the most thrilling adventure in the interior…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Missing Ketch. Brisbane
The Commissioner of Police has received a report from Thursday Island that Sub-Inspector Wyer left there on March 14 with Mr. Walker in the schooner Goodwill for the east coast…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Missing Yacht. Supposed to Have Foundered. Melbourne
In regard to the finding of the batch cover identified as belonging to the Mavis, it is pointed out that when the missing craft was owned and employed by the Victorian sea pilots…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Island Steamer Mindini
The steamer [?]christened the Mindini, purchased in England on behalf of Burns, Philp, and Co., Ltd., passed Capetown on Monday. She will go to Algo[?] Bay. East London, and Durban, being due to arrive…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Killed on a Steamer
LAUNCESTON, Wednesday.--A shocking fatality occurred on the steamer Wakatipu this afternoon. The vessel was loading cargo, and a horse box was hoisted. John Considine, an…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Ferry Steamer on Fire
The latest addition to the Sydney Ferries, Ltd.—the Kaludah—was totally destroyed by fire on the Parramatta River yesterday morning It…
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