Tug and Schooner Ashore
FORSTER, Tuesday.--The tugboat and the schooner Shannon have been aground on the North Spit since January 15…
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Ketch Wrecked. Captain's Exciting Story. Swims Ashore with the Line
LAUNCESTON, Tuesday.--Captain J. T. Burgess, of the Retell Jane Moorehead, arrived here to-day. He reports the wreck of the vessel off Cape Darren Island on January 8…
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The crew of the fi[?]hin Ketch Jane Moorehead, which was wrecked on Passage Island, on the east side of Barren Straits, had a rather sensational resue. Captain J. T…
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A tugboat and the schooner Shannon have been aground on the North Spit since January 15…
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The steamer Maisie which recently took a cargo of coal from Delagoa Bay to New Zealand, met with a mishap in Wellington Harbour shortly before the Mocraki left The. Maisie bad completed discharge and…
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Owing to the absence of the men at the A.U.S.N. Wharf last night the Wyandra, which was to have led last night for Cairns, could not secure her full cargo. Her departure was…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Attempted Robbery on Board a Steamer
A rather daring attempt at robbery was made on board the s.s. Clan Davidson at Pyrmont during Sunday night, but owing to the vigilance of one of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Oregon and Redwood. a Record Cargo. Steamer Memphis Arrives
The German cargo steamer Memphis, of 12,000 tons, arrived at Sydney this morning and took up an anchorage in Snails Bay. Captain Ebellng reports that departure was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Struck by Tidal Wave Steamer's Perilous Time. London, Wednesday Morning
The mail steamer Courier, with passengers from Guernsey and. Alderney, two of the Channel Islands, had a perilous experience yesterday through encountering an…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Schooner and Tug Aground
"The tug Marian Mayfield is now lying full of water at high tide. Her position Is very serious. The schooner Shannon is making good progress, and will probably float off…
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The Sydney office of the Oceanic Steamship Company is in receipt of a cable message from the Honolulu agents stating that the American mail…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Meat Carriers. for the American Trade, Steamer Building
It was recently announced that the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand, Ltd., Intended placing the steamers Roscommon, Westmeath, and Limerick In the trade…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →State Owned. the West Australian. Something About the Steamer. a Passengers Experiences
The steamer West Australian, belenging to the State line of steamships, owned and run by the West Australian Government, is at Present at Sydney. A passenger by the R.M.S…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Engineer and Thief. Desperate Struggle in the Dark. Encounter on a Steamer at Balmain
A desperate struggle between an engineer and one of two ship thieves took place on board the steamer West Australian, which is lying in Mort's Dock, early this morning, but…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Exciting Runaway. Cab Wrecked; Horse Damaged
A grey horse attached to an up-to-date cab--Number 376—bolted at a terrific pace along Castlerenght street, from the southern side of Market-street, at about 1.43 o'clock…
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Private cable advices state that the American four-masted schooner Polaris, which is under charter to load lumber on Puget Sound for Sydney…
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A fow minutes before 10 o'clock last night a fire occurred on the schooner Alma Doopel, lying at Langdon's Wharf. Johnstone's Bay, and resulted in the captain's cabin and a rope…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Steamer Mishap. Cylinder Blows Out. Darwin
The steamer Empire arrived alongside the jetty at 5.30 o'clock this afternoon. It appears that one of the cylinders blew out and the piston broke at noon on Tuesday last…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Smallpox on Board Ship. Mill Steamer Quarantined
When the French mail steamer Caledonien, homeward bound to Marseilles from Noumea, arrived at Melbourne on Monday, one of the Arab firemen was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Strike on Steamer. Wellington (N.z.)
A small strike occurred on the steamer Harflete, unloading coal at Miramar Wharf, Wellington. The trouble arose through travelling time being reduced, and the…
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