Tug Stranded. Fears of Total Wreck
No hopes are now entertained for the tug Marian Mayfield. She is full of sand and water. It is feared she will become a total wreck. Arrangements are being made for the…
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Schooner Shannon Floated
FORSTER, Friday.--The schooner Shannon, which has been aground on the Tuncurry crossing for the last nine days, was floated off this morning. The tugboat Marion Mayfield has…
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Continued on Trove, page 32 →New M'ilweaith Steamer
It was announced on Wednesday that the new 7000 tons steamer which was recently reported by cable to have been purchased for the M'llwraith, M'Eacharn line, is to be named…
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A Streaky Bay telegram says that on the arrival of the steamer Rupara from Port Adelaide on January 15 the Adelaide Steamship Company's Ferret was reported to have…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →New Type of Lifeboat. Torpedo-shaped Craft. Safety in Heavy Weather. London, Monday Morning
A new type of lifeboat for ocean liners was exhibited on Saturday at Westminster Bridie. The craft, which is shaped like a torpedo,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cholera. on Steamer Achlibster. Wellington (N.z.)
The steamer Achlibstot has arrived here laden with coal from Calcutta. It is understood that there has been cholera aboard the vessel, and that one of the crew is dead…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →World of Sports. [?] of the Turf Games Ashore and Afloat Fixtures for the Week. To-day
A.J.C. Races, at Randwick. Roolaroo Races, Rathurst Races. glea Ianes Races…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Almost Ashore. Steamer Off Cronulla. Remarkable Incident
Considerable ex[?]itement was created at Cronuila last night, when a big steamer, apparently a tramp, steamed into the bay, and came within 300 yards of the beach…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Dangerous Bars. Schooner Shannon's Experience
The schooner Shannon, which was refloated, after being aground on a spit of sand near Cape Hawke for over a week, arrived in Sydney on Sunday, and proceeded to Goodlet and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Auxiliary Schooner Federal Destroyed by Fire
Advices received from Cooktown last evening states that the auxiliary schooner Federal, owned by the Federal Timor Plantations, Limited,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Not Charted. the Light at Port Hacking. Steamer Goes Ashore. Six Hundred Toms of Water Ballast. Pumped Out to Refloat Her
The steamer West, a regular trader between Sydney, Melbourne. and Tasmania, arrived at Sydney this morning from Devonport, Tasmanta, via Port Hacking. The last-named…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steamer in Danger. Off Cronulla Beach. Signals for Assistance
Considerable excitement was occasional at Cronulla Bench late last night by the appearance of a big cargo steamer in a dangerous position off the beach. The steamer, according…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Steamer for Australian Trade. Federal and Shire Liners
News was received by the English mail yesterday that the Federal Steam Navigation Company have just contracted with Messrs. Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →On and Off. Steamer Wear's Close Call Aground at Cronulla. Mistaken Lights
The name of the steamer which was reported to be in distress off Cronulla Beach last night is the Huddart, Parker cargo carrier Wear…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Alpine Sensation. Avalanche Wrecks a Farm. Berne, Monday Evening
While a farmer and his wife were in the dining-room of their hamlet in the Canion of St.?Gall, and the grandmother of the children was in the kitchen, an [?] the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Nearly Ashore. Big Steamer in Trouble. 30 Yards Prom Rocks. Banffshire in Rose Bay
The gale which struck Sydney to-day almost brought disaster to the F. and . S. steamer Banffshire. The vessel arrived at Sydney yesterday, and…
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WELLINGTON, N.Z., Tuesday.--The coastal steamer Taviuni is stuck up in Wellington owing to the firemen's demand for an extra man in the stokehold. The legal complement…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Umpire's Steamer
Generally at amateur regattas a Government launch has done duty as an umpire's boat, but it seems that oarsmen Will have to provide another craft in future…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The Steamer Off Cronulla
The steamer which was aground off Cronulla on Monday night, proved to be the "Wear," one of Messrs James Paterson and Co's. vessels. At the time…
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