Steamer in Quarantine. Kanowna From the East
Owing to an outbreak of small-pox during the voyage from the East, the E. and A. steamer Kanowna was quarantined on arrival at Sydney yesterday. The vessel was boarded at the…
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River Steamer Sunk. Grafton
Captain Pullen's river passenger steamer Woolwich sank in the South Arm on Wednesday owing to a hole several feet in diameter being driven into her side by the steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Shipwreck and Humane Society
At the meeting of the committee of this society, held in the Royal Exchange on the 10th inst., the following awards were made:--Bronze medal: Wallace L. Cameron, for the rescue of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Another Commonwealth Steamer. Eromanga Launched
At the launching of the steamer Eromanga at Walsh Island, Newcastle, on Saturday morning, the Minister for Public Works (Mr. Estell) read the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Eromanga. Launched at Walsh Island. Newcastle
The steamer Eromanga, the last of the six steel vessels built to the order of the Commonwealth Government, was successfully launched from the Government Dockyard [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Steamer Roggeveen
The Royal Pocket Navigation Company has received a radio from the commander of the steamer Roggeveen stating that she in due in sydney this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dismasted Schooner Inca. Salvage Claim Settled
The claim made by the Union S.S. Company against the owners of the American five-masted schooner Inca, for salvage services rendered by the steamer Cosmos, has been settled. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Night of Peril Lifeboat to the Rescue Crew of Schooner Saved MELBOURNE
After being in peril for nearly 24 hours members of the crew of the schooner woolomal were rescued into last night by the Queensland lifeboat…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Trawler's Salvage Claim. £2500 for Rescuing Schooner
A salvage claim has been made by the crew of the State Government trawler Brolga against the owners of the American schooner Columbia River, for rescuing the vessel from…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Another Commonwealth Steamer. Eromanga Launched
At the launching of the steamer Eromanga at Walsh Island, Newcastle, on Saturday morning, the Minister for Public Works (Mr. Estell) read the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Beers and Words. a Man's Rights. How a Marriage Was Wrecked
A few beers and a symphony of swearing brought disaster on the domestic happiness of the Skowro[?]neks. The marriage was celebrated at Manly…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Schooner Samar
The American four-masted schooner Samar arrived at Port Chalmers on March 7 after a lengthy passage from the Pacific Coast, caused by bad…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →River Steamer Sunk. Hull Pierced by a Snag
A message from Grafton (N.S.W.) states that Captain Pullen's river passenger steamer Woolwich sank in the South Arm on Wednesday owing to a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Saved From the Wreck
One war orphan at least is being well cared for. His name is Yvon Calmas, and he first comes into the story in 1917, when the Diggers found…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Steamer Ashore Crew Sale
The Navigation Department th[?] afternoon received a telephone message from Newcastle, [?] that the steamer Dauntless is ashore in A[?] Bay,…
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A message from the lighthouse keeper at Port Stephens states that the small steamer Dauntless ran ashore on the One Mile Beach at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Schooner Samar
The American four-masted schooner Samar arrived at Port Chalmers on March 7 after a lengthy passage from the Pacific Coast, caused by bad…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coasting Steamer in Trouble
The Navigation Department yesterday afternoon received news from Newcastle that the small coasting steamer Dauntless was anchored in Anna Bay, owing to engine trouble. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire on Steamer. Melbourne
While the steamer Eumeralla was loading cargo at the north wharf yesterday afternoon dense clouds of smoke were seen to issue from the hold. The fire was quickly…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ferry Steamer in a Hurry
A number of passengers by the ferry steamer which left Circular Quay for Milson's Point' about five minutes to six on Wednesday night had a strange, and, to some of them, awkward…
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