Accreditation The Redcar and Saltburn-by-the Sea Gazette 17/11/188. DISTRESSING WRECK – OFF THE TEES HARBOUR           The stormy weather that commenced on Sunday (11/88) appeared to reach its climax on Monday night (12/88) and Tuesday morning (13/88), and the list of the shipping casualties...

Accreditation the Redcar and Saltburn-by-the-Sea Gazette 07/01/1888 OPEN FISHING BOATS’ LIGHTS           Up to August, 1881, all open fishing boats, when under way at night, were not compelled to display side light, but on the approach of other vessels were to show the red light and green lights...

Accreditation The Redcar and Saltburn-by-the-Sea Gazette 09/04/1887. SCHOONER ASHORE NEAR REDCAR           A severe gale raged all Tuesday night (05/04) to (06/04) Tuesday Night, along the coast, and on Wednesday morning soon after six o’clock, a small German schooner, the “Willow,” in...

Accreditation The Redcar and Saltburn-by-the-Sea Gazette 28/07/188. SHIPWRECK AT REDCAR – PRICILLA           On Saturday last (21/07) a storm of wind and rain of extraordinary violence passed over the North-east coast, such has never before been witnessed in the month of July. In the morning...

Accreditation The Redcar and Saltburn-by-the-Sea Gazette 12/02/1881. STEAMER ON SALTBURN ROCKS NARROW ESCAPE OF COASTGUARDS             A vessel reported to be ashore on Saltburn rocks, on Monday (07/02), proved to be the screw steamer “Earl of Durham., from Sunderland to London with...

Accreditation The Redcar and Saltburn-by-the–Sea Gazette 21/06/1878 THE FREE GARDENERS’ LIFEBOAT – CONFERENCE           At the Conference of the Free Gardeners’ held at Hartlepool on the (13/06) inst., the Grand Master – elect (Mr. W. A. Picknett, of Redcar) gave a number of particulars...

Accreditation The Redcar and Saltburn-by-the-Sea Gazette 23/11/1877. GRAND FETE TO THE FREE GARDENERS AND FISHERMEN OF REDCAR           Yesterday (22/11) a grand demonstration took place at Redcar in co0nnection with the United Order of Free Gardeners, the immediate order of which appears to...

Accreditation The Redcar and Saltburn-by-the-Sea Gazette 23/11/1877 THE LIFEBOATS On Tuesday (20/11) last, both the Redcar lifeboats the Burton-on-Trent and the United Free Gardener were on duty, in the brave endeavour to save the ten fishermen whose lives were in jeopardy outside the West Scar Rocks....

Accreditation The Redcar and Saltburn-by-the-Sea Gazette 27/11/1880. WRECK OF A BARQUE AT REDCAR “JANE”           To the numerous wrecks that have of late taken place at Redcar another must be added. On Monday, (23/11) morning a barque came ashore opposite the Coatham furnaces, and she...

Accreditation The Redcar & Saltburn-by-the-Sea Gazette 17/10/1879 A LADEN STEAMER ON REDCAR ROCKS            Shortly before midnight  Saturday (11/10) owing to the prevalence of the dense fog, the screw Steamer “Coral Queen,” belonging to the West Hartlepool Steam Navigation Company,...