Wrecking a Public Speech
THE most, complete wreeking of a public speech of which I ever heard happened in a political campaign. In this case it was not bidden rocks, or unseen currents, nor…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1878
11 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers
The Wreck of the Western Star. Sufferings of the Crew
THE wreck of the brig Western Star recently took place on the Brampton Shoals, and from Captain Walsh, who arrived here by the steamer Elamang, we have obtained fuller details of the wreck and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of the Eurydice
THE circumstances connected, with this terrible calamity are thus detailed in the evidence of Benjamin Cuddeford, given at an inquest on some of the recovered bodies on the 26th of March…
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The steamer Blackbird, bound to Melbourne, foundered in a terrific gale yesterday off the Ninety-mile beach. Crew saved by the boats. Loch Aird, from London to Melbourne,…
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THE s,s. Blackbird, 531 tons, left Newcastle in charge of Captain M'Connachy, on Thursday last, bound for Melbourne, and carrying 800 tons of coal, consigned to Messrs. Lyell and Gowan, and 120 tons…
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THE ship Loch Ard, 1624 tons, belonging to the General Shipping Company of Glasgow, having on board seventeen passengers and a crew of thirty seamen and officers, was totally wrecked on the morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of the James Service. (From the Melbourne Argus of Thursday.)
ANOTHER tale of disaster comes from the sea, and, as in the case of the Loch Ard, is accompanied, so far as can he ascertained at present with sad loss of life. The wreek, which has taken place on the coast of…
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TIMARU, September 1.—A terrible and most unexpected series of shipwrecks occurred here to-day, which startled the townspeople out of their usual quiet on a Sunday. At 10 a.m. the sea became very rough,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of the Cutter Riser and Murder of the Crew. Newcastle
THE cutter Rises, of Newcastle, is wrecked off King's Reef. The crew have been murdered by the blacks. The police found the bodies, and buried them. The master's name is C. [?]. Welch, but there is reason to…
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THE crew of the Cardiff barque Lady Elma Bruce arrived at Liverpo 1 from Maranham, in the steamer Braganza, bringing particulars of the loss of their vessel and the terrible privations which they…
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THE Alice Mary left Foo Chow Foo on the 5th. August,and the veyage progressed favourably till the 3rd September, the ship being then in latitnde 10.40 N., longitude 135, Pelew Island bearing from the ship…
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