Wreck and Loss of Life. London
The steamer Duminnrry capsized during a hurricane in the Norlh Atlantic, near Nova Scotia. Eight of the crew were drowned…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1891
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The Wreck. the Vessel Goes to Pieces. Desperate Struggle for Life. Twelve Persons Drowned. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Monday (4 p.m.)
There is very little fresh news concerning the wreck of the Fiji. The Warrnambool lifeboat has returned, having been unable to put out owing to the heavy sea…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreck of a Barque. One Man Drowned. Terrible Position of the Survivors. [Bt Telegraph.] Melbourne
The barque Fiji, of Liverpool, was wrecked yesterday morning near Port Campbell, a little east of Warrnambool. She is a vessel of 1375 tonsi and left…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wreck of the Fiji. Heroic Rescue by a Landsman. Who Subsequently Dies Prom Exhaustion. the Statement of the Captain. Battling with the Breakers. Latest Particulars. Fourteen Lives Lost. [By Telegraph] Melbourne
Later information shows that the statements regarding the wreck of the barque Fiji and the loss of 12 or 13 lives, telegraphed yesterday, are substantially…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wreck of the Fiji. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Tuesday Afternoon
There appears to have been more bungling in connection with the wreck of the Fiji. It is said that the Government steamer, Lady Loch, could have gone…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wreck of the Fiji. Disgraceful Scene on Shore. [By Telegraph]. Melbourne
Quite a sensation was caused in the city this morning on account of a statement in The Age to the effect that, "when many of the people at the scene…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wreck of the Fiji. Seven Corpses Washed Ashore. Monument to the Port Campbell Hero. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne
Seven more bodies from the wreck of the Fiji were washed ashore during last night and yesterday. Captain Vickers, of the Fiji, referring to the statements…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wreck of the Fiji. the Captain to Be Prosecuted. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Friday Afternoon
Captain Vickers is to be charged with misconduct as captain of the wrecked barque, Fiji, this having been decided upon by the Marine Board this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wreck of the Fiji. Disgraceful Scenes. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne
Further disgraceful scenes are reported in connection with the wreck of the barque Fiji at Port Campbell. Drunkenness has been rampant, and wrecking is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shipping Disasters. A Ketch Ashore and a Barque Dismssted. [By Telegraph] Sydney, Monday Afternoon
The weather continues threatening and stormy along the coast. During a gale on the coast near Newcastle last night the ketch Jonathan…
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The steamship Spain, of the National Steamship Liverpool line, is 10 days overdue at New York, and fears for her safety are entertained…
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The mail steamer Moselle has been wrecked at Colon, in Central America. The passengers and crew were saved…
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The ship Strathblane, from Honolulu, has been wrecked at Astoria. The captain and fire of the crew were drowned…
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Heavy gales have been experienced in England, and minor shipping losses in the Channel are reported. The ship Benvenue, from London to…
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The R. M. S. Massilia has arrived from Australian ports. During the voyage nearly all the passengers suffered from influenza, as many as 96 being prostrated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Storms in Europe the Wreck of the Benvenue. Damage on the Continent. [By Cable.] London
The storm which raged in the Channel and generally on the south and east coasts of England on Wednesday has swept across the western portion of Continental…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dynamite Outrage. Attempt to Coerce a Millionaire. an Office Wrecked and Eight Persons Killed. [By Cable] London
A despatch from New York states that two strangers entered the office of Mr. Russell Sage, the millionaire. On obtaining admission they demanded that he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storm and Wreck. Great Gales in the British Isles. Two Vessels Ashore. 120 Lives Lost. [By Cable.] London
The terrific gales which have recently prevailed in the British Islands and the surrounding seas have been renewed; and violent gales are at present blowing…
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A serious charge is preferred against the lifeboat crew at Liverpool. It is alleged that during the late heavy weather which prevailed on the English…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Ship Dominion Ashore. London, Monday Evening
The ship Dominion, 2550 tons, beund from Newcastle on Tyne to Port Pirie, is reported as having been ashore at Bly[?]h during the recent gale. She was got off,…
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