Wreck of the Steamer "Geelong."
The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 16 April 1853 · page 2
THE Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Iberia arrived at Southampton on Monday. The Iberia has brought as passengers the captain and crew of the steamer Geelong, bound to Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of the Brigantine "Rapid."
The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 16 April 1853 · page 2
THE Emma, which arrived at Sydney on Saturday from California, brought in five of the passengers and the crew of the Rapid, brigantine, which was wrecked on the 5th of March on the island of Tongataboo…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shipwreck, Terrific Explosion, and Loss of Thirty-five Lives
The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 7 May 1853 · page 2
A fearful calamity has occurred in the south of the Isle of Man, causing deep distress to many families, and spreading gloom over the whole neighbourhood The violent gales, rising occasionally into…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Colonial News. Total Wreck of an Emigrant Ship at the Port Phillip Heads
The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1853 · page 3
FROM the Victoria papers, we take the following distressing details of tile wreck of the "Sacramento," barque, from London. The ARGUS says— "We are sorry to announce that intelligence was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney and Colonial News. Total Wreck of the Monumental City Steamer, Near Twofold Bay. Thirty-three Lives Lost
The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 4 June 1853 · page 2
It is our painful duty to narrate the total destruction of the above noble Am American steam-packet, Captain W. H. Adams, commander, together with the loss of 33 of the lives of the passengers and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Original Poetry. the Wreck of the Monumental City
The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 11 June 1853 · page 3
She is taking, in darkness, her way o'er the deep, And the waters are calm, like a giant asleep; From her funnel the vapour ascends in the air, Like the first hope of youth, 'tis so pure and no fair,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Loss of the Steamer "Independence," 132 Lives Lost
The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 2 July 1853 · page 2
WE have been favored by one of the survivors with the following communication, detailing the particulars, in brief terms, of the wreck and burning of the steamer Independence, of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Review of the Fleet, As Seen From the "Odir" War Steamer
The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 19 November 1853 · page 4
SOME faint idea may be formed of yesterday's review from the aggregate of guns horsepower, and tonnage in the fleet, and from the number of men required for the full complement of each…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Colonial News. Wreck of the Osmanli, Steamer, in D'estree's Bay, Kangaroo Island
The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 17 December 1853 · page 4
We deeply regret to record the loss of this splendid screw-steamer on its voyage from Melbourne to Port Adelaide. The following are the particulars, as far as we have been able at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →