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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1888

19 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers

Terrible, Collision in the English Channel Destruction of a Dutch Passenger Steamer One Hundred and Thirty Two Lives Lost Heartrending Scenes

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 4 January 1888 · page 4

A TERRIBLE collision between two steamers occurred in the English Channel on the night of Saturday, November 19, by which nearly 140 lives were lost, in the screw…

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Wreck of the Geelong. Personal Narrative of a Passenger. Gallant Conduct of the Captain. Townsville ,Sunday

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 22 February 1888 · page 3

DURING the past two or three days some little anxiety has been felt, at Townsville for the safety of one or more vessels plying on this coast, and at 9 a.m. to-day a st[?]er was signalled as arriving…

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The Wreck of the Steamer Geelong

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 24 February 1888 · page 2

A TELEGRAM from Townsville on Sunday, says: During the past two or three days some anxiety has been felt at Townsville for the safety of one or more vessels plying on this coast, and at…

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News by Cable. The Wreck of the Lanoma. LONDON, March 9

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 March 1888 · page 2

Further details of the wreck of the barque Lanoma, 665 tons, which went ashore in the English Channel while on the voyage from Launceston to London, and soon afterwards…

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The Largest Passenger Steamer in the World

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 28 April 1888 · page 2

THE LARGEST PASSENGER STEAMER IN THE WORLD.—There was launched on March 15, from the shipbuilding yard of Messrs. James and Thomson, Clyde Bank near…

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New P. and O. Steamer. LONDON, May 15

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 May 1888 · page 2

The P. and O. Company's new R.M.S. Arcadia performed a successful trial trip to-day, and attained a speed of 15 knots…

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Wreck of the Cutter Petrel

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 19 May 1888 · page 8

BRISBANE, Tuesday.—The cutter Petrel, which was reported as missing, has been found stranded off Capo Kimberley, North Cairns, and is a total wreck. The general supposition is that the…

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News by Cable. The Wreck of the Henry James. LONDON, June 10

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 June 1888 · page 4

INTELLIGENCE has been received at San Francisco of the wreck of the barque Henry James, 945 tons, Captain Latimore, bound from Newcastle to San Francisco with coal…

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An Emigrant Ship Foundered

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 29 June 1888 · page 2

THE announcement in London that an emigrant ship had foundered off the Cape of Good Hope, and that few lives were saved, has caused considerable excitement on 'Change,…

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The Fire on Board the Steamer Essex

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 July 1888 · page 4

The fire on board Messrs. Money Wigram and Co.'s steamer' Essex, which arrived at Suez with both holds on fire, has been extinguished. The holds are full of water. It is feared that much…

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Disastrous Shipwreck.—Eighteen Lives Lost

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 July 1888 · page 4

NEWS was received in Adelaide on Friday morning that the vessel Star of Greece bad struck on a reef during the night, about 200 yards off the jetty of Port Willunga. The vessel had a…

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The Wreck of the Star of Greece

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 July 1888 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Sunday.—Further particulars are to hand concerning the wreck of the ill-fated ship Star of Greece, which went ashore at Port Willunga on Friday morning and by which so…

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Wreck of the Star of Greece. the Captain and Seventeen Men Drowned

The Burrowa News · Friday 20 July 1888 · page 3

ADELAIDE, July 13.—The Ship Star of Greece, 1227 tons, from Port Adelaide, for United Kingdom, went ashore at Port Wilunga last night, 200 yards from the…

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Reported Loss of a Lifeboat

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 August 1888 · page 4

NOWRA, Tuesday.—Two brothers named Honner and a young man named Elmores, fishermen and residents of Jervis Bay, left here on the 14th instant for Sydney in a large white…

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Wreck of a Steamer. LONDON August 29

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 September 1888 · page 3

News has been received that the Norwegian steamer Brazberg, bound for Montreal, has been wrecked, and that 15 of those on board were drowned…

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News by Cable. Discovery of a Colony of Shipwrecked People. LONDON, Sept. 24

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 September 1888 · page 4

A whaler has brought to Brooklyn a letter written by Green, the captain of a vessel named the Confederation, which sailed from New York for Australia in 1858, and foundered in the…

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Wreck of the Ship Respigaderra. LONDON, Oct. 16

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 October 1888 · page 6

The British ship Respigaderra has been totally wrecked at San Pedio, on the coast of California. The crew were saved…

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New P. and O. Steamer. LONDON, Dec. 5

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 December 1888 · page 6

The new P. and O. steamer Oriental, which has been built for the Australian service, was launched at Greenock to-day…

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The River Steamer Catastrophe. LONDON, Dec. 27

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 29 December 1888 · page 3

Further details with respect to the burning of the river steamer at Louisiana, on the Mississippi, United States, show that the fire was caused by a lighted cigarette being dropped…

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