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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1893

26 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 1 of 2

Wreck of a French Mail Steamer. London, Jan. 25

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 4

The Messageries Maritimes steamer Niemen has been totally wreaked during the voyage from Marseilles to Colombo. The mails were lost, but all on board were saved…

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Disastrous Wreck

Goulburn Herald · Friday 17 February 1893 · page 5

The Brisbane postmaster received on Wednesday the following telegram from Coxewain Riley, dated Inskip Point, Queensland, February 14:—"One of…

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The Wreck of the Roumania. London, Feb. 22

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 February 1893 · page 7

The wreck of the Anchor Line steamer Roumania, which occurred at 11 o'clock on the night of the 27th October off a tiny seacoast hamlet called Gronho, between Peniche and Foz d' Arelho, on the…

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Wreck of the Lady Lampson. London, March 7

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 March 1893 · page 2

News has been received of the total wreck of the wooden barque Lady Lampson, 424 tone, owned by Mr. J. J. Moore, of Honolulu, sailed under the Hawsiian flag, and bound from Sydney to Honolulu…

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The Steamer Naronic. London, March 20

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 March 1893 · page 4

The new steel cargo steamer Naronic, of 6600 tons registered, which was built in 1892 by Messrs. Harland and Wolff, Limited, Belfast, Ireland, for the Oceanic Steamshipping Company (the White…

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Wreck of the Ship Horsa. London, April 4

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 April 1893 · page 2

The iron ship Horse, which left the Bluff, New Zealand, on December 19, for English ports, struck in broad daylight on the Scilly Islands, and is expected to become a total wreck…

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The Sinking of a Turkish Steamer. London, April 5

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 4

The Sultan of Turkey has forbidden all Turkish journals to appear until the afternoon, his Majesty having been offended by the publication of particulars of the sinking of a steamer belonging to the…

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A Shipwrecked Crew. London, April 6

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 2

The second boat, containing the remaining survivors of the ship King James, from Newcastle, New South Wales, to San Francisco, California, which was burned at sea, has arrived in safety…

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Wreck and Supposed Loss of Life

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 June 1893 · page 2

ONE of the moat tragic wrecks of the many that have taken place on this coast amongst the locally-owned fleet of vessels occurred during the terrific easterly gales last Sunday and Monday, on the northern…

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Wreck and Supposed Loss of Life. Not a Soul on Board

The Yass Courier · Friday 16 June 1893 · page 2

One of the most tragic wrecks of the many that have taken place on this coast amongst the locally owned fleet of vessels occurred during the terrfic eastern gales…

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The Wreck of the Saucy Jack. Perilous Trip in a Boat.--a Remarkable Escape

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 20 June 1893 · page 2

Thoroughly exhausted, and nearly destitute of clothing, the shipwrecked crew of the Sydney brigantine Saucy Jack have landed at Trial Bay with a remarkable story of their escape from the wrecked…

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Wrecked on the Coast

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 21 June 1893 · page 3

ONE of the most tragic wrecks of the many that have taken place on the coast amongst the locally-owned fleet of vessels occurred during the terrific easterly gales…

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Sinking of a British Steamer. London, July 27

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 29 July 1893 · page 4

A disaster has occurred off the port of Toulon, in the south of France, during some evolutions which were being carried out by French war vessels. A British steamer, the name of which has not…

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A Steamer Burnt at Sea. London, July 27

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 29 July 1893 · page 4

The Spanish steamer Sanamuan (? San Juan) has been burnt at sea while on the voyage to Hongkong. 220 passengers perished…

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Wrecks, Want, and Wealth. (To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 29 July 1893 · page 5

SIR,—A respectable-looking young man arrived by train the other day at Armidale. When asked for his ticket he immediately attempted to shoot himself. He had no…

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Cable News. a Steamer Rammed by a Man-of-war. London, Aug 14

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 August 1893 · page 2

A collision has taken place off Start Point, on the coast of Devonshire, between H.M.S. Forth, a second-class twin-screw cruiser, and the steamer Kirby (P Kirkby)…

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The Steamer versus the Railway

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 September 1893 · page 4

ONE of the principal storekeepers in Bungendore has ordered all his goods, sugar, general groceries and drapery, to be sent from Sydney via Nelligen, he finding that the…

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Explosion on an American Steamer. London, Nov 3

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 November 1893 · page 4

The steamer City of Alexandria has been burnt in the Atlantic through an explosion in her cargo, which included a large quantity of spirit. Thirty-four of those on board were drowned…

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An American Steamer Shelled. London, Nov. 7

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 November 1893 · page 5

The fortress of Apapata, in Central America, shelled and American mail steamer for having refused to surrender General Bonilla, the leader of the late conspiracy in Honduras. The steamer…

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A British Torpedo-boat Foundered London, Nov. 14

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 November 1893 · page 2

A British torpedo-boat has foundered off Gibralter while taking part in some naval manœavres. The boat was engaged in some naval manœavres and was being turned sharply at full speed, when she…

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