A Wrecked Ambition. Chapter Xiii
HUBERT RUTHVEN read his uncle's letter with a feeling of something like distraction; he could not help feeling a dislike, a repulsion, for the man who could so coolly suggest…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1903
54 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 1 of 3
Wreck of a Steamer
THE steamer Gairloch, bound from Onehunga to Opunake, was totally wrecked off Oahura, ten miles from New Plymouth (N.Z.), at two a.m. yesterday. All hands were saved…
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So he devoted himself, with a heroism worthy of a better cause, to his young wife. He remained abroad all summer, and she never found out that he was weary of her…
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Two years passed, and the fame of Hubert Ruthven was firmly established; men looked at him as the greatest power of the day. Lord Arncourt found all his hopes and…
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The steamer Upupu, of the City of Cork Steam Packet Company, Limited, proceeding from Cardiff to Cork with a cargo of coal, foundered off Bally- cotton. The crew, consisting of 20 hands, and the…
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INVESTIGATION into the circumstances of the Elingamite wreck has justified the New Zealand Court of Inquiry in imputing blame to the master and…
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LORD ARNCOURT sat alone in his library. Years had passed since he—the brilliant orator, the learned statesman, the gifted leader of a great party—succeeded to the…
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GREAT preparations had been made at Neversleigh for the reception of the ladies. By Lord Arncourt's direction, a suite of rooms was arranged expressly for Reine…
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The lifeboat stationed at Mumbles, Glamorganshire, capsized off Port Talbot, in a heavy sea. Six of the crow were drowned…
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FROM that hour Lord Arncourt seemed to take another view of his daughter's character He never again appealed to her affection. She had no heart; the tenderness and…
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THE night of the hall, and Neversleigh looks as it had not looked since the Duke's daughter reigned there. It is full of life, of gaiety, of merriment, the sound of beautiful…
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THE spring came round again, and this season it was imperative, madame declared, that Miss Arncourt should make her debut. She told Lord Arncourt so…
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THE thought that, all unconscious, in all ignorance, he had won that proud heart, was terrible to him; he would at that moment have given worlds never to have seen…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Heavy Gales in Great Britain. Many Wrecks Reported. London, Feb. 27
Heavy gales have occurred throughout Great Britain. Several vessels have been wrecked. The barque Fingal, 2485 tons, bound for Australia, dragged her anchors, and was stranded…
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Incoming steamers report that the hurrcane was the worst of the last 20 years. The storm and floods have done great damage in the north of Ireland and in the…
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LORD BRANDON hastened to join Miss Arncourt He saw the blooming flowers as he passed by, but none there seemed to him so fair as the beautiful girl he loved so…
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A BEAUTIFUL autumn evening, and the whole household in Neversleigh are on the lawn to enjoy its brightness; it is neither daylight nor moonlight, but the warm fragrant gloaming…
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ERIC had been to London for a week. He was busily engaged in making purchases and arranging for his wedding tour. His occupation delighted him, although he felt…
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"WHAT we have to say to you, Mr. Chilvers, is so grave that I must preface it by asking your most earnest attention. In the first place, you may believe most implicitly what…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Telegrams. Sydney, Wednesday. Wreck of the Shamrock
The crew assert that a rope fouling the propeller was the cause of the wreck of the Shamrock. RAIN…
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