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Murray · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1884

29 stories in Murray's papers · page 2 of 2

Wrecks in the South Seas. Wellington, Wednesday

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 November 1884 · page 20

The brigantine Myrtle, which has arrived at Auckland, from Tongs, reports the wrecks, on October 2, of the barque Reconnaissance, from Sydney, at Habai ; the Smiling Morn, schooner,…

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A Sambling Steamer

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 12 November 1884 · page 4

The owners of the City of Rome appear to us to deserve the commiserations of discerning public. In these days of almost furious competition between rival Atlantic lines, it is a delicate matter for a firm…

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Terrible Disaster at Sea. Wreck of the Barque Clyde. 17 Lives Lost.by Electric Telegraph.]wellington

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 November 1884 · page 11

A terrible disaster occurred last night. The barque Clyde, from Dunedin to Lyttelton, with 50 tone of sugar, part of a cargo from Mauritius, struck oil a reef in Horseshoe Bay,…

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The Disastrous Shipwreck in New Zealand. Loss of Eighteen Lives

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 November 1884 · page 21

The following fuller particulars concerning the wreck of the Clyde are under date November 7 :— The barque Clyde, from Mauritius, which…

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Latest by Cable. Wreck of the Ship Berengaria.— Seventeen of the Crew Missing. London, December 2

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 December 1884 · page 4

The ship Berengaria, 1318 tons, Bodhill, master, which sailed from Melbourne on August 9, and which was reported as having arrived in the British Channel a few days ago,…

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Wreck of the Steamer Pochard. Loss of Thirty Lives. [By Submarine Cable.] London, December 8

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 December 1884 · page 10

A terrible shipping disaster is reported to have occurred in the Irish Channel last night. The steamer Pochard, plying between Cork and Rotterdam, foundered off Holyhead, and…

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Wreck of a Barque. Manila, December 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 December 1884 · page 10

The Letterfourie, barque, 330 tons, which left Newcastle on September 30 for Manila, has gone ashore at the latter port, and is fast breaking up…

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The Wreck of the Berengarla. London, December 5

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 December 1884 · page 10

The captain, second mate, and eight of the crew of the chip Berengaria, which was wrecked off the coast of Essex a few days ago, together with the pilot, are still missing…

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Yvonne: a Steamer Romance

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 27 December 1884 · page 1

IT is Sunday—and the steamer is out on the open sea. A long, dark, handsome steamer it in and it outs a white path for itself through the sapphire waters, and leaves a…

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